I'm blown away by this video. Best photographic content I've seen in a while. Some opinions: - Amazing music - Amazing shots - LOVED many of the shots in terms of colors - Some images too yellowish (5:51, 5:55, 7:13), and I prefer the colors of images like 7:21 and many others. - Man, even just the first images like 5:40 just blew me out of the water, and are much preferred to your colleagues digital work. Also in terms of having a 'restful' images. It just feels nurturing. AMAZING WORK. Thank you.

Easily the best video and photos I've seen someone create with this camera without crying about the auto-focus. You smoked the R3 my friend. Well done!

lovedddd it! super sick work, the first picture of the home got me hooked!

And you were right, your firends photos look more commercially viable, but yours are more artistic and better.

Really really loved what you did there

can I just say how well this is edited as well!

Fantastic video! Really loved the way this was organized and presented. Loved your shots on film, they just have an indescribable look, the best I could say is "timeless".

beautiful shots! love them!!

Very nice photos! You did great with a point and shoot camera! Amazing work.

Love video and content...keep on doing it

Really loved this video. Very inspired and now I need a GA645 🤓🤷🏻‍♂️

I see much more art director in your analog work . Your shots are more artistic and personal than the pro one with some other camera . To my opinion , you beat R3 big time . Commercial or not , I like a lot your take on the portraits .

Amazing video quality!

Every second of this video pulled me in. I've had the impetus to buy a film camera to try and re-kindle something I've lost. Medium format has always stuck in my mind as the 'holy grail'. I'll be deep diving into the Fuji GA645 rabbit hole.

There is something addictive about the effortless detail and tonality of medium format color negative film images. Digital can get really close but makes you work the files hard for it. As for flash diffusion, run-and-gun style, I have really cheap collapsible “softbox” that velcros onto the flash head. Gives a bigger, softer light source. But honestly, I’d put more effort into getting the flash off-camera than softening the light.

Beautiful work!

Nice work 👏

Seriously good work

Nice to see that analog medium format ]back then could compete with good digital of today. Real quality photos where possible back then too.

Lovely video, I really liked your flash shots towards the end! I am currently searching for a camera with a leafshutter as well. Would love the mamiya 7 but the price is just insane.

less commercially viable, maybe, but some of them were *still* commercially viable! Especially after you added the flash and diffuser, the photos really came alive. The difference between a photographer and an art director is down to degrees of expertise in each other's fields. You have to be something of both, whichever role you play, and the eye is the most important thing. (That shot with the raquet framing the other model was great.)

Great video! When it comes to using a speed light with film you can see if Fuji ever made a TTL speed light for their film cameras but if not then I'd recommend picking up a Nikon sb 24, 25, or even an 800 since they all have a small light sensor for auto shooting on any camera. You just sync the settings on your camera to the flash. The sb 24 and 25 can be found for dirt cheap and are from Nikon's film era. The sb 800 was made for their DSLRs and is fantastic so someone you know might already own one of those.

great video! great shots. amazing camera(s). never figured out how to set the external flash, any suggestions what the weird matrix on it's back mean. I have been using the c

Nice images man.. SUBSCRIBED !

Nice video. What a coincidence, my recent two cameras are also Contax G1 and GA645(wi).

Great video looks amazine!!!!!! Can i ask a question? what scanner u use for the film u shot in this video? the quality are so good!

Great feedback for the next vid. Played it for about 5 different people before publishing! Next one I’ll get you to preview on your speakers 😉

Love the name “Popular Behavior” (and the content of course!)

Lovely images, dope work with a sick camera. I can barely hear you above the music though.

I recently shot a merch campaign on film and I have to agree that the commercial viability of some photos wasn’t as strong as the digital backups I took. The film photos have more atmosphere, especially the flash photos and ones with strong directional lighting, but they tended to misrepresent the tones and colours of what the clothes actually looked like to a point. An intriguing exercise, and I thought it mirrored your experience here. Love the photos 😙 keep up the good work! I’d love to see more stuff with the Fuji and strong flash. PS you should have used the Challengers OST for this vid 😉

645 is my favorite mf format. I was strongly considering Fujifilm’s GS and GA series but after seeing and handling a buddy’s Bronica RF645, I was sold. But sometimes I wish I had the GA’s automation.

Hey thanks that was just as enjoyable and informative as your Contax G1 video… but damn you now that’s two film cameras I’m now looking for! The only question I have is lens options on the Fuji?

Just came across this randomly and damn, I want a film camera now 😆 Can you speak to your post-process workflow. Do you edit the photos or are they straight out of camera? Nonetheless, beautiful photos and thanks for sharing. Look forward to seeing more of your work

You severely downplayed your work on that tennis court shoot. Your work was epic! Subscribing now. 😊

Prefer the film to the digital. Nice.

Great video. Did you try to shoot with the pop up flash? I’d be curious to see how it compares to your other flash photos.

Sadly I let mine go and I really like your photos and styles

That was a very good video and great shots also. Not much of a review but subscribed nonetheless 😂

Great video. Really like the back history of the camera from a journalist perspective. Recommend you increasing the volume of your voice over. It was often heard to hear you over the louder music.

I only used digital during the pandemic. My local lab closed during the pandemic.

If you want more control, and you like the 645 format, look at Mamiya, or Pentax. Full manual, and total control. I would advise you to stay away from 4x5. It is Uber addictive!!!

What was your focus hit rate? I have this camera and it is sometimes off on focus

Try 8x10. Another whole level of experience!

Hi! Great video! Can you name the songs? Really like them!

you got some really great stuff out of this camera man! i have a ga645zi that i thought i would love, and i still think it is a great camera, but i reeeally dont like using it. ive realized since buying it that im never going to be someone who owns multiple MF cameras, and if i want to shoot MF i want control and a more thoughtful shooting experience. if i want point and shoot ill rock a 35mm. so if anyone wants a 645zi for a solid deal HMU! also, and this is a massive pointless petty nitpick, the r3 isnt a digital SLR, its a mirrorless. anyway youve earned my sub! cool to see someone making professional work (ik you arent a pro photographer but still) talking about their photography from a hobbyist perspective

Your shots are 50 times more commercially viable and better than your pals.

Long live film. It's all I schoot. These Rock. However I do not like rangefinders.

The R3 isn't an SLR.

Here's the problem with that camera.... I've tried two of them. The first time, i bought a used one, 'tested' it to be sure it was working, and then took it on a three-week trip to Brazil. Well, the test to confirm it was working just wasn't stringent enough. Turns out, the autofocus was not operating entirely properly. The test results were just fooled by depth of field. My actual results were poor. Mostly soft. And because it's an AF *rangefinder* camera, you never have any idea if the focus calibration is accurate until *after you've paid hundreds of dollars to process your film and lost three weeks of opportunities.* This was long ago, so i may be sketchy on the rest of the details, but i believe i tried to have the AF calibrated by an authorized service center. I think i did this, and then sold the camera. Not because the calibration was not successful, but because i would never have confidence in that camera again. I don't know what put it out of calibration, but i grew paranoid about the vibrations associated with 13 hour plane rides.... Sad, as i had very happily used other AF rangefinders like multiple Contax G2s. I think i tried a second GA645 at some point and it had the same issue. Probably not a big deal if you shoot in bright daylight and with smaller apertures, but this was during my 'bokeh phase,' and even now i'm not an "f16 and forget it" kinda guy.... Anyway, that's my caveat. Lovely video, though.

I’m most impressed they were all in focus. My GA645i always has one shot out of focus, esp with portraits 🥲

Turn the music down in the mix. So you don't have to shout while talking.

Great video. Thanks.... for my taste the music is in the way. To loud, to many loops and just to much.

Don't waste your time, go straight to the Zi. Fixed lens cameras are too limiting.

The music is very loud, it’s hard to follow