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Ahh thank you so much, that cheers me up on a Sunday evening. Glad you liked it.

@@experiFilm ahh thank you! I'm glad you liked it and glad you liked my voice 🙂

Hello and thanks for your comment! It's 620 film, same size as 120. The portrait images are about 2.2 x 3 inches. It's hard to tell as the film is so fogged.

@@photochatvlog Yes, but you still see the orientation relative to the film strip.

Ahh thank you so much! Sorry for the delay in replying and good luck with the Big Mini!

Did any of it work for you?

Hi Tobias - that sounds disappointing! Sorry to hear that :(

Hello there - thanks for the comment and apologies for the late reply! Yes, I think just by the movement of time we are mostly out of luck for Polaroid films being usable at all now. I have some in storage - they ought to get shot just because nothing else is going to happen with them!

Yes, it's sad indeed. Inevitable, but sad. Thanks for stopping by though!

Hi Denise! Apologies for the late reply! Thanks for the comment, and yes, you are right!

Thank you Alexander for your kind words! They mean a lot!

Hi Aina, there is really nothing to learn with this camera - it is about as simple as it gets. Just load it with film and go out in the sunshine and you can take lots of photos as long as it's daytime. Have fun!

Thanks Tiago - the TW-3 is gloriously weird :D

Hi Pamela, thank you for your lovely comment - that is really kind of you and has made my day! I hope you had a good day taking photos :)

Hi Val - sorry for the delay in replying. The battery is not easy to change but it can be done - this web page has some details on how to do it; www.mikeeckman.com/2021/06/fuji-tw-3-1985/ I have done it myself, it was okay!

Hey thanks for the comment! It is a very good fun camera to use - quite big for what it is, but really makes you think differently about taking 35mm photos!

Ahh thanks Alvyn, what a nice comment - really made my day!

I'm afraid I don't know how to do that my friend.

Hello RocketRyder, thanks for the comment - glad you liked the video and good luck shooting film again!

Where would I get seals for a TW-3?

@@photochatvlog buy 1.5mm and 2mm Japan hobby foam and an exact knife. If you shoot film, you need to know how to replace seals.

That was a bargain mate, well done!

It'll be here soon!

Yes indeed, just gotta stay clear of you-know-what right now!

Thanks Kieran!

Oh man, sorry to hear that, but thanks for checking out the video!

Ha ha, well I wouldn't mind if you gave the thumbs up for a quality video rather than a tale of woe :D

As always, fabulous to have you here too Denise!

@@photochatvlog Your comment on the waterfall lady's pose made me laugh. How giddy it was. 😁

@@denisegrays5936 yeah I mean I can't be certain that's how she felt but I like to think her pose gave that impression!

@@photochatvlog I feel like that if I ever go someplace I think is awesome

@@denisegrays5936 yeah, especially if it has been a long old journey getting there

Hi Blackfox - sorry for the late reply. I have the results! 2020 has been difficult though - videos not easy to make. They will appear though! Thanks for commenting!

I think you are right - we're too quick to decide "what is" based on what just happened. Time gives things perspective.

@@photochatvlog A bit off topic I know but I was wondering what has your experience with the olympus om10 been like ? I've been thinking about moving to the OM family. And yes definitely in this current world.

@@Hershie00 Oh I got lucky with mine I think. Lovely light-weight camera which really upped my game with taking nice pictures. I now have an OM2 and I can see what an example of a not-great one is like; that one has a very rough wind-on system, like it's full of sand, and unreliable metering! But it was a freebie so no loss to me. So I'm sticking with my trusty OM10 for the time being. Basically at the moment I know if I put good film in it and go anywhere, it can get me really nice results. I've eased back with "trick" films like expired slide or stuff like that. I tend to go for XP2 or Ektar in that these days and shoot smaller cams with the crazy stuff.

@@photochatvlog Thanks for the information ! and that surprises me with OM2 I've always heard good things about the camera and the metering , well i'll stay far away from it now, not too keen on dodgy winding ( although i was planning on getting the power winder for it ) thanks :)

@@Hershie00 Well I'm not saying the OM2 is bad at all, only the version that I had. So I suppose what I really mean is that although it's an OM, if it hasn't been looked after then the name can't save a duff camera. I bet that a properly looked after and serviced OM2 would be great.

Thanks Kieran - comments like that do inspire me to keep going. I have a couple of videos part-started but you-know-what has turned so much upside down right now it's hard to know where to get started again!

Thanks Kieran, thanks for your kind words.

Sorry for the late reply mate, and thanks for the comment. Not sure I have had problems with immediate firing. Underexposure yes, but that's harder to fathom out (brain is thinking higher ISO film with a fake DX code....hmmm)

I put new batteries in again a while back and it perked right up. I think it got left in wide mode which either continually ran the light meter or flash charger. Moral: always make sure the lens is switched to the middle position when not in immediate use.

@@69sterlingsilver that's a good point mate

Hey L Scott, sorry for the late reply - thanks for the comment and glad you liked the image!

Well done on first and good to know it's not just me who likes to wait :D Thanks for commenting!

@@photochatvlog 99% of what u said in this vlog i totally agree and i can say that i am evolved also to a slow digital photographer over the years. the 1% which sometimes makes me feel like a betrayer of this slow process, is the occasional snapshot, the moment u took on a phone and cant wait to share. but it always makes me feel like i was wrong because it shows me that my camera was with me but not ready for that moment.

Yes! I have a video about that coming up in the series - stay tuned :)

@@photochatvlog please do!

Hi Florian, thanks for the comment! Glad you stopped by. Have you got a Samurai?

Thanks dude!

Thanks as always Denise!

Have you tried the manual? www.butkus.org/chinon/yashica/yashica_samurai/yashica_samurai.htm

Thank you for the kind comment!

Thanks Kieran!

I'm gonna do it if I do nothing else!

Cheers Kieran!

Thanks OCG, l'm looking forward to getting out and about with the OM2n when we are done with you-know-what...

My friend, have you seen this page? That is what I followed - www.subclub.org/shop/tw3.htm - you can tape two CR2 3V cells together to make the battery.

We may be waiting a while for that...but you never know!

Thanks for the comment Helge. Do you have a favourite camera for half frame photography?

Photo Chat Vlog well actually it is the Samurai X3.0. It’s a quite remarkable camera from a design view and when you look at the specs. There is really no other camera that matches it. It can be a struggle to make it focus in low light though. But that goes for the scale focus half frames too. Yashica really should have supplied an IR focus assist light. My other favorite is the Fujica Half. Really a better version of the Canon Dial 35. With the scale focus HF cameras with faster lenses, the advantage of the fast lens is lost in it having such a relatively shallow depth of field. When you open up fully, nailing focus is very hard.

Thank you! MjuIIs are so expensive now, and they are getting old and unreliable. But still, if you seek you will eventually find! Just don't pay too much - tip: look in car boot sales or markets, not online!

@@photochatvlog thank you so much!

Thanks Analogue Corner! There is lots of fun to be had with things we can buy for a few quid. Let me know if you do try anything experimental!

@@photochatvlog absolutely! In the last few day I was thinking about some "soup film"! I have just open a RUclips account where I will share all my experiments!

@@theanaloguecorner1119 Is that "The Analogue Corner"? I just subscribed to that one.

@@photochatvlog yes it is! Thank you so much, I'm at the beginning, but my passion for film photography grows up everyday! And I wish to be able to transmit my love through my video🙈

@@theanaloguecorner1119 I'm looking forward to see what you share with us!

Thanks oldcameraguy, when all you need is photons, there are so many possibilities for experiments :D