If you did a series of visiting all the little camera shops in Japan I would watch the hell out of it. This camera shop reminds me a lot of my favorite camera shop in the US, "Alaskan Photographic Repair Service", up in Fairbanks Alaska. One man shop, tucked away on the second floor of the Fairbanks downtown indoor mall. He's been there *forever* and seeing his shop is worth making a trip up to Alaska.
Thanks for the video Bellamy, it's really great to see the masters from Kanto at work. Too bad the bloody Leica's nearly doubled in price over the last year and a half.
Blimey overnight the JCH RUclips channel became the de facto best film channel on the platform. What a treat to see these artisans at work repairing and customising cameras by hand! As usual so refreshing to hear from someone who actually knows about cameras rather than just an 'influencer'.
Wow, what a special place. Love they can do single coatings. I remember the first B&W photos I ever shot and developed myself using my dad’s old Yashica rangefinder which had a single coated lens. The negatives had a gorgeous tonal gradation to them.
I came across a chap with a painted M6 done in the "reporter" style which was done by Kanto and from them it's been an absolute grail of mine should he ever decide to sell it. Wonderful to see shops like this and I can sincerely say I hope that they stay around for decades and decades more to come.
@Eduardo Oropeza I guess it's pricey. CLA for mamiya 7 was 250$. Fixing the lens was 100$. But, bear in mind it's expert service. One of the OG kanto guys used to be a mamiya engineer. He's actually worked on the mamiya 7 so it felt safe in his hands :)
I was stationed at Tachikawa Air Force Base from 1966 to 1968 so know the area well. I loved to take the train into Shinjuku and The Ginza to visit camera stores. I also went to the main Tokyo train station then across the street to the Nikon store and also the Nikon repair center when my Nikon F bodies or Nikkor lenses needed service. Akihabara was also quite an interesting area, too.
I loved that guy doing the precision work at his bench with a phone next to him! I bet he loves it when that goes off mid job. Great video, really interesting.
Bellamy, I'm absolutely loving your new YT videos. This one is especially wonderful, a really rare treat that only you could manage to provide. Thank you so much and keep up the great work!!
I have only seen the place from the customer perspective in the tiny foyer they have. SO great to have a look behind the curtain. This is the single very best place on the planet you could bring your analogue camera to... sadly the turnaround time jumped from 6 to 9 months recently (at least when I spoke to them). Email responses could be quicker tbh... takes around 3-4 weeks to get a response. Amazing place anyway.
Ever since you posted about that M3 you had them overhaul and paint I have been fascinated by this place. Thank you so much Bellamy for giving us this tour. Maybe in the future I can visit with my own M3 and have them build it the way I want it. Keep up the amazing work with this channel!
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JCH making a youtube channel might possibly be one of the only wonderful things to come out of 2020.
I am humbled. Thank you.
Absolutely, thought the same.
Besides Covid( and assoicated things)2020 wasn't to bad for me. I am one of the lucky ones.
This is like taking a 5-year old to Disneyland! Deeply impressed by Kanto’s beautiful work.
that shop is amazing - japan really is the GOAT for film photography
Bellamy, what cool place, thanks for taking us. Some amazing craftspeople there!
Glad you enjoyed it
Just fantastic stuff! Thanks for the tour Bellamy. Please do more videos like this.
If you did a series of visiting all the little camera shops in Japan I would watch the hell out of it. This camera shop reminds me a lot of my favorite camera shop in the US, "Alaskan Photographic Repair Service", up in Fairbanks Alaska. One man shop, tucked away on the second floor of the Fairbanks downtown indoor mall. He's been there *forever* and seeing his shop is worth making a trip up to Alaska.
Thanks for the video Bellamy, it's really great to see the masters from Kanto at work. Too bad the bloody Leica's nearly doubled in price over the last year and a half.
A great behind-the-scenes look at the best place in the world for these sorts of repairs/upgrades.
Well done!
Many thanks!
Blimey overnight the JCH RUclips channel became the de facto best film channel on the platform. What a treat to see these artisans at work repairing and customising cameras by hand!
As usual so refreshing to hear from someone who actually knows about cameras rather than just an 'influencer'.
I am honoured, many thanks.
Wow-precision is right!
My dream list to have my M6, FM2n and the lenses to be check and service by legendary Kanto Camera.
Wow, what a special place. Love they can do single coatings. I remember the first B&W photos I ever shot and developed myself using my dad’s old Yashica rangefinder which had a single coated lens. The negatives had a gorgeous tonal gradation to them.
What an excellent facility! When I see "Made in Japan", on an item, I know it's a sign of quality.
I can say without a shadow of a doubt, this is absolutely beautiful work. Thank you for bringing light to the hard work that these people do!
You're very welcome
They did an amazing job on my 1967 M4. Just a perfect camera now!
I came across a chap with a painted M6 done in the "reporter" style which was done by Kanto and from them it's been an absolute grail of mine should he ever decide to sell it. Wonderful to see shops like this and I can sincerely say I hope that they stay around for decades and decades more to come.
Nice video! Really glad you restarted your youtube channel and have great content like this.
Glad you enjoy it!
Those guys have saved my mamiya 7 twice! Fixed a lens and the shutter lever back in 2017. Amazing service by Kumiko and the team!
@Eduardo Oropeza I guess it's pricey. CLA for mamiya 7 was 250$. Fixing the lens was 100$. But, bear in mind it's expert service. One of the OG kanto guys used to be a mamiya engineer. He's actually worked on the mamiya 7 so it felt safe in his hands :)
One of my dream jobs 👍 Awesome video thank you 🙏
Wow what an interesting place great video
I can't comprehend such a concept as too much workshop space.
This is so cool. People genuinely loving old cameras and putting the time and effort in to maintain and restore them.
On another note ... Love the silent quiet workplace. Ahh quiet and hyper focusing .. Lovely place to work on things !! Lovely ~
I just found out about Kanto. Thank you so much!!
Superb stuff Bellamy
Thank you! Cheers!
👍🏻👍🏻 Thank you, very much indeed.
Thanks for showing us Kanto!
Well done!
I was stationed at Tachikawa Air Force Base from 1966 to 1968 so know the area well. I loved to take the train into Shinjuku and The Ginza to visit camera stores. I also went to the main Tokyo train station then across the street to the Nikon store and also the Nikon repair center when my Nikon F bodies or Nikkor lenses needed service. Akihabara was also quite an interesting area, too.
Nice to see some of the faces behind the repair of my GW690 III. New shutter and a tidy up. Very happy
I've watched this several times. So nice to see behind the curtain. Thank you for the heavenly gift.
Absolutely amazing to see. I’m so happy you are making these videos.
Cool video. Amazing folks out there keeping old cameras and film alive!
Whoa. What an amazing place.
I loved that guy doing the precision work at his bench with a phone next to him! I bet he loves it when that goes off mid job. Great video, really interesting.
Wow. Vacuum deposition killed it. 👍
Thanks for sharing this "behind the scenes" video. It is soooo interesting. And good to see, what is still possible in terms of camera repair.
Love these people, they make my soul happy.
Wonderful video. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Never thought I'd get to see this. Awesome!
Amazing documentary ! Thank you !
Bellamy, I'm absolutely loving your new YT videos. This one is especially wonderful, a really rare treat that only you could manage to provide. Thank you so much and keep up the great work!!
Glad you like them!
This is pure magic. Thank you for this!
Keep it coming, mate!
Thanks, will do!
Thanks for the behind the scenes peek, really enjoyed it.
Just a wonderful video. I love when someone with your respected reputation can allow us all access "behind the curtain". Fascinating to see.
Thank you so much!
One of the most interesting things I have seen on RUclips.
envy, i love their work !
thanks for that, so great to see behind the scenes
I am very impressed. That is why I love Japan.
I have only seen the place from the customer perspective in the tiny foyer they have. SO great to have a look behind the curtain. This is the single very best place on the planet you could bring your analogue camera to... sadly the turnaround time jumped from 6 to 9 months recently (at least when I spoke to them). Email responses could be quicker tbh... takes around 3-4 weeks to get a response. Amazing place anyway.
Thoroughly enjoyed this. Inspiring to see artisans at work.
Ever since you posted about that M3 you had them overhaul and paint I have been fascinated by this place. Thank you so much Bellamy for giving us this tour. Maybe in the future I can visit with my own M3 and have them build it the way I want it.
Keep up the amazing work with this channel!
My pleasure!
Thank you for bringing us this! So unique, I follow Kanto on Instagram and the jobs is amassing
Love Kanto and thanks to Bellamy's help l have had a couple of my own Cameras put through the 'Kanto Process'! Highly, highly recommended!
Such a cool, behind the scenes, exclusive!
Wowow magical
Great video, thanks for going out of your way to show us these things!
My pleasure!
I’m so incredibly happy to see you making RUclips videos again ❤️
Ahhhh... I always wondered what it looks like in Kanto. Thanks Bellamy!
That's awesome! Thanks for the behind-the-scenes tour.
Incredible, thank you so much
You're very welcome!
Japanese perfectionism at its finest!
Thank you for bringing us this! So unique
My pleasure!
Always in awe of the gear and know how you bring to the platform! Keep up the good content!
Great video, thanks for sharing us this kind of access, its really much appreciated.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Really enjoining this series mate!! Awesome Job
Amazing stuff, mate! Thank you for letting us see what happens behind the scenes.
Such a lovely look into such a special place! Thanks for this!
Thank you for showing this.
A beautiful field trip
Great video. Thanks for the inside peek.
You have some truly great video's.
My god, this is incredible
More of this please. Perhaps a deeper conversation with them.
Really interesting video B, thanks for putting it together. Seeing the other side of Kanto is awesome. Cheers
This is sooo interesting! Thanks for taking us along! :)
great video, really interesting, keep on doing that stuff... that kanto shop looks like paradise
Great video showing the behind the scenes. After watching this, I'll never moan again how long these services take. So much work goes into it.
Thank you so much for the video!
Super cool to see that and damn, so tempted to reach out and get that W! :)
Fantastic!
Love this!!!
Seems like a lovely shop. I'd love to have a black painted M2 from them.
I want their gold hassy 😂
thanks for this videos JCH !!
This is so cool! Subzero! Thanks Mr. Hunt!
That vid was so interesting. Thank you! Gary
Very cool.
Very cool! Now they just need to hire 10 more people or so to take care of that backlog :)
Where do you find 10 people that have the knowledge and experience to do this job? I'm sure they hire anyone that walks in there and is capable.
So amazing!
Amazing. Thanks for this.
I like ur t-shirt!!
Love this crazy workspace 😅
Us too!
great stuff; always wondered what kanto camera looked like haha. they have really amazing stuffs
Yo this is crazy! Their work is insane!
Thank you for the story!
Our pleasure!
Really enjoyed this video, thank you very much :)
Glad you enjoyed it!
That was great, thank you
Wow.
Absolutely fantastic. Do they take repairs from overseas?
Very nice workshop and ethic. Reminds me of taking my Bronica apart for weeks at a time. What's Mr Hunt's watch though? Looks nice!