Digicam photography is magic. Here's why.

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2 ай бұрын

Digital cameras from the 2000s/2010s are getting super popular lately, but why? Here are my honest thoughts, ft. the Nikon Coolpix S4000 (a total cutie 📸).
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0:00 I got a digicam (again)
0:55 why I love tiny cameras
2:20 nostalgia
3:01 embrace imperfection
4:05 portraits hit different
4:40 film aesthetic
4:53 cons
5:55 have fun plz
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@b3naqua 2 ай бұрын

Imperfection huge in 2024 🤘🏼

@socialjusticejewelry Ай бұрын

I am good at imperfection!

@b3naqua Ай бұрын

@@socialjusticejewelry being cool w it is a superpower 👏🏼

@ferrilllorelai148 Ай бұрын

A lot of different techniques have passed through my hands, but when I found my old Kodak Easyshare C813 and tried to take pictures on it, I remembered how much fun such old cameras can bring. They are easy to learn, have excellent picture quality and do their job well. Moreover, it is fast and without unnecessary problems. No need to bother your head with unnecessary settings, carry heavy equipment. It makes you remember one simple thing, because it's not even about the camera in your hands, but about the person yourself and how you sees and what you photographs. Such minimalism and simplicity allow you to be creative and turn disadvantages into advantages, and the simplicity of the process brings great pleasure and allows you to take more pictures, explore more, without worrying much about the final quality of the pictures or are afraid that you will damage expensive equipment. Because when you relax of that kinda worries, you just enjoy the process that brings you enjoy of the photography. And It's so great. o(´･ω･`)o📷💥🍩

@b3naqua Ай бұрын

Such excellent points! 👏🏼 love what you said about simplicity as well as the practical aspect of carrying minimal gear. It becomes less about seeking technical “perfection” and more about exploration and spontaneity - 2 things that are vital to the creative process, and for fun as well

@JC-bh6gu 2 ай бұрын

I enjoyed this video :D. there's something really intriguing and kind of enjoyable about the result of these digicam photos.

@b3naqua 2 ай бұрын

Right? I think it's a sweet mix of nostagia, simplicity, chaos, sensor distortion etc. It's fun 🤘🏼

@thef1obsessed 2 ай бұрын

I thrifted a coolpix L21 a few days ago for pure nostalgia only as one of them was my first camera, back when I was like 5 I think. I broke when I was 8 so getting one now 10 years later just takes me back to that time, and I can confidently say that with a bit of editing, you can actually make the shots look relatively professional. It's all down to practice though. I remembered the limitations of that camera and how I used to work around them, so I got used to it again pretty easily. I'll say if you got this now, invest some time into it and you won't really feel the limitations

@b3naqua 2 ай бұрын

Love this 👏🏼 so cool you revisited the same camera you used 10 years ago! I might get another Coolpix P4 to see how it translates in 2024 🤘🏼

@michaelmaki7361 Ай бұрын

Great perspective on EVERYTHING

@b3naqua Ай бұрын

Thanksss

@bigbossman3806 15 күн бұрын

My wife just bought me a Sony W830 at a thrift shop and it works great. I love the small pocketable size...this could be the start of GAS !

@b3naqua 14 күн бұрын

lmao welcome to the digicam rabbit hole 🙃

@billr6983 Ай бұрын

I think a lot of the draw to these old cameras is #1, they can still be had for next to nothing and #2, they give a nostalgic tactile aspect to picture taking that is lacking from smartphones. I have a few small digicams that easily fit in a shirt pocket and a lot of the time I'll pull the camera out before the phone simply because I enjoy holding and using the camera more.

@b3naqua Ай бұрын

good points!

@thefridaynightboi Ай бұрын

Bro is so avant garde and elite he really stuntin on us with that vintage camera… hmm ima have to try and find an old camera one of these days

@b3naqua Ай бұрын

😂 might be fun to take some film-ish grungy pics w all that artisanal clothing js

@thefridaynightboi Ай бұрын

@@b3naqua hahah really went all into the artisinal aesthetic even the pic is barely hanging on like the frayed edges of the clothes 🤣

@FixItOnTheWay 2 ай бұрын

🍩...I have shot with a lot of these vintage consumer grade cameras. They usually had tiny CCD sensors, which may contribute to their "film look." These cameras were fun to shoot but I don't think I became a better photographer because I was having fun. My pictures still sucked, and they continue to suck to this day. Which has made me realize that I have trouble enjoying the photography process. I focus too much on the results...but you can never be happy when you do that. Your video reminded me that simple cameras are good at helping you enjoy the process of creativity. The process could actually be the best part of creativity.

@b3naqua 2 ай бұрын

Excellent points! The process of any creative activity can be easy to ignore, esp when our world & algorithmically inclined culture is screaming at us to constantly make the BEST final product OR ELSE lol (capitalism ugh). But simple objects and a minimized mindset can sometimes remind us that art can be fun and memorable. It's a vessel for our experience.

@Kensthetic Ай бұрын

Hi! What SD card do you use in your Nikon S4000?

@b3naqua 14 күн бұрын

Hi! I'm using this one: amzn.to/4eylvT8 - used it back in the day for an old camera and it seems to be working fine on the Nikon!

@wearetrackclub Ай бұрын

Digicam photos definitely have a unique charm! Love your point about embracing imperfection 👏

@b3naqua Ай бұрын

Perfection is an illusion 🤘🏼

@hawaiifiles 8 күн бұрын

I.have a fewL Canon Powershot S95, Canon S5iS, Fujifilm XP60, Canon Powershot G5 (really slow but fun).

@b3naqua 8 күн бұрын

@@hawaiifiles nice collection! 👏🏼

@siofna9709 Ай бұрын

Hello Like older digicams too. It realy a lot of fun to shoot with. My favorite are the Lumix LS Models. Belief it or not, if knew your camra very well, you can get good results out of them. Gteetings from lower Bavaria and have fun with your camera :-).

@b3naqua Ай бұрын

That's awesome! What do you like about the Lumix LS models?

@siofna9709 Ай бұрын

@@b3naqua I try to explain. The LS Models and other Panasonic cameras you have the option for making automaticaly three images of different exposures, so you can create image with higher dynamic range in post. A second feature is in one oft the night scenemodes you are able to raise up shutterspeed to 60sec. At the moment I carry a LS80, because I will make this year some slideshows of sample pictures. Sorry for my worst english and have a nice time :-).

@socialjusticejewelry 2 ай бұрын

Have an old one somewhere. Keep thinking about shooting on it and old camcorder and my Android to make Reels. 🍩 But I prefer 🎂

@b3naqua Ай бұрын

Yasss you totally should! Could be a fun experiment 👏🏼

@SusanClarkeatenterin 3 күн бұрын

🍩 Nikon Coolpix s210 and a Canon Powershot G12.. Also bonus (fujifilm x10) Great video =D

@b3naqua 3 күн бұрын

@@SusanClarkeatenterin nice collection! 👏🏼

@SusanClarkeatenterin 3 күн бұрын

@@b3naqua Thank you 🙏🏻 😊

@TheSabotaje Ай бұрын

So fkin good Ty 🍩

@b3naqua Ай бұрын

Hell yeah thx for watching 👏🏼

@robl6446 Ай бұрын

W vid

@LJALopez 19 күн бұрын

🍩

@philipgilligan_art 2 ай бұрын

Donut fam

@b3naqua 2 ай бұрын

Yassss

@Mark.Taylor. 2 ай бұрын

Ben, This is the way the world looks. Even with every setting OFF on a cell phone there is still some processing. The pics are called Snap Shots for a reason, quick and dirty shots of the world....like advanced polaroid's. The battery issue is possibly because it is 14 years old...they were not like that out of the box. I have other thoughts but I can't type well today.

@b3naqua 2 ай бұрын

Excellent points! It's fascinating how digicams seem to be trending for those reasons - I think a lot of ppl (including myself) are sick of over-processed reality and are craving imperfection. Thx for watching (I think you're my no 1 fan lol) 🏆

@Mark.Taylor. 2 ай бұрын

@@b3naqua For over a decade, oh you mean on KZfaq! Longer than your channel lol

@b3naqua 2 ай бұрын

@@Mark.Taylor. haha yeah, actually digicams are where my photo journey/career kinda started 😭 it was actually when I was a student at UT around 2002-ish dang, time

@Mark.Taylor. 2 ай бұрын

you old

@b3naqua 2 ай бұрын

@@Mark.Taylor. + gay