“People think it’s a digital camera and they leave me alone”. I can relate.

@Biker_Gremling

2 жыл бұрын

Best is when you take a picture of someone and ask them if they want to see it. The stare of confusion looking at the screen-less back of the camera is priceless.

@sonyviva308

Жыл бұрын

@@Biker_Gremling How to prank in 2022.

@deadlycreature3359

Жыл бұрын

@@sonyviva308 lol

@sophustranquillitastv4468

2 ай бұрын

@@Biker_Gremling Happened all the time when I bring my camera to school back in the day when I can't get my hand on decent DSLR at the time and films are still not expensive as in recent years, most of my friends think I used DSLR, and I shoot them as if I shoot DSLR literally.

Once you've been shooting film for so long, those classic metal body cameras don't feel as amazing anymore. I think there are some standouts such as the Canon F-1, or Nikon F2 otherwise you start to want more more features, an everyday work horse camera. 90s SLR's are the best solution to that

@Nathan-mv3xn

2 жыл бұрын

The F1 is an incredible camera for sure. Most of the features of the newer bodies i don't require as I'd usually just use a digital camera because it feels much more like a digital. I like how different it feels. If i was just after results yeah a 90s slr would be much easier

@Adrian-wd4rn

2 жыл бұрын

An M3 always feels amazing though. Perfect mechanical goodness.

@Nathan-mv3xn

2 жыл бұрын

@@Adrian-wd4rn not so sure one could get a working M3 for the same price as an working f1, or even a nikon f2as. I'm sure the Leica must feel better for all that extra

@Adrian-wd4rn

2 жыл бұрын

@@Nathan-mv3xn Well, he said classic metal bodies, he didn't specify beyond that. LOL.

@621Tomcat

2 жыл бұрын

I still love my FM2, but the F4 is such a beast. 5.7FPS and a girthy body to balance a big lens. It has autofocus and AE, and the motor drove is perfect for what I shoot

Not just film cameras. Filmmaking as well. On the Corridor Crew channel, Niko Pueringer once said that the 90s were the golden age for filmmaking, especially VFX filmmaking. It was that sweet spot era where movies were still shot on film with practical VFX, which was only then sparingly enhanced and made better through the use of CGI VFX. Case in point: Jurassic Park, the original.

One of the fun things canon did with those 90s slrs was the eye control af... Where the camera picks the focus point based on where your eye is looking in the viewfinder

@dominichelton

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's a really fun function on the Elan 7ne. Recalibrating it is super easy too

I absolutely love my late 80s-early 90s minolta cameras. they have an insane amount of features that you sometimes don't even see on new cameras. plus most minolta gear is relatively inexpensive so it's easy to collect the lenses I need

@fido252

2 жыл бұрын

I have several, 505si super is so light and efficient !

@michaelsherck5099

2 жыл бұрын

My favorite 35mm camera is my Minolta 800si. Too expensive for my budget when new, I got a mint body for pocket change when people jumped into digital wholesale.

@gunnerovergaard9646

2 жыл бұрын

Have a Maxxum 5 and love it!

@kerc

2 жыл бұрын

I am a Maxxum addict, too. :D

@kerc

2 жыл бұрын

@@gunnerovergaard9646 The 5 is my favorite from my Maxxum collection!

Video @ 2:44 "Eye Control" 👀 Being touted today by many in recent digital mirrorless offerings by Canon, they don't realize that they had this great feature back in the early 90's ! This excellent feature reduced the need for physical focus point selection (little toggles & buttons to push etc.)...

That Contax camera that allows AF on manual lenses by moving the film plane is just genius! Such a smart implementation!

OK Noah -- so I left the cameras behind and grabbed a box -- a smallish one (in fact a camera was shipped to me in it). I tossed a roll of film into the box. I made a hole in the side of the box and stuck a lens onto it. Then I went out (beautiful weather here today (suburb of Baltimore, Maryland, US)) and, as you said, pointed the box here and there. People. Trees. Animals. Cool cars. Well -- I'm developing the film -- and we'll see what I get!!! 🙂

I love my OM-4 because it’s a “best of both worlds” in terms of mixing classic analog components with lots of modern features. That being said my EOS Rebel X was the first film camera I ever owned and I can’t ever see myself selling it. That camera is a Swiss Army knife of functionality.

@DavidBrown-zp5br

2 жыл бұрын

Also I’m with you on saying E-O-S, “E-aus” sounds like a noise you make while sneezing and burping.

@daktarioskarvannederhosen2568

2 жыл бұрын

i rember aspiring to the OM4 in the 80s. i never did get one but it was the camera i had wanted.

When I bought my Rebel 2000 in 2005 it cost like $250 with a lens or two. It was so advanced I never learned any photography basics back then. I wish I'd have started on a more simple camera. Within the last couple weeks I actually brought it out of storage to play around with. It's way more advanced than I remember (really it's probably just that I know how to use all the different functions now) and being that it's plastic, it's super light to carry around. Nice video, Noah.

Great summary. For me the Nikon F4 remains my favourite 35mm SLR from the 80s/90s. It was a huge technical step-up from previous cameras and has fabulous ergonomics.

@soreljohnson3953

2 жыл бұрын

and it works with nearly every nikon lens made!

@DylanPackard

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely been hounding for one myself, gorgeous and functional piece of kit!

I’ve heard the same advice with typewriters. A 70s model might not look as cool as a pre-WWII machine, but it’ll have all the features and is more likely to still work.

*only* 50k? Most underrated channel on youtube! Congrats, Noah! I have an EOS 1V, that I lusted after for so long. So much fun. I have always liked the ergonomics of pro-DSLRs, glad I can get it as an SLR.

my elan II had a classic look but alas its dead now. my elan 7 is only useable now because I had to 3d print the latch. these cameras had a plastic latch that over time would brake off and its hard to find a replacement now. to anyone watching be careful with the latch.

if you're manual nerds, pentax made pentax P30 between 80s to 90s. it's a nice 35mm SLR. it's manual focus camera but have auto exposure both shutter priority and aperture priority and full programed auto exposure if it's paired with PK-A lenses. don't like auto exposure? don't worry it can be set to full manual exposure. it doesn't have motor drive but it already have quick loading system. i always thinking P30 is just "automated" K1000

Great video Noah! Many of these 90s and 2000s SLRs have some really great and innovative features that sometimes aren't available in today's cameras. I originally started shooting film on a 1989 make Zenit 12XP I found in almost new condition with a Helios 44M-4 lens. It is a really good camera and of course the lens is quite the thing to shoot with. I mainly use it when I feel I want to slow down a bit and enjoy the process even more. My very second camera was a Canon EOS Rebel G with a Tamron 28-200 mm that I got for almost nothing. It is a pretty neat camera I like to use when I want accurate metering and not too many hassles on vacations/trips even though I use it in manual mode even then as I find that to be more fun than anything else. People do leave you alone when they see a DSLR like looking camera. And of course, like you said, I can adapt M42 lenses with an adapter which I am experimenting with right now, doing kind of a comparison between the Helios 44M-4 and the Pentax Super Takumar 50mm F1.4 to see how they perform with the same film/settings, etc. And I am damn excited to see the results when I finish the roll. While I recently acquired a few more of the classic/much sought after SLR cameras (Pentax K1000, Olympus OM-1, and the latest entry to the arsenal - Nikon F2), I am eyeing a Canon EOS 3 body advertised on an e-commerce site here in India. The seller has put up too high a price for it, but that thing is nice with it's eye controlled focus and some awesome features, essentially everything for a pro enthusiast/pro photographer shooting film and is enticing. I am hoping I can negotiate and get it down to a reasonable price though. Let's see how that goes. Keep making these great videos. Cheers!

I started shooting film with a Eos 300v and it was a very nice experience. The camera and it's functions are very sophisticated and you are nearly always guaranteed to get a good image. Then when I got myself a fully mechanical slr camera it was very easy to use as I had learned a lot from my Eos. Now I upgraded and got myself a Eos 30 Eye control. I really love analog Eos cameras.

Noah has definitely stepped up the meme game here. Also, congrats on becoming a part of the LIFT team!

I have that Canon EOS A2E camera with the vertical grip and love it. One thing I like about it is you can setup eye focusing for up to 4 different users; it will focus at the point that you're looking at through the viewfinder. That is a nice feature. LOTS of features on that camera.

Love the dizzing montage. Also I never used or was aware of those type of plastic cameras or even all of those features. Nice job.

Now THAT's thinking outside the box! Loved that ending. I still have a pair of Rebels from way back (XT and 2000) and I recently got an EOS3. I grew up with a Minolta SRT101 in the 70s, so I do appreciate the older metal manual boxes. Also have a few older Medium Format cameras with up to no automation, they are all pleasant to use. Fun video with some practical pointers.

One small thing to check on a lot of the cheaper EOS bodies, check if the shutter is sticking. Some funky funky black foam on the blades starts to tar up and sticks the blades. Ate a roll before I noticed haha! Naptha or ethanol seem to work really well, I just used some q-tips to clear the blades front and back. But man, when it works holy moly! Soft focus is so good, shoots one in focus and a really quick shot fully unfocused. So hazy and pretty 😍

I absolutely love my old mechanical Pentax cameras, But sometimes if I'm going on day trip with friends and I don't wanna slow the group down by constantly stopping and focusing, I'll take my Pentax MZ-S, Which after shooting my MX and Pentax 645 for so long, Feels like a spaceship.

@robertknight4672

Жыл бұрын

I love my Pentax k1000 pictures of really solid camera but I can't really pass it to a friend who is not familiar with manual cameras. However my Minolta maxxum 5 slr can be left in automatic mode and I can just hand it to a friend.

Absolutely true. I have both the Nikon F100 to use with my FX lenses and an EOS Elan to use with my EF lenses. They're both great, and the pool of lenses is insanely deep. In particular, with people shedding DSLRs for mirrorless bodies, F mount and EF mount lenses are flooding the used market and it's a great time to get them for good prices.

@melaninxhalide1165

2 жыл бұрын

I’m jumping for joy for the day that Canon ports all of their lenses to RF mount cause then all that EF glass will plummet in price and I can finally afford some of the lenses I’ve been lusting after.

As a beginner film photographer, my EOS 500 is treating me very well and it is absolutely brilliant for someone of my skill level. I'm so glad I spotted it!

This video was a pure joy to watch! I have a few funny and good looking cameras to please my hipster side, but my EOS 650 is after all the most reliable camera I own when it comes to ease of use

Love your videos man! Love from atlanta, gonna go shoot my EOS Elan II today!

That EOS A2(EOS 5) `s flash is very special indeed in my opinion. It actually zoom according to lens zooms position!

I think 2000's camera's are a great tool. I can use my modern day Canon EF L series lenses on them and get a much sharper images than older FD lenses. Thanks for sharing and all of you great content. All the best. Jim from Georgia

@thorstenjaspert9394

2 жыл бұрын

I think you can push push film photography with latest Lenses to limit of any film. The actual Canon lenses are much sharper than the one's of the 90th. The resolution limit is is film not the lens. The functionality is equal to actual DSLRs. As Canon photographer you feel at home with these plastik cams. My dream would be a new film SLR with the battery and focus points of the Canon 5D Mark 4. But this will not happen.

Picked up a EOS 650 for $20 bucks the other day. This thing can mount all my EF L glass and still take advantage of any in-lens stabilization or really fast Nano-USM AF tech. In one breath, i dont understand why people spend fortunes on fully mechanical antique film cameras when 35mm film image quality is all based on the quality of ur film stock & the lenses you use. In another breath im glad these 90s electronic SLR's arent really hyped so more people who want to try out analog photography can grab a cheap body + nifty 50 combo for less than $100 in the used market.

Thank you for your efforts ♡

I still have an N90S somewhere that I bought new then ran less than 10 rolls of film thru before switching to digital.

I've learnt film photography based solely on what I had on hand, being some expired Ilford fp4 in my grandfather's Minolta SRT-101, which is a metal body slr from the late 70's. Taught me basic exposure through experience, with very limited pre-existing theory (from here :), which was definitely the long way around, but local film resources here are slim to none.

I got lucky with a client of mine that gifted me her canon rebel 2000 that was in a box ready to be donated to a thrift store. I’m glad I had a conversation with her about my interest in shooting film! 🤓 I shot my first roll and I’m super happy with it.

Decided to pick up a Nikon N90s the other month and very happy I did - its amazing that cameras that used to seel for THOUSANDS are now available for peanuts, I love my Olympus OM1 with all of its mechanical intricacies - but shooting with a modern SLR with autofocus and almost-infallible lightmeters is awesome for focusing on the photography. Loved the video :)

I've found some amazing slr's from the 90s in thrift stores and they have some great features for sure! great video!

When I first got my Pentax digital, I figured it’d be fun to get a film one, since so many Pentax lenses are backwards compatible. The PZ-20 I bought from KEH for less than the cost of the 2CR5 battery it takes is pretty sweet. Really fun, simple camera to use. Certainly it was a great pickup.

I grew up lusting after the Canon A2, the 1 series and the Nikon F100/F5 after that. I've never understood why an AE-1 Program can demand more than an A2E or even an F100. A Nikon 50 1.8 G on an F1 is just completely amazing. The N90/F90 would be almost equally great for less, too. I refuse to sell my A2 ever, even with the annoying -+ symbols in place of the scale.

On topic of 90s cameras, I'm very happy with my Ricoh KR5 MK3. Made in 1994, plastic build, but fully mechanical and just pleasure to use. And at prices that are fraction of the more popular mechanical SLRs from 70s/80s.

It's the era of camera I'm most familiar with, I grew up with camera catalogue from around this era. And most of the time I like to shoot with these autofocus camera more as they're more reliable, especially when shooting slide film I rarely use manual focus camera and go with these instead, not to mention they're system compatible with DSLR of the same brand as well.

That rebel 2000 was my first film camera in 2019 and was the perfect gateway from digital to film. I shoot the a2e now with my L lenses (as new as ‘09!) and it’s a blast

He mentioned the best camera make ever, and still the best today. PENTAX!

One of my favorite film cameras I own is a Canon EOS 30 (AKA Elan 7E in the USA) with the cheap nifty fifty on it. It's just so much easier to use as a point and shoot for hanging out and not having to worry about making sure I have manual settings right

Totally agree about autofocus! Just recently switched from a fully manual 33mm to a 33mm with auto focus and I immediately started taking more photos. Like I stopped to take photos that I would not consider with the manual lens just because of how much slower and annoying it is to manually focus. The less friction the more you can focus on getting shots!

This made me think itd be good to do series on different camera "ecosystems" or whatever. I started with a Ricoh film camera and so stuck with Pentax when digital cameras came around. Theres a weird thing as a K-mount photographer whenever I see film camera reviews which are of course always Nikon and Canon focused. Different lens brands end up getting trusted more, some quirks you learn to love, some things you just miss out on... and Pentax in particular sort of is unique in a lot of ways... the screw drive for autofocus sort of exists right alongside in-camera motor autofocus. The contact points on the mount itself show a ton if history as digital contacts were added. And I had to dismantle my Rikenon 50mm lens to remove the P pin so it wouldnt get stuck in my Pentax digital, etc. The company changing hands to Hoya and to Ricoh...

It wasn't just the 90s that had cameras like this. I have a Yashica 230af from 1987 that's pretty awesome. At least on paper... I haven't gotten to use it yet, because I'm still waiting for the batteries to be delivered. It's got all the functions you could possibly want though, and it had a pretty nice lens on it when I got from the thrift store, so I'm excited to start using it.

I went from Canon T90's to the Canon A2e for work. they were awesome cameras and never failed me. I had the battery pack as well!

The old decent quality film cameras leave virtually all the modern digital cameras in the dust, when it comes to reliability and ruggedness. The build quality was something you just do not see today ! I myself, have a Pentax Spotmatic from 1967, a Mamiya C330 from 1971 and 2 Exacta 35mm cameras from 1963. Also, a Yashica 6X6 124D TLR and 2 other Pentax 35MM film cameras. All are still fully functional and and are in regular use. I also have a Nikon DSLR. There is a MASSIVE difference in he quality of the materials used and the quality of construction between the film cameras and the digital.

Much appreciates, especially about the A2, and extremely well produced video.

I have a Canon 650 in my collection. It's not quite a 90's camera, it's from the late 80's. It works like a dream. It's a great camera in immaculate condition that I got for such a small price.

And they have an awful lot to go wrong. I have two Canon F1 that were bought new in 1971/1971, both with motor drives. They are absolutely fantastic. They are so well built. A very good friend has the Nikon equivalent.

in my film-photography journey i started out with a fully mechanical minolta in '81 and then went to a highly electronic canon in '87 and then settling on my preference of a particular fully mechanical canon that had exactly the features i sought.

Really enjoy using my 90’s EOS camera’s, especially with my long lenses.👍👍

I recently got an F6 and hot damm it's amazing at what it does. I shoot an f3 when I want that lovely mechanical feel and look.

Belive it or not, about an year ago I've found a Canon Eos 1n RS listed for about 70 bucks on Facebook marketplace. It looked kinda rough and the listing was up for about a month. The buyer also had no ideia what it was and insisted in calling it a digital camera. Anyways I just could not pass it up and met the guy, handed him the money, and he gave me the camera still with it's original box! and when I got home, I couldn't believe it was 100% functional. Today I've got a collection of over 100 cameras. I fix a bunch and resell them. But this eos 1n is by far my favorite child. I couldn't care less about how ugly, heavy and absurdly bulky it is. I've burned about 40 rolls and counting and I cannot get myself to use anything else when I'm serious about the photos I want to take (basically everytime to be honest). I swear to god, it is absurdly fun just flicking that switch to 10 fps mode and just letting it fire (although ive only done it once with film inside it because I'm cheap). Also the pellicle mirror is very mesmerizing. I still have no idea how cannon pulled it off. the ideia of it being a SLR that the mirror is fixed is so funny to me. almost everyone who sees it fire without a lens just swears to god it is broken lol.

Recently got a nikon f801, can't wait to see what I'll get with it. As you said a lot of features in these cameras and they look sturdy enough

When you're talking to someone about your Canon EOS film SLR, it can be a little tricky at times to convince the other person that is actually a film camera and not digital. I once rang up a camera store and memtioned to a staff member there that I had a Canon EOS 30 and the first thing he said in response to that was: "Ah okay a 30D. Blah blah blah." I could have said that it was an ''EOS 30 film SLR" but I didn't feel the need. Surely, the model name alone would be sufficient. However, another time when I was online, I was much more specific. I made a post on a stock photography forum about my EOS 30. In the opening sentence, I described it as a "Canon EOS 30 35mm film SLR." And one of the people who replied to my post said something along the lines of: "So you mean a 30D?" What the heck?!?

Damn the cameras, this was really well done and edited.

Modern, fancy, automatic features are certainly convenient to have but sometimes they're not necessarily better. Although the Canon T70 is an 80s camera, it does have automatic film loading like the later film SLRs of the 90s do. Prior to getting the T70, I would occasionally rewind a partially exposed film and load it into another camera body and finish off the roll. And I had always done that with manual loading cameras like the Canon AE-1. I just assumed that I could the same with an auto loading camera. Big mistake there. I loaded a partially exposed film into the T70 and foolishly, I didn't check the film loading indicator on the LCD screen. I assumed the film was winding on but after it has been removed from another camera body, it develops a curl which makes it just about impossible to load it into an auto loading camera. I was photographing a super rare event - there was flooding from the local river. The water level was higher than it had been in about 20 years. And I thought I was capturing all these flood-related images on film but I only learned later that the film wasn't winding on. If I had loaded this partially exposed film into a camera with manual film loading, I wouldn't have had a problem. Also, some Canon EOS 35mm cameras have the potential to fog infrared film.

I learned on the Nikon N80 and I loved it, I did start off fully auto, but I quickly learned the manual side of it. I don’t think it’s bad to start off auto, as long as you do force yourself to use some manual settings.

First camera I shot was a Nikon N65, the af didn’t work and it kinda underexposed everything. I shot it on aperture priority. The SECOND camera I shot on was the Nikon FE, which was wonderful and I personally felt was helpful in learning to shoot film and get better manual focus.

I just love the charm of my 70s Konica. When it’s shutter goes off for no reason while I’m loading another shot, I scream internally

went on vacation a month ago and took my Grandpas Canon Elon II with me with 3 rolls of film to shoot. have yet to go get them developed but was having a blast using a old film camera.

I love having a Nikon F100 and Nikon FM2. It's the thesis and antitheses for the more powerful synthesis.

I have a couple older Cameras like the Nikon FE but I love my 2 80’s cameras (Nikon F4 and Nikon F501) probably the most. So easy… So functional. And still beautiful to look at. :)

Yeah, I've learned the basics with a Canon AV-1 (50mm f1.8) and i am SO glad that i started with that. It helped me to understand exposure, shutter speed and all of the other variables pretty fast. About three years later, my mum gave an EOS 100 with a 28-105 mm lens for christmas. It was a great gift, that is for sure, but it is also a great camera. Having a flash light inbuilt does help sometimes. Also, long exposures are much more easier, now that i can set the shutterspeed to up to 30s. Try to do that with a 70s SLR! Well, there are exceptions, like my Agfa Optima 1035 which will keep it open for, AFAIK, nearly 20s if necessary, but that is a point & shoot anyway. My issue with the EOS 100: I am more into compact and lightweight cameras. My Lubitel as well as my Agfa Isolette are pretty lightweight, considering the average weight of a medium format camera. With 35mm, the AV-1 is one of the lightest SLRs Canon has ever put out, being made of plastic that doesn't like it is. The EOS 100 allows me to use my old Helios M42 lens through an adapter, and that works surprisingly well. My point is: These black plastic 90s SLR cameras do have a decent weight combined with a lens and are, at least in my personal kind of use, more suitable for thoughtful shooting; Like portraits and landscapes. Right now, i am using - Canon Epoca for street photography and "daily stuff" (f2.8, two viewfinders, unusual design, zoom, rather sharp lens and half bad for portraits) - Agfa Optima 1035 for the usual stuff and street photography (it handles slide film extremely well, extremly compact and cute, sharp, aesthetic, long exposures, good viewfinder) - Canon AV-1 (i have tons of filters for my FD lens and a f1.8 lens, it is perfect for concerts / low light. Aside from that, not much usage anymore) - Ricoh RZ-750 for street photography and "daily stuff" (just f3.5, but sharp lens, more compact than any Canon i own, integrated multiple-exposure feature, generally a good feature set) The EOS 100 somehow sits in the middle. I don't have the fastest lenses for it and it is too "bulky"/noticable for street photography. If i had to take just ONE 35mm camera with me for a trip...I would go with the EOS 100, since long exposures are indeed pretty handy. I'd rather carry more weight and get less "good shots" in terms of street photography, but it has everything i need. These EOS cameras were made to be pretty stable, with reporters in mind. Freezing weather or heat, theoretically they can handle of it better than most. Then again, a manual film transport is more fun, pocketibility is above everything on trips and if you can't get the shot you want to due to how the box looks, the box' features don't meter, eh, matter. +++++++++++++++++++++ TL;DR The EOS 100 is the BEST allround-camera i own and i agree with everything in the video. Yet, it is too well-rounded and bulky for my workflow; I simply cannot get the same shots, or rather the mood/setting needed. If you need the camera, that always covers your back if any of your favourite cameras fail, the 90s plastic SLR cameras will help you. Like a friend whose love you cannot reciprocate and thus don't want around all the time, yet glad at least someBODY will always be able to you help out, when you need it urgently. +++++++++++++++++++++

@anzaeria

Жыл бұрын

I once left the shutter open for over five hours on an early 1970s SLR. I was shooting star trails at night with a Canon FTb. Nice thing about the FTb is that it has a mechanical shutter. So you can leave the shutter open for as long as you want and it won't drain any battery power (if there is no battery inside the camera.)

Paid 5 dollars for an n70 at a salvation army. Didnt have a battery cover so i checked online. Battery cover is 20 dollars plus shipping. Then i check ebay, i paid 3 dollars plus 5 dollar shipping for a second parts camera. I thank you 90s.

Ive had nothing but bad luck buying mechanical SLRs but I got my Minolta 505si super and canon rebel k2 and love them both.

I was a die-hard fan of manual focus stuff - Minolta XD, Canon P, some medium format stuff. But then... a friend asked me to find an automatic, light camera - got a Minolta 505si. Middle-level body, sold with kit lens in 1999 for 880USD, got it for pennies, tested it out with two rolls - and I liked it! And then I got my hands on a Canon EOS 33, and a nifty fifty... and damn I'm thinking of keeping this one now. It's too nice, just a bit bulky compared to my other (35mm) cameras. Best thing is, like you said, even the "entry level" models that people sell for next to nothing have lots of great features, and on day to day shooting you won't even feel the need for a flagship model.

Yes! I've got cameras from the 40's - late 90's and they all got their place, I like most of them a lot, but there's something special about the cameras from the late 80's-90's. Canon T90, Contax AX, Minolta A9, I love them and use them all the time. The minolta A9 is by far my favorite camera, I use the lenses on my A9, Minolta D7 and Sony A7rii. The minolta A9 and D7 hunts more when trying to focus, but when all works as intended (wich is most of the time) it's actually focusing faster than my Sony A7rii with adapter (LA EA4). The thing I like the most though is not the lightning fast shutter speeds or other specs, it's that my minolta A9 and D7 feels like an extension of my arm, I never have to fight with it to get it to do what I want. It's just magic.

@maf421

2 жыл бұрын

Love my old Minoltas. And I can use the lenses on my Sony a9. The SSM lenses focus very quickly!

I have a Canon Eos 300/Rebel 2000, bought it for 10 euros on Ebay, it's extremely practical and I like it a lot though sometimes it feels like a digital camera with no screen but it's always nice to get 36 perfectly exposed photos for each roll and I can use all my EF lenses

Naturally this video comes out while I’m shooting my Nikon F100, the latest of 90’s cameras having come out in 1999.

In the early 2000's people were dumping their 90's cameras at the thrift stores and I was picking them up for around $5. Cameras that cost at least several hundred dollars were picked up for a few dollars. I found some of the Canon EF nifty 50's with the metal mount made in Japan. Also a few Yashica T4's. There was talk that film was obsolete and would no longer be made. People were happy with their 2.1 megapixil point and shoot camera. These 90's cameras are still cheap, often around $20 or so but they are usually stripped of their autofocus lenses.

@ricknicholson5894

2 жыл бұрын

When mountain bikes finally hit public acceptance, you could pick up an incredibly expensive road bike for less than $100.

I paid $125 for my Canon EOS-1 a few years back. It's my go-to for event work.,

I shoot with a late game EOS rebel and man, it feels fantastic to shoot with. At first I shot on auto modes but as I've gotten more confident I've started shooting on aperture priority. I even have a huge flash to go with it (as the model I have doesn't have a built in flash.) The flash is definitely an attention getter. I shot quite a few rolls through it while in NYC and I can't wait to get them developed. In fact, I sent off a roll of Ektachrome I shot there to get developed today. I'm excited to see how it turns out, I used the flash a lot in central park as a fill flash so I could get bright subjects along with bright backgrounds.

I got a Nikon N70 for $9.99, works great, better than my other N70. That's the thing, it's a very competent machine that makes great photos, and if it breaks, spend another $10 and get another one. They have sticky film backs but clean them off with ISA and paint them with some krylon texture paint and good... no, better than new. I love my fleet of 80's-2000's Nikons... OH I need to send you some more film, I have some interesting stocks to give you to try.

Yesss I freaking love my Canon Rebel G. It’s great being able to use the same lenses I had bought for my digital Canon camera on it. People always assume my Rebel G is a digital camera, very sneaky.

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I have a 40mm pancake lens on my Rebel G and it's honestly one of the sleeks looking cameras I have!

camera doesnt really do much , it just opens and closes a shutter and moves the film so you can do it again. it cant compose for you or select a lens . consider this - david bailey changed fashion photography instantly with a pentax s3 in 1961 - no built in meter, no auto focus, no fancy coatings. only reason to get a posh camera is if you plan to shoot slide film. even then you need to check battery availability / bridging circuits to see if it s cost effective.

Got one of the EOS-Cameras and yeah it is fun with a Tamron 1.8 with 18-35mm buuuut I think it matters that the cam is fun to pick up, I like to use an OM4, an SX70 or an AE1 more because it is a feeling :)

I have a lot of cameras on my collection from the 90s. The Minolta a-9, Maxxum 7, Canon EOS 1n, Canon EOS 3, stand out as my favorites.

Loved this video! The super hipster KZread film shooter generation should pay attention. I love my Elan 7ne. I was searching for it forever online and then found one brand new in box at a local estate sale for $50. Best day of my life.

If you are invested in digital Nikon F or Canon EOS it's a no brainer to get a film body to complement your shooting. The 1990s gave birth to some really nice auto-focus cameras from all the manufacturers, but for me shooting film means slowing down and enjoying myself, and this means no beeps and electronic noises, though I like to have auto-exposure and good metering.

Ok this is one of the funniest vidros you’ve made. Totally digging it. Groovy baby.. neato!

Love my Nikon F100! It's great for vacation or trying a new film or experimenting when you need consistent results.

I’ve got the European version of the A2- the EOS 5, shooting with it is so fun that accidentally burning through a roll is all to easy

Horses for Courses! I like film cameras..... but.... I can think of at least a few of reasons why I would shoot digital... 1) High ISO, relatively low noise in low light situations... especially for Wedding Photography indoors or night-time photography. 2) Hand Held Infrared Photography with the ability to manually focus in Live View for street and landscape photographs. 3) Flick between ISO's during the same shoot.

I love my Nikon F4, F5, F90x but now I am solidly Olympus OM-D now. I will never give up my Nikon kit, it's just too good.

I love my manual cameras, they’re awesome and they have a great feel and just work. But I agree I love my SLRs from the 90s and 00s with my F5, Maxxum 9 and Maxxum 70 that I grab more often than not.

The best 35mm shooter I have is my 1988 Nikon N8008 with a 50mm f/1.4. Between the lens's speed and the features of the camera, it is the photographic equivalent of a swiss army knife. Convenience isn't the #1 reason to choose a film camera of course, but it's nice having something in your arsenal that is very flexible and dead-on accurate

Minolta Maxxum 5 can be had for $50 on ebay. Great camera.

A few months ago I bought a Nikon N60 for like $14 from KEH. Then got a nice lens off ebay and I was good to go :)

First camera I started shooting was a Nikon f3… very basic and i recently got a f5…. The difference between those two cameras is insane.. auto focus fast shutter the mirror is refined the viewfinder is brighter the list just goes on… both great and I still prefer my f3 but if I was gonna go a project or even if just grab the f5 it’s faster more accurate and the battery situation is easy… I love the f3 more though haha

Nice! I am stuck in a time loop between late film cameras (Nikon F4, F6 and F100, Canon EOS30) and early digital cameras (Nikon D700, Canon 5D)

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I was lucky enough to find a Pentax Z1-P from 1991 that had been sitting at a store in Germany and had only been used for tests, so I'm the first owner! These are definitely great cameras and since Pentax's K-mount hasn't changed, you can use all AF and MF pentax lenses on it.

Love my AF Nikons! My 1994 N90S has a higher flash sync speed than my 2014 D750. And Nikkor VR lenses have full functionality on my 2000 N80. And I got those bodies for $30 each!! I was in high school in the 90s when N90S cost $1,000 new, it was so far out of reach then. The only real problem with these cameras is getting enough film to put through them!

I just started looking at these late film cameras. I have been using a Rollei 35S for the last 2 years and it's the only 35mm film camera I took on vacation. Sadly, this camera literally started to self destruct. I lost three exterior screws and the rewind switch. The film advance lever stopped working as well.

Oh man, love those 90s Canons. I have too many. My two favorites are the EOS-1V (because duh), and whichever ELAN model I have (because eye controlled focus).

Cameras from the 90s and 00s will probably last a long time as well. Plastics by then where very developed, and lubricants where much improved. I'd say that name brand cameras from this time are good for decades to come.

I have a Nikon f5 (2 of those), f100,f90,f80,f70. And 3 F bodies from the 1960’s. Love the F5, they are very affordable now.