My Nikon love started with an F3 , used. Bought it in ‘92. Next was a used FM in ‘96 as backup body.Soon became my primary camera. Lastly an F2 in ‘11. Lenses50 f1.4, 105 f2.5, 35f2.0, 24 f 2.8 , 55 f 3.5 , 50 f 2.0, 135 f 2.8 , 200 f 4.0 .
I'm currently shooting with a Konica Autoreflex T4 and a Hexanon 28mm 3.5 and a Hexanon 50mm 1.7. I'm absolutely loving the experience of shooting with these. The shutter is so smooth and the results are fantastic.
Lol yesss you & One Month Two Cameras are both rocking Fuji medium format rangefinders 😆👏 My Nikon F100 is my workhorse 35mm camera, you will absolutely adore it! I thought the FA would be perfect for you as soon as you mentioned the F100 😁 It and the F4 are the only Nikons that give matrix metering to all AI & AIS lenses 👏 Personally I have an F4 to which I added the K split prism manual focusing screen but it's a big brick compared to an FA 🧱
I have been using my Olympus OM-D E-M1 cameras a lot in the past but this past year I revived an old Pentax ME Super film camera which gave great results and will see more action in 2023. I have a Sony a6300 with some Pergear, 7Artisans and TTArtisan manual lenses that I will be making more use of. My main kit will be an Olympus OM-DE-M5 mark ii with a 14-150mm zoom that I use for shooting live theatre, and my old E-P3 with 17mm f2.8 for street photography. 2022 was a fun photo year for me and 2023 looks promising.
I got my own Fujica GW690 this year and I love it. It's 6x9 which is the same aspect ratio as 35mm, so you should be comfortable with that. Yes it's totes mechanical, so you'll need a light meter. But the negs are AMAZING. A 1200dpi scan on my flatbed shows great detail. The big downside is only 8 shots per roll of 120 RIP But, there is still ONE company making the super rare 220 rolls: Shanghai GP. It's b/w only, but if you want 16 whole shots for this beast, I recommend it. Anyway, great video and enjoy!
The Nikon FA is a brilliant camera, I used one for many years before selling it; if you can, find the MD-15 drive as you can power the camera with 4 AA batteries. The metering system is brilliant, and I never missed a shot with it! As for 2023, I'm looking forward to working more with my Minolta Maxxum 70, and finally trying out some higher-end Mamyia and Leicas (all on loan of course). Plus exploring some new developers and films.
I will be starting to use my Hasselblad 500C again. I sold my first one many years ago and I do regret doing this. Some of the best photographs I have taken were with taken with this camera. I will be getting rid of my rangefinders as they are difficult for me to use now. I gave my nephew my most highly rated models he uses them all the time. I stick with B+W as I can develop the film myself. When I use color I tend to use digital cameras such as the a6000. I also have a few of the older digital cameras to use. I enjoyed your Post. Thank you.
I actually always had a love for photography, and this year I was able to get a camera that is actually decent! :D I bought a Sony dsc - H70, and I'm so excited to shoot with it this year. Taking photos has been my passion for years, and I'm so excited to start a new moment of my life and see myself get better overtime. I'm 17 years old, just getting started in adulthood; I'm pretty sure a camera will do fine for company when I start to feel alone :') Anyway, I'm so glad to have people like you in this community to give out advice and learn together. Keep up the good work! :D
Cool video Lucy. I'm thinking about shooting at least one roll through each camera in my collection as a kind of project for 2023. The Nikon FM2 and F2 (A) are still my "go to" sentimental favorites and will probably get the most use. Digital wise is the Fujifilm X-Pro2 shooting jpeg film simulations.
I have both the M645 1000s and the Fujica GW690. Both are nice and it's hard to pick one. The Fuji glass is great (very sharp and has a beautiful contrast), the range finder is super clear, but I 3:2 is not my favourite aspect ratio. I picked up a Canon EF for €30 on a camera market. That camera was like a predecessor of the AE-1 and was built as a cheaper and electronic brother of the Canon F1. At the moment I have a Pentax LX at a technician. I never shot that camera and bought it with the knowledge it needed service. So I am also definitely looking forward to shoot that camera. It's a wonderful piece of engineering. Besides those two new camera's I am also looking forward to continue to use my medium format cameras. I love medium format and that is what I use most of the time. The most used ones are the Mamiya C330, RB67 and the Fujifilm GSW680 III. Usually I buy every year one medium format camera, the GSW680 is the last addition and a big shout-out to that. I love the wider angle and the aspect ratio is much better. I now have covered everything from 645 to 69. So who knows, a Fuji G617 in 2023? It would be nice but damn they are too expensive.
Enjoy the F100. It is awesome but simple in use. It does everything you could wish for and if you set it up for back button focus only, it makes a quick and very intuitive portrait and street camera. I love all my Nikon cameras but the F100 is a strong contender along with my F4 and F5.
Just as I was falling deeper in love with my F3 I ended up being given a second one. All this past autumn I had my two F3s and a fe2 loaded with bnw, cn and cr. I have been expanding my vintage nikkor collection and I think this is the set up I am most excited about moving into 2023 with. I also acquired a canon 5d classic and bought an f mount adapter fir it.. thus im planning on experimenting with digital a little bit with this.
Good call on dropping the Mamiya 645 for the Fuji 690. I too simply couldn’t harmonize with the 645 and sold mine long ago. I have the Fuji GL690 with 100mm and 65mm lenses and love it, despite its weight. My most recent camera delight was taking my not-used-enough Olympus Trip 35 to Japan for 3 weeks and really enjoying using it for street and urbanscapes. Once you get used to zone focusing it’s a blast to use and produces great results as a manual point-and-shoot with an accurate battery-less selenium exposure meter. I definitely plan on using it on a more regular basis, even over my high-end cameras.
Super jealous of your Texas Leica find! I honestly think the F100 is a great value for what you’re getting these days. I picked one up when I decided to shoot film again, and while it’s no longer my primary shooter (mostly due to size), it is still my first choice for slide film and anything else that I want more control over exposure times for.
I daily use a X-Pro1, X-Pro2, X70 and Ricoh GR2 as digital cameras for streetphotography.... i tried the newer cameras from Fuji.... but the magic from the older sensor really has gotten lost on their newer cameras... the Fuji lenses were always super sterile and lacked some character (except the 27mm and the 56mm IMO) but they're amazing cameras to adapt old M42 glass for example... my favorite for portraits is my X-Pro2 + Super Takumar 50mm
My biggest purchase this year was the digital Olympus PEN-F. I initially got it because it combined vintage aesthetics and solid specs, especially the 50/80 megapixel High Res mode, which has been great for camera scanning my negatives. I'm slowly but surely incorporating it into my workflow with the Olympus OM-2n and the Instax SQ6, which I always use when I'm out doing jazz photography - although the Instax is almost more of a social tool than a photographic one for me. The flexibility is nice, and I can use my Zuiko 55mm 1.2 as a 110mm on the PEN-F with the 2x crop factor on the fly. It doesn't take much fiddling with exposure, contrast and grain in Lightroom to match the shots pretty well, and it allows me to get close-ups without swapping to a slower lens on the OM-2n, which would quickly become a problem in low-light situations. I'd like to try an affordable medium format folder like an Agfa Isolette next year, since my camera scanning setup should work well with medium format too. It would be fun to try more tripod-oriented portrait work without breaking the bank! PS. Congrats on the Texas Leica, I'm curious to hear your impressions on it 😊
Just picked up an Oly Pen-EE S (lol) in a box of dud cameras. Loose wire on the light meter wafer was keeping it from working. Some conductive epoxy is curing on the selenium wafer as I type, and if it takes I should have a working full-auto half frame on my hands!
Oh my god I so hope that works for you! Half frame is so much fun just came home from shooting with mine and I was really getting into pairing up frames together! Keep me posted :)
I get excited to use my 'antique' 35mm film SLR cameras: Nikon F, Nikon FM, Nikkormat FT2, Nikon FG, Pentax Spotmatic. Just so much fun to use and an immersive experience in photography. I have a digital camera: Fujifilm X100F it is a very handy easy to carry 'travel camera' and no denying the flexibility of the built-in film simulations, filters, metering pattern options, along with it's other multitude of features. But when I really want to be involved in the photographic experience I reach for one of my film SLR's. The Nikon FA would be a great film SLR to get..the matrix metering was quite an advancement for the day. Prices for good used examples climbing.
I'm picking up the GW690 soon so I can shoot landscapes when I travel to Europe next year and as a secondary portrait camera. Swapping cameras is a great idea! I sometimes borrow cameras from friends to see if I like the ergonomics and shooting before I make a purchase!
Hey tony thanks for watching! Yeah absolutely 💯 it’s such a good idea to borrow first if you can. I have a Fuji x100 on loan at the moment from a friend!
Looks like a good set of cameras! I'm currently shooting on a Minolta SRT-201 SLR but I recently picked up a Holga and a Lomokino analog movie maker camera. I'm looking forward to trying those out.
Hi Lucy L--hope your approaching year yields images you love. Tell us how you like RF cameras. For my upcoming year, I have 2 cameras I'm going to use: a Mamiya C3 tlr, and a Sinar Norma 4x5 (9x12cm). Both are beasts, impossible to use covertly, and the the Sinar needs a lot of light. If all goes well, perhaps I'll post an image or two. Happy shooting.
The Nikon AF cameras from the 90s are remarkable bargains nowadays. I had a number of MF Nikons in the 70s and 80s (F, FTn, Nikkormat, FM2, FE2, FG, FM etc), but the best Nikon I've ever owned was my 8008s (801s); which is the only Nikon film camera I have left. It can be had ridiculously cheap today, as can its immediate successor, the N90. I took that 8008s on many a fam trip, as a travel journalist. Hundreds of published shots from that camera.
The x10 is my favorite camera. Is just lovely and exciting to use everytime. I don't have it anymore as I gave it to my mom as a present because she really likes photography and I feel this camera is super user friendly and provides beautiful results. But I hope soon I can go back to have a x10 or a x20 maybe.
You have inspired me! When leaving home I always seem to grab one of my favorite cameras - Pentax K-1000, Olympus XA, Yashica T3, or the Olympus mju. They're familiar, reliable, and comfortable. But, then there are those cameras languishing on the shelves - the Bel Air 6X12, Canon FTb, Diana, and Konica Autoreflex T. And those are the cameras I am committing to use in 2023. Thanks so much for encouraging me to get out of my camera rut!
Another Nikon fan here. I think their affordable lens options make it a good brand with cameras of all types you can use. I am using the Nikon F2 which is personal favourite with its old style looks and lovely experience of shooting. I use Nikon f80 when I want to shoot quickly or when with family. My current favourite is the Nikon d700 which amazing old dslr i got to use the Nikon lenses. With film prices the old dslrs and digicams are definitely a good option for someone new.
Ok in no specific order: - Excited for your Texas Leica!! Even if it weighs as much as Luca :P - The OG X100 is slow but magic. So glad you're going to give that a go. - I wish we were closer! I have so many cameras I want you to try! - Thank you so much for that sweetest of shout out. No bad cameras forever
Hahahaha the texas Leica totally weighs as much as my chunky boy Luca!! Oh my god I wish we were closer so we could camera swap, photo walk and just hang out! One day! :)
Hey! I have the GW690, it’s an awesome camera, the sharpness of this lens is insane! And the 6x9 neg is something to be admired, take your time in getting the right shot and light as you only get 8 frames! Enjoy it!
Hi Lucy! I have a Nikon FA and love shooting with it. It’s a very solid and versatile camera. In 2023, I’m looking forward to buying and shooting with the LomoApparat Neubau 35 mm camera and my Nikon FA for my film shots, and my Fuji XT-2 for my digital photos. I’m also looking forward to experimenting with some new film stocks. And, of course, watching your videos and listening to your podcasts.
I live in Central Texas and yes the state is big. About the size of France. Other than that I am not sure what else is bigger than anywhere else but there are some big people too it seems. My Texas Leica is a Mamiya C330. Love that camera.
I was really close to getting an FA when I got an F3 ... the F3 finder convinced me to go that direction, but the FA still has a ton of appealing features. Looks like some great things coming up in 2023! Also, someone just gave me a few interesting digicams so now I'm trying to decide what to do with that ...
Not that you asked but I'd be careful with the FA. I thought the same as you before I got it, that it's the perfect camera for me. But I found the metering was just not accurate enough, and since there is no AE lock it's center weighted mode is useless. I sold it and got a FE2 instead which is perfect. Aperture priority, center weighted meter with AE lock, TTL flash, fast shutter, all while looking and feeling like a mechanical camera from the 70's.
Yes I used to own one actually but sold it. I didn't really like it the patch was hard to see and everything was always out of focus. It looks cool though!
I had a Canon A-1 that I was doing some great work with that's just broken on me. Since I have an AE-1 I'm going to try go in a different direction with the replacement. I'm hoping to get either a Canon P or Bessa R rangefinder to replace it with.
It's April 2024. I'm going to shoot a few rolls of film this year, probably all on Canon: A-1, FTb, EOS 650. But I'll shoot mostly digital for all the reason expressed here. I suspect the cameras I'll use most are these: Canon 5D, 70D, and R50; Lumix G5; Nikon D40X. I'm working hard to resist buying any more camera gear for a while.
Whoa, that's many cameras to use next year. I'm coming from quite a different angle. I don't change my cameras very often, actually quite rarely, and I very seldom shoot 35mm or digital, I shoot mostly large format and frequently medium format. There are two cameras on my shelf, which I haven't used yet and want to shoot next year, to have done that at least once: a Werra IV and an Exakta Varex IIb. Besides that I have another around 20 or 30 medium format cameras at home which I have to try out some time, most of them I have to repair first, though. I'm a wheelchair photographer (not that I take pictures of wheelchairs, I'm sitting in one😉). That has the advantage, that I can bring lots of equipment with me, when I'm out for a photography trip. The cameras I use in 2023 will be the same I'm using in 2022: Left armrest bag: 2 Kodak 3-A (with coupled rangefinder, Optimo Shutter and Tessar lens) modified for 120 film, thus providing 6x14cm negatives. One is loaded with color film and the other with b&w film. I use those for architecture, cityscapes and full body portraits. Right armrest bag: 2 Pentacon Six cameras, one with the 50mm Flektogon and b&w film, and the other with the 120mm Biometar and color film. Sometimes I switch the lenses. I use them when I want to use the wide angle or telephoto angle lenses, and between those, I use the b&w and Flektogon combo by far the most. Back bag: A 5x7" large format camera with tripod and 10 film-holders loaded with photographic paper (mostly 40 years old Agfa Brovira) for reverse positives. With this I take portraits from strangers I meet on the street. This is somewhat my main camera and I'm done with my trip, when the film-holders are used up. Also in the bag is a Moskva-5 loaded with b&w film for 6x9cm format negatives (mostly architecture and cityscapes) and a Fuji GS645 Pro 6x4.5cm with color film, the latter the camera of choice when I need perfectly sharp color pictures (I'm usually not out for perfectly sharp). In my lap: I have more than a dozen TLRs, and one of those TLRs is in my lap for classic candid street photography. Mainly I use a Voigtländer Brillant S with the Heliar lens (it's by far the smallest and most lightweight TLR I have and has the brightest viewfinder of all), an Olympus Flex with the 2.8 F.Zuiko (the TLR with the best lens), or my Koniflex with its five Element Heliar-type lens (something like a combination of the Voigtländer and the Olympus). The Voigtländer is always, the other are mostly loaded with b&w film. In my trousers' or jacket's pocket I additionally have an Olympus TG-6, just in case. In the very rare occasion I want to bring a 35mm camera, there is an Olympus OM-1 with an array of lenses sitting at home waiting for its next job. When I decided to get rid of all my 35mm SLRs, I kept this one, even over a Leica R6. To me, it's - together with its lenses - my favorite SLR ever, no other looks better, feels better, works smoother or has a better viewfinder (if the prism is ok or already refurbished, and maybe with the exception of the Leicaflex SL), and few other brands have lenses which are mechanically and optically on the same level as its Zuikos. And when I'm not out with my wheelchair, I have an 11x14 large format camera which I use for paper reverse positive 1:1 close up face portraits (think Martin Schoeller, just even closer), again mostly on 40 years old Agfa Brovira, in my little home studio and take such portraits of family, friends and invited guests. Also now almost exclusively at home is my digital Olympus Pen-F, which I mostly use to "scan" my negatives and pictures with the 30mm macro lens and its high res mode.
Brilliant video! Enjoy hearing your take on cameras and your specific views. I have to agree the film and development cost is crazy. Over the last 2 years I managed to pick up a good amount of film cameras, digi cams and other photo related objects at local thrift stores. The 3 cameras I am going to be using this winter and most likely next year ( digital) Pentax KP, Q and Mx-1 as for film, I really enjoy the point and shoot cameras and have several in my collections. I have a bit of hesitance with range finders too, But with the cost of film, just not worth doing it as of right now.
As far as I'm concerned, the Fuji 6x9 is the Tokyo Leica. I have a Mamiya m645 1000s that I'll be using a conversion kit with to shoot 35mm with sprockets. I have a Fuji GA 645 Pro and a Pentax 6x7 (best shutter sound ever). For 35mm I mainly use a Canon A-1, Olympus OM-1 or Canon QL25. For compacts I use a Canon Prima Tele an Olympus Mju 1 and a Mju Zoom panorama. Just one digicam - Fuji Finepix A600. I do shoot a lot with a Canon EOS R and RF lenses. I keep a cute little Leica C in my glovebox, mainly for street photography. I used to have a couple of 110 cameras as well - Minolta Weathermatic A and Agfamatic 8000 sensor, but I sold them as I don't intend to ever shoot 110 again.
Minolta point and shoots are just so solid. Some of the best pictures I've ever taken were with a Minolta Dual Freedom, which actually has two lenses, a 35mm f/3.5 and a 50mm f/5.6. I picked it up for $3 at a thrift store and it's one of my absolute favorites
Hi Lucy, how about the Leica CL/Minolta CLE camera? Ever tried/owned one? Great camera for street work, and you can even use Leica or Russian screw mount lens with an adapter if looking to keep the price at a minimum. Thanks for the great video.
I plan to spend '23 shooting my latest camera purchase, the Canon P. I got it a couple of months ago, but I haven't really spent any time shooting it yet. I still haven't finished my first roll with it. Speaking of the QL17, I will probably be selling mine now that I have the P since it feels a little redundant. I do love that camera and the quality of images it takes though. And yes, the shutter is distressingly quiet. I legit thought there was something wrong with mine when I first got it. 😅
I only started shooting film In summer 2022 so my collection isn't huge but I'm really excited to use my new Samsung af zoom 800 point and shoot in the new year. Aside from that I'll always have a soft spot for my nikon FM2n so will be using that a tonne.
Pentax Q7 Panasonic Lumix GM1 (15mm 1.7 Panasonic lense) Panasonic Lumix GM5 Olympus E-PL5 Olympus stylus 1 Sorry to bother you with so many models to your way I just wanted to ask for an expert opinion hope you can help me as I'm not aware much of what to get just some basic need for a hobby and the selection above is what I narrowed it down, just wanted to know which one of then are more compact and fun to use Would really appreciate it Other then this what is your self opinion on which I have not mentioned above ?
I have a X30, it is the same as the X20 but with an EVF. I love it! It is perfect for street photography. The back screen on mine doesn't work anymore so I can't preview or check my photos unless I want to use the EVF. So it is almost like shooting film.
The GW690 has been gathering dust for me and I'm wondering whether I keep it. I find it difficult to use for what I want to do (pictures of people) with a long minimum focusing distance and fiddly rangefinder focusing process... but the negatives are frankly astounding when I do take it shots with it. Like enormous paintings.
Picked up a Contax TVS with data back for a diary project. If it lasts more than two weeks in January before bricking, I'll be amazed! Oh, and do you know Mark Steinmetz? Think a lot of his work is shot on a GW690.
@@LucyLumen Aww, thanks! As for Mark Steinmetz, he does black and white street portraits (which might fit your 2023 plans) - I really like the books "Summer Camp" and "South Central".
While I don't own a Texas Leica, I have borrowed my brother's and Lucy, the negatives will blow your mind. I plan on using my Nikkormats over the winter as it's forecasted to be a cold one. Also give the F100 a shot, you'll grow the love the autofocus, especially when it comes to photographing your son, the metering is so good it feels like cheating.
Hahaha yes great for shooting little Luca and I love the sounds of cheating as I am so lazy when it comes to cameras and having to think for msyelf! Thanks for watching Bill :)
I’m actually struggling to edit my collection at the moment. I feel like I have a few cameras that function, but not at 100%. So, I don’t often reach for them, but can’t let them go either. In 2023 I will be shooting more digicam for sure with the G2, more adapted vintage glass on the Sony and of course film. I’d love to add a medium format back in the mix, but not sure that’s in the cards right now.
Hey Molly, thanks for watching. I know that feeling we have quite a few that are only partly working and it's hard to know whether to hang on to them or not. Vintage glass and digicams are the future I think. Film is becoming a real luxury now. I hope one day in the future you can add medium format back in the mix though :)
Adding a Texas Leica to my collection is on my bucket list, which makes sense, as I love rangefinders. But, they are rarely put up for sale around here - and when they are, they are far too expensive. I don't have an F100, but I do have both an F4 and F90X (and an F50 and N60) , and Nikon simply knew what they were doing when they made their 35mm SLR cameras - and DSLR cameras as well. So nice going! I'm looking forward to shooting withmy Leica gear and my Mamiya 645 Pro more in the new year (when the sunlight returns) but also digicams. I've just ordered a Sigma DP1 Merrill with a Foveon sensor, and I can't wait to see how it renders color. I also picked up the last DSLR Minolta ever made - before Sony took over (as a Minolta fan, I had to), and I look forward to testing that old DSLR a lot, when the light returns.
i have a DP2 Quattro.... the Faveon sensor (despite all of sigmas marketing bullshit with Megapixel and all that) is just really amazing to work with! Can't really shoot JPEG on them... but they're sooooo easy to work with in post and the colors are just magical also they're very film like.... as anything about 800 ISO is just a grainy unusable mess
I will say, i used the x-pro 1 for a long while even did all my client work on it. Just traded it for a Bessa R and am not sad about it at all, but its a great camera that I cant recommend enough ❤️
Nice job! My X-500 and F3/T tend to be my GoTo shooters. I’d like to shoot the N90s and Nikon F a bit more in 2023z That FM2, F100 and Pen F are some nice cameras! Enjoy. Subscribed 🤘
I wish I had time to shoot my incredible film cameras. I have a Texas Leica, great unit! I'm busy busy busy working on a photography degree. I could use film for my projects, if there wasn't the turn around time. I will do so in later years. Can't wait for a film heavy summer!
Hey Lucy, if you wanna try Fuji's original X-trans I for cheap, try getting your hands on the Fujifilm X-M1! You'll get the same results as shooting an X-Pro 1 but for a fraction of the price! I've been using one as a daily carry and I couldn't ask for more out of an EDC camera!
I also own the Fuji x100. Bought it secondhand a very very long time ago. It is also a camera to fall in love with the way it looks. Still very nice, but I like to change lenses or even use a zoom. But I keep it, perhaps in 5 years the price will so high! Before the digital camera's came I always shoot with Canon's, so when the digital errar began I bought Canon,'s. I own a lot of Canon's full frame and so on. But I must say I love my older fuji a lot. I always make bicycle tours and a full frame camera with that lenses is a little big. So now I have some older Fuji's and I bought a Sony A6000 secondhand. I stopped making film end last century. No dark room no more for more then 20 years.
Looking forward to using two cameras that are in the post currently! A Pentax 6x7 and a Canon P. Really keen to learn the sunny 16 rule! Love the videos and podcasts 📸
Love getting cameras in the post it's so exciting! Thanks Ethan nice to hear you enjoy the podcast :) Kingjvps has a really easy to understand vid on sunny 16 rule!
Love that texas leica one day I'll try one. You should definitely try street photography so much fun. If not already at some point give old 6x6 or 6x9 folders a go too these things are cheap compact and pretty awesome I only got my first earlier this year now have a fair few love them to bits. Love that Pen, a mate picked one up for me a couple weeks ago not used it yet tho'. Liked and subbed cheers
Lucy, you have some interesting videos on film photography. I have shot film for many years, and I have to wonder why some people on RUclips refer to the Canon A1 or AE1 or Nikon auto SLRs for beginners. A true beginner camera should have a fully manual approach for f stop and shutter speed, such as Pentax Spotmatic SPII (and there are plenty available at low cost or Nikon FM2 which uses LEDs in the viewfinder to guide the f stop and shutter speed). Beginners are better off learning on a fully manual camera to appreciate the effect that adjusting the f stop and shutter speed can give you. You might already have a Pentax Spotmatic, and I think you should show how to use it.
Gasp!! Those are mighty fine beauties! I have the F100 and lugged that chunky boy across Europe - curious what you think if it and if you enjoy shooting with the Nikon 😊 Congrats on the Fuji GW690 Lucy - can’t wait to see your impressions of it! Happy shooting with your new cameras! 📸❤️
Hey coco! Thank you lovely 😊 I’m really excited for the new and these new cameras. Can’t wait to make some videos about them and share with you and the community. Have a great rest of your week Coco 📸🎞👋🏻🙏🏻
I can’t wait to come back from erasmus just to use my nikon F4 again. It is such a brick, but there’s something about it that I prefer over my Canon 7, which has been my daily camera for the past months. Maybe is the weight, maybe the sound. Anyways, great video, hope to see you using those cameras the future!
the fuji 6x9 is amazing. Lots of pros used them for years. I have a friend who retired from a single photo that he took with the 6x9. [ that was in the early 90s ]
@@LucyLumen Sadly, he died before the digital revolution, and so far, I never have been able to find the picture because as far as I know it was never on the net. It was a picture of the Taj Mahal. My friend's last name was Moyer and first name James, but I am afraid that he has been relegated to obscurity for other reasons as well. I saw the photo just after it was printed many years ago but there was only one print made and that was for a royal family whose name I was not allowed to know. My understanding was that they were to get the negative as well. Not only was it a beautiful picture but there was a distant figure in the photograph which had something to do with the photo's eventual ownership. It was all a bit mysterious, and I am not sure how much he was paid but he assured me that he would never have to work again. My friend lived for 2 more years but was tight lipped about further details.
@@LucyLumen Oh, thank YOU for your response. Now I think about it, I actually have one Minox 35.... A tiny camera. It is also nice to have a tiny camera.... (Yes, I have Nikon D300 and so on, but they are heavy and bulky....)
Nice collection. As far as early to mid 00s digicams go if you want that filmic look, pick up a Fuji Finepix with the SuperCCD sensor. It's the closest look to film I have ever seen, especially if you get a model like the F70EXR, one of the first to get the film simulations like Provia, Velvia and Astia. I picked one up recently for $45 but prices are going way up on them. I have an extensive list on which Fuji cameras have a version of that sensor if you want it. Also look at the early to mid 00s Panasonic Lumix cameras. They are super cheap still and produce some great photos. I really like the DMC FZ8 I got recently in a pawn shop for $30. I would also include the Nikon Coolpix P series cameras which were the top of the line. I picked up a P7100 last year for like $50 and it's great. Has more pro features on it than the lower end models, even has an ND filter built in. Just a few ideas.
I love my Konica C35 AF2 such good glass. I absolutely adore my Minolta XG7, my Canon Z155 is really nice, and so is the Canon Sure Shot Zoom-S (my $5.00 camera). Also my Minolta Freedom Zoom 70C. I’m excited to use my Pentax K1000 (it was gifted to me w/ a bunch of lenses) also looking forward to shooting my Canon Multi-Tele, it’s a half frame camera. And a few other cameras.
I will be using mostly high quality mechanical cameras from the late 50's to early 60's. Cameras from this era give me the best in terms of engineering, feel and shutter sounds. These will include the Pentax K (1958), H2 (1959), Retina 1B, Canon P, Leica M3, 111g, Konica IIa, IIIA, Rolleiflex T and Olympus D3. Digital use will be a Fuji X-E1 and X-T1.
I’m excited to consolidate and get use out of the cameras I have already purchased. I can’t believe I’m about to say this but I think I’m done buying film cameras. Now to spend that saved money on film and holidays to take new photos You are very breve wanting an FA. I’d do a lot of background reading on all the issues they have and understand you might end up with an expensive paperweight
You did very well with that swap. Even if you got the fuji 6x9 on its own, it would have been a good deal, but the F100 as well . Certainly, if you were here in the UK, it would be anyhow.
Yes we definitely scored with the swap! The guy is a friend of a friend and he bought them a long time ago - I think he wanted them to go to a good home and we did too with the Mamiya 645. Lucky though! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
What I'm really interested in is the fact that Pentax are looking at making brand new film cameras!!! I don't know if they'll be coming out next year, but I hope they go ahead with it and it's a success. I'd be really interested in getting one!! I'd love to get a Texas Leica, but they're a bit on the expensive side. Great for portraiture, though. The 6x9 negatives really lend their size to getting really great portraits. If you ever get down to Melbourne, you want to go do a street session with Hashem and get him to give you some pointers on street. I'm just trying to think of someone around the Brissie/Coast way but I can't think of anyone offhand. Might be able to with a little bit of thought about it, though. Depending on where you are, street photography can either be a relatively pleasant experience, or one that's rather stressful and confronting. It's a bit of the latter up here. Some of the yobbos around town can get in your face at times and you have to be careful depending on when and where you decide to go out and shoot. Best not to do it alone, especially at night.
I've just found your channel, quite interesting, congratulations. I've subscribed. I have less time for youtube at the moment but from time to time I'll come back! I'm curious about the results with the Fuji GW690, I wanted to buy one years ago but finally I got the Fuji GA645.
This year, 2023, I want to shoot my Rollei SLX - one of the first electronic cameras that uses 120 film. I bought the camera about 6 months ago but given my busy life operating a gallery (Through This Lens)/printing shop/frame shop I never have enough time for shooting.
Love the lighting on each of the camera close ups! For my 2023, I’ll be using the Canon Prima Mini II, Canon Rebel Ti, Canon F-1 (arriving next week!), Nikkormat ft2 and the Olympus Pen Original. Also excited to use my digicam Canon PowerShot sx780. And still can’t get away from my Fuji x-t3, x100v and Canon eos R! That is if all these cameras survive before my wife realizes that all this gear is cluttering the house! 😂
The lighting is all Lux he is so good at getting b roll of the cameras it's so soothing to watch! Love your set up for 2023, great cams there! You have gotten awesome shots from that Prima mini I want one haha! Oh my god we have so many cameras and it's getting out of control we don't have space for all of them! Thanks for watching Matt :)
I will contunie to shoot my OM-D E-M1 II and GX80 with whatever lenses i have and will also probably dive more and more into my pentax dslr sidekick. i love OVFs. esp the SLR ones, but films not worth it for me. maybe more manual glass too. really interested in some m42 ultrawide lenses.
I totally agree! It’s not a hobby you can just do at home like sewing or playing an instrument etc. you really need to go out in the field and normally want time during the day to do it. I hope 2023 is full of photo opportunities for you. Thanks for watching
@@LucyLumen So true! I hope I can do more with what I have soon. I have all the gear I could want, but I would love to be able to spend more time actually making photos, making prints, and looking at photos with friends!
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My Nikon love started with an F3 , used. Bought it in ‘92. Next was a used FM in ‘96 as backup body.Soon became my primary camera. Lastly an F2 in ‘11. Lenses50 f1.4, 105 f2.5, 35f2.0, 24 f 2.8 , 55 f 3.5 , 50 f 2.0, 135 f 2.8 , 200 f 4.0 .
I'm currently shooting with a Konica Autoreflex T4 and a Hexanon 28mm 3.5 and a Hexanon 50mm 1.7. I'm absolutely loving the experience of shooting with these. The shutter is so smooth and the results are fantastic.
That Hexanon 28/3.5 is actually such a hidden gem. Ridiculously sharp for what it is! Love that you're enjoying your setup!
That Nikon F100 is so dope🔥🔥🔥
I definitely plan on shooting more with my Nikon D1x and my Olympus e-20
Lol yesss you & One Month Two Cameras are both rocking Fuji medium format rangefinders 😆👏 My Nikon F100 is my workhorse 35mm camera, you will absolutely adore it! I thought the FA would be perfect for you as soon as you mentioned the F100 😁 It and the F4 are the only Nikons that give matrix metering to all AI & AIS lenses 👏 Personally I have an F4 to which I added the K split prism manual focusing screen but it's a big brick compared to an FA 🧱
I have been using my Olympus OM-D E-M1 cameras a lot in the past but this past year I revived an old Pentax ME Super film camera which gave great results and will see more action in 2023. I have a Sony a6300 with some Pergear, 7Artisans and TTArtisan manual lenses that I will be making more use of. My main kit will be an Olympus OM-DE-M5 mark ii with a 14-150mm zoom that I use for shooting live theatre, and my old E-P3 with 17mm f2.8 for street photography. 2022 was a fun photo year for me and 2023 looks promising.
Wow, you made out well!! The 6×9 is superb.
I got my own Fujica GW690 this year and I love it. It's 6x9 which is the same aspect ratio as 35mm, so you should be comfortable with that.
Yes it's totes mechanical, so you'll need a light meter. But the negs are AMAZING. A 1200dpi scan on my flatbed shows great detail. The big downside is only 8 shots per roll of 120 RIP
But, there is still ONE company making the super rare 220 rolls: Shanghai GP. It's b/w only, but if you want 16 whole shots for this beast, I recommend it.
Anyway, great video and enjoy!
Hey Lucy,
I sold my CONTAX N1 and lenses and picked up an all manual CONTAX S2b and 50mm & 28mm lenses. Have a productive and fantastic 2023! Cheers!
Really excited to see your first street shots
Thanks Kevin me too I’m excited to share them with you guys! X
I defiantly love the Pen FT, It will also flash sync up to 500th of a second. Have fun with that one!
I have a Texas Leica and the negatives are amazing. I have the 35mm adapter. Haven’t used it yet but soon.
Love the GW and you're going to love it too :)
I am excited to use it I have a project idea for it too! Can’t wait to share it with you all! Thanks for watching buddy 🤗
The Nikon FA is a brilliant camera, I used one for many years before selling it; if you can, find the MD-15 drive as you can power the camera with 4 AA batteries. The metering system is brilliant, and I never missed a shot with it! As for 2023, I'm looking forward to working more with my Minolta Maxxum 70, and finally trying out some higher-end Mamyia and Leicas (all on loan of course). Plus exploring some new developers and films.
I think you definitely won that trade
Haha yeah it was the trade of a lifetime! Thanks for watching Jerry feel free to let me know what cameras you will be using in 2023!?! 👍🏻📸🎞
@@LucyLumen too many camera lol pentax k1000, fm2, f3, mamiya c3, yashica 124g, rb67, rz67, pentax 67...oh and pentax645!
Exciting year ahead, can't wait to hear your thoughts on your goodies!!
I will be starting to use my Hasselblad 500C again. I sold my first one many years ago and I do regret doing this. Some of the best photographs I have taken were with taken with this camera. I will be getting rid of my rangefinders as they are difficult for me to use now. I gave my nephew my most highly rated models he uses them all the time. I stick with B+W as I can develop the film myself. When I use color I tend to use digital cameras such as the a6000. I also have a few of the older digital cameras to use. I enjoyed your Post. Thank you.
I actually always had a love for photography, and this year I was able to get a camera that is actually decent! :D
I bought a Sony dsc - H70, and I'm so excited to shoot with it this year.
Taking photos has been my passion for years, and I'm so excited to start a new moment of my life and see myself get better overtime.
I'm 17 years old, just getting started in adulthood; I'm pretty sure a camera will do fine for company when I start to feel alone :')
Anyway, I'm so glad to have people like you in this community to give out advice and learn together. Keep up the good work! :D
Cool video Lucy. I'm thinking about shooting at least one roll through each camera in my collection as a kind of project for 2023. The Nikon FM2 and F2 (A) are still my "go to" sentimental favorites and will probably get the most use. Digital wise is the Fujifilm X-Pro2 shooting jpeg film simulations.
Thanks 🙏🏻 Roy! Sounds like you have a good solid plan for 2023. Hope to hear more about it in the comments section through the year! 🎞️📸👍🏻
Both the Nikon F100 and the Fuji 6x9 are great cameras. You'll enjoy those.
I have both the M645 1000s and the Fujica GW690. Both are nice and it's hard to pick one. The Fuji glass is great (very sharp and has a beautiful contrast), the range finder is super clear, but I 3:2 is not my favourite aspect ratio.
I picked up a Canon EF for €30 on a camera market. That camera was like a predecessor of the AE-1 and was built as a cheaper and electronic brother of the Canon F1.
At the moment I have a Pentax LX at a technician. I never shot that camera and bought it with the knowledge it needed service. So I am also definitely looking forward to shoot that camera. It's a wonderful piece of engineering.
Besides those two new camera's I am also looking forward to continue to use my medium format cameras. I love medium format and that is what I use most of the time. The most used ones are the Mamiya C330, RB67 and the Fujifilm GSW680 III.
Usually I buy every year one medium format camera, the GSW680 is the last addition and a big shout-out to that. I love the wider angle and the aspect ratio is much better. I now have covered everything from 645 to 69. So who knows, a Fuji G617 in 2023? It would be nice but damn they are too expensive.
I’ll definitely be using my (new to me) Nikkormat FT2 with my Vivitar 135 f/2.8 and 200 f/3.5. I’m very much loving this camera!
Enjoy the F100. It is awesome but simple in use. It does everything you could wish for and if you set it up for back button focus only, it makes a quick and very intuitive portrait and street camera. I love all my Nikon cameras but the F100 is a strong contender along with my F4 and F5.
Just as I was falling deeper in love with my F3 I ended up being given a second one. All this past autumn I had my two F3s and a fe2 loaded with bnw, cn and cr. I have been expanding my vintage nikkor collection and I think this is the set up I am most excited about moving into 2023 with. I also acquired a canon 5d classic and bought an f mount adapter fir it.. thus im planning on experimenting with digital a little bit with this.
Nice one Eric! Sounds like you've got some solid set ups for 2023! :)
I've been looking at a Nikon f3, I really like that camera and I'm going to be getting one soon.
Good call on dropping the Mamiya 645 for the Fuji 690. I too simply couldn’t harmonize with the 645 and sold mine long ago. I have the Fuji GL690 with 100mm and 65mm lenses and love it, despite its weight. My most recent camera delight was taking my not-used-enough Olympus Trip 35 to Japan for 3 weeks and really enjoying using it for street and urbanscapes. Once you get used to zone focusing it’s a blast to use and produces great results as a manual point-and-shoot with an accurate battery-less selenium exposure meter. I definitely plan on using it on a more regular basis, even over my high-end cameras.
Super jealous of your Texas Leica find!
I honestly think the F100 is a great value for what you’re getting these days. I picked one up when I decided to shoot film again, and while it’s no longer my primary shooter (mostly due to size), it is still my first choice for slide film and anything else that I want more control over exposure times for.
I daily use a X-Pro1, X-Pro2, X70 and Ricoh GR2 as digital cameras for streetphotography.... i tried the newer cameras from Fuji.... but the magic from the older sensor really has gotten lost on their newer cameras... the Fuji lenses were always super sterile and lacked some character (except the 27mm and the 56mm IMO) but they're amazing cameras to adapt old M42 glass for example... my favorite for portraits is my X-Pro2 + Super Takumar 50mm
i love my gw690! i use sunny 16 and guessing or sometimes i add a domo light meter on the hot shoe
My biggest purchase this year was the digital Olympus PEN-F. I initially got it because it combined vintage aesthetics and solid specs, especially the 50/80 megapixel High Res mode, which has been great for camera scanning my negatives.
I'm slowly but surely incorporating it into my workflow with the Olympus OM-2n and the Instax SQ6, which I always use when I'm out doing jazz photography - although the Instax is almost more of a social tool than a photographic one for me. The flexibility is nice, and I can use my Zuiko 55mm 1.2 as a 110mm on the PEN-F with the 2x crop factor on the fly. It doesn't take much fiddling with exposure, contrast and grain in Lightroom to match the shots pretty well, and it allows me to get close-ups without swapping to a slower lens on the OM-2n, which would quickly become a problem in low-light situations.
I'd like to try an affordable medium format folder like an Agfa Isolette next year, since my camera scanning setup should work well with medium format too. It would be fun to try more tripod-oriented portrait work without breaking the bank!
PS. Congrats on the Texas Leica, I'm curious to hear your impressions on it 😊
I was surprised in the FE3A .... very nice camera
Just picked up an Oly Pen-EE S (lol) in a box of dud cameras. Loose wire on the light meter wafer was keeping it from working. Some conductive epoxy is curing on the selenium wafer as I type, and if it takes I should have a working full-auto half frame on my hands!
Oh my god I so hope that works for you! Half frame is so much fun just came home from shooting with mine and I was really getting into pairing up frames together! Keep me posted :)
Seems like maybe it isn’t generating enough juice, I need to tinker some more. Cross your fingers for me!
I get excited to use my 'antique' 35mm film SLR cameras: Nikon F, Nikon FM, Nikkormat FT2, Nikon FG, Pentax Spotmatic. Just so much fun to use and an immersive experience in photography. I have a digital camera: Fujifilm X100F it is a very handy easy to carry 'travel camera' and no denying the flexibility of the built-in film simulations, filters, metering pattern options, along with it's other multitude of features. But when I really want to be involved in the photographic experience I reach for one of my film SLR's. The Nikon FA would be a great film SLR to get..the matrix metering was quite an advancement for the day. Prices for good used examples climbing.
I'm picking up the GW690 soon so I can shoot landscapes when I travel to Europe next year and as a secondary portrait camera.
Swapping cameras is a great idea! I sometimes borrow cameras from friends to see if I like the ergonomics and shooting before I make a purchase!
Hey tony thanks for watching! Yeah absolutely 💯 it’s such a good idea to borrow first if you can. I have a Fuji x100 on loan at the moment from a friend!
Looks like a good set of cameras! I'm currently shooting on a Minolta SRT-201 SLR but I recently picked up a Holga and a Lomokino analog movie maker camera. I'm looking forward to trying those out.
Hi Lucy L--hope your approaching year yields images you love. Tell us how you like RF cameras. For my upcoming year, I have 2 cameras I'm going to use: a Mamiya C3 tlr, and a Sinar Norma 4x5 (9x12cm). Both are beasts, impossible to use covertly, and the the Sinar needs a lot of light. If all goes well, perhaps I'll post an image or two. Happy shooting.
so excited to see what you think about the 690 and the ql17!! two cameras i've always debated pickin up.
The Nikon AF cameras from the 90s are remarkable bargains nowadays. I had a number of MF Nikons in the 70s and 80s (F, FTn, Nikkormat, FM2, FE2, FG, FM etc), but the best Nikon I've ever owned was my 8008s (801s); which is the only Nikon film camera I have left. It can be had ridiculously cheap today, as can its immediate successor, the N90. I took that 8008s on many a fam trip, as a travel journalist. Hundreds of published shots from that camera.
The x10 is my favorite camera. Is just lovely and exciting to use everytime. I don't have it anymore as I gave it to my mom as a present because she really likes photography and I feel this camera is super user friendly and provides beautiful results.
But I hope soon I can go back to have a x10 or a x20 maybe.
You have inspired me! When leaving home I always seem to grab one of my favorite cameras - Pentax K-1000, Olympus XA, Yashica T3, or the Olympus mju.
They're familiar, reliable, and comfortable.
But, then there are those cameras languishing on the shelves - the Bel Air 6X12, Canon FTb, Diana, and Konica Autoreflex T. And those are the cameras I am committing to use in 2023. Thanks so much for encouraging me to get out of my camera rut!
Holly F. That thing is BIG.
If you like the Nikon F100 you should try the Minolta a9
Another Nikon fan here. I think their affordable lens options make it a good brand with cameras of all types you can use. I am using the Nikon F2 which is personal favourite with its old style looks and lovely experience of shooting. I use Nikon f80 when I want to shoot quickly or when with family. My current favourite is the Nikon d700 which amazing old dslr i got to use the Nikon lenses. With film prices the old dslrs and digicams are definitely a good option for someone new.
Ok in no specific order:
- Excited for your Texas Leica!! Even if it weighs as much as Luca :P
- The OG X100 is slow but magic. So glad you're going to give that a go.
- I wish we were closer! I have so many cameras I want you to try!
- Thank you so much for that sweetest of shout out. No bad cameras forever
Hahahaha the texas Leica totally weighs as much as my chunky boy Luca!! Oh my god I wish we were closer so we could camera swap, photo walk and just hang out! One day! :)
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Hey! I have the GW690, it’s an awesome camera, the sharpness of this lens is insane! And the 6x9 neg is something to be admired, take your time in getting the right shot and light as you only get 8 frames! Enjoy it!
Hi Lucy! I have a Nikon FA and love shooting with it. It’s a very solid and versatile camera. In 2023, I’m looking forward to buying and shooting with the LomoApparat Neubau 35 mm camera and my Nikon FA for my film shots, and my Fuji XT-2 for my digital photos. I’m also looking forward to experimenting with some new film stocks. And, of course, watching your videos and listening to your podcasts.
I live in Central Texas and yes the state is big. About the size of France. Other than that I am not sure what else is bigger than anywhere else but there are some big people too it seems. My Texas Leica is a Mamiya C330. Love that camera.
I was really close to getting an FA when I got an F3 ... the F3 finder convinced me to go that direction, but the FA still has a ton of appealing features. Looks like some great things coming up in 2023! Also, someone just gave me a few interesting digicams so now I'm trying to decide what to do with that ...
Not that you asked but I'd be careful with the FA. I thought the same as you before I got it, that it's the perfect camera for me. But I found the metering was just not accurate enough, and since there is no AE lock it's center weighted mode is useless. I sold it and got a FE2 instead which is perfect. Aperture priority, center weighted meter with AE lock, TTL flash, fast shutter, all while looking and feeling like a mechanical camera from the 70's.
mmmmm thank you for this worth knowing! :)
@ lucy lumen have you tried the Yashica electro 35?
Yes I used to own one actually but sold it. I didn't really like it the patch was hard to see and everything was always out of focus. It looks cool though!
I had a Canon A-1 that I was doing some great work with that's just broken on me. Since I have an AE-1 I'm going to try go in a different direction with the replacement. I'm hoping to get either a Canon P or Bessa R rangefinder to replace it with.
I just got a Malefic 617 and added a Rodenstock 90mm f6.8 lens to it. I'm looking forward to 6X17 panoramas.
Congrats on the Texas Leica! Can't wait to see what you create with it! I need to get mine fixed, the film release lever is stuck.
It's April 2024. I'm going to shoot a few rolls of film this year, probably all on Canon: A-1, FTb, EOS 650. But I'll shoot mostly digital for all the reason expressed here. I suspect the cameras I'll use most are these: Canon 5D, 70D, and R50; Lumix G5; Nikon D40X. I'm working hard to resist buying any more camera gear for a while.
Whoa, that's many cameras to use next year. I'm coming from quite a different angle. I don't change my cameras very often, actually quite rarely, and I very seldom shoot 35mm or digital, I shoot mostly large format and frequently medium format. There are two cameras on my shelf, which I haven't used yet and want to shoot next year, to have done that at least once: a Werra IV and an Exakta Varex IIb. Besides that I have another around 20 or 30 medium format cameras at home which I have to try out some time, most of them I have to repair first, though.
I'm a wheelchair photographer (not that I take pictures of wheelchairs, I'm sitting in one😉). That has the advantage, that I can bring lots of equipment with me, when I'm out for a photography trip. The cameras I use in 2023 will be the same I'm using in 2022:
Left armrest bag: 2 Kodak 3-A (with coupled rangefinder, Optimo Shutter and Tessar lens) modified for 120 film, thus providing 6x14cm negatives. One is loaded with color film and the other with b&w film. I use those for architecture, cityscapes and full body portraits.
Right armrest bag: 2 Pentacon Six cameras, one with the 50mm Flektogon and b&w film, and the other with the 120mm Biometar and color film. Sometimes I switch the lenses. I use them when I want to use the wide angle or telephoto angle lenses, and between those, I use the b&w and Flektogon combo by far the most.
Back bag: A 5x7" large format camera with tripod and 10 film-holders loaded with photographic paper (mostly 40 years old Agfa Brovira) for reverse positives. With this I take portraits from strangers I meet on the street. This is somewhat my main camera and I'm done with my trip, when the film-holders are used up. Also in the bag is a Moskva-5 loaded with b&w film for 6x9cm format negatives (mostly architecture and cityscapes) and a Fuji GS645 Pro 6x4.5cm with color film, the latter the camera of choice when I need perfectly sharp color pictures (I'm usually not out for perfectly sharp).
In my lap: I have more than a dozen TLRs, and one of those TLRs is in my lap for classic candid street photography. Mainly I use a Voigtländer Brillant S with the Heliar lens (it's by far the smallest and most lightweight TLR I have and has the brightest viewfinder of all), an Olympus Flex with the 2.8 F.Zuiko (the TLR with the best lens), or my Koniflex with its five Element Heliar-type lens (something like a combination of the Voigtländer and the Olympus). The Voigtländer is always, the other are mostly loaded with b&w film.
In my trousers' or jacket's pocket I additionally have an Olympus TG-6, just in case. In the very rare occasion I want to bring a 35mm camera, there is an Olympus OM-1 with an array of lenses sitting at home waiting for its next job. When I decided to get rid of all my 35mm SLRs, I kept this one, even over a Leica R6. To me, it's - together with its lenses - my favorite SLR ever, no other looks better, feels better, works smoother or has a better viewfinder (if the prism is ok or already refurbished, and maybe with the exception of the Leicaflex SL), and few other brands have lenses which are mechanically and optically on the same level as its Zuikos.
And when I'm not out with my wheelchair, I have an 11x14 large format camera which I use for paper reverse positive 1:1 close up face portraits (think Martin Schoeller, just even closer), again mostly on 40 years old Agfa Brovira, in my little home studio and take such portraits of family, friends and invited guests.
Also now almost exclusively at home is my digital Olympus Pen-F, which I mostly use to "scan" my negatives and pictures with the 30mm macro lens and its high res mode.
Brilliant video! Enjoy hearing your take on cameras and your specific views. I have to agree the film and development cost is crazy. Over the last 2 years I managed to pick up a good amount of film cameras, digi cams and other photo related objects at local thrift stores. The 3 cameras I am going to be using this winter and most likely next year ( digital) Pentax KP, Q and Mx-1 as for film, I really enjoy the point and shoot cameras and have several in my collections. I have a bit of hesitance with range finders too, But with the cost of film, just not worth doing it as of right now.
Just picked up a Yashica M124G. Will be working to learn how to use it in the street.
As far as I'm concerned, the Fuji 6x9 is the Tokyo Leica. I have a Mamiya m645 1000s that I'll be using a conversion kit with to shoot 35mm with sprockets. I have a Fuji GA 645 Pro and a Pentax 6x7 (best shutter sound ever). For 35mm I mainly use a Canon A-1, Olympus OM-1 or Canon QL25. For compacts I use a Canon Prima Tele an Olympus Mju 1 and a Mju Zoom panorama. Just one digicam - Fuji Finepix A600. I do shoot a lot with a Canon EOS R and RF lenses. I keep a cute little Leica C in my glovebox, mainly for street photography. I used to have a couple of 110 cameras as well - Minolta Weathermatic A and Agfamatic 8000 sensor, but I sold them as I don't intend to ever shoot 110 again.
Minolta point and shoots are just so solid. Some of the best pictures I've ever taken were with a Minolta Dual Freedom, which actually has two lenses, a 35mm f/3.5 and a 50mm f/5.6. I picked it up for $3 at a thrift store and it's one of my absolute favorites
Hi Lucy, how about the Leica CL/Minolta CLE camera? Ever tried/owned one? Great camera for street work, and you can even use Leica or Russian screw mount lens with an adapter if looking to keep the price at a minimum. Thanks for the great video.
You should definitely try the Canon Sure Shot Muli Tele, it's a twin-lens point & shoot that can also be used as a halfframe
That's an amazing collection! I'm sure you'll have so much fun with the digicams, especially with the X100 :) cheers from Cologne!
I plan to spend '23 shooting my latest camera purchase, the Canon P. I got it a couple of months ago, but I haven't really spent any time shooting it yet. I still haven't finished my first roll with it.
Speaking of the QL17, I will probably be selling mine now that I have the P since it feels a little redundant. I do love that camera and the quality of images it takes though. And yes, the shutter is distressingly quiet. I legit thought there was something wrong with mine when I first got it. 😅
I only started shooting film In summer 2022 so my collection isn't huge but I'm really excited to use my new Samsung af zoom 800 point and shoot in the new year.
Aside from that I'll always have a soft spot for my nikon FM2n so will be using that a tonne.
Pentax Q7
Panasonic Lumix GM1 (15mm 1.7 Panasonic lense)
Panasonic Lumix GM5
Olympus E-PL5
Olympus stylus 1
Sorry to bother you with so many models to your way I just wanted to ask for an expert opinion hope you can help me as I'm not aware much of what to get just some basic need for a hobby and the selection above is what I narrowed it down, just wanted to know which one of then are more compact and fun to use
Would really appreciate it
Other then this what is your self opinion on which I have not mentioned above ?
I have a X30, it is the same as the X20 but with an EVF. I love it! It is perfect for street photography. The back screen on mine doesn't work anymore so I can't preview or check my photos unless I want to use the EVF. So it is almost like shooting film.
I picked up an OM-20 recently that I am really looking forward to using soon.
The GW690 has been gathering dust for me and I'm wondering whether I keep it. I find it difficult to use for what I want to do (pictures of people) with a long minimum focusing distance and fiddly rangefinder focusing process... but the negatives are frankly astounding when I do take it shots with it. Like enormous paintings.
Also, if you don't like anticlimactic shutter sounds... prepare to be disappointed 😂
haha oh no!!! I'm thinking Lux will enjoy it more than me but we will see! Thanks for watching Ian
Picked up a Contax TVS with data back for a diary project. If it lasts more than two weeks in January before bricking, I'll be amazed!
Oh, and do you know Mark Steinmetz? Think a lot of his work is shot on a GW690.
I hope your TVS lives a long life Stephen! No I don't know him I will google him and check out his work! Thanks lovely
@@LucyLumen Aww, thanks! As for Mark Steinmetz, he does black and white street portraits (which might fit your 2023 plans) - I really like the books "Summer Camp" and "South Central".
i actually prefer the Mamiya 645 over the 6x9. the viewfinder is beautiful to look at and you get more frames in a medium format
While I don't own a Texas Leica, I have borrowed my brother's and Lucy, the negatives will blow your mind. I plan on using my Nikkormats over the winter as it's forecasted to be a cold one. Also give the F100 a shot, you'll grow the love the autofocus, especially when it comes to photographing your son, the metering is so good it feels like cheating.
Hahaha yes great for shooting little Luca and I love the sounds of cheating as I am so lazy when it comes to cameras and having to think for msyelf! Thanks for watching Bill :)
Hey Lucy, your videos are top! Very inspiring. Have just got a Canon G2. I miss my film days!
Thank you so much great to hear! Love the G2 but yes Film will always be the best shame it’s gotten so expensive. X
Just bought myself a Pentax Q for an old school digital experience. More excited about that than my newer cameras!
I’m actually struggling to edit my collection at the moment. I feel like I have a few cameras that function, but not at 100%. So, I don’t often reach for them, but can’t let them go either. In 2023 I will be shooting more digicam for sure with the G2, more adapted vintage glass on the Sony and of course film. I’d love to add a medium format back in the mix, but not sure that’s in the cards right now.
Hey Molly, thanks for watching. I know that feeling we have quite a few that are only partly working and it's hard to know whether to hang on to them or not. Vintage glass and digicams are the future I think. Film is becoming a real luxury now. I hope one day in the future you can add medium format back in the mix though :)
Adding a Texas Leica to my collection is on my bucket list, which makes sense, as I love rangefinders. But, they are rarely put up for sale around here - and when they are, they are far too expensive.
I don't have an F100, but I do have both an F4 and F90X (and an F50 and N60) , and Nikon simply knew what they were doing when they made their 35mm SLR cameras - and DSLR cameras as well.
So nice going!
I'm looking forward to shooting withmy Leica gear and my Mamiya 645 Pro more in the new year (when the sunlight returns) but also digicams. I've just ordered a Sigma DP1 Merrill with a Foveon sensor, and I can't wait to see how it renders color. I also picked up the last DSLR Minolta ever made - before Sony took over (as a Minolta fan, I had to), and I look forward to testing that old DSLR a lot, when the light returns.
i have a DP2 Quattro.... the Faveon sensor (despite all of sigmas marketing bullshit with Megapixel and all that) is just really amazing to work with! Can't really shoot JPEG on them... but they're sooooo easy to work with in post and the colors are just magical
also they're very film like.... as anything about 800 ISO is just a grainy unusable mess
I will say, i used the x-pro 1 for a long while even did all my client work on it. Just traded it for a Bessa R and am not sad about it at all, but its a great camera that I cant recommend enough ❤️
Nice job! My X-500 and F3/T tend to be my GoTo shooters. I’d like to shoot the N90s and Nikon F a bit more in 2023z
That FM2, F100 and Pen F are some nice cameras! Enjoy.
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I wish I had time to shoot my incredible film cameras. I have a Texas Leica, great unit! I'm busy busy busy working on a photography degree. I could use film for my projects, if there wasn't the turn around time. I will do so in later years. Can't wait for a film heavy summer!
Hey Lucy, if you wanna try Fuji's original X-trans I for cheap, try getting your hands on the Fujifilm X-M1! You'll get the same results as shooting an X-Pro 1 but for a fraction of the price! I've been using one as a daily carry and I couldn't ask for more out of an EDC camera!
I also own the Fuji x100. Bought it secondhand a very very long time ago. It is also a camera to fall in love with the way it looks. Still very nice, but I like to change lenses or even use a zoom. But I keep it, perhaps in 5 years the price will so high! Before the digital camera's came I always shoot with Canon's, so when the digital errar began I bought Canon,'s. I own a lot of Canon's full frame and so on. But I must say I love my older fuji a lot. I always make bicycle tours and a full frame camera with that lenses is a little big. So now I have some older Fuji's and I bought a Sony A6000 secondhand. I stopped making film end last century. No dark room no more for more then 20 years.
Looking forward to using two cameras that are in the post currently! A Pentax 6x7 and a Canon P. Really keen to learn the sunny 16 rule! Love the videos and podcasts 📸
Love getting cameras in the post it's so exciting! Thanks Ethan nice to hear you enjoy the podcast :) Kingjvps has a really easy to understand vid on sunny 16 rule!
A friend of mine recently got a Canon P, and it is such a cool camera. I'm sure you're gonna love it 🤙
I also picked up a G2 because of your review. Thank you
Love that texas leica one day I'll try one. You should definitely try street photography so much fun. If not already at some point give old 6x6 or 6x9 folders a go too these things are cheap compact and pretty awesome I only got my first earlier this year now have a fair few love them to bits. Love that Pen, a mate picked one up for me a couple weeks ago not used it yet tho'. Liked and subbed cheers
Lucy, you have some interesting videos on film photography. I have shot film for many years, and I have to wonder why some people on RUclips refer to the Canon A1 or AE1 or Nikon auto SLRs for beginners. A true beginner camera should have a fully manual approach for f stop and shutter speed, such as Pentax Spotmatic SPII (and there are plenty available at low cost or Nikon FM2 which uses LEDs in the viewfinder to guide the f stop and shutter speed). Beginners are better off learning on a fully manual camera to appreciate the effect that adjusting the f stop and shutter speed can give you. You might already have a Pentax Spotmatic, and I think you should show how to use it.
Gasp!! Those are mighty fine beauties! I have the F100 and lugged that chunky boy across Europe - curious what you think if it and if you enjoy shooting with the Nikon 😊 Congrats on the Fuji GW690 Lucy - can’t wait to see your impressions of it! Happy shooting with your new cameras! 📸❤️
Hey coco! Thank you lovely 😊 I’m really excited for the new and these new cameras. Can’t wait to make some videos about them and share with you and the community. Have a great rest of your week Coco 📸🎞👋🏻🙏🏻
I can’t wait to come back from erasmus just to use my nikon F4 again. It is such a brick, but there’s something about it that I prefer over my Canon 7, which has been my daily camera for the past months. Maybe is the weight, maybe the sound. Anyways, great video, hope to see you using those cameras the future!
the fuji 6x9 is amazing. Lots of pros used them for years. I have a friend who retired from a single photo that he took with the 6x9. [ that was in the early 90s ]
Thanks for watching Cameron! Wow 😯 imagine that I wanna know more and see this photo!!!
@@LucyLumen Sadly, he died before the digital revolution, and so far, I never have been able to find the picture because as far as I know it was never on the net. It was a picture of the Taj Mahal. My friend's last name was Moyer and first name James, but I am afraid that he has been relegated to obscurity for other reasons as well. I saw the photo just after it was printed many years ago but there was only one print made and that was for a royal family whose name I was not allowed to know. My understanding was that they were to get the negative as well. Not only was it a beautiful picture but there was a distant figure in the photograph which had something to do with the photo's eventual ownership. It was all a bit mysterious, and I am not sure how much he was paid but he assured me that he would never have to work again. My friend lived for 2 more years but was tight lipped about further details.
Excellent video! Thank you. I have two Nikon F100 and two Nikon new FM2 (one chrome, one black).
Thank you I'm glad you enjoyed it! Appreciate you watching :)
@@LucyLumen Oh, thank YOU for your response. Now I think about it, I actually have one Minox 35.... A tiny camera. It is also nice to have a tiny camera.... (Yes, I have Nikon D300 and so on, but they are heavy and bulky....)
I enjoy taking pictures (jpegs) with my Osmo Action, with 'dewarp' on; love shootig uwa :-)
Nice collection. As far as early to mid 00s digicams go if you want that filmic look, pick up a Fuji Finepix with the SuperCCD sensor. It's the closest look to film I have ever seen, especially if you get a model like the F70EXR, one of the first to get the film simulations like Provia, Velvia and Astia. I picked one up recently for $45 but prices are going way up on them. I have an extensive list on which Fuji cameras have a version of that sensor if you want it. Also look at the early to mid 00s Panasonic Lumix cameras. They are super cheap still and produce some great photos. I really like the DMC FZ8 I got recently in a pawn shop for $30. I would also include the Nikon Coolpix P series cameras which were the top of the line. I picked up a P7100 last year for like $50 and it's great. Has more pro features on it than the lower end models, even has an ND filter built in. Just a few ideas.
I love my Konica C35 AF2 such good glass. I absolutely adore my Minolta XG7, my Canon Z155 is really nice, and so is the Canon Sure Shot Zoom-S (my $5.00 camera). Also my Minolta Freedom Zoom 70C. I’m excited to use my Pentax K1000 (it was gifted to me w/ a bunch of lenses) also looking forward to shooting my Canon Multi-Tele, it’s a half frame camera. And a few other cameras.
I will be using mostly high quality mechanical cameras from the late 50's to early 60's. Cameras from this era give me the best in terms of engineering, feel and shutter sounds. These will include the Pentax K (1958), H2 (1959), Retina 1B, Canon P, Leica M3, 111g, Konica IIa, IIIA, Rolleiflex T and Olympus D3. Digital use will be a Fuji X-E1 and X-T1.
I’m excited to consolidate and get use out of the cameras I have already purchased. I can’t believe I’m about to say this but I think I’m done buying film cameras. Now to spend that saved money on film and holidays to take new photos
You are very breve wanting an FA. I’d do a lot of background reading on all the issues they have and understand you might end up with an expensive paperweight
You did very well with that swap. Even if you got the fuji 6x9 on its own, it would have been a good deal, but the F100 as well . Certainly, if you were here in the UK, it would be anyhow.
Yes we definitely scored with the swap! The guy is a friend of a friend and he bought them a long time ago - I think he wanted them to go to a good home and we did too with the Mamiya 645. Lucky though! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
What I'm really interested in is the fact that Pentax are looking at making brand new film cameras!!! I don't know if they'll be coming out next year, but I hope they go ahead with it and it's a success. I'd be really interested in getting one!! I'd love to get a Texas Leica, but they're a bit on the expensive side. Great for portraiture, though. The 6x9 negatives really lend their size to getting really great portraits. If you ever get down to Melbourne, you want to go do a street session with Hashem and get him to give you some pointers on street. I'm just trying to think of someone around the Brissie/Coast way but I can't think of anyone offhand. Might be able to with a little bit of thought about it, though. Depending on where you are, street photography can either be a relatively pleasant experience, or one that's rather stressful and confronting. It's a bit of the latter up here. Some of the yobbos around town can get in your face at times and you have to be careful depending on when and where you decide to go out and shoot. Best not to do it alone, especially at night.
I've just found your channel, quite interesting, congratulations. I've subscribed. I have less time for youtube at the moment but from time to time I'll come back!
I'm curious about the results with the Fuji GW690, I wanted to buy one years ago but finally I got the Fuji GA645.
This year, 2023, I want to shoot my Rollei SLX - one of the first electronic cameras that uses 120 film. I bought the camera about 6 months ago but given my busy life operating a gallery (Through This Lens)/printing shop/frame shop I never have enough time for shooting.
Love the lighting on each of the camera close ups!
For my 2023, I’ll be using the Canon Prima Mini II, Canon Rebel Ti, Canon F-1 (arriving next week!), Nikkormat ft2 and the Olympus Pen Original. Also excited to use my digicam Canon PowerShot sx780. And still can’t get away from my Fuji x-t3, x100v and Canon eos R! That is if all these cameras survive before my wife realizes that all this gear is cluttering the house! 😂
The lighting is all Lux he is so good at getting b roll of the cameras it's so soothing to watch!
Love your set up for 2023, great cams there! You have gotten awesome shots from that Prima mini I want one haha! Oh my god we have so many cameras and it's getting out of control we don't have space for all of them! Thanks for watching Matt :)
I will contunie to shoot my OM-D E-M1 II and GX80 with whatever lenses i have and will also probably dive more and more into my pentax dslr sidekick. i love OVFs. esp the SLR ones, but films not worth it for me. maybe more manual glass too. really interested in some m42 ultrawide lenses.
I think I'm looking forward to actually shooting with my cameras. Sometimes it's hard to find the time to actually find the time to make photos 🤦🏻♀️
I totally agree! It’s not a hobby you can just do at home like sewing or playing an instrument etc. you really need to go out in the field and normally want time during the day to do it. I hope 2023 is full of photo opportunities for you. Thanks for watching
@@LucyLumen So true! I hope I can do more with what I have soon. I have all the gear I could want, but I would love to be able to spend more time actually making photos, making prints, and looking at photos with friends!