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Minolta Dynax / Maxxum 5 (alpha-Sweet II): my favourite point-and-shoot!
A thorough review of Minolta Dynax/Maxxum/a(lpha) 5 - an exercise in shrinking an autofocus SLR. Enjoy!
0:00 Intro
0:36 Minolta's model hierarchy
01:40 Camera walkthrough
09:41 SLR?
12:46 Point-and-shoot?
17:14 My settings
21:07 Outro
Come join me on Instagram:
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Much love,
Leo
0:00 Intro
0:36 Minolta's model hierarchy
01:40 Camera walkthrough
09:41 SLR?
12:46 Point-and-shoot?
17:14 My settings
21:07 Outro
Come join me on Instagram:
10rolls_of_film
Much love,
Leo
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Un-muddying The Waters, Ep.1: A Rollei Debacle. (RPX 25 vs Retro 80S)
Просмотров 3,3 тыс.Год назад
Rollei sells a wide variety of films under their brand. All of the films are different and unique, like snowflakes. ....OR ARE THEY? Tag along as I shoot and develop RPX 25 and Retro 80S side-by-side to determine once and for all whether they are based on the same emulsion or not! 0:00 Intro 0:40 Unmuddying the waters! 1:40 The Rollei case 4:13 Testing 7:00 This is why it matters 7:55 Why, Roll...
(REAL) Sony lenses on film, Ep.4: DT 30m f/2.8 Macro
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.2 года назад
Here comes the fourth - and last! - episode of my series on Sony's 'Easy Choice' lenses, this time taking a look at the DT 30mm f/2.8 SAM Macro. It's tiny, it's fun but is it for you? Watch on and find out! 0:00 Intro 0:58 Exterior and autofocus 02:18 How macro is it really? 05:03 Optical performance 07:48 Different perspectives 08:50 Competition and price 10:22 Personal conclusion 10:50 Outro ...
(REAL) Sony lenses on film, Ep.3: 85/2.8 SAM
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.2 года назад
It's a full-frame lens. It's built around a legendary optical design. It's small and light. It's affordable. Here's a look at quite possibly the most compelling 'Easy Choice' lens: Sony 85mm f/2.8 SAM! 0:00 Intro 0:40 Inspiration, exterior, autofocus 03:00 Rant o'clock! 06:05 Optical design - Sonnar? 11:08 Performance (with samples) 13:00 Competition (with more samples) 15:34 Outro Come join me...
(REAL) Sony lenses on film, Ep.2: DT 50/1.8 SAM
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.2 года назад
Review of the most affordable and easy-to-find member of 'Easy Choice' range - Sony 50mm f/1.8 DT SAM. We got questions to answer: is it really for APS-C crop sensors only? Is it simply a Minolta AF 50/1.7 in a plastic shell? Is it any good? Watch on to find out :) 0:00 Intro 0:39 Inspiration, exterior, autofocus 02:39 Optical design and sharpness 03:48 Vignetting: is it APS-C only? 04:48 Bokeh...
(REAL) Sony Lenses On Film, ep.1: How We Got Here
Просмотров 9222 года назад
When it comes to lenses that we can use on film cameras, so many great names come to mind: Pentax, Canon, Nikon, Leitz, Minolta, Zeiss - just to name a few! But one name that rarely comes up is Sony. Sure, many film shooters are aware that Sony took over the Minolta's groundbreaking A-mount at some point and that there are Sony-branded versions of Minolta lenses out there, but original Sony des...
How to SAVE on film: 5 tips (if you care about the result)
Просмотров 3402 года назад
Like it or not, film prices are on the rise. So I thought this would be a good time to share some of my ideas on how to save money in film photography. Mind you: these ideas are meant to keep the running costs in check while maintaining image quality and reliability of your photographic process, so you won't find things like expired film and 'shooting less' on my list. I use these tips all the ...
Agfa Copex Rapid: Resolution Test (sort of) + PINHOLE!
Просмотров 7132 года назад
A couple of extra segments that did not make it into the (already rather long) main review of Agfa Copex Rapid: a 'real world' resolution test and pinhole shots! To see what ACR can really do in a pinhole, check out this gallery of seriously impressive pinhole photography by John Farnan: johnfarnan.co.uk/Projects/Agfa-Copex-Rapid-images/ 0:00 Intro 0:50 Resolution... 05:07 Scan test 09:11 Print...
Agfa Copex Rapid: 10 Rolls Review
Просмотров 2,4 тыс.2 года назад
I knew this day would come and here it finally is: my first film review! Agfa Copex Rapid (120) is one very sharp film. But there is much more to it than that... 0:00 Intro 01:04 100 subs! 01:40 Rules for film reviews 04:15 Microfilms: a bit of history and context 06:54 Agfa Copex Rapid: main qualities 09:16 SPUR Dokuspeed-SL 14:42 Rodinal 16:24 Atomal 49 19:58 FX-39 II 23:11 Handling, processi...
Never Have I Ever #1: One Location, Three Cameras!
Просмотров 3543 года назад
As useful and cozy as routines can be, it is very useful to break them every once in a while. For example: I rarely take more than one camera with me. Heck, I usually bring only one lens, too. But this time round, I'm pushing myself right out of the comfort zone and shooting the beautiful scenery of Westduinpark (near the Hague, Netherlands) on three very different cameras. It is a fun little c...
Will Bargain Hunting KILL film photography???
Просмотров 5843 года назад
Thrift stores. Garage sales. Local ads. The thrill and excitement. The fantasy of finally finding the $10 black paint Leica M3 that is SURELY out there somewhere. The hundreds of likes and comments that pour in when it finally happens and you post about it (because of course you will). But is there also a dark side to bargain hunting? Will it eventually cause the demise of film photography and ...
Polaroid cameras: OLD vs NEW (in-depth comparison Polaroid Now vs 660)
Просмотров 24 тыс.3 года назад
If you have a pack of Polaroid 600 film on hand, you can stick it into a camera made 40 years ago OR into one that was only introduced to the market last year - made by a company with the same legendary name. So which camera should you choose? Join me as we dive deep into build quality, ergonomics, features, quirks, tricks and numerous real-world scenarios! 0:00 Intro 01:23 The contestants 03:2...
Fogged photo paper: TRASH or TREASURE?! (Part 3 - Lith)
Просмотров 1,8 тыс.3 года назад
This time around, we are looking at using lith developer as a replacement for conventional developer and see how it works on fogged paper! Spoiler: it works really darn well. If you enjoyed the video, please like, comment, share and subscribe - it would really mean a lot! And let me know in the comments what other photography/film/darkroom-related topics you would like to see covered next. Come...
Fogged photo paper: TRASH or TREASURE?! (Part 2 - bleach)
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.3 года назад
In part 2 of my series on dealing with fogged photographic paper, I explore the technique of bleaching prints as a very powerful but also finicky and labour-intensive remedy. It definitely does work though ' and opens up creative possibilities far beyond simply de-fogging the paper! If you enjoyed the video, please like, comment, share and subscribe - it would really mean a lot! And let me know...
Fogged photo paper: TRASH or TREASURE?! (Part 1 - intro and restrainer)
Просмотров 3 тыс.4 года назад
I recently bought a big pile of expired photographic paper and all of it appears to be fogged to some degree, so I decided to document my attempts to make this old paper useable again. This is the first part (of what I think will be a four-part series), in which I explain what paper fog is, why it occurs and how it affects your prints - and introduce the first and easiest way you can fight back...
very informative! I have both films and will treat them the same now. but how can you be sure, that the other formats like 4x5" are the same film material?
Do you have some example pics on 35mm film or is that all digital? Not sure about the vignette, got one offered for rather cheap and will get a Dynax 5 soon. Or are these black and white examples shot on your Dynax? Sorry, didn't really understand the disclaimer some time before that.
Part 2 pls 🤓
I love mine I put on my Maxxum 50 when I want to shoot film Put it on my a 6500 when I want a 45mm Equivalent with AF I even use it on my A7RIV
is it Atomal stock or diluted ??
Great series! now I'm curious how the Sony Zeiss lenses would perform on the Minolta AF film bodies
80s is more contrast on your posted results... it's clear by looking at the pillow. Cheers
Definitely worth the watch
Prefer the old one
The " Naked Photographer " now says that Rollei Retro 400s is actually a 25 iso film. Could it too be the same film as the two that you have tested ?
Early July , (2024), I bought one of these from a yard sale. It looks as though it has never been used... even though I'm sure it has seen a few rolls of film. They were ready to take $8.00 for it but I left $30.00. I will put a roll through it soon.
Thanks for this video! I believe that Retro 400S (my go-to infrared film) and Rollei Infrared (as well as CatLABS X Film 320 and JCH StreetPan 400!!!) are also the same emulsion, but I recently saw the Naked Photographer's analysis of Retro 400S and it seemed to be terribly pushed, so now I'm wondering if it isn't also, in fact, actually Agfa Aviphot Pan 80 too...
Minolta cameras were beautiful....at the end.
These videos are so clear and useful. Thank-you. I had just done my own testing with essentially your experiments from your part 1 and 2 and went looking for ideas for what to try next. For one box I got to white with restrainer and bleach but some papers are too fogged for even that. I now have ideas for my next experiments
are polaroids the most expansive fotos?!
Interesting series. If you bleach a photo you should re-fix it or silver halides can be an issue later on. I wonder if the tone difference was due to not fixing it after bleach.
Next time try this. Develope unexposed paper, bleach away all the fog, wash. Expose the paper to your image and develope, fix normally.
Now that explains why when I shot rpx25 at 100asa and stand developed on Rodinal I got 38 perfectly exposed negatives!
Very interesting... How would the RPX-25 IR capabilities compare with IR400?
I came here for the starwars jokes, and im severely disappointed. Beautiful camera btw
May the film be with you.
@@MauricioJara I have already joined the dark side of the film
Generally interesting review. I love this film personally, shooting it at EI 25 and developing in Dokuspeed SL-N. Even with this dedicated low contrast developer however you still have to watch the SBR, treating it more akin to a slide film in that regard, otherwise highlights can quickly block up. I have to disagree with one point you made however: regarding there being "no industry standard" for measuring the resolution of film. This is incorrect, and there is a very well established such standard defined as lp/mm at a specified subject contrast ratio. Perhaps I misunderstood your point here and you were referring to a standard for the "megapixel equivalent" of film? If so then I would agree that is more open to interpretation.
Nice video! Its interesting that on my bulk Rollei retro 80, I dont have the name on the film. Only the numbers
I have my doubts here. The spectral sensitivity for both of these films tells a different story. While similar, they’re definitely not identical.
Good video thanks. I am a big Minolta collector (I also use the cameras very often I should add, I don't just buy them), also Olympus SRL and some Canons and Nikons as well as old Konicas and Mirandas. I usually watch videos of RUclipsrs commenting and giving their opinions about that analog world from not so long ago. There are many interesting interviews with very good information, as well as a lot that is not worth it. When it comes to Minolta, there is something that never ceases to attract my attention. When it comes to Minolta's proprietary system, the majority seems to have agreed and which to me seems not only boring but also quite uninformative. It highlights the fact that the flash shoe is proprietary and that fact alone makes it meaningless and points against the camera automatically and as a universal truth. To begin to argue with that plethora of detractors who did not take the trouble to see if that was really the case, I am going to argue the pros of that system and also comment on the suitability of a non-proprietary system. To begin with the only real advantages of a standard hot shoe is the use of other things that are not flash such as remote triggers or some other accessory that in general are not used by consumers since even if they have the same hot shoe the use of a flash per example Nikon on a Canon must be done in manual mode because automation is not supported. Minolta's proprietary system has several advantages over the standard one, it is safer and easier to use, but most importantly it gave consumers the ability to have access to wireless flash without having to purchase remote trigger systems. For example, with the Dynax 5, a large number of flashes can be fired remotely without using anything other than the built-in flash and that was already possible since the SI series. What's more, Sony flashes are even compatible with those models. I remember when the Dynax or Maxxum 9 was announced in 1998, most critics dismissed it as a professional camera that had a built-in flash without taking into account that this flash was for using the wireless lighting system.
Hi to everyone, Adox CMS 20, Easly our performs 45mp . Cheers
You're the only creator that has ever mentioned the infinity lock! Good on you ❤
Happy to help!
Man, the Mandalorian edition is just the epitome of cheap consumerism. Not knocking the show, but it doesn't look like a $100 MRSP product, and if it weren't for the merchandising and sale price, it wouldn't have any appeal at all.
Yeah, build quality is not amazing. But then again, on $100 MSRP cameras it never really was 🤷♂️
Thanks. Very interesting. I picked up a Dynax 3 and a Dynax 5 for A$15 and A$20 in 2006 when nobody wanted them anymore. I never new what that back AF button was for till now.
I feel pretty cheated having bought RPX 25 several times.
I can relate... ❤️
Would you do a review of the Sony easy choice lenses at some point in time? I might want to hear you review these lenses about. I am also picking up a DT 35mm 1.8.
Both the RPX25 and 80S are Superpanchromatic, the original APX25 was an Orthopanchromatic film. Completely different spectral response characteristics.
Agfa's data sheet for APX25 suggests it was normal panchromatic film, with sensitivity drop off around 650nm.
Thank you so much this helped me and now I know what to do w all my old fogged paper! 📸
So happy to hear it helped you out! Thanks for watching 🙏
Do you happen to know the formula for making your own restrainer? Thank you!
I never made my own but there are formulas floating online. Good place to look would be Photrio forums, multiple professional photochemists posted their recipes there.
Very interesting video , very well explained (sonar history). I knew that Contax got for its Contax yaschica film line a 85 f2.8 but I didn t know there was the same for Sony A. I saw one on a 2 nd hand market for less than 100€ and so I ordered it just after seeing your video. I will compare it with my ..FE 85mm’f1.8 and resell the one I love the less.
Glad you found it useful! Let me know how you get along with that 85/2.8. I heard good things about the Sony 85/1.8, so it's gonna be a tough fight for the little guy!
thanks for sharing
You are welcome!
Video @ 7:57 "Why ?" - Rollei's Retro 80S AGFA film, when accidentally underexposed, yields horrible shadow detail ! So 'Rollei' knowing that Pulling it to ASA/ISO 25, it obviously provided better latitude. Therefore, they renamed it RPX 25...
Wow
Indeed! Hope it doesn't turn out that the entire b&w film market isn't just three or four actual emulsions 😅
I guess it is the light wight that is also appealing. I have the canon 85mm 1.8 that stays at home as it is weighty to carry around.
Portability is definitely a plus, at least in my opinion!
Excellent review, superbly delivered.. will break out my 5 and and FP4 shoot something tomorrow. Have subscribed. 😊
Thank you so much for the kind words - and the subscription, of course! 🙏
Svaka cast i najbolje objasnjenje na svakom videu ✌️
Thanks for the kind words! 🙏
Ok fine I only saw part 1 And nice comnent. Yes it can be nice with not perfectly white base!😊
Possible to make a bit darker copy and then bleach the fog. Finally use selenium toner to get good contrast! Used that method on old orwo paper that got lovelly tone to it. I use neutol wa developer witch is slow and I suppose already has some restrainer. Difficult with hard working dev as dektol. Everything happens allmost at once. Azo paper seems to have best shelf life! I have a batch from 1947 still going strong. No need for additives. But this is a contact printing paper and is so slow ( to slow for enlarging).
I explore the bleach method in the second installment of this series 🙂 It is indeed a very effective solution against fog, as long as the printer is okay with handling the bleach and spending time on extra steps involved.
what about diluted d76?
Not a D-76 user, so hard for me to say... I'd expect it to perform somewhere between A49 and Rodinal in terms of contrast (and it would probably need to be a 1+3 dilution).
Late to the party but I really appreciate you doing this. I was aware that RPX was manufactured by someone else but this is nice legwork.
Thank you for the kind words, means a lot!
The RUclips algorithm recommended this channel to me and I subscribed immediately. I am also a fan of Minolta (I have several Dynax and an XG-M) and Sony A-mounts (at the moment I only have an A-100 and I really like it). Your in-depth analyzes on lenses have been very helpful to me. I look forward to seeing more videos of your journey through film photography. Thank you!
How do these hold up in low-light environments? Which one would be more reliable for taking pictures in dark areas with artificial lighting do you think?
If you use flash, I think 660 is a safer bet - at least my copy.
I love the Sony translucend mirrow cameras
It was a very smart interim solution, for sure! I enjoyed shooting with my lowly a37 very much 🙂
Iike film and digital the more older is best
I agree older best
In this comparison, I'm inclined to agree. Would I also agree to the truly enormous generalization of 'more old is better than less old'? No way 😂
The older one is best is been always the more vintage the better made.
Very informative video, thank you.
You are welcome! Thanks for watching 🙏
the only reason I have some Retro 80s in the fridge, because I wanted to shoot some IR and the Retro will give some wood effects if shot through a 715 nm filter. Has anyone checked, if RPX25 also offers the same results if shot through such a filter?
I shot plenty of RPX 25 with R72 and 695nm filters, didn't notice any difference compared to Retro 80S and would be surprised if there is any with the 715nm filter 😉