The b&w mountain scene with the clouds from olympus is really impressive

I love to see videos where the photog goes out with a light kit and makes compelling images. Photography is the bonus when I go out hiking. If I had to carry 10 kilos of gear it would cease to be a bonus.

Great video! I agree you don’t need the most expensive gear to have beautiful shots. The “eye” is more important!

Steve, this video, and the previous one on these two ca,eras, plus the Sony, we're like a miniature-vacation to the mountains, at least for me! Calm, clear, and connected, that's how I would describe these two, they are some of your best. Thank you.

Would have been interesting to see how your 35RC rendered colors. I love the way the 42mm Zuiko on my 35RC handles colors, especially the blue spectrum.

Excellent methodic samples and explanations! Thanks!

I enjoyed watching your vlog and seeing the results of these 3 cameras. I've added your channel, I do a bit of retro film photography as well as aerial drone content also.

“On that bombshell”? You must be a fan of Top Gear :-) I enjoy your videos a lot and I take notes most of the times. Your are a great source of inspiration and a very creative and talented person.

The Nikon auto lite is not meant for this type of photography. I have this camera and the lens is definitely not sharp. But it’s a great camera for chucking in a 400 speed film and using it at parties with flash. I really would’ve taken an SLR on a trip like this. The scenery deserves a better camera.

Loving the shots taken with the Nikon ,just beautiful

Thanks for taking us along on another outing. Very beautiful countryside!

Most enjoyable combination of outdoors adventure and intelligent photo commentary. Thanks!

Very entertaining video Steve!

Excellent comparisons Steve. Loved the BW of the old building and moody sky. Very nice.

Great pictures! In the last month I used my Mamya 645 very often.

Ok, now I've watched the whole video, and I have to say, that you've once again pulled a great video out of the bag, and given much food for thought. Your videos are unique on KZfaq that I've found. I like how one day, "I'll try taking out my 4x5 camera" and then, "I wonder how compact 35mm cameras would do?" and then, you add a compact digital to the mix. Or medium format. It's real--all real. :-) Now, to my thoughts. If you wanted to shoot a film SLR, wouldn't it be more compact to take a couple primes instead of the zoom? I'm thinking a 28mm and a 100 or 200mm telephoto. I have an old Pentax mount 200mm F/2.8 that I used to love shooting with (even got an adapter for it to shoot on my Canon dSLR). It seems it would be a bit lighter--but I could be wrong. Also, you got me wondering if there were any decent compact film cameras that had manual controls, and decent glass on them?

One of the attractions (for me) of compacts, is, its limitations. It makes me work a little harder and think more at the scene in the viewfinder. Now that the 35 Trip and XA3 have rusted beyond help I've been using the FE2 and a 50mm. Alas not the same. So I will replace the compacts when the opportunity arises. Love the 2 posts photo. Great vlog Steve. Cheers Diz

Great video! You combine my two pleasures hiking and photography :D

Great -- thank you! Beautiful countryside -- and the weather is not horrible for January. Since the compact rangefinder is so compact, maybe you could take one with you -- along with an older SLR, and have two different types of film available at the same time. There are a few very similar compact rangefinders with slightly wider lenses. Does anyone make hiking poles which double as a monopod? That would be a great way to bring a camera-stabilizing stand with you without any extra weight.... Oh -- love the old mining stuff in that valley (cable run for moving materials up and down the valley?) and the stone building ruins high up on the mountain....

Winter umber mornings are magical.

Hi Steve, love your videos, very informative and highly enjoyable, love your relaxed way, just thought i would ask you about using old film lenses on micro four third cameras, i have just started using them and find that they slow me down which is helping with my photography, the sharpness of the photos is amazing so was wondering if you would fancy doing a blog if you decided to try them out, the only thing about using old film lenses on micro four third cameras, the focal length is doubled which is sometimes good but sometimes bad, i am waiting on a metabones speed booster arriving soon to sort that out for me, can't wait. Looking forward to your next outing and seeing your amazing captures. I am using Olympus OM lenses on an Olympus OMD 1 Mk 2 with just a cheap adapter at the moment.

Steve always look forward to your blogs. Your photos are amazing: That walk is brilliant so many photo opportunities. I think you have as many cameras as I do and I love them all:

Excellent videos Steve, what came across so well for me, is the colour from the nikon, being very good, I know it's the film, and the black and white from the rc, we're beautiful. Also, you should maybe have mentioned, the olympus, is a piece of art in its self. I hope you continue with these videos, I'm loving them. Stay safe.

Great video and those b&w photos were just stunning. Love the rose tinted glasses.

Great content once more, Steve, thanks. A video on scanning would be absolutely brilliant, indeed!

Just picked up an Olympus 35 RC. Nice shape, meter seems to work. Just loaded a roll of Superia 400. Here goes the first roll!

Very enjoyable walk, as you say the scenery is incredible, even on video. Loved the "Rocky" pose! While the photos look nice on video, obviously there is much more to evaluate in person, so your conclusions are all the more important. Light weight is not worth sacrificing image quality (within reason). Cheers, and thanks for a great blog series!

Fantastic video again Steve. I'm very much a digital shooter these days, but I started with film and this brings back a lot of fun memories. I had an old Zenit which my dad still has, and a Canon 3000V. I thought they were the best things ever. The walk along Aberglaslyn and up through Cwm Bychan over to Llyn Dinas is a real favourite of mine too. Such a beautiful place with so much to point a camera at. It looks great on early mornings and late evening in the summer when everything is green and flowering, almost looks somewhere alpine. Apart from the old copper mining pylons up through Cwm Bychan of course. Really enjoyed this video Steve, and the critique of the images at the end was very enlightening! Keep up the great work buddy. I've recently started vlogging my outings too, I've still much to learn, but it's quite addictive. Although filming myself "talking to myself" was the weirdest thing to get over to begin with. Look forward to your next videos Steve!

Your video's are really inspiring. Great mixture of technical insight, great scenery and a lot of experience

Hi Steve, many thanks for your excellent vlogs. They really inspire me to get back out there with my film cameras again. I have also been looking to reduce weight to enjoy the walks more and your suggestions are really useful. I think I will stay with my Yashicamat 124G for film and carry a compact digital in support. Keep inspiring and thank you.

Proof that skill and craftsmanship scores over technology..! Thinking back to the days of the compact zoom film cameras, I'm sure they ALL had 'stepped' autofocus, as opposed to the continuous systems seen on SLR's of the same era. So it was/is always a bit of 'pot-luck' as to where the damn things actually focus. They really were jack's of all trades and in my opinion were never as good as the less complicated (maybe less flexible) fixed lens alternatives like the Canon Sureshot's. There is little doubt however that the small Olympus cameras of the day are still highly competent performers. That area up behind Nantmor is a great and little visited area, your shots do it real justice Steve.

Great video Steve with some nice shots. Great to hear your conclusions as well.

lol.. some lovely rose tinted b-roll - class :) It looked a fabulous walk and although its one I haven't done it looks like the hills above the Sygun Copper mine, possibly Moel Dyniewyd? I could tell from your bits to camera that you was really enjoying the walk and coupled with a lightweight kit I bet it was a real pleasure. Images as always were excellent and your compositions are always something that I enjoy. As you were going through the prints I was thinking, ok a few might have struggled on A3 but where it came through it did so with flying colours. Would love to see you put a little box set of A4s like Ben does but using various cameras on your trips. I am sure you would get some interest :) Atb Alan

I use an Olympus Af1 with the really sharp Zuiko 35mm 2.8 lens. Fully weather proof. It was called the wet fish flash in Japan.

Great video as always Steve! You got me interested in the RC and I just picked one up and ran my first roll of Tri X through it, so far I am impressed!

Another really interesting presentation. I have tried various compacts over the years, and have really grown to despise them. As often as not they either have some sort of non obvious fault or stop working after a few rolls of film. I can see that they have a place for street photography as you say, but I won't be wasting any more film in one.

real good enjoyable couple of vlogs Steve ... beautiful images , think you are flying under the radar with your talent a wee bit .. :) ...

Steve, your channel is awesome. Thanks for the great videos.

Another interesting and informative vlog, Steve. I tend to carry a 120 folder loaded with FP4 these days - camera in one pocket, meter in the other - and a Canon G10 compact for the colour. Looking forward to your next adventure in the hills.

Good to see you on Moel y Diniewyd, Steve. A lovely, seldom trodden hill :)

Great adventure Steve and good follow up from last week. I really enjoyed the images at 03:50 and 13:10. Anyway, I've dusted off my old compact film camera and will be getting some film and taking it out for a spin soon, so thanks for the inspiration!

Fantastic images - I love them all, even the ones you said were “disgraceful”! It looks like you can get magnificent shots whatever camera you use. Reminds me of your Holga experience that amazed me. The point and shoots are good fun and some are excellent, but I have recently combined a canon EOS old film camera with a modern EF lens with autofocus and I get a cheap but excellent point and shoot but also full control if I want, in still a relatively small package. Many thanks again.

Really inspirational (again) and I definitely will be heading to Wales some day to do some landscape photography: absolutely fabulous.

Really enjoyable Steve, you certainly put some effort in and get to some remote places.

10:47 "I've got the sticks *proceeds to accidentally grab a literal stick*" Some things you just can't script lol

My experience with the Nikon Lite Touch Zooms also. Basic metering with no way to override it means it tends to underexpose on high contrast scenes. I tend to take a compact plastic AF SLR instead if I want something light

“I’ve got my sticks.” All 3 of them lol.

Nice Vlog Steve, love the last shot of the derelict building

Some day I will see Steve's prints of these places made with the Intrepid 4x5 (sorry, 5x4 :) Lovely pictures indeed nevertheless!

Great video thanks! Could you please explain what are the settings used in the goPro to film your vlog? I really like it! Best regards from Rome ;)

Great video! Again, little camera must be bad. At the end the guy behind the camera makes the image. I own two Olympus 35 (RD and AC) and both have their strengths and weaknesses.

Great video- am very puzzled why the later zoom point and shoots like your Nikon were given such dire lens speeds, although I suspect going for very compact wide to telephoto camera is the reason. Alot of the older ones with 35-70mm focal lengths had f3.5-6.7 lens speeds, like the Pentax zoom 70 which might be better.

Muito bom o vídeo. Lugar maravilhoso. Nós próximos, coloca a abertura e velocidade que usou. Valeu

Good stuff thanks. I got the impression the film itself made the cameras look better. SLR seems to be the way to go

Would love to see the Olympus shot with some color film ( positive or negative). Great video and lovely images though!

Ricoh GR has a 28mm F2.8, exposure compensation and a ISO setting I think.

Fantastic video, thanks for making it! Great channel.

I picked up a Canonet G-III a few months ago on a whim just to play with and shot a roll of Delta 100 around my property. For such a small camera, it has some surprising 'heft' to it and produces some nice images. Its a bit wider than your Olympus, but not by much...has a 40/1.7 lens (I think 35mm would have been ideal). Filter ring is 48mm...now need to look for a pair of yellow and red filters.

Good idea wearing the bright colour in case you need to be spotted.

Thank you for another great great video. What camera are you using to take your time lapse or hyperlapses?

Loved the video Steve, I picked up a cheap 35rc last year. Found I didn't enjoy using it as much as my FE2, so I let it go. I think I came to the same conclusion about the versatility of an slr for nature/landscapes.

That stone structure would be a great subject for your 4x5!

Inspiring stuff. Based on the results would you go back along the same trail with the Bronnie or Intrepid(s) with the view of potentially "improving" the images captured?

Steve, thanks for the video. Great info and logical conclusions. I applaud your quest for a portable photography experience. However, have you considered creating an ultralight 5x4 setup? You can put together a kit that weighs around 6 lbs (2.7 kg) if you use a very light camera (e.g., Standard or Intrepid), very light Amazon tripod, a single 150mm lens, one or two screw on filters and use your phone as a light meter. And of course you only get 4 - 6 shots (2 -3 film holders). Maybe not as light as a Nikon F2 and a zoom, but still reasonable and, of course, a totally different work flow from 35mm.

Try a Minox 35GT. I do like mine when weight is important. It gives enough control by adjusting the ISO setting if needed. Focus is guesswork but it gets better with practice.

Beautifil photograps as always Steve. Looking at your video I was all the certain about the fact you will eventually come to the advise to go for the F80 :!! You did make a lot of vid's making photographs with your F80 film camera.

Great video it is impressive the work you do i have 5 cameras that i just not to shoot much a mamiya 645 yashica d olympus om10 pentax k1000 and olympus pen f almost forgot a canon dijital, but watching your videos i have been inspired to do so and for the last 7 or 8 months been doing so, to the point that I'm developing my rolls of film and with an omega enlarger that i had forever even doing a few prints not near as good as yours but aseptable thanks for the inspiration keep up the great work

I think A3 prints from point and shoot cameras is outside their capabilities really. They are ok at 8x10 which is "snapshot" print size. Sometimes as you say its nice to just enjoy the day out 👍

Try the Rollei QZ 35W with 2,8-5,6 28-60mm. Very sharp and full control.

Hi Steve. I have watch quite a lot of you videos now and I can truthfully say you are my favourite photographer on KZfaq. I always agree with everything you say and today's video is no exception. I have always found point and shoot compacts a nightmare to use. I love the images you got though but would have loved to see a comparison with medium format or even large format, not just the resolution difference, but how they got the better photo because of the user control they gave. 18/1/2020

Someday you can try adox cms ii for landscape... For me is the best 135 film. Greattings

I enjoyed your VLOG and like your philosophy of it. I would throw down my Rollei 35S (with filter set) and my Sony RX100 mark one. Location: Boston mid June 2020. It’s a dream to commit. Subject: the history, architecture and dynamics of people. VLOG with iPhone. Again a dream. I would hope to score some keepers. Color AND B&W. A3.

Razzes cameras on trial, delivers jaw dropping prints... It may perhaps be a case of it being the Indian, not the arrow. :-)

Excellent. What sticks do you use, Steve?

Great video. It would be really cool if you could compare prints from the rx100 to the Olympus in the future :)

I'd be very much interested in the DSLR scanning of 35mm negs. My Nikon CoolScan 50LS ED is getting old and I just worry at times about how to replace it if it went all wrong. My Olympus EM5 MKii in high res mode or the Nikon D800 should be able to cope with scanning the 35mm negs. Many thanks.

Try a RICOH GR1V. It sports a sharp 28mm lens and allows control in a tiny case. It is tinier than the rx100 being film camera

Love your work

Great video Steve, you're inspiring me to get my Olympus SP out into the hills. I've got about 80 feet of HP5 in the freezer and it's high time I got some of it exposed! The tones in the two prints you showed at the end are really nice - apologies if you've covered this elsewhere, but which developer do you use? Time in the tank and water temperature are also of interest… Cheers!

What a beautiful place for photography. I like the Olympus, what your thoughts on the old Fuji's?

I'm curious Steve, why you shot with both Portra and HP5 when actually Portra converts really well to B&W in Lightroom (or other software). I get the need for lighter equipment therefore you could have gone with an interchangeable lens rangefinder and a couple of lenses and used just 1 body and film. Don't get me wrong I'm grateful that you do these experiments and share them but just saying.

Don't forget about your holga, it's been awhile since you have taken it out.

I don't mind the prints from the Nikon, actually. Not technically perfect but quite moody, in a good away. All down to taste, really.

That’s it.... I am taking our Olympus trip 35 out for a spin.... your fault Steve... 😬👍

hey Steve, have you ever thought of getting the minox 35 on your trip. I find it spectacular in price, quality & size. granted you are limited on the 35mm lense but that could work with landscapes.

What is with the fences everywhere on your side of the pond? I realize it's probably to keep the sheep in certain areas, but here in the states it would also mean keep out. It just seems like everyone over there can wonder around where ever they like. Great images also, it was nice to see the prints from the previous video. Heading out today to make a video down the shore with lighthouse pictures. Almost got the darkroom done, I just need lens adaptors for my lens turret.

Hello Steve, thanks for the video and a wonderfull place for photography you have there :) Also interesting to put those 2 35mm compacts in the comparison. How come though, i am not that surprised with your final conclusion on the camera's? (a happy olympus 35rc owner and user here ;) although i tend to use my 35rc more in urban settings)

Fine video! Have you though about using a trek pole as a monopod?

You forgot to mention, your kit includes the video camera and tripod. :-)

At 4:34, there is some sort of stone retainer wall. Is that for the railroad?

If you were thinking about selling or getting rid of that Nikon, let me know. I’ve been looking for one of those but the copies on eBay are iffy as to whether or not it’s working. I’ve bought a few film cameras on eBay this past month that simply don’t work but we’re listed as excellent.

where is the location please> stunning

Steve have you or are you planning too write a photography book about your images and knowledge? Thanks

Do you have any experience with the Ricoh 500GX?

That ansvered my question to your last vlog. There are cameras you cant do good with ;-) How about a Ricoh GR1? 28mm f/2,8 lens and IIRC some manual controll.......nope apperture priority and program only :-(

And I just got Mamiya RZ67, how ironic

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