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This makes me feel like in the far future we will make the most perfect camera and get bored with it because we realize how beautiful the imperfections and limitations were. I wonder if perfection is something we always want until we have it and it bores us to death in minutes. I feel like Perfection in a human context should be reserved not for things without flaws but things with flaws that we grow to completely embrace and assimilate as part of that thing's "character".
No need to wonder, it is reality! We consciously strive for perfection in anything really, it is a vastly normal human impulse. But as you already said, perfection is basically imperfection. Perfection ultimately is unsatisfying as an individual will lose interest fairly fast when they think they are satisfied with the perfection they strive for. Achieving perfection is a regressive process. What just came to my mind regarding this is the story The Time Machine by H. G. Wells. TL:DR In that story the time traveller finds himself hundreds of thousands of years in the future and meets descendants of the contemporary human race. He mistakes them for a perfected race which lives in utmost comfort and without worries for survival. Ultimately they turned out to be more dumbed down prey than the smartest humans on earth as they tried to achieve a perfected and most comfortable lifestyle by making it as easy for themselves as possible, which made them degenerate into child like humans. It is not the best example but what i mean to say is that striving for utmost perfection is alright as it can be a motivator for various things but achieving it most certainly ends up to be the most imperfect satisfaction we can desire as it will probably always end up in a regressive state. In this case - what we are watching here is amplified by the recent resurgence of love for vintage things, be it vinyl or analog cameras/film or anything that predates most modern technology. Many are trying to embrace the imperfection as it leaves room for things that perfection annihilates, most notably room for true emotion. If you want to observe that just look at the most generic modern advertisements, especially for fashion and lifestyle. Watch older movies and compare them to modern cinematography. You can spot a great difference.
"We worship perfection because we can't have it; if we had it, we would reject it. Perfection is inhuman, because humanity is imperfect." - Fernando Pessoa
Well said. I think it brings back the mysterious connection we have to nature and a kind of inner intuitive truth that the modern world is trying to deny us.
Indeed. And the secret of expired film is to add a few steps/folds to the DIN (ISO equivalent), when setting the exposure meter, if not refrigerated all the time!
@@MathieuStern It is so funny that we used to go to a lot of work not to have this much grain, specially in color. I used to shoot 6x6 Velvia 50 ISO for the saturation and definition. I did a lot of work with TMAX 3200 (35mm) and loved the huge grain but I still put a lot of work to get some sharpness out of it. I used to shoot it at night at 1600 and underdevelop it and stuff like that. It is good to see this aesthetic come back as an artistic choice. Great video, I quite like the music and the shaky video, cheers!
I actually absolutely loved the "bad framing" with the seagull! The sky gave it a LOT of breathing room. The nature of the film made it also desaturated and low contrast enough that the sea of blue doesn't burn your eyes out. A very relaxing picture to look at.
For a brief period around 1959-1960, the Edixa Reflex was one of the most technically attractive cameras. At the time, I was getting ready for high school and growing tired of the limitations of my first real camera, a Contax II. My future purchase options included the Nikon F (too expensive), the Exakta (the most accessories and lenses by far), the Edixa Reflex, and the Pentax. The Exakta got scratched because it was even then frozen in time and unlikely to develop in the future. Being East German, it was also subject to a variety of politically motivated restrictions in the US. The Edixa was priced right, but got scratched because its maker was a small, second tier German maker who mostly made low cost dreck for the local market. The Edixa was their one really nice camera, and they made no lenses. (The M42 mount mentioned in the video was then growing in popularity, but did not dominate the industry as later came to pass in the 1960s.) I was almost ready to buy the Pentax when a sudden generous contribution moved me up to a Nikkorex F and 50mm 1.4. The Edixa was gone a few years, and its maker closed out of making cameras around 1965, after rejecting first option to build what later became the Rollei 35. (Talk about cursed to the bitter end!)
it's definitely got that expired film grain aesthetic. I'm absolutely smitten by the reflector view finder on the Edixa, it's the main reason I fell in love with the form factor on medium format cameras, it's just a magical experience.
Nothing like the magic of viewing a scene without the top prism of a camera. There's just something so magical and dreamlike in the image projected, right there and yet so distanced and different. Thanks for sharing these wonderful images and scenes with us
Mathieu, this is a beautiful video. Watching the scenes with the view finder brought so much nostalgia and sadness. The viewfinder encapsulates idyllic scenes, with enough character to make it feel surreal or dissociated from reality. It feels untouchable. A memory kept pristine within the frame of a glass lens. I've experienced so much, for me, in my life the past several years and during covid. I am undeniably changing and also drifting from past experiences. Sometimes I wish to revisit those experiences. And at times I feel extremely sad for things that I've lost. It is bittersweet--looking at the past through a new lens. Which is perhaps analogous yet contrary to this video--looking at the present through a past lens. I realize that sometimes in life I need gratitude. That we can appreciate what we were and what we are now. Through the eyes of the present, reflecting upon the past grants us perspective. What would the eyes of the past, gazing upon the future grant us? I am thankful. For my past self getting me this far.
Been drooling over the edixa reflex for awhile and you did an amazing job showing this camera in all its glory. Also they way you crafted this video alone is on a whole other level.
As an amateur photographer who loves the art of photography for what it truly is, I have to admit this video made me very emotional to the point I almost shed a tear. Now let me quickly recover because I was told men aren't supposed to cry. (sniffling).........
A beautiful camera which reminded me of my early days of family photography. My wife to be, presented me a Pentax Spotmatic F for my 21st Birthday 49 years ago. Had great fun photographing our 6 children's lives throughout the last quarter of the last century. Took it out for a spin 5 years ago, it was a reminder of just how slowly and carefully you needed to be to take good photographs. Thanks for the video. Happy days :)
My first SLR was the Spotmatic II that I bought from a friend for $100 in 1977. I still think that with all the other cameras I've had since then, none of them took better pictures than my old Pentax, which I still have. This inspires me to pull it out again.
you have no idea of how much i would like to photograph colors, shapes, people, nature, movement, feelings, shadows and ligths around the world, theres no bigger dream besides my family itself but i can only dream someday i will have the knowledge and the opportunity to take shots of the most amazing things and cry about them for their beauty, even in the worst scenarios, and the worts departures, the beauty of life and existence is what makes me love photography so much
In a way I suppose we all feel that way about our own shots, a great shot that somehow doesn't match up with our expectations can seem bad even if others love it
That’s the difference between “taking pictures “ and “ making pictures” . Tripod mount tends to slow me down and make me think more. I really miss silver prints and the dark room.
My first SLR camera in 1960, with waist level and pentaprism finder. The waist level finder was great for getting shots without being noticed. I used this camera on my early home built astronomical telescopes without its lens, still have it with a set of Edixa extension tubes, a 50mm & 80mm Steinheil lenses. I still use these lenses today. I think the Edixa was the first 35mm SLR to have lever wind. Brings back some memories.
i just discovered my dad's edixa. I believe he purchased in 1956 at least that is my earliest recollection so this camera is 71 years old... in perfect condition. I am now learning the ins and outs. Love it
I have the Edixa Mat Reflex mod C, I love the feel of the solid mechanical build. The camera has character. Glad i bought mine last year for £30 as the price will probably shoot up.
I recently saw one on eBay for 330€.. so I guess you were right. I found my Edixa Mat Reflex Mod C-L in a local shop for 8€. Fully functional. So I guess we are lucky
@@christianlorenz2717 dang, I was gonna get one for, converted to USD, is around 730usd, but I was advised against it. To be fair it did include a whole set of stuff like 3 lenses, pouch and the interchangeable viewfinder. But I'mma snatch it if I ever see one sold for cheap (there was one sold a couple months ago in my country, for 60usd... Damn it.)
Indeed a beautiful camera. While watching your video I was thinking about the journey this camera has had before it ended up in your hands. I think about the people who first made it, and packed it away to sell. Who bought it from the store? What photos did they take? Where has it travelled? And now it arrives in France and is once again capturing some lovely moments. It's all very special.
My main camera these days is a Edixa mat reflex DL. The waist level finder is great for shooting old cars. Just be aware that standard m42 lenses do not always have auto aperature work properly on Edixa mats. The lens mount thread on Edixa is clocked about 25 degrees off from the M42 standard. The Edixa SLRs were introduced before that was standardized.
1:504:35 Point " Les Poulains " lighthouse 2:45 rocks at point " Les Poulains " 2:55 The needles of " Port Coton " famous scene of Claude Monet paintings tableaupeinture.over-blog.com/article-balade-a-belle-ile-en-mer-les-aiguilles-de-port-coton-et-claude-monet-80304229.html 3:18 big lighthouse of "Goulphar" 3:45 " Sauzon" 4:00 beach " Les grands sables " 4:15 port entrance "Le Palais " Belle-Île-en-Mer goo.gl/maps/NXc4Dr5hjAPjQHzLA
After 20 + years of digital I bought three film cameras and three lenses for not much money as my old canon EOS 5 passed away in the middle of using up my ageing film stock. I had forgotten just how wonderfull shooting film with a manual mechanical camera was and it's done wonders for my photography and enthused me no end, thanks for the upload.
Love the pictures! Photography channels really seem to be trending right now! Vintage is also getting ever more popular with channels like this one and Zenography! I’ve noticed that vintage gear is getting more expensive on eBay! Would be good to see more videos about composition - you seem really good at this. Thanks for your kindness in sharing this knowledge.
Many thanks for the video. I have in my collection this very model of Edixa Reflex.My father bought in 1962. I am proud to preserve it. I am from India
In the 1970s, Edixa didn't have a great reputation for reliability. However some people allow cameras to get damp or for dirt and grit to get inside. From memory, an Edixa USP is you could do double or multiple exposures by merely winding the shutter speed dial by hand, but DO NOT TRY THIS until you check your instructions booklet.
I saw this video about two years ago, and I've been wanting to buy one of these precious, beautiful things ever since. I just won the eBay biding not a minute ago. Could not be more excited.
This makes me want to take the prism off my Nikon F3. Inspiring and peaceful video that reminds me photography is all about wandering and enjoying the journey and the process, not obsessively chasing perfection.
Film cameras has a way of capturing the world similar to the how we remember it - grainy and imperfect. By this they manage to record the passage of time. It show us that every moment is unique and unrepeatable. I'm sad now ...
i know nothing about camera, the viewfinder thing is live view ,that looks preview the shot you going to take, looks so unreal and very real as same time, almost like photoshop . thats so cool.
Photography is about missing some shots and that’s what made filmphotography valuable cause we had to make sure not to miss shots with the limited number of photos we could take, it also made it charming cause we had to wait for the film development and see what was nailed and which ones failed. Thx for this video makes me miss taking my time for doing anything...
Actually, it wasn't a beautiful camera, and not a great one either. I didn't have this particular model because I couldn't afford it, instead I bought the cheaper and even more basic Edixaflex in 1960, which cost me 9 weeks wages - my first 35mm camera, and I spent the rest of my working life as a pro photographer. What your video doesn't even mention is that with the waist level finder, it was virtually impossible to shoot in portrait orientation simply because the image was of course upside down as well as back to front. It also doesn't mention that the maximum shutter speed of 1/1000th second was wildly optimistic, the true duration was more like 1/600th and all of the other shutter speeds were well off too. And the shutter curtain was made of cloth, it traversed side to side instead of bottom to top. Another thing worth mentioning is that when used as intended (professionally) the shutters always failed. The brand died, and so did its main German competitor, the Exactor Verax, and I think that the main reason for this is that they had to compete with the early Japanese SLR cameras, especially the Asahi Pentax, which were so much better made, better designed and cheaper.
Thank you!!!! This camera is much overrated and to be honest a pile of junk! Listen to Gary Edwards... I've had several useless pieces of sh...t in my store because of this video. It is horrible!
I don’t think the beauty he’s talking about has anything to do with functionality. And I doubt anyone watching this video or seeking to own this camera is concerned about it either.
@@atsylor5549 So, what kind of beauty IS he talking about? It can't be the aesthetics, the brushed aluminium finish only lasted until the camera was actually used, and was impossible to keep clean. And it can't have been the build quality, ergonomics or ease of use either. But, I accept that some people do seem to value badly-made, badly-designed and poor performing cameras and this wasn't the worst to be valued by collectors. For example, there was also the Wray and the Reid, terrible British copies of a pre-war Leica, the manufacturers were given the original Leica drawings as part of the war reparation but decided that they weren't going to use this foreign metric measurement nonsense and converted everything to imperial, and of course they didn't sell and they didn't work. The only ones left are valued simply because they were incapable of being used and so are still in mind condition . . . And then there was the infamous Irish Corfield 66, a terrible Hasselblad copy that relied on a piece of string to cock the shutter and move the mirror, and these cameras were even worse than the "beautiful" Edixa. The truly beautiful cameras of that era were the Leica, Contax and Rolleiflex at the top end and the Voigtlander Vito B at the cheaper end.
@@garryedwards3652 you clearly know a hell of a lot more about photography than I do. I just recently picked it up as a hobby. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with putting that camera or anything else into historical context like you did. But I don’t think this guy was trying to claim it was the best camera ever made in that time period. I think he was just admiring it for what it is, an attractive piece of history. You probably feel different because you actually bought and used this camera and wasn’t impressed at all compared to the other cameras you had during that time. But just keep in mind there’s entire car communities built around classic car’s that were not only complete crap when they were originally made but death traps to boot. It’s just people loving something purely because it’s from the past.
@@atsylor5549 loving something because it's from the past is incredibly different from it being beautiful...what the other person said are facts, there's nothing to argue
I have a Zeiss Icarex 35, which also has a swappable viewfinder. The Penta prism I have currently is filled with fungus. There are more than 2 options and you can even change the focussing screen. I used a waist level viewfinder on a big Pentax 67 which is loads of fun. You can almost feel the image already. And it looks so outstanding. It's viewfinder would pop up and also have a lens, so you could look at it from close or far. Nothing beats a large format view camera ground glass tho. Not only do your images look beautiful due to the film selection, but the landscape had some real gems and outstanding colors.
I am by no means an expert but I just bought a mod.C on eBay so I've been poking around and it seems like they're broadly similar with some small feature changes between them - according to wiki: Type A, with shutter speeds up to 1/1000 sec. Type B, with aperture release mechanics Type C, with light meter Type D, with exposure times up to 9 sec. I seems like the one in the video is a mod.A
When I first joined a London camera club in the early 1950s only three cameras were being used by the members - Rolleiflexes, Rolleicords TLR and Edixa 35mm SLRs. Arguments were raised constantly on MF 6"x6" versus 35mm film qualities. The M42 thread was known then as the "Edixa" thread.
the colors are amazing!!! warm but also cold in some areas at the same time and the clouds look like paint on some pictures. some details are so sharp. love it!!!
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Where can I buy this one? This is similar to Canon F1
Cual es lá diferencia entre esta y la reflex B?
This makes me feel like in the far future we will make the most perfect camera and get bored with it because we realize how beautiful the imperfections and limitations were. I wonder if perfection is something we always want until we have it and it bores us to death in minutes. I feel like Perfection in a human context should be reserved not for things without flaws but things with flaws that we grow to completely embrace and assimilate as part of that thing's "character".
deep
“Wabi Sabi” is the concept your honing in on
No need to wonder, it is reality! We consciously strive for perfection in anything really, it is a vastly normal human impulse. But as you already said, perfection is basically imperfection. Perfection ultimately is unsatisfying as an individual will lose interest fairly fast when they think they are satisfied with the perfection they strive for. Achieving perfection is a regressive process. What just came to my mind regarding this is the story The Time Machine by H. G. Wells. TL:DR In that story the time traveller finds himself hundreds of thousands of years in the future and meets descendants of the contemporary human race. He mistakes them for a perfected race which lives in utmost comfort and without worries for survival. Ultimately they turned out to be more dumbed down prey than the smartest humans on earth as they tried to achieve a perfected and most comfortable lifestyle by making it as easy for themselves as possible, which made them degenerate into child like humans.
It is not the best example but what i mean to say is that striving for utmost perfection is alright as it can be a motivator for various things but achieving it most certainly ends up to be the most imperfect satisfaction we can desire as it will probably always end up in a regressive state. In this case - what we are watching here is amplified by the recent resurgence of love for vintage things, be it vinyl or analog cameras/film or anything that predates most modern technology. Many are trying to embrace the imperfection as it leaves room for things that perfection annihilates, most notably room for true emotion. If you want to observe that just look at the most generic modern advertisements, especially for fashion and lifestyle. Watch older movies and compare them to modern cinematography. You can spot a great difference.
so dang deeeeeep
"We worship perfection because we can't have it; if we had it, we would reject it. Perfection is inhuman, because humanity is imperfect." - Fernando Pessoa
for some reason, this video unlocked nostalgia of things I've never experienced.
life is beutiful
For some reason this comment made possible to utter emotions I always held ineffable. Thank you for it.
Well said. I think it brings back the mysterious connection we have to nature and a kind of inner intuitive truth that the modern world is trying to deny us.
Wow so well put 👍🏽👌🏽
for some reason, i see this same comment on every video
The expired film together with the high ISO make the photos almost look like paintings!
Yes the 1600 iso makes everything looks like a Monet painting
Indeed. And the secret of expired film is to add a few steps/folds to the DIN (ISO equivalent), when setting the exposure meter, if not refrigerated all the time!
Are the colors edited after? The colors are surreal 🖼️
I was about to say the same thing! 4:43 specifically where I really noticed the effect
@@MathieuStern It is so funny that we used to go to a lot of work not to have this much grain, specially in color. I used to shoot 6x6 Velvia 50 ISO for the saturation and definition. I did a lot of work with TMAX 3200 (35mm) and loved the huge grain but I still put a lot of work to get some sharpness out of it. I used to shoot it at night at 1600 and underdevelop it and stuff like that. It is good to see this aesthetic come back as an artistic choice. Great video, I quite like the music and the shaky video, cheers!
I actually absolutely loved the "bad framing" with the seagull! The sky gave it a LOT of breathing room. The nature of the film made it also desaturated and low contrast enough that the sea of blue doesn't burn your eyes out. A very relaxing picture to look at.
For a brief period around 1959-1960, the Edixa Reflex was one of the most technically attractive cameras. At the time, I was getting ready for high school and growing tired of the limitations of my first real camera, a Contax II. My future purchase options included the Nikon F (too expensive), the Exakta (the most accessories and lenses by far), the Edixa Reflex, and the Pentax. The Exakta got scratched because it was even then frozen in time and unlikely to develop in the future. Being East German, it was also subject to a variety of politically motivated restrictions in the US. The Edixa was priced right, but got scratched because its maker was a small, second tier German maker who mostly made low cost dreck for the local market. The Edixa was their one really nice camera, and they made no lenses. (The M42 mount mentioned in the video was then growing in popularity, but did not dominate the industry as later came to pass in the 1960s.) I was almost ready to buy the Pentax when a sudden generous contribution moved me up to a Nikkorex F and 50mm 1.4. The Edixa was gone a few years, and its maker closed out of making cameras around 1965, after rejecting first option to build what later became the Rollei 35. (Talk about cursed to the bitter end!)
it's definitely got that expired film grain aesthetic. I'm absolutely smitten by the reflector view finder on the Edixa, it's the main reason I fell in love with the form factor on medium format cameras, it's just a magical experience.
5:21 - I honestly love the first "bad framing" picture. It feels very whimsical to me :)
Nothing like the magic of viewing a scene without the top prism of a camera. There's just something so magical and dreamlike in the image projected, right there and yet so distanced and different. Thanks for sharing these wonderful images and scenes with us
This channel is a goldmine for the camera stuff at least I’m really interested in
Your photos are really beautiful and that matters a lot. They are thoughtful, pleasant, and enjoyable to view.
I don't know how to explain it, but there's a soul in those pictures. Something that completely devoid in modern digital cameras.
Your videos take me on a nostalgic relaxed journey that is a welcome break from a modern chaotic world. Thank You!
Thank you so much for your nice words Steve !
You wrote my comment for me. Thank you
04:43 is one of the most beautiful pictures I have ever seen in my entire life…wow…
coming back to this video after months and months and months later is just lovely
Mathieu, this is a beautiful video. Watching the scenes with the view finder brought so much nostalgia and sadness. The viewfinder encapsulates idyllic scenes, with enough character to make it feel surreal or dissociated from reality. It feels untouchable. A memory kept pristine within the frame of a glass lens.
I've experienced so much, for me, in my life the past several years and during covid. I am undeniably changing and also drifting from past experiences. Sometimes I wish to revisit those experiences. And at times I feel extremely sad for things that I've lost. It is bittersweet--looking at the past through a new lens. Which is perhaps analogous yet contrary to this video--looking at the present through a past lens.
I realize that sometimes in life I need gratitude. That we can appreciate what we were and what we are now. Through the eyes of the present, reflecting upon the past grants us perspective. What would the eyes of the past, gazing upon the future grant us? I am thankful. For my past self getting me this far.
Bravo ! I wish i Had this kind of comments more often
@@MathieuStern Haha thanks, I felt inspired watching this video!
Been drooling over the edixa reflex for awhile and you did an amazing job showing this camera in all its glory. Also they way you crafted this video alone is on a whole other level.
As an amateur photographer who loves the art of photography for what it truly is, I have to admit this video made me very emotional to the point I almost shed a tear. Now let me quickly recover because I was told men aren't supposed to cry. (sniffling).........
A beautiful camera which reminded me of my early days of family photography. My wife to be, presented me a Pentax Spotmatic F for my 21st Birthday 49 years ago. Had great fun photographing our 6 children's lives throughout the last quarter of the last century. Took it out for a spin 5 years ago, it was a reminder of just how slowly and carefully you needed to be to take good photographs. Thanks for the video. Happy days :)
My first SLR was the Spotmatic II that I bought from a friend for $100 in 1977. I still think that with all the other cameras I've had since then, none of them took better pictures than my old Pentax, which I still have. This inspires me to pull it out again.
Seeing at old photos may bring you memories, one after the other, and then seeing the thing which took all those pictures will give you even more
you have no idea of how much i would like to photograph colors, shapes, people, nature, movement, feelings, shadows and ligths around the world, theres no bigger dream besides my family itself but i can only dream someday i will have the knowledge and the opportunity to take shots of the most amazing things and cry about them for their beauty, even in the worst scenarios, and the worts departures, the beauty of life and existence is what makes me love photography so much
Love the vintage vibes .. brings back the memory I never have. Something nostalgic feels to see the photo.
The vintage look of this camera is just pure love
His "missed shots" look better than my bangers
In a way I suppose we all feel that way about our own shots, a great shot that somehow doesn't match up with our expectations can seem bad even if others love it
That’s the difference between “taking pictures “ and “ making pictures” . Tripod mount tends to slow me down and make me think more. I really miss silver prints and the dark room.
Your videos help me with my anxiety. Thank you so much.
Those colors look so familiar, reminds me of those huge albums we used to have from old non-digital Cameras age!!! Wow....
My first SLR camera in 1960, with waist level and pentaprism finder. The waist level finder was great for getting shots without being noticed. I used this camera on my early home built astronomical telescopes without its lens, still have it with a set of Edixa extension tubes, a 50mm & 80mm Steinheil lenses. I still use these lenses today. I think the Edixa was the first 35mm SLR to have lever wind. Brings back some memories.
i just discovered my dad's edixa. I believe he purchased in 1956 at least that is my earliest recollection so this camera is 71 years old... in perfect condition. I am now learning the ins and outs.
Love it
Same here :)
4:26 what a beautiful composition.
The mechanical noise this camera makes gives such a satisfying audio sensory.
The Afrikaans (language in South Africa) name for a photograph used to be 'kiekie' (pronounced 'kiki' imitating that iconic clicking sound.
This video proves again high resolution doesn't matter if you have good taste and vision. Really appreciate your enthusiasm
Wow! I love it
I don’t know why but my heart flutters when I see photos taken with old cameras
Nice place, nice beach, nice camera, nice fotos.
Each picture looks like a painting 🖼
I am so glad that I found your channel! Love the simultaneously saturated and yet muted colors in the photographs!
Yes! I think the Edixa line of cameras is truly fine! I love the handling and feel, and even the sound of the shutters on theses cameras!
Thank you!!
Totally agree!
I have the Edixa Mat Reflex mod C, I love the feel of the solid mechanical build.
The camera has character.
Glad i bought mine last year for £30 as the price will probably shoot up.
Mine was £49 when I got it new in 1961.
I recently saw one on eBay for 330€.. so I guess you were right. I found my Edixa Mat Reflex Mod C-L in a local shop for 8€. Fully functional. So I guess we are lucky
@@christianlorenz2717 dang, I was gonna get one for, converted to USD, is around 730usd, but I was advised against it. To be fair it did include a whole set of stuff like 3 lenses, pouch and the interchangeable viewfinder.
But I'mma snatch it if I ever see one sold for cheap (there was one sold a couple months ago in my country, for 60usd... Damn it.)
@@arctic887 Yes I think in the US these cameras are getting expensive. Next time you will get one for sure. :)
Indeed a beautiful camera. While watching your video I was thinking about the journey this camera has had before it ended up in your hands. I think about the people who first made it, and packed it away to sell. Who bought it from the store? What photos did they take? Where has it travelled? And now it arrives in France and is once again capturing some lovely moments. It's all very special.
This one was by far ahead of its time, Wow!
by far.....yes, by far....
Very nice fotos! like Van Gogh's flowers and sky.
My main camera these days is a Edixa mat reflex DL. The waist level finder is great for shooting old cars. Just be aware that standard m42 lenses do not always have auto aperature work properly on Edixa mats. The lens mount thread on Edixa is clocked about 25 degrees off from the M42 standard. The Edixa SLRs were introduced before that was standardized.
1:50 4:35 Point " Les Poulains " lighthouse
2:45 rocks at point " Les Poulains "
2:55 The needles of " Port Coton " famous scene of Claude Monet paintings
tableaupeinture.over-blog.com/article-balade-a-belle-ile-en-mer-les-aiguilles-de-port-coton-et-claude-monet-80304229.html
3:18 big lighthouse of "Goulphar"
3:45 " Sauzon"
4:00 beach " Les grands sables "
4:15 port entrance "Le Palais "
Belle-Île-en-Mer
goo.gl/maps/NXc4Dr5hjAPjQHzLA
Such a beautiful viewfinder is worth looking at, just and only for composing exercise, without the need to capture anything.
Film photography feels very peaceful and comfortable.
After 20 + years of digital I bought three film cameras and three lenses for not much money as my old canon EOS 5 passed away in the middle of using up my ageing film stock. I had forgotten just how wonderfull shooting film with a manual mechanical camera was and it's done wonders for my photography and enthused me no end, thanks for the upload.
That viewfinder is absolutely gorgeous.
Wonder if there's a way to affix a cellphone to it for a "through the viewfinder" shot?
I have this camera and used some action cam bits and claps and managed to do it some time ago also on my bronica it can be done.
lots of ways to improvise, could even 3d print one without much sweat
The grain from the film at 3:55 makes it look like a pointillist painting.
Today I was very lucky to find this camera in my grandads storage unit. I recognised it from this video I saw a few years ago. Thanks!
makes my mouth water.. absolutely stunning
Music + Your pictures = Perfect mix! Thank you!
Love the pictures! Photography channels really seem to be trending right now! Vintage is also getting ever more popular with channels like this one and Zenography! I’ve noticed that vintage gear is getting more expensive on eBay! Would be good to see more videos about composition - you seem really good at this. Thanks for your kindness in sharing this knowledge.
Hi, my channel has videos on composition - just released. I noticed your comment because I also have an Edixa Reflex :)
Many thanks for the video. I have in my collection this very model of Edixa Reflex.My father bought in 1962. I am proud to preserve it. I am from India
Very cool!
Looks simply like a LCD screen with natural colour. I love it. It shows our ancestors already lived in the future.😀👍🏽
Those colors and grain came out beautifully, well done!
Indeed the pictures are all so beautiful!
Makes me want to dust off my old nikon f ,take off the prism and go out and shoot a few rolls. This video was beautifully done.
You should! The Nikon F is a beautiful camera
In the 1970s, Edixa didn't have a great reputation for reliability. However some people allow cameras to get damp or for dirt and grit to get inside. From memory, an Edixa USP is you could do double or multiple exposures by merely winding the shutter speed dial by hand, but DO NOT TRY THIS until you check your instructions booklet.
I come back to this video every so often for therapeutic reasons.
years later, this camera still makes the most lovely images
The little smile on the right wheel :)
There is something very wholesome about this
love the vintage, dreamy look.
What model of the Edixa Reflex is this? Appearently there is A, B, C, D, etc.
Damn, interesting to find you here, Daniel
you trying to outhip the hipster?
Anybody have actual answer to that question?
With the waist level finder it should be the A model. The B/C/D models have prism finders.
1:08 🙃
I saw this video about two years ago, and I've been wanting to buy one of these precious, beautiful things ever since. I just won the eBay biding not a minute ago. Could not be more excited.
5:41 I LOVE THAT PICTURE!!! 💪🏼
Great video and photography. Very cool camera.
Lovely photos from this vintage camera
Between the shots and the music, this was a relaxing view.
I kind of like the viewfinder image more than the stills. Would be awesome to see a video rig that accommodated it.
these shots makes me very emotional.
Magic, mastery and science !
Awesome shooting from Belle-ile-en-mer, isn't it ? This camera looks amazing
Yes belle île en mer !
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It's really beautiful...it's a film camera ...wow
The images from a film camera are so much more beautiful than digital. Maybe it’s just nostalgia for when I was young but I think they are.
I love this video! the camera, the shots, the music! everything! really stunning well done!
Thank you so much!!
@@MathieuStern what is the name of the music please ?
@@Frevirard Branches III ;)
This makes me want to take the prism off my Nikon F3. Inspiring and peaceful video that reminds me photography is all about wandering and enjoying the journey and the process, not obsessively chasing perfection.
A bit grainy. But colors are vivid which makes it great. Thanks for this. Beautiful shots ♥
So relaxing ♥
Thank you too!
Does anybody know what this song is called in the beginning? Thank you! 0:01
I love this video, I keep coming back from time to time.
Film cameras has a way of capturing the world similar to the how we remember it - grainy and imperfect. By this they manage to record the passage of time. It show us that every moment is unique and unrepeatable. I'm sad now ...
Man, what a amazing places you have been shooting. So beautiful.
i know nothing about camera, the viewfinder thing is live view ,that looks preview the shot you going to take, looks so unreal and very real as same time, almost like photoshop . thats so cool.
Photography is about missing some shots and that’s what made filmphotography valuable cause we had to make sure not to miss shots with the limited number of photos we could take, it also made it charming cause we had to wait for the film development and see what was nailed and which ones failed.
Thx for this video makes me miss taking my time for doing anything...
idk why, but the results always give me smile.
Actually, it wasn't a beautiful camera, and not a great one either. I didn't have this particular model because I couldn't afford it, instead I bought the cheaper and even more basic Edixaflex in 1960, which cost me 9 weeks wages - my first 35mm camera, and I spent the rest of my working life as a pro photographer. What your video doesn't even mention is that with the waist level finder, it was virtually impossible to shoot in portrait orientation simply because the image was of course upside down as well as back to front. It also doesn't mention that the maximum shutter speed of 1/1000th second was wildly optimistic, the true duration was more like 1/600th and all of the other shutter speeds were well off too. And the shutter curtain was made of cloth, it traversed side to side instead of bottom to top.
Another thing worth mentioning is that when used as intended (professionally) the shutters always failed. The brand died, and so did its main German competitor, the Exactor Verax, and I think that the main reason for this is that they had to compete with the early Japanese SLR cameras, especially the Asahi Pentax, which were so much better made, better designed and cheaper.
Thank you!!!!
This camera is much overrated and to be honest a pile of junk! Listen to Gary Edwards... I've had several useless pieces of sh...t in my store because of this video. It is horrible!
I don’t think the beauty he’s talking about has anything to do with functionality. And I doubt anyone watching this video or seeking to own this camera is concerned about it either.
@@atsylor5549 So, what kind of beauty IS he talking about? It can't be the aesthetics, the brushed aluminium finish only lasted until the camera was actually used, and was impossible to keep clean. And it can't have been the build quality, ergonomics or ease of use either. But, I accept that some people do seem to value badly-made, badly-designed and poor performing cameras and this wasn't the worst to be valued by collectors. For example, there was also the Wray and the Reid, terrible British copies of a pre-war Leica, the manufacturers were given the original Leica drawings as part of the war reparation but decided that they weren't going to use this foreign metric measurement nonsense and converted everything to imperial, and of course they didn't sell and they didn't work. The only ones left are valued simply because they were incapable of being used and so are still in mind condition . . . And then there was the infamous Irish Corfield 66, a terrible Hasselblad copy that relied on a piece of string to cock the shutter and move the mirror, and these cameras were even worse than the "beautiful" Edixa. The truly beautiful cameras of that era were the Leica, Contax and Rolleiflex at the top end and the Voigtlander Vito B at the cheaper end.
@@garryedwards3652 you clearly know a hell of a lot more about photography than I do. I just recently picked it up as a hobby. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with putting that camera or anything else into historical context like you did. But I don’t think this guy was trying to claim it was the best camera ever made in that time period. I think he was just admiring it for what it is, an attractive piece of history. You probably feel different because you actually bought and used this camera and wasn’t impressed at all compared to the other cameras you had during that time. But just keep in mind there’s entire car communities built around classic car’s that were not only complete crap when they were originally made but death traps to boot. It’s just people loving something purely because it’s from the past.
@@atsylor5549 loving something because it's from the past is incredibly different from it being beautiful...what the other person said are facts, there's nothing to argue
Indeed poetic, moving.
This really is an amazing camera design and the M42 mount makes it even more attractive to me. I love that shot at 3:12!
Beautiful Art of Photography 👍🏻
Immediately recognized the stunning landscape of the belle île, truly amazing there
I enjoyed this so much. Learning about the camera was great. Although my favorite part was just seeing the photos you had taken, just beautiful.
I'm so glad!
I have a Zeiss Icarex 35, which also has a swappable viewfinder. The Penta prism I have currently is filled with fungus. There are more than 2 options and you can even change the focussing screen.
I used a waist level viewfinder on a big Pentax 67 which is loads of fun. You can almost feel the image already. And it looks so outstanding. It's viewfinder would pop up and also have a lens, so you could look at it from close or far.
Nothing beats a large format view camera ground glass tho.
Not only do your images look beautiful due to the film selection, but the landscape had some real gems and outstanding colors.
Reflex A, B, C, or D which one is this? I am so confused what is the difference?
same :/
Same
Same :(
I am by no means an expert but I just bought a mod.C on eBay so I've been poking around and it seems like they're broadly similar with some small feature changes between them - according to wiki:
Type A, with shutter speeds up to 1/1000 sec.
Type B, with aperture release mechanics
Type C, with light meter
Type D, with exposure times up to 9 sec.
I seems like the one in the video is a mod.A
@@NakedAnt how much did you pay also what condition was yours? I am looking for one but hard time finding. Ty for your reply brother.
When I first joined a London camera club in the early 1950s only three cameras were being used by the members - Rolleiflexes, Rolleicords TLR and Edixa 35mm SLRs. Arguments were raised constantly on MF 6"x6" versus 35mm film qualities. The M42 thread was known then as the "Edixa" thread.
I actually inherited one from my grandfather, shot some nice pictures in Berlin with it last week
u're so lucky! and u're late grandfather, too...
No electonics no LCDs no artificial back lights just pure frosted glass n reflaction ......such a beautiful image projections
the colors are amazing!!! warm but also cold in some areas at the same time and the clouds look like paint on some pictures. some details are so sharp. love it!!!
I totally agree!
there is something warm im feeling right now.
This is just beautiful, it feels like its a camera photographer uses for album cover photo of famous musicians in the 60's
this is the best ad ever made