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Hi Lisa. I am wondering how many people have gone over to George's channel and grassed you up for nicking his camera :-)))

Always remember the camera doesn't take photographs, YOU take the photographs. One day you may own your dream Leica but chances are you will find some of your most treasured photos have come from your Canon L3.

did not watch the video yet, but couldn't agree more with the thumb and the title. I had already a number of rangefinders, and the canons are a great entry point and, actually, they can work fine as a 'end game' for some. If yout think on the quality of some 50mm lenses and that Leica even did the 35mm summicron ASPH also in LTM mount, this is really a good camera

canon p had one , fantastic camera , great for younger people. get one soon , because the word is out.. prices will increase.. nothing wrong with🎉 them at all, fantastic value for money, no electronics to fail solid metal construction.. a high quality item some of canons best engineering and quality construction went into this camera, built in the era which was the pinnacle of camera manufacturing standards..ditto for canon lenses of the day.. the 1.4 50mm is fantastic and the 1.8 runs it close … tip, if you have a higher budget find a vi-l or vi-t they have a few more features..🎉

You have time to work up to a Leica! I have used a Canon P successfully for 6 years before I got my Leica M4. Nice photos, you have a good eye!

reality check! The Rfdr spot is not clear, nowhere like Leica M! Not close! The shutter looks terrible.Canon lenses were good but in 50; and 60's. That's long ago... get a SLR like AE-1,Ae-P or AV! Cheaper, easier to focus lenses are better..

Functionality wise, I think the Canon 7 is the closest there is to the Leica experience on a budget. (Of course, minus the looks 😅) I had one and for a period of time it quenched my thirst for rangefinders. It has similar multiple parallax corrected framelines that is projected through a Fresnel lens from the front unlike the Canon P , modern shutter speed dial (Not the spinning and seperated ones from the canon L series) Personally I love my barnack Leica iiif. I much prefer external viewfinders that are bright and uninterrupted view. But the Canon L3 is also a stunner camera, and definitely as capable as Leicas. Great video! Not a lot of videos on 50s Canon rangefinders!

l love range finder cameras. Ever since l owned a Leica M6 a number of years ago That satisfying hardly audible clic instead of the Kerlunk of an SLR. I've recently bought into the Micro 4/3, Olympus, the reason, it is more akin to the range finders of old.... l like small and unobtrusive. To that end you've rekindled my enthusiasm for a real Range Finder, not a Leica, cost too high, but maybe a Cannon of a Nikon.....Thanks for encouraging me to spend money....Greeting from España

Superb video :)

Nice video! I use several Canon rangefinders, including an L2, which is like the L3 but has a flash sync connection. They are wonderful cameras. I enjoyed your video and your pictures. Very nice work.

Nice and enjoy, there will be time for Leica.

Some lovely images from this camera, the autumn light looks so good!

I think a better gateway to medium format would be a Zeiss Ikon foldable, that is of a similar, or even larger (6x9/12) format, or even the Mamiya 6, that is more expensive. Learning about zone focusing and hyper-focal distances are skills transferrable to any format and any type of photographic equipment. But I do get the impulse to buy the RB67, since it was also my first medium format toy. Found myself taking the Mamiya M645 on vacations, though, because it's much more portable, even with several lenses.

Amazing vid! How did you digitise the film by the way? Your shots look fantastic :)

Great little video! the first time I had a medium format camera in my hands was like 7 years ago and it was my firend's Mamiya RB67. I love it! Now a few weeks ago I got my frist medium format camera a Rolleiflex Automat model 4 and I love it but I still want another one, and maybe this will be my next medium format in a couple of years ehehe

Making me want to bring out my RB lol. Just picked a Fuji GW690iii and with it being a leaf shutter it makes me miss hearing the shutter slap on the RB. Love that sound !

I don't shoot a hasselblad and am selling my yashica 124 g because I really don't like square format. If I end up cropping a 6x6 I might as well just shoot 645 and I do with the pro tl. On the rate times I want square, I can crop my RB. 67 is called the perfect format for reason and as a portraitist, it is perfect for head and shoulders. Have to be careful on too much resolution on older skin. I have been gradually upgrading mine for 10 years and I can't recomend highly enough the rick oleson split prism focusing screen. Also, don't try carrying this camera like a football, or wear a strap around your neck unless you have a good chiropractor. An optech strap worn cross body makes carrying the camera for 3 hours at a time a breeze. The strap across chest and back distributes some of the weight then can alternately rest it on my R hip, lightly lift or press it against my side. I unlock the shutter button, remove the dark slide and advance the film. I don't cock the shutter til ready to shoot. That way it won't accidentally fire and you can't see out the view finder til cocked so you don't forget. Third most important up grade for me was SD backs that don't have foam seals to leak. I have upgraded my most used lenses to KL but that was a minor improvement but done as insurance on the lenses not failing. or developing mold/fog. I agree, this is not the first film or medium format camera I would recommend. You may have light leaks ruining an entire roll....$30 wasted. You can accidentally twist the mirror up knob on a lense and the first click is only the mirror going up, you don't realize that and cock the shutter repeating it ... and no images on the roll for that lens. Again , $30 wasted. Or you can attach the lens uncocked and not be able to remove the lens at a shoot. You might accidentally bump the multiple exposure switch and take all the images on one frame. Each time it fails, you may not realize til you get your film back. As a first mf camera, I would recommend the 645 pro or pro tl that has none of these issues and gives a negative suitable for up to 20 or 24" prints. But the viewfinder in the RB has tobe experienced. It makes the 645 look tiny and dark. But the 645 with wlf and plastic winder weighs no more than a digital slr. I bought mine when I was still shooting a 12 mp nikon. This is over 40 mp. Now my film scanning nikon is 46 mp so it has lost it's resolution advantage. But the look of portra and the grain of b&w with this camera is stunning and it's the most fun camera I have use in 65 years. I now develop and scan, and I like to say, I love the smell of fixer in the morning... it smells like ....photography. It's a $20 a roll savings and 3 hour turnaround and better results and more control. Yes, at $3 a click, get a meter. For precise work in high contrast, I use my studio meter a sekonic 758 spotting on the darkest shadow wanting detail then moving it one stop brighter to move the shadows off the toe. Developing myself, I shorten development that only effects highlights to bring them back. Now I rarely have a messed up shot from focus, light leaks, mirror up, multiple exposures, or poor exposure.

amazing work - and very cool to find a very local photographer and TH-camr

Great video, enjoyed it immensely keep up the good work...I used the Mamiya 6x4.5 for all my personal work......Dephotobug

Nice intro to medium format, well done!

nice grounded approach tbh

I always wanted an RB =) but as you said, it's quite heavy to take it on to trips, especially when hiking...

Great video to appear in my feed, I’ve been thinking about medium format for a while. Also a fan of Real Cameras in Mcr, they did the seals on my Nikon F3p and went over and beyond what they needed to do. Subscribed 👍🏽

Thanks, very informative and helps me choose my first camera. That's great Lisa and congratulations for the channel, subscribed!

What a nice video! Thank you for sharing your experience and thoughts on the RB67 and MF photography

Glad to be one of your first followers

Congrats on your first video! It was awesome! I recently developed two rolls of medium format film (Mamiya 645). I was also looking at the RB camera recently, and now you’ve got me interested in it again. I looking forward to see your next video! Are you developing you own film as well?

love it. and you Lisa. welcome to youtube amazing girl! wow!!! amazing girl!!

In terms of when you said "I shoot a lot less even with digital now", and stating that this makes you a better photographer - I wouldn't necessarily agree with this point 100%. I don't believe that shooting less is inherently superior to 'spray and pray' - I think they're simply different strategies to photography, and the more important thing is the intentionality behind your technique, regardless of which method you choose. As a key example, Daido Moriyama famously could go through a whole roll of 35mm film while walking down a single street - and then a 2nd roll going back up the same street the other way! He's considered one of the greatest photographers of all time.

I just got my own Mamiya RB67 Pro SD literally yesterday - just went out and shot my first roll and will be developing it soon... Wish me luck that there's no light leaks...! Regardless, I'm really looking foward to my own journey into medium format photography. I fell in love with renting my university's RZ67 and decided to take the plunge to allow for more creative spontaneity. Great video and and lovely photos! Slightly odd that you decided to use the shutter sound of a camera with an electric motor though, given the RB67 has no electronics 😆 Maybe you could record the camera's own shutter sound instead?

Wish I could like this more than once!! awesome video

Can't believe this is your first video! Subbed!