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About to order myself one for my birthday 😖

Wow!! Taking me down memory lane. I had one back in the mid 80s or early 90s with my Mamiya 645 Super which I still have as an ornament with the AE head. I dont know why I just thought of it but good to see some folk still use it.

This is a class of history. Nice.

Another stunning video. You are so sinceer.

2010? Ha! My first roll was 1974! I also developed in HC-100 B.

Holga!!!

Love this! It’s great advice 😀🙌

Perfect 😊😊😊

I guess I missed something about the Lusanix F: how do you use it as a spotmeter?

Now I am more motivated. I received as a gift a Canon EOS RT, and I bought an EOS 1000F N. Shooting is so joyful for me. Thanks for this.

I liked your sinceer Review of the Elan Camera. Now I am watching this other useful vídeo.

Bro can you plz tell me that how can i transfer photo to my mobile by using this camera.

WOW,....About two weeks ago I renewed my interest in photography....I was a TV news photographer/cinematographer through the 1970s ...Would you believe I opened some boxes with my old cameras and the Crown Graphic was the first out... It was used to create 'rear screen images' behind the news announcer (on Ektachrome 64) long before 'electronic green screens'...AND my brand new unused 1970s Gossen Lunasix 3 (w/spot attachment) ,which I now find I must either have modified or find silver oxide batteries and the adapters....The same for my workhorse Nikkormat FTN if I want to use the meter , which I seldom used anyway.....SO here I am, thinking of finding a refresher tutorial on the Lunasix 3 and your video popped up before I even started my search, with a Crown Graphic no less ! ....I'm impressed , for sure.....Thanks, John , (west coast,Canada)

Just found one at a value village in Mississauga so I really loved this video! Thank you!

Thanks for your reviews and thoughts for the year ahead. I now only shoot HP5+ & FP4+ with home made Metol based Developer formulas. I would like to see your results with mixing different additives or not to obtain either fine grain, copious grain, high contrast or low contrast. I realise that this is manly for those who like to experiment and probably beyond an entertainment level for some viewers. Anyway I will enjoy your experiences in 2025.

Great tagline. I started a (silly) project to shoot mosses with my beloved SLR with an extension tube on Ilford FP 4 plus. I believe none else is doing this. Very niche. Nice yo know Molly I follow her channel also.

Nice thoughts on chasing the latest trends in cameras. I’m also more of an SLR guy than mirrorless or rangefinder. Great wrapup of 2024 - Best wishes for a fantastic 2025!

Happy Holidays & Thank you for all the work and effort the 2024 videos. All the best for 2025 and beyond...

Thanks for a good year and great content with your videos! As for social media, my Instagram is an unrecoverable mess, and i have accepted that! I will not be shown your photos because of what their algorithm thinks i want to see. If i want to see your work, there is a great tool called RSS! I have your blog and flickr set to notify me, and 10 out of 10 times I have seen and enjoyed your content! Let's hope that youtube knows it by now that i want to see your videos so that i dont miss anything! Have a great and happy holidays, a great new year and I will see you in 2025!

Best wishes for the festive season, and for the new year. Thank you for another year of interesting and worthwhile videos, and I look forward to more in 2025.

Have a gsw iii and it is fabulous

In single metering mode, doesn't the meter give you an EV number? How do you translate the EV number to fstop and shutter speed?

A camera worth owning whether it works or not

$2000 CAD!!! I bought my 530/2 with Tessar for about £200 three years ago. It was sold by a private seller on eBay, as if it were their late grandfather's belongings. So I don't think it was professionally serviced but it has been working perfectly! So I bought the 645 version of 530 as well. It also comes with Tessar 7cm and I got it for about £150. The 645 version is much smaller and lighter and takes 16 images on a 120 film roll. I've been using it a lot and I'm extremely happy with it.

I also often use the Atomal 49 and it is truly an excellent development. I'm curious about that motorized roller you use. What model is it?

I enjoyed your video. I was hoping to see and hear about your experience with the bulb feature.

That Minolta 9 is a massive beast. The only reason I skipped Dynax 9, and went for Dynax 7 was that the 7 and the later 5 is compatible with the modern electronic lenses made by Sony Zeiss.

"Chain smoking dutch-man" aye? I take offence to that statement. Seriously though, beautiful camera and good review. Thanks Alex.

Talk about nostalgia! I was shooting TriX in my Nikon F in high school for the yearbooks in 1980/1981 (graduated in 1981). Developed it in the photo lab at school and in my bathroom at home. Often had to push it to 800 or 1600 for indoor pep rallies and other events in the school -- and I got a handful of photos in the two yearbooks. I remember the curling/cupping somewhat but I don't recall it being terrible. Of course back then there was no scanning -- there were light tables and eye loups to examine the negatives, then we would print contact sheets (under heavy optical glass) in the darkroom at school to pick shots to submit for the yearbook -- I never saw any enlargements until the yearbooks where published. But it was fun and good experience (ruined my share of rolls as I honed my developing technique) -- dang it Alex! Now you are causing me to poke my lazy self and see what it would take to do my own developing of TriX (and other modern B&W stocks)!!! Your (ISO 32) shots bring back memories of that classic look -- skies almost white and neutral (not really 'blown out' -- just brightish and no details) but the great mid-range greys throughout the elements -- grass, trees, buildings -- with an obvious, but not start contrast. I like the Ilford films, but they are not quite the same. Cheers!!!

You can still shoot with Double-X in cinema as well, either 35mm or 16mm, not only in still cameras.

Kodak Tri X is 70 years old in name only. The emulsion was modified several times over its life. In 2007 it was extensively re- engineered making the grain finer, but less pushable than say Ilford HP5. Technically it’s a different film, but Kodak was never going to rename it.

Time to go 4x5 for that architecture. Try a Crown Graphic with a newer Fuji lens. 7:37 my favorite.

I always used Microdol-X developer in single use dilution to control the grain. Zone System can be used to soften contrast. I used Ektaflo to control the dry curling and water spotting. Scanning is so much better than using an enlarger, but I guess everyone knows that by now! Nothing made me happier back in the day to buy a new brick of twenty rolls of TX.

Tri-X is the GOAT. The most foolproof film that’s hard to mess up. I like it in Rodinal stand dev when shot in dark questionable light scenarios.

Well, yes the Kodak TMAX 4oo beats it !

Your explanations are detailed and clear. It's nice to have the photos included. My only criticism would be how distracting the thumpty thump music is. Why shy away from natural sound? Atmos? The human voice?

i only subbed because of the camera you were using.

Been using it for years. These days I rate it at 320 mostly and develop in Clayton F76+. I rate it no more than 800. Anything faster, I use Kodak P3200. For slower film, i use FP4+ and acros and develop in Rodinal.

Great review, question, will the Sigma Art series EF lenses work with this system? I have a few from my T7 days that I’ve adapted to RF for the newer R6mkii. I’m looking to pick up an Elan 7 and want to make sure I can use my sigmas

I've been shooting Tri-X for over 40 years in both roll and sheet formats. Love it! I've always developed it in HC-110, but just recently starting playing around with Jobo Alpha and that's a really nice combo, too.

Thanks for looking. I'll just have to back it off a bit like we did using Infrared film.

Nice! :) It's such a good film to shoot!

Thanks for your discussion and experiences with TriX. I have a bulk loader of Kodak 400TX Professional, that's ten years past expiry date. I was just trying a little Olympus 35EC I picked up and just shot a strip of 12 exposures. I was really surprised how soft the grain was after developing in TMax developer (5.5 min @24ºC, just a wee bit cooler) when I put it into my Beseler Dichro. (I was equally surprised the camera functioned well.) I don't shoot much and the bulk loader (Restem/Isreal) still feels a bit weighty. 530gr with the film in it. I have no idea how much film is left in there. So I really appreciate you discussing your preferred developers.

With the coolest film camera ever made

Great video!!! I have been shooting Tri-X for over 50 years now, rated @ ASA 200, standard development in D-76. I LOVE this film stock!!!

Nice video… also Tetanal Ultrafin T+ works well with TriX. However, sadly modern TriX is not the same as the “old” TriX in that Kodak has reduced the silver content. - and you can tell the difference.

THE best black and white film ever! I've got 37 rolls in my fridge, which should last me about 6 months.

Nice video Alex. Enjoyed hearing your views on this as always. Big fan of the ole Tri-X here of course. I must say I do not experience the cupping issue myself. I am assuming it has something to do with the UK atmosphere. I hang them to dry in my dining room (which is less used so less dust being thrown around) overnight with lead weighted clips, and the next day, they always nice and flat. Not sure why that is. (I do use Ilford Ilfotol rinse agent - not sure if that might be why)

Diafine?

LENS: DL 100 - 300mm.. i have it tell me more about it