Hans looks like one pf the brothers in Simon & Simon.
@colinwaylett91225 күн бұрын
I have just bought myself a 1955 Kiev 2. Now learning how to use it but so far so good!! Thanks for the video.
@colanhanh692314 күн бұрын
So cool. But I can't find part 2 & part 3. Please help me. Thank you very much
@ThePhotographyMinimalist14 күн бұрын
I know... running behind my own schedule at the moment. Next part will be coming...
@TXGRunner23 күн бұрын
I'm sure you already made your decision, but here's hoping you went with Rolleiflex 1937.
@faiosungАй бұрын
it is not suppported on widows 11. i was looking at newer 4490. neither is that.
@faiosungАй бұрын
thanks for this great info. i prefer using scanner because i can use infra red dust and scratch removal. does this have it? do i need to get v600?
@markteague8889Ай бұрын
2:00 Technically speaking, there were variants of the F3 that employed an autofocus mechanism ... the F3/AF. So the F4 was a 2nd generation Nikon autofocus product.
@queefcheif9306Ай бұрын
helped me out when i ended up with an old Polaroid one step rf, turns out the rf stands for range finder and really helps getting shots in focuse
@rogerclark2641Ай бұрын
Great information, and easy to follow ... Now to put it into practice!
@laurafernandezkАй бұрын
I see in another video a man putting ISO 800 Iin a contaflex. I have your same model, probably this one doesnt have 800 ISO?
@smsellarsАй бұрын
Cool comparison & background 😎 Curious how you processed the P3200? Maybe just how they appear on KZfaq, but sample images seem pretty grainy which surprised me. Thanks! p.s. I’ve just replaced a dead FE with F2A, so looking forward to using it
@galupi20Ай бұрын
Please can you tell me where is Part 3 ? Thanks.
@VictorzPhotoАй бұрын
Great video, thanks for sharing!
@GonzoTheRosarianАй бұрын
That Hartman Phoenix is an interesting film.
@GonzoTheRosarianАй бұрын
My favorite, and I still mourn losing it, is the F, purely mechanical, tough as nails and reliable.
@TXGRunnerАй бұрын
You made out like a bandit. Congrats.
@mohammadazimi5899Ай бұрын
Very useful. Thanks for sharing your experience.
@mmomen3544Ай бұрын
F4 introduced in 1988
@thomasjosiger5789Ай бұрын
I was able to buy a very nice 35LC (in Sweden). Mechanically everything works. Only the light meter is dead. That's not a problem with the camera, because it works perfectly without it. But do you happen to have service documents that show how it can be repaired?
@MrMestrebimba2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this video. This Sl66E is my favorite camera, I dont have one yet but i'm plannig on get one soon.I did not know about the leaf shutter lenses and I guess that ehy might be hard to get. Please continiu showing the results on this camera. Thanks again
@39exposures2 ай бұрын
very useful! thanks
@colinwaylett91222 ай бұрын
A great video! Ive seen it twice to not miss anything, looking forward to the third. Thanks.
@fretlessfender2 ай бұрын
We are still in the proces! There are some developments that are keeping us from actually making that video, but rest assured... it will come in time!
@Drpiwi2 ай бұрын
BS the F4 does 4fps and with the f4e battery grip it can do 5.6 fps
@chriscaarnold2 ай бұрын
This was my dads first decent camera back in the 50s. I spotted one in a charity shop for just £25 in near mint condition so grabbed as a gift. At first i thought the shutter didn’t fire, but having a close look it seemed to need film to move the wheel, with a film in it works just fine. Beautifully made and very simple to use. I think i want one for myself now.
@brendonwhite23822 ай бұрын
Thanks for this, i recently just got my first vito B , unfortunately the shutter wont fire so ill need to get it fixed but looking forward to shooting some film with it.
@ScottCallas2 ай бұрын
Be aware that the shutter will not be cocked if you don't have film in the camera. I believe you can test the shutter with the film compartment open, and turn the cog wheel that would catch the film perforations to cock the shutter. I can't test at the moment, as I have film in mine.
@hectorquiteno2 ай бұрын
I know this interview was made a very long time ago (i´m in june 2024), but wow! how impressing the information is, the details, the history, I just bought a Kiev 4 camera from 1975, in working condition, I did it to have the chance to use my 3 contax lenses that came with a not working Contax III that I got 3 years ago; I love those lenses and use them every once in a while with Mirrorless cameras, and lately I wanted to have the chance to use them with film, so thank you guys for this great interview! truely useful and satisfying the whole story of Contax and its legacy.
@scottcog12 ай бұрын
Ricoh made some great cameras. I have used many of them (incl. The Ricoh Diaflex 6x6 TLR). The 500 RF series was not a beautiful camera, but it is quite practical and reliable, with a great Tessar-formula lens and the option of full manual exposure. Good job on the nice video!
@adrielrowley2 ай бұрын
You got the deal of the century, just a used enlarger is now about $300, however, an encouragement to be patient, maybe happen on a whole darkroom for a reasonable price. Cheers, Adriel
@HenkBakker2 ай бұрын
I've just ordered my first Salyut-C camera. Can't wait to start working with it. Do you also have some tips for a (fellow dutch) beginner?
@chopsticks512 ай бұрын
Really makes case for this over the Yashica! Thank you for sharing the beautiful images.
@TeddyCavachon2 ай бұрын
I learned the Zone System in 1971 became a photo lab tech at National Geographic in 1974 after two years apprenticing with photographer / teacher Monte Zucker. Technically Adams Zone system is based on his desire to make all prints on #2 grade paper. The reason for that is the DlogE response curve of film that has a curved toe in the shadow Zones 0, 1 and 2 then linear response on the rest of the tonal scale. #2 paper requires a negative with a shadow - highlight density range of about 3.0 density units which are the log(Incident/Transmitted). Prior to around 1930 B&W was Orthochromatic and not sensitive to red light. Photographers like Adams, Weston, etc. were able to develop watch the highlights on their sheet film develop in a tray under safelights and pull it when experience told them the highlights had a density of 3.0 to fit the fixed range print paper they used. They knew that it took less time for the highlights to get to 3.0 on a sunny day than cloudy or overcast. They exposed for the shadows and developed for the paper TO FIX THE RANGE OF THE PRINT PAPER. When Panchromatic film was introduced Adams and others using sheet film had to develop in total darkness but they still knew from experience to develop lower contrast scenes for more time to fit the paper. For historical context, when Kodak developed roll film it presented a new problem. One frame might be taken in sun, the next in open shade or overcast but they all had to be developed for the same time. The solution? Develop all film as if it was taken on a sunny day then fit the range to the negative by changing the print paper contrast. #2 was the paper grade that fit a 3.0 density sunny shot, #3 and #4 for shorter density range cloudy, overcast days, and #1 if encountering very contrasty lighting. Adams based his exposure on Zone V = 18% reflectance because Weston meters were calibrated to 18%. Why 18%? Because a typical landscape photo composed with 1/3 sky and 2/3 cross-lit sunlight had and average reflectance of 18%. If one pointed the meter at a scene like that the shadows would wind up with density on the negative-sometimes more than necessary or desirable. That is why the 18% gray card came into existence. Instead of metering off the scene if you metered off the card instead with the 18% calibrated meter you should with correct development of the negative get a reproduction of the card on the print which also reflects 18%! Genius - for the day… But truth be told the “SUNNY 16” of exposing at 1/ASA RATING @ f/16 worked about as well outdoors. The first test in the Adams system was finding actual film speed for correct Zone 0 (clear negative base) / Zone 1 (first silver density) on the negative to keep Zones 1 and 2 in the shadows (shape and visible texture) on the toe of the DlogE curve. You shoot 3-4 sheets / frame bracketing exposure and then look at the negatives. Typically you needed more exposure than the ASA rating indicated; e.g. setting meter dial to 320 for ASA 400 Tri-X. The second series of tests were to match development time to different contrast scene lighting Sunny, Cloudy, Open Shade, Overcast. This was done by waiting for a day with that type of lighting then shooting 2-3 sheets / rolls at the adjust ASA setting from test one, develop them for different times, then printing on #2 paper looking at how the highlights fit the paper range. What those tests accomplished was fitting the entire range any scene to the range of the #2 paper with optimal shadow transitions which were one of the hallmarks of Adams work. The ARTISTIC / IMPRESSIONISTIC part started from the baseline of simply accurately recording ‘seen by eye’ detail everywhere making sure to preserve the specular Zone 10 highlight reflections of the sun on white Zone 9 solids on the print by making the Zone 9 whites gray so with paper base the Zone 10 value. The artistic part was of course the process of dodging (blocking exposure) or burning in (adding more exposure). Adams would first make a baseline evaluation print what showed the scene as it was then dodged and burn until he liked the look. Then he made notes on the tissue overlay of the ‘master edit’ print that would be followed to made the prints for exhibition and sale. Once he created that ‘blueprint’ his assistants could do the work of cranking out the sausage to sell in ‘paint by number’ fashion. It was a very precise way to control the technical process of matching scene detail to print, and also brilliant way to made it possible for others to make the prints for him while he was out in the field capturing more iconic images. Learning the Zone System was my introduction as a teenager to the concept of “process control”. The stunningly good B&W prints I was able to make quite easily following his steps help get me my job with Monte and National Geographic Society, but NGS job resulted from buying a house next door to the Asst. Chief of the NGS photo lab 😊 I went on in my career to manage offset printing for a commercial magazine printer and the US Information Agency and one day in 1985 a dozen Adams prints landed on my desk to reproduce for the cover and article about him in a magazine USIA published and distributed from Embassies to ‘influencers’. I used the same full-range double black duotone technique I had developed at National Geographic to capture their tonal range and texture as well as lithography can. Adams made the process far more complicated than it actually is: 1) Exposure and develop to recored detail everywhere on #2 print paper 2) Dodge and burn until you improve how it looks The genius in the marketing was the scenes rarely looked like his prints in person due to all the tonal manipulation he did with filters color filters on the lens and dodging and burning.
@gopalpanday49212 ай бұрын
Congratulations 👏
@numekon243 ай бұрын
Très bon reportage. Bravo!
@DmitriV-gh3un3 ай бұрын
If you depress gently the shutter release, and keep it depressed, you allow the camera to memorize an aperture. This way you are able to chose to expose for the shadows, the middle tones or the highlights, depending to what you aim the camera at. Forget the density filter !
@kalenderquantentunnel94113 ай бұрын
To pour some water in the wine: I had and used the 2/35 AIs for 15 and shot hundreds of rolls through it and I have to say it's a good lens but not one of Nikon's outstanding ones. After having used Summicron 2/35 ver. IV on the Leica M and a Distagon ZF 2/35 there simply was no going back. Nowadays I prefer the 2.8/28 mm AIs not only for its wider angle, which I also prefer these days, but also for its visibly crisper detail and higher resolution. That one should be on your list too. But I'm curious what you have to say about the 1.8/85 mm one of my favourites for rendition and character, though not being as perfectly corrected as the newer 1.4/85 mm AIs. 😊
@linjicakonikon76663 ай бұрын
Stunningly beautiful results 🏆👍
@monochromios3 ай бұрын
I love the Rollei 35 series. Pocketable cameras with great lenses, very sharp and contrasty. I have a very old (and beaten) Rollei 35s black paint with a modified light meter for modern batteries. It is always in my bag. Very nice shots and video. Thank you for sharing.
@fotoralf3 ай бұрын
What strikes me more is the unsharp section at the left side of the frames. I suspect wrong film loading. I've owned my 202 for some 20 years and I'm still happy with it. As to your rewinding problem, could it be that you haven't pushed the button on the underside of the camera all the way in and held it until the film was completely rewound? I've never had any probs rewinding. Oh, and if the camera jerks when you release it in hand-held shots, you should be using the hand grip supplied with the camera. Makes holding and levelling the 202 a lot easier.
@ThePhotographyMinimalist3 ай бұрын
Well seen and correct assumption, thanks for the tips!
@thIDthIRreenactor3 ай бұрын
If my shutter dosent cock and release how do I repair that
@wilf93563 ай бұрын
Nice video, more videos in this format please, perfect! (more Nikon as well)
@jeronymusv45583 ай бұрын
This is the very camera that I bought just more than a week before from Hans! I used it last week with a colour film (Kodak Professional 120 ASA 200) and was delighted with the results. Of course I should exercise with it a lot more. Colouring and sharpness were rather good. An the light meter of the camera is spot on. So now I will also go B&W with this camera. :=) Greetings.
@jeronymusv45583 ай бұрын
Great watch! Always fun and educational to follow you guys shooting photos. I cannot wait visiting and photographing this radio station myself. I am especially curious what my 200m Nikkor lens will deliver here. Reasonable sharp that one, with a great bokeh.
@ThePhotographyMinimalist3 ай бұрын
We would really like to see the results!
@jeronymusv45583 ай бұрын
@@ThePhotographyMinimalistHans will let you know, of course. ;=)
@jeronymusv455827 күн бұрын
Hi Henk, Hans has just developed some films (6x6 120 film, 35mm) and scanned the negatives. He could inform you more. ;=)
@noremacbeez3 ай бұрын
Theres a reason the 125 sec is painted green... you can operate in aperture priority... and full auto (set to A on aperture ring and 125 sec shutter speed)
@lex37294 ай бұрын
I have read that the viewfinders of the original "F", with a minor modification, can be mounted on an "F2" body.
@ThePwig4 ай бұрын
F5 is my favorite camera. I take it with me everywhere. It’s huge and heavy but bulletproof and so many lenses work perfect with it. And it takes regular AA batteries.
@monochromebluess4 ай бұрын
Excellent video. Really enjoyed it.
@Pepijn.media044 ай бұрын
Always great to see you both in the shop as well as now online. I know the pain of a nikon f4 dying in your hands a bit too well😢.
@Democratiser4 ай бұрын
Nice photos. I do think they demonstrate the 3D quality of Zeiss glass and that this camera (and the Contaflex system generally ) can take some excellent images.
@heinzhagenbucher47144 ай бұрын
Great images, and beautiful location. A bit more then 1h from my place. 😊 A friend of mine gave me a Phoenix to try. Did some landscapes with it, but was not sure with the result. But light and shadow as well as lines, will do it nicely. Thanks for sharing.
@ThePhotographyMinimalist4 ай бұрын
Thank's!
@fretlessfender3 ай бұрын
It is a difficult film to say the least... The characteristics of the film dictate the subject... if you stay in that window, nice things may happen!
@fretlessfender4 ай бұрын
Wow! Henk! As Max Verstappen would say:"Absolutly lovely!" That Phoenix film is amazing, I'm going to Friezen a brick of 10 of them... these are too precious to let go! But you really outdid your self, congratulations with the results, outstanding achievement!
@ThePhotographyMinimalist4 ай бұрын
Thanks Hans, your development and scanning was spot on! I did nothing in post, only added a border! Impressive!