Contax T2 vs Yashica T4 vs Konica Big mini in Amsterdam

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Күн бұрын

In this video I do real life side by side comparison of the Contax T2, Yashica T4 and Konica Big mini cameras.
All of them are amazing point and shoot cameras with their own pros and cons.
All the images are shot on Kodak Portra 400 and developed in NLP with little or no editing at all.
00:00 Intro
00:32 Still life
01:18 Landscape in the city
06:16 Shooting with flash
07:10 Landscape
11:26 Low-light/night photography
13:06 Shooting in the studio
#contax t2, #konica big mini, #yashica t4, #kodak portra 400, #35mm, #film, #film photography, #analog, #analog photography, #amsterdam, #negative lab pro

Пікірлер: 81

@123oner2 Жыл бұрын

This video is extremely informative and well executed. Thank you for taking the time to put this together

@stephaneg 2 жыл бұрын

Such a helpful video!!! I never realised how much better the T2 was. Thank you so much for this!

@eyewandersfoto 2 жыл бұрын

Better than what? These other two? They all are not great.

@polianinroman 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video and your hard work! Very cozy, warm, colorful and informative🙏 Great job

@cb4056 2 жыл бұрын

Really impressive video to tell the differences between those three good cameras. Keeping up your quality video👍

@nightcruisin 3 ай бұрын

How can I not comment after all the work that has been put in creating this video! Great work!

@snakeytales 3 ай бұрын

Thanks man! Much appreciate it!

@nuno_das_fotos 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice and informative video! Thank you so much for making it!

@vervvyk 2 жыл бұрын

Ah, good old Amsterdam Zuid. Nice video! Real fun to see something like this around the corner, instead of in some distant American state!

@snakeytales 2 жыл бұрын

Hah, you’ve mentioned it and I’m like, hmm, indeed! Thanks for your feedback! I have some more ideas in mind so let try make them in Ams or around:)

@vervvyk 2 жыл бұрын

@@snakeytales Well, I'll keep an eye out for you lugging several camera's around. I'll be sure to say "Hi!" if I spot you!

@chaoqunyin9687 5 ай бұрын

great video bro!! thanks a lot for making this comparison!!

@acecreates 2 жыл бұрын

I love my big mini!! Great video mate, love all the work you've put in!

@snakeytales 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Agree, big mini impressed me with price/quality ratio. The only huge problem for me is that I always have to remember to disable flash with this small button😬

@acecreates 2 жыл бұрын

@@snakeytales haha yes I hear you

@Fank0r 3 ай бұрын

Amazing video. Thank you very much!

@johnny-hd7yn Жыл бұрын

Really great comparison 🤠

@olimichaels 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much. So helpful 😊

@angelbby2003 Күн бұрын

I love all of them

@cameraprepper7938 2 жыл бұрын

I like the first original Contax T most, but I have got the Minox 35 ML which are a very good and fast Camera to use for street Photography, I also have the Leica Minilux which have the best quality Lens of all compact analog film Cameras.

@palerider2890 Жыл бұрын

Awesome presentation. It was so useful to see how these 3 cameras captured the same scenes. You did a lot of work. Thank you. It's as they say, it's not the camera or the lens, it's the photographer.

@snakeytales Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your feedback, much appreciated! It was a fun thing to do and indeed, all of them are very capable tools for the job. The biggest difference for me was the way how a body feels in your hands. If you are tactile person like me, then, unfortunately, T2 is unbeatable🥲

@palerider2890 Жыл бұрын

@@snakeytales I had a T2 years ago. Sold it and got a T3. I regretted doing that as the T3 was too small and it didn't feel good in my hands. Both of the Zeiss lenses on the T2 and T3 were incredibly sharp, and to my taste, too sharp. Two months ago, I sold the T3 on Ebay for more than I had bought it years ago. I am now back to using an SLR camera, two Pentax LX's, one with an old 70s 35mm f/2 lens, the other with a Leica 50mm f/2 which has been adapted for the Pentax mount. That's all I need. It would be nice to have a pocket camera to carry around, but I see that the Konica and Yashica are way overpriced on Ebay. Cheers.

@snakeytales Жыл бұрын

Haha, similar story! Got T3 “for cheap” let’s say this way, and turned out that lens is too perfect and viewfinder is much smaller than in T2. And with current prices it’s to expensive to have it as an everyday p&s. So I also stick to my Nikon SLR’s and Konica BM.

@tobil.5047 2 жыл бұрын

Nice comparison of three great cameras! 👍

@snakeytales 2 жыл бұрын

Agree! Wish I had a 35Ti, potentially it beats them all:)

@petrbursa3302 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!!!

@ReinoldFZ 2 жыл бұрын

Nice photographs! in the small size of the KZfaq video they have subtle differences in character, but pixel peeping them reddit (I have not account there but like to peep) I like the Contax most of the time because there is more detail; being the exception with the red flowers and the tree where I think the Big Mini achieved focus correctly.

@OffMyRocker_ Жыл бұрын

awesome video. thanks!

@snakeytales Жыл бұрын

I wish I could get a Nikon 35Ti for this test

@OffMyRocker_ Жыл бұрын

@@snakeytales that could be a whole other video!

@snakeytales Жыл бұрын

Hah, true!

@tycjantrzpiola 2 жыл бұрын

Cool test. One day we should do photowalk in Amsterdam or POV video :)

@snakeytales 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! One day we could make it but let’s wait for a warmer days😂

@thefilmdegenerate 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I found your channel! I have a Konica that I used twice and gave to my daughter. She's 12 and starting in film, so I am just getting her set in composition before we move onto manual settings. Anyway, i have had any issues with it. I bought an Autoboy 3 and it was having that issue of not focusing on my model. I was shooting it for a video that I am going to try and redo. Scanning my second roll right now from that camera to see if it was user error or not? But I haven't seen much out of the T4 and I was a little underwhelmed with your results for their price. Maybe another Konica is the way to go? Then again, I have high hopes for the TC-1 if I can ever get the scratch together for it... Anyhow, sorry for rambling... I just subbed though and going to watch your other vids, Señor Victor! Happy shooting!

@snakeytales 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I have one more in my pocket but this war in Ukraine makes me very upset so I can’t finish it:( Konica bm is like Olympus mju I - if you can get one for a cheap then it’s a great choice. In the end it just a camera and in with a good light you can barely find the difference between them. Specially for a kid where experience and joy is bigger than specs and advanced features:)

@thefilmdegenerate 2 жыл бұрын

@@snakeytales Yeah man, I feel you… where are you at? (Country) This whole situation is absolute shit. A travesty. I hope you’re safe wherever you’re at. And for sure! She’s having a blast! She’s on her third roll. She’s helped me develop both rolls she’s shot so far. It’s amazing to see her pay attention when we’re out walking and she’s not stuck to her phone! Well, when you’re able to finish it, I’m going to watch it!

@snakeytales 2 жыл бұрын

@@thefilmdegenerate I’m in the Netherlands, but originally from Belarus with Ukrainian roots so it’s like ❤️‍🩹 Oh cool, I still remember my childhood with my dad developing bw film and making handprints in a darkroom! It was a blast!:)

@thefilmdegenerate 2 жыл бұрын

@@snakeytales I hope my kids remember me that way!

@andtheflyinglizard 3 ай бұрын

thankyou

@snakeytales 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you liked it:)

@tobiahtayo5149 2 ай бұрын

I havent shot the T4 yet but been consistently underwhelmed by the shots i've seen in most videos/sites

@justinwilliams3992 2 жыл бұрын

What Tripod do you use for the film camera?

@snakeytales 2 жыл бұрын

Ulanzi MT-21. Could be a bit shaky with extension, but I don’t use it on max.

@albertbernal7434 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video man thank you for this , what camera would you recommend for beginners getting into film ? Can be one not in the video

@snakeytales Жыл бұрын

Hey Albert! It's all depends on how are you comfortable in photography in general because film is not much different than digital in terms of basic logic of exposure/aperture/iso. If you are familiar and comfortable with this and taking into consideration that prices for P&S cameras skyrocketed recently, I would suggest to go for any manual/semi-manual slr from canon/nikon/olympus/etc. as soon as EV meter works properly. But if we are talking about P&S cameras, then I would highly recommend both olympus mji I and II, nikon nikon l35af, nikon af600, ricoh r1 etc. In general, try to find something with max. aperture 2.8 or 3.5.

@Virrgames 2 жыл бұрын

ok, as you say - we will not ask why. just let's see what you've got this time

@stellagriep7650 6 ай бұрын

Very informative video! Exactly the cameras I was doubting to choose from. Which film do you use?

@snakeytales 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Which one did you choose? Regarding film stocks, actually it’s all depends on the scene and mood. Typically for color it’s Kodak Gold and UltraMax, sometimes Fuji Superia X-Tra 400. For B&W it’s ADOX CHS II and Ilford Delta 400. But again, there plenty of other cool options: ADOX Color Mission, CineStill range, FujiColor and so on and so forth.

@stellagriep7650 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your reply!!@@snakeytales I like the dreamy vibe of the contax t2, but for now will save some more and go for the Konica. Where do you develop and buy film in Amsterdam?

@snakeytales 6 ай бұрын

@stellagriep7650 that’s a great choice! You could find it from time to time on marketplaces for around 120-150€. My go to place for development is Key Color and I usually buy film in bulk on www.fotoimpex.com to save on shipping.

@stellagriep7650 6 ай бұрын

aah thanks so much! :)@@snakeytales

@snakeytales 6 ай бұрын

@stellagriep7650 I’ve just uploaded new video so you can check out how portra/um/gold and superia compare to each other on the same camera and lenses

@witkam 2 жыл бұрын

nice compare, i'm really love yashica t5. 9:45 what location?

@snakeytales 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! That’s Parnassia aan Zee area.

@user-xv6qk6uo2s 7 ай бұрын

Which Konica Big Mini Model did you use?:)

@snakeytales 7 ай бұрын

BM-302

@spangancayco 2 жыл бұрын

Any overall thoughts?

@snakeytales 2 жыл бұрын

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder;) All of them are very capable cameras with a pretty good lenses. Unfortunately there are not many cameras available with capability to disable flash by default. If this doesn’t bother you then big mini is a good bang for the buck. Also keep in mind that T4 doesn’t have exposure compensation capability.

@marinivansmirren2307 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video! Just curious, do you happen to be selling the Konica Big Mini right now on eBay?

@snakeytales Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Nope, I decided to keep it since I’m not so scared to have it almost everywhere with me:)

@marinivansmirren2307 Жыл бұрын

@@snakeytales Ah! Someone from the Ukraine is selling their Konica BM-302 and I was convinced it was you for a second! This video was so helpful - while I would love the Contax, the Big Mini is more in my price range. Thanks for helping me make a decision!

@snakeytales Жыл бұрын

You are welcome! I’m glad that this video was helpful for you! BM is very capable camera and I love it so much for the close focus capabilities which unlocks a lot of potential for casual portraits like this one instagram.com/p/CjatPS4IND_/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

@briglnai 2 жыл бұрын

nice vid, I have a Ricoh R1s as point-and-shoot, it's a great cam. What's that screensaver you have therer at your computer`? looks sick...

@snakeytales 2 жыл бұрын

It’s amazing one, I’m in love with mine! I only shot couple of rolls with it and I impressed with the results. The screensaver is one of the built in macOS.

@whyborn2032 6 ай бұрын

Hi! Do u have issues with the camera draning its battery when it is off ?

@snakeytales 6 ай бұрын

Hi! Which one of these three? But in any case if I don’t use a camera for a long time and there is no film inside, I remove the battery just to be sure that it will not leak accidentally. So no, I haven’t had any issues so far with Big mini and T2, T4 I sold out.

@whyborn2032 6 ай бұрын

@@snakeytales its a t4! I out the battery in and over a fay or two it dies and i made sure the camera was off!

@snakeytales 6 ай бұрын

@@whyborn2032 that’s indeed sounds weird:( Maybe flash capacitor drains it or something similar. Worth to make a CLR, hopefully it will be something easy to fix🤞🏻

@whyborn2032 6 ай бұрын

@@snakeytales what is a clr? 🤔

@snakeytales 6 ай бұрын

@whyborn2032 sorry, my bad, it’s a typo, I meant CLA, camera-wiki.org/wiki/CLA. For ex this guy makes repairs for such cameras in Amsterdam www.amsterdamcamerarepairs.com