Great video , great pictures - I hope I can see more! I also love my C33. 😊

@danienelphoto

3 ай бұрын

Thank you and thank you for watching. My latest video is also with the C33 and some Delta 400. Check it out.

The porofinder is very dim compared to a true prism finder but the prism finder is heavy. I just settled on the waiste level on my C330f and used it for years taking portraits and some weddings. Served me very well. The earlier models such as your C33 may in fact be built more robust and had light seals that wouldn't turn to goo every 10 years or so.

@danienelphoto

5 ай бұрын

I normally don't mind waistlevel finders, but the porofinder I have is sufficiently bright for my uses. Ihave seen some terribly dark eye level prism fonders on other models). Te light seals in mine are still in remarkable condition, so you might be onto something.

Nice one bru 🇿🇦

@danienelphoto

Ай бұрын

Shot, bru!

Wonderful locations, well shot. A shame about the film deterioration but it does give it a true vintage look. Keith

@danienelphoto

5 ай бұрын

Thank you, Keith, I really appreciate that. Yes, I studied the film base, next to the frames, and it is even in there... so maybe the celloid has some issue? I've shot old film before, but that is a first. Weirdly the emulsion seems to have stayed consistent.

I have a C330 that I got from Japan during covid-times via eBay. I got the body and also from separate Japanese sellers, the 55mm and the 135mm lenses. The camera was described as "near mint" ... and it's reasonably clean ... but there is some "minor" chrome degradation/corrosion on the crank-side of the camera that did not appear in the eBay photos ! I told the seller about this in an un-heavy-handed way, and he replied politely but did not offer me any cash-back ... LOL ... anyway keep that in mind when buying on eBay (even from Japan) and going by the descriptions. Shipping back (return was possible) would have been too expensive from Canada to make that worthwhile. Offering me an eTransfer of part of the purchase price would have made more sense ... but I did not push for that. Oh, and I did not give a bad (as far as I can recall) eBay rating. I think I probably never did get around to giving him a rating.

@danienelphoto

2 ай бұрын

Man, it can be a gamble! My big concern is functionality with old cameras. I can handle a bit (even a lot!) of cosmetic wear, but if it is not working, I don't want it. It sucks when sellers "misrepresent" their wares, though. I buy local mostly, so it helps in that regard.

Very very nice. RS. Canada

@danienelphoto

5 ай бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate you watching.

great video

@danienelphoto

5 ай бұрын

Thank you, Chris, and thank you for watching!

great vid! thanks for sharing

@danienelphoto

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@KenmeriCaptain

5 ай бұрын

@@danienelphoto loved those seal pics - I'm in south Australia and have seals near me too. I've just bought an rb67, I think my first trip will be to get some seal pics!

@danienelphoto

5 ай бұрын

Ooohh, yes. And that 6x7 format can make for awesome compositions. 6x7 landscape is such a "balanced" compositional canvas. Seals are just awesome (though, where I grew up they used to be despised - they chow a lot of crayfish, which the fishers believed belonged to them! Nowadays the attitude is way more symbiotic :) )

great video, I got ahold of a Mamiyaflex, C33, and a C330. I'm trying to decide which one to keep by running a few rolls through them. I might have to make a comparison video! I love the seals in your video, and it's cool that they were so comfortable with you. Did anyone try to pet them? Where I am they don't let people come to close.

@danienelphoto

5 ай бұрын

Hi - thank you- you have a nice selection. The 33 and 330 is very similar, but the 330is said to be more refined. Yes, the seals are very "tame" and people do try and pet them, at thr harbour at least, but it is abad idea, the seals generally get a agressive once you reach out to touch them. The one at thr beach is wild and was aggressive the moment I got closer. It is very much frowned upon by the authorities in the ports for people to try and touch them etc - maybe also becaus of liability issues!

@etienneamien

5 ай бұрын

The smaller and lighter Mamiya C220 is a great option too. The C22 as far as a remember had a manual film knob advance system, it’s slower but at least, doesn’t suffer from making the film overlap (due to wear and tear of the film advance weel on the C220 and C330)

@danienelphoto

5 ай бұрын

Mamiya C220s are definitely more abundant here in SA. Any of these are great options.

"Promosm"

@danienelphoto

3 ай бұрын

Explain? My funny pronunciation? Lol