Shot 80 year or more expired 116 film. I want to develop it myself so I can control it better. Wish me luck.
@ExpiredBren4 сағат бұрын
Best of luck!
@RumoHasIt3 күн бұрын
Ive had one of these for years! Just figuring out how to use it 😅
@GaryIrving-x5o9 күн бұрын
The camera strap goes around your neck and shoulder. Just a heads up.
@TOSI2110 күн бұрын
showing us another world thanks all the way from ethiopia peace
@ExpiredBren9 күн бұрын
@@TOSI21 thanks for watching!
@robertramsay240811 күн бұрын
Great overview and exceptional photos! I have the exact same model with the Solinar 75mm and the top speed of 1/500. I found it at a thrift store and got it for about $45 Canadian. The range finder and focus ring both had the ceased grease problem. I was going to tackle the issue myself but after a year of not finding the time (and worrying that I would mess it up from trying), I sent it to Jürgen Kreckel (Certo06). I just got it back this week and am about to load it and test it out. Jürgen did a complete overhaul and installed new bellows (real leather ones). His price was very reasonable but it added up with the poor PayPal exchange rate on the Canadian dollar and the return got nailed with duties on his work (or maybe the insurance amount). Too bad he hadn't noted something like "Returning borrowed camera" or some such thing on the parcel. I've two questions for you if you don't mind. What are you using for a lens hood to avoid flare? I like getting low-depth-of-field shots but even with the pretty fast 1/500, I will often need an ND filter on sunny days. Do you know if ones exist that would fit this lens? Thanks and keep posting these great videos!
@ExpiredBren11 күн бұрын
@@robertramsay2408 that’s a bummer to hear that customs did you dirty for a camera that was essentially being returned! One thing about these cameras is that they springs super vigorously and create a suction effect on the loaded film. This in return means the film isn’t flat on the film plain. I’ve found that the best way to mitigate this is to open the camera slowly and cautiously. That and to only wind the film right before taking the actual photo. As for the lens hood, mine is a push on hood. The same can be said for the filters. It might be best to try and measure the diameter of your lens and working from there
@robertramsay240811 күн бұрын
@@ExpiredBren thanks for the faster than 1/500s reply! Yes, I've read not to let the lens assembly fly open but it's good to be reminded of that before I head out with it today. My lens is probably the same outer diameter as yours. It's about 30mm across. Where did you find your push-on hood? Mine came with two filters that have two short pieces of thin metal on the inside of the metal ring that act as springs to hold them on the lens. I guess they could be referred to as push-on ones that are held in place by these metal springs. One filter is a light blue colour and the other is likely an ND filter as it is grey but there are no markings on it to know how many stops it is. I've searched for more filters of this type/size but have had no luck. Any help in this area would be appreciated. Thanks again! Robert
@ExpiredBren11 күн бұрын
@@robertramsay2408 Mine is indeed 30mm across. I was lucky in that my camera included the B+W hood and a yellow filter. Doing a quick eBay search I did find a couple 30mm push-on lens hoods. For filters it could be smart to find a 30mm push-on to Series IV, V, or VI filter adapter. From there you could either use Series IV, V, VI filters or use the threads on the adapter to screw on a threaded filter.
@robertramsay240810 күн бұрын
@@ExpiredBren , thanks for this very useful information. That will certainly help my search for ND filters. I took half a roll of pictures this afternoon and am excited to see the results.
@robertramsay240810 күн бұрын
@@ExpiredBren , one more question if you don't mind... With the aperture slider on the barrel of the lens, what part of that metal tab are you to line up with the f-stop number? The tab is rather wide and then it slopes away on an angle. It is not obvious to me how to be precise when selecting an f-stop value. It does not show this detail in any of the manuals that I have found.
@mdbdoc13 күн бұрын
carrying a P67 up the Yosemite Falls trail… yikes.
@ExpiredBren13 күн бұрын
In this case I didn't carry it all the way to the top, but yeah its a backbreaking affair no matter what!
@gordwrath681113 күн бұрын
I got a 1955 Zeiss Ikon Contaflex II for $30. It works great!
@ExpiredBren13 күн бұрын
That's great that it still works! From what I've seen most tend to have a sticky shutter at the least.
@gordwrath681113 күн бұрын
@@ExpiredBren it was obviously cared for. The leather case it came in has come apart at all seams, but he camera it's self, not a scratch or ding. Only the film will be able to tell how bad the insides are. The shutter and mirror work perfectly, from my inexperienced hands.
@imxg14 күн бұрын
utterly beautiful shots! tremendously nice! could imagine some of these hanging on my wall...
@ExpiredBren14 күн бұрын
@@imxg thanks! I do sell prints in limited runs👍
@NateG45916 күн бұрын
I remember you posting on your instagram the lady giving your the rolls….honestly can’t think of a more deserving person cuz your shots and choice of them are awesome. Provia 400f, what i would do to try that…what year did that expire?
@ExpiredBren16 күн бұрын
@@NateG459 thanks Nate! Receiving all of this film has given me the motivation to shoot more 35mm! The Provia 400F all expired in 2003
@raidriar0117 күн бұрын
It’s a nice detail that you used a shutter sound similar to those old large format reflex cameras like the graflexs’. They are very cool cameras
@shotbydp17 күн бұрын
Such a good one bro !
@ExpiredBren17 күн бұрын
@@shotbydp thanks man!!
@CRS20417 күн бұрын
That looks to be an ETRSi on the tripod behind you. Big fan. I have recently found someone in the UK who 3D prints Instax mini backs for the ETR line. HMU if you’re interested! It’s given my ETRS a new found life.
@ExpiredBren17 күн бұрын
@@CRS204 good eye! That would be so awesome to shoot Instax with the Bronica. I’m going to start looking into that
@flicksbymarlon18 күн бұрын
time to go looking for some Reala 100. Great shots man.
@ExpiredBren17 күн бұрын
@@flicksbymarlon thanks Marlon! With any luck maybe you’ll come across some 120 format Reala
@podhoncisty18 күн бұрын
Beautiful photos 😍😍😍
@ExpiredBren17 күн бұрын
@@podhoncisty thanks!
@JadenWhite18 күн бұрын
absolutely fantastic video!! Glad these photos get to live on! Crazy that someday my negatives will be lost somewhere
@ExpiredBren17 күн бұрын
@@JadenWhite thanks man!!
@flyingo18 күн бұрын
Fuji Superia Reala 100 was my all time favorite film stock when I was living in Hawaii for 10 years. I hated the fact that is was discontinued. I still have a few rolls of it in 35mm & 120 that I’ll reserve for portraits of my kids and grandkids.
@ExpiredBren18 күн бұрын
I could only imagine how amazing Reala would look with Hawaiian landscapes!
@patrickrostker669318 күн бұрын
What a wonderful trip you had! Great images with such neat looks from each film. Fuji made some special stuff man 🎉. How serendipitous to run into John Sexton man, glad you had such an opportunity to take pictures in such a beautiful place. Cheers!
@ExpiredBren18 күн бұрын
@@patrickrostker6693 thanks Patrick! It’s a real shame that Fuji’s selection has become an ever-shrinking shadow of its former self.
@wmwanderer18 күн бұрын
That first Pentax 67 shot. At first I was a bit surprised about a composition on this one, but the longer I look at it the more harmonious it gets. Nicely done!
@ExpiredBren18 күн бұрын
@@wmwanderer thank you! It was a tricky composition for me to figure out, so I’m glad that it’s grown on you
@dAznxGaming18 күн бұрын
Where can i find a kind lady to give me 80 rolls of refrigerated discontinued film!
@vladyurkov19 күн бұрын
Enjoyed the vid. Had to pause it half way to order two John Sexton photo books! Thanks for the recommendation.
@ExpiredBren18 күн бұрын
@@vladyurkov looking at your work on Vancouver Island I’d definitely say that John Sexton is right up your alley!
@dandaocameravintage314119 күн бұрын
🤩🤩🤩🔥
@randallstewart122419 күн бұрын
Balda was middle of the road on quality. Not the worst, but not the best either. A lot of their output was rebranded for sale by larger stores as various house-brand items. Your Baltar 80mm is a triplet, a three-element lens design. It's not going to give Tessar results, but it should be more than acceptably sharp if the shooting aperture is kept in the 8 - 11 range. A nice, pocketable hiking camera. I loved Reala for landscapes, as it prefers the greens and blues. I think I still have a few rolls in 120 and 35mm stored frozen. It's gratifying to see how ell it holds up over time. When Fuji stopped making it, I stopped buying Fuji color film.
@ExpiredBren18 күн бұрын
@@randallstewart1224 thank you for the insight about the Super Baldax Randall! Up next I will be testing out a freshly CLA’d Certo Six. I’ve found some good deals on German folders lately and the Certo is no exception. I’ll be curious to see how the Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar will perform. I’ve been a huge fan of the West German Tessars on folders
@randallstewart122418 күн бұрын
@@ExpiredBren The Certo Six is a very cool item. The few that have them seem to treasure them. The Tessar will satisfy. A Planar on a Rolleiflex or Hasselblad, or the Fujinon on my GS645 for that matter, will chew it up on lab lens resolution tests. But when you use them on medium format film, no one is going to appreciate the difference. Just try to avoid using a Tessar wide open to one stop down - quite soft. The Tessar is said to impose a sense of dimension to its images. I'm not sure what that means, sort of like "bokah", which is commonly misused for depth of field. I used to (40 years ago) be deeply taken with German folders. Spent way too much time hunting what became the illusive Zeiss Super Ikonta B. (Many found; few working right.) Bessa II? Check! I went all in for Kodak Retina, all of 'em. That finally burned out, but before I sobered up, I shifted focus to Japanese folders, ending up with two Fuji GS645 (one stolen) and a Konica Pearl IV, which in a crazed moment, I paid more for than any other camera I ever bought. It really is a work of engineering art, as well as a great, functioning camera. And so it goes.... I'll be watching for that Certo evaluation. If you remain involved with older folders, you'll need a personal relationship with a repairman who goes by "certo6". He seems to the "go to guy" for German folders of the 1950s, particularly the high end models.
@ExpiredBren17 күн бұрын
@@randallstewart1224 that’s interesting to hear that you have experience with the Kodak Retinas. I have a Retina II with a 47mm f/2 Ektar, which if I am not mistaken is a very desirable combination. I’d like to review that setup someday as well. I actually took my Certo Six to Jürgen at Certosix.com for a CLA. At this point I have serviced quite a few folders myself, but for a camera as rare, complex, and expensive as the Certo it’s definitely best to have an expert to it.
@gabgallant19 күн бұрын
Gorgeous Fuji colors & photos! I have some reala in my fridge, but I find it so hard to get through a roll knowing I might run out, so I just shoot ultramax instead so I don't feel guilty. 🤣
@ExpiredBren18 күн бұрын
@@gabgallant haha that’s totally been how I am with my hoard of old film!
@FOTOMOTOTURISMO19 күн бұрын
Really nice photos, especially on the P67. Your metering is spot on. Congratulations on the nice work
@ExpiredBren18 күн бұрын
@@FOTOMOTOTURISMO thanks! Fortunately I feel very confident in my P67’s light meter at this point. For the tricky lighting I will otherwise defer to my digital spotmeter
@chriscard654419 күн бұрын
I trade my pentax 17 for your pentax 67, good deal
@ExpiredBren18 күн бұрын
@@chriscard6544 that depends, can I trade my now ruined back for your fresh one?
@chriscard654418 күн бұрын
@@ExpiredBren ahaha no
@mynewcolour19 күн бұрын
Great video. Incredible finds. You’re carving out a photography/history tube niche 😘👌
@ExpiredBren18 күн бұрын
@@mynewcolour thanks! It’s a fun niche to be in👍
@stewartgc0920 күн бұрын
How do you feel your shots compare on the 67 with and without a tripod? I just acquired a 67 and am thinking I'll go through a few rolls of Kodak Gold 200 handheld (somewhat affordable at the moment) for landscape shots in more daylight and maybe switch to a tripod when using something like Ektar or Portra. I feel I have a fairly steady hand and am strong enough to keep the camera somewhat stable without a tripod, but I am definitely not a tripod.
@ExpiredBren19 күн бұрын
For the most part anything at 1/125 or faster should be fine hand held. On occasion I can get by with 1/60 while using the 75mm. Too bad its a slow lens!
@renwestmaria24 күн бұрын
First time seeing this. Great video sir.
@ExpiredBren19 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@YeahItsThatBadАй бұрын
I went to Zion and Bryce last month, it was great. Have you been to canyonlands? I think it is very under rated, mesa arch blew me away. By the way, when you were walking around did your camera bounce around when hanging from that strap. I was a using a TLR and that thing was bouncing around like a basketball around my neck.
@ExpiredBren19 күн бұрын
I have been to Canyonlands, but I would love to go back soon! For my Hassy I use a OP/Tech trap and it is amazing.
@YeahItsThatBadАй бұрын
I find it really sad when I find photos and slides at estate sales. You would think that the family of the deceased would want to preserve those memories rather than letting some rando off the street buy them or ultimately toss them in the trash.
@YeahItsThatBadАй бұрын
I also have this camera but with the weaker lens. Could you tell me about the lens hood you are using here? I always wondered what kind of filters could fit on the lens of this camera.
@ExpiredBren19 күн бұрын
Sorry for the late response! I use an old push on filter that came with the camera. It isn't AGFA branded, so it may be hard to find. The filters that I use for this are push-on as well.
@FlickyFramesАй бұрын
Nice. Did you shoot at box speed? Was the film refrigerated?
@ExpiredBren19 күн бұрын
This was shot at box speed, but I didn't know the storage history so it definitely was a shot in the dark to shoot it at 160 ISO
@mynewcolourАй бұрын
That church and painting. Goosebumps! I took a 25 and 40mm lens to these parts of the dolomites a few weeks ago and the 25 was most useful. Kinda wish I’d taken my 17mm (and more rolls of b&w film).
@ExpiredBren19 күн бұрын
Looking back I wish that I had brough back a similar set of wides!
@richardsimms251Ай бұрын
Wonderful
@richardsimms251Ай бұрын
Great video. Thank you
@richardsimms251Ай бұрын
Great video. Thank you
@tgchismАй бұрын
Nice video of your trip to the park! That lens is very nice for sure! My Ansco Speedex Special R is identical to yours but with the Apotar 85 f4.5. Not as nice as the Solinar but still a lot of fun to use. Yes, the green grease from hell was a lot of fun to break loose. Not as bad as the lens on my Ansco Viking 4.5. I just about gave up on that one. I too went with a CLA and new bellows to give these great camera a new lease on life.
@ExpiredBrenАй бұрын
It’s a shame that nearly all of these Agfa Isolette/Ansco Speedex cameras have the identical issues, but the end result speaks for itself once it’s fixed.
@charlespitts5901Ай бұрын
Factoid: Robert Peterson of Hot Rod Magazine fame used a Super Ikonta 531A (6x4.5 format) for the early car pictures used in the magazine. The camera is currently on display at the Peterson Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, Ca.
@ExpiredBrenАй бұрын
Now that’s a great piece of trivia. Thanks for sharing!
@valantisjpgАй бұрын
45 years and the develop was ''fine'', and im here worried if my 6 months b&w film in the fridge would be good after develop it. LOL.
@ExpiredBrenАй бұрын
B&W film can be crazy that way! In my video ‘How Collecting Found Film Improved My Photography’ I get some even crazier results with a roll of film exposed in the 70s.
@tim31415Ай бұрын
All folders should be opened slowly! Hold the folding bed while pressing the release.
@ExpiredBrenАй бұрын
It's definitely crucial do that for all folders. Compared to all of the folding bed cameras that I have, this Isolette springs open way more vigorously
@randallstewart1224Ай бұрын
Note that the version of the Isolette III he has in the video is fairly rare, being the best and most expensive lens/shutter option. The Color-Solinar is a Tessar copy design, but is as good or better. Future comparison: The Isolette versus and Konica Pearl III or IV (same lens).
@ExpiredBrenАй бұрын
That would make for a great comparison. Also would serve as a great way to compare front cell focusing on the Isolette versus whole unit focusing on the Pearl
@tastycarburantАй бұрын
Similarly I found myself wanting a Konica Pearl IV - then I looked at prices and went for the III.
@randallstewart1224Ай бұрын
I hear you. Years ago, I looked long for a nice Pearl III, without success. Then, a mint Pearl IV appeared at a nosebleed price, along with an excellent month on my income blotter, and I bought the IV. The lens/shutter on the III is the same, but the IV is "really nice".
@ExpiredBrenАй бұрын
I didn't realize that the Pearl IV was such a feature-rich folder. Looks like it would be on par with a Certo Six or Super Baldax, albeit in 6x4.5 format.
@adriancristea59232 ай бұрын
Excellent video. Would be curious how it would perform in an urban environment, with some architctural and some street photography.
@ExpiredBrenАй бұрын
I would like to try it in such an environment. Admittedly it can be slow going to focus and setup a composition with the Isolette, but zone focusing would solve some of that.
@linusfotograf2 ай бұрын
Sharp goodness
@mikemcnelly27802 ай бұрын
Awesome vid as always, IQ is so impressive and looks like you did an amazing job restoring life to great piece of gear. Well done!
@ExpiredBrenАй бұрын
Thanks Mike!
@robertwaffel82482 ай бұрын
I am carrying a Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 523/16 - I bought it for 30 euros and it was mint! Got myself a rangefinder for the cold shoe and BAM! perfect pocketable 6x6 with great image quality. Use it every week
@ExpiredBrenАй бұрын
That would be a pretty compact combination!
@chriscard65442 ай бұрын
Isolette III is my favourite 6x6 camera. If you look at the aperture ring, you will see a red dot, it means it is the sharpest aperture
@ExpiredBrenАй бұрын
That'll be good to remember next time that I use the camera!
@randallstewart1224Ай бұрын
I think you will find that the dot marker in the focus scale ties in with an aperture scale marker. Together, they set the camera at a hyperfocal distance to create a depth of field covering most focus points without having to manually reset focus for each shot.
@chriscard6544Ай бұрын
@@randallstewart1224 thanks
@jonathanherbst69062 ай бұрын
It was my favorite film stock ever. I used to bulk load the heck of it. I miss Kodak rc paper also. The Blacktones 🤩. I just don’t like tmax tones, love tri x, but I refuse to shoot it in anything smaller than 6x6. I’m gonna have to grab double x. Illford is icky. Gray tones forever
@ExpiredBren2 ай бұрын
Have you had the chance to try ADOX CHS II? They just brought it back in 120 and it vaguely reminds me of Plus X. I like it quite a bit!
@burneshollyman26212 ай бұрын
I have been shooting with my Cambo 6x12 back and am getting a scratch across the middle of the shots. I think there is a burr or something inside it and need to get ut fixed. That said, aside from the savings I get from shooting color in 120 to save money (the reason I only shoot color on my 4x5. If I wanted a pano aspect ratio on 4x5 ideally i would just shoot 4x5 Provia and just crop.
@ExpiredBren2 ай бұрын
I have been having the same issue with a large scratch down the middle of my negatives. I have tried my best but have had no luck finding the source. I also get frequent light leaks through the light trap. I actually disassembled the light trap and inspected the material used to prevent leak. The material was in great shape still, so it's been a challenge solving that issue. I've also tried leaving the dark slide partially inserted into the light trap but that doesn't seem to help.
@burneshollyman26212 ай бұрын
@@ExpiredBren I have scratch marks down the middle of the dark slide so I assume there is a burr on the channel that the darkslide goes through. But the film doesn't contact there so I have no idea. I am taking it into have the cam mechanics take it apart and see what's up. I find it more than interesting that you have the same problem.
@LocoFan6112 ай бұрын
My 530 6x4.5 cm Super Ikonta A (c. 1937) is the favorite camera in my collection. A pocket medium format with an excellent rangefinder, sharp lens, and still in excellent condition. The engineering of their rangefinders was brilliant. Thank-you for highlighting this line of cameras.
@ExpiredBren2 ай бұрын
I have a Super Ikonta A from about the same year as well! Such an insanely compact camera. Do you have a Tessar or Xenar with yours?