i love how old cameras still can manage to compete with newer image quality in terms of lens and colour. yes newer digital mirrorless cam is fast and reliable auto focus, but we lose so many interesting fact that we do while taking picture with older cam.. we have more time to slowin down and enjoy the atmosphere

Great videos, glad i found your channel. I have a Seagull, but still haven’t finished a full roll out of it yet (after three years). I was curious how image quality changed based on lens characteristics between my Yashicas, Rolleis, and Ikontas. Sometimes these older and simpler lens formulas can provide an elusive magical quality that super accurate or technically superior cameras cannot duplicate.

I have this camera but the previous model Seagull 4A. It is my very first analog camera. I bought it for only 20 euros. TBH, it's actually quite satisfactory despite the quality is so-so but my soul is happy with all of the results.

Searching for your Roliflex video now! Awesome tutorial vlog.

You have to know this camera and love working with it, then everything will work out. Supporting that statement is this video. "TLR Lubitel 2 cameras, Lubitel 166U examples of black and white photos" Thank you for publishing!

Watching from Wuxi, Jiangsu. I've been back and forth trying to convince myself to get / not to get the seagull 4A. This video doesn't help in my mental battle. I was also recently at the shanghai Camera mall and saw so many Seagull TLR's there. Well, anyway, than you for your video and bright smile, 非常感谢您

Wow, the Hasselblad photos in the gas station were fantastic with the vibrant colors and matching red scarf, well done. I had a Seagull but I guess I lent it to someone as I can't find it anymore, it is a great fun way to get a taste for TLR photography. Luckily, I have 4 Rolleiflex TLRs and a Rolleicord Vb, so I don't miss the Seagull. I highly recommend you look at getting a Rolleiflex, if it's not the f2.8 model they can be picked up for a fairly decent price or look at the lower tier Rolleicord which still takes stunning photos. I basically use these every day to take photos on the streets of Shanghai and love it and nobody refuses a photo when they see me carrying the TLR.

Wow fantastic great work

Glad to see I’m not the only one that gets kicked out of locations 😁 great video and set Sam!

wow I love the tones you making me go back to film cameras

Great Video!👍 😂 The bloopers! HAPPY birthday to you!

Very nice photos. The Seagull is fun. You would love a Rolleiflex. I have both the Hassy and and Rolleiflex, and love then both. Keep up the good work. Beautiful model.

I like the look from the old Seagull camera, the light vignetting adds to your models 60's look !

Really enjoy your video.

Lovely video Sam, fantastic photographs 😍📷🤟

The colors be crazy on film

I've seen the Seagull before, and often wondered about it. It seems like it's pretty similar to the Yashica Mats, moreso than Rolleis. If you feel like you want to try more TLR shooting, but don't want to use the Seagull anymore (as you mentioned at the end of the video), but don't want to spend Rollei money, it might be worth looking into one of the Yashica Mat variants. I have a Yashica D and it's pretty fun to use, although I rarely shoot medium format.

Illegal comparison, hahaha :D Thanks for another awesome video, Sam!

This was such a wonderful video, and I would snap it up for that price! You took some lovely shots, please done let it sit on a shelf! :)

Hi Sam! I love your videos! Keep it going, long life to film photography!

I like trying out different cameras but prices being what they are I'm in the camp of match good optics with your film. I love my Holgas but film is too expensive to experiment. If you like the TLR experience then it is worth lookingat the Rolliflex.

Really love your videos! Keep up the good work!

I have two Yashica TLR’s and they are both very nice and great shooters. I have a 124 G and EM versions of the camera. They have built in meters but neither is very accurate or trustworthy. The Yashica Mat 124G is probably the best of the two. They are only 6x6 but the 124 will also do 220 film if you have any. I use the Seagull GP3 which is a 220 black and white film and I really like it

my goodness that was the first camera I have ever had my hand on in my whole life this does bring back memory of 40 years ago. do you have a link of sample photos this Seagull took and a side by side comparison with the other camera would be even better!

So neat! What a refreshing take in photography, try a new way of doing something. Great video!

I love your videos and personality so much

I really enjoyed this video

i can tell you with responsibily that the Seagull 4A may not better than 4B though it was the advanced type to 4B.Because the last time i used it,Each frame of that roll of film was out of focus，all the 12 pics.i found it was the problem on the knob,which means when i rotate and adjust that knob the focusing was done and it was good on the viewfinder,but actually it wasn't on the film.I tried to Google or Baidu this kind of problem, i found...I can't tell whether this is a common problem on 4A but i am not the only one.Some of guys fixed it,but i don't wanna pay more time on this stuff.Though it has a better looking，but，as you said ,it is only $50,it may not enough to afford a payment to fix it! Ah、it took me 500RMB when i got this by the way...hahaha.

I just found a Hua Zhong camera on my shelf of old cameras similar to the Seagull. Never used it. What kind of film do you use and where do you get it developed? Thanks

You can glue the leatherette down with Pliobond

You're such an entertainer!

but you cant do multi exposures with Hassy :)

Nice camera! Is it the same company that makes Seagull watches?

I love you keep does videos coming

정말 재미있게 잘 봤습니다 사진도 마음에 들어서 인스타도 팔로우 했어요!! 👍👍

Yes you can😂, also you did. Lovely～～～

oh great i got a front row this time!先评再看!

禄莱3.5e和f真的是最爱

crazy i shot some seagull film the other day

Wow that F10 parking lot sure looks a lot like CSUN’s F10 parking lot 😅

Seagull made quality cameras

Sam is just trying to shoot IMAX film now.

有那么一句话我猜你听了会绷不住，「海鸥F8战禄来」😂😂其实收收光圈用一台确认没有问题的4B是个享受。另外漏光问题可以选择用染黑的毛线/135胶卷铁盒里的遮光绒来解决，其他的……细节问题……等你去B站的时候我再细说~

Not as high quality as most Japanese and European TLRs but a real step up from a DuaFlex. 😊

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Where did you buy your camera from?

Could you repeat that price again, I didn't quite catch that 😋

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小时候不懂，让爸妈把家里的海鸥给扔了，留下来多好😂

胶卷太贵了

cool

I got a Seagull as a gift from my dad but and as much as I loved him for giving the thing to me I was disappointed by Its optical err "quality" Take a 35mm SLR with a decent lens and 100 ISO film and it will deliver as much or better detail than the three-element lens of the seagull or even better get a e.g. 6x9 Agfa Record with a three-element Apotar or save some money for a Yashica or Rolleicord.

$50? Yeah right. The cheapest I've seen that is closer to $300

honestly? photography in its purest form is very cheap. everyone has a camera in their pocket. a good photographer can get great results with that. unfortunately i am not a good photographer so i must rely on expensive equipment that basically serves the same function as an ig filter

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