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Owen Steven
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 13 ส.ค. 2020
Film and stuff
Is 110 film too small ? Lomography Lomomatic 110
My IG: owensteven_
Camera: Lomography Lomomatic
Film: Lomography Tiger 200
When working on this video, my project timeline got corrupted and I had to start all the way from scratch. So. Demoralizing. But working through that bump and just stumbling through random ideas and a (sometimes stressful) lack of narrative gave me something I ended up liking quite a bit.
One of the most recent times I visited home and, specifically, sat with my mom and looked at a bunch of prints of old photos from my and my brothers' and cousins' childhoods. Mostly 4"x6", some 3"x5" I think, too. I sat for awhile flipping through dozens (maybe hundreds) of prints and finding myself really impressed by the photo quality. I had received 35mm cameras from my grandfather (my mom's dad) before, so I asked what camera these were taken on, thinking there was another 35mm camera somewhere lost to time. My mom said they were taken with her 110 and I was kinda floored. Never would I have guessed.
Is that a testament to the camera or film or lens used for those shots? That's unclear, but two things felt really clear to me in that moment. More than ever before, I understood that truly, truly, truly, gear does not matter. More than ever before I realized how transformative the physical version of photograph - prints - are to the image itself and to the way one experiences that image. I wonder if some version or hint of thread comes through in this video. It definitely guided me in some way.
Camera: Lomography Lomomatic
Film: Lomography Tiger 200
When working on this video, my project timeline got corrupted and I had to start all the way from scratch. So. Demoralizing. But working through that bump and just stumbling through random ideas and a (sometimes stressful) lack of narrative gave me something I ended up liking quite a bit.
One of the most recent times I visited home and, specifically, sat with my mom and looked at a bunch of prints of old photos from my and my brothers' and cousins' childhoods. Mostly 4"x6", some 3"x5" I think, too. I sat for awhile flipping through dozens (maybe hundreds) of prints and finding myself really impressed by the photo quality. I had received 35mm cameras from my grandfather (my mom's dad) before, so I asked what camera these were taken on, thinking there was another 35mm camera somewhere lost to time. My mom said they were taken with her 110 and I was kinda floored. Never would I have guessed.
Is that a testament to the camera or film or lens used for those shots? That's unclear, but two things felt really clear to me in that moment. More than ever before, I understood that truly, truly, truly, gear does not matter. More than ever before I realized how transformative the physical version of photograph - prints - are to the image itself and to the way one experiences that image. I wonder if some version or hint of thread comes through in this video. It definitely guided me in some way.
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Film Photography in Bodega Bay - Pentax 6x7
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My IG: owensteven_ Camera: Pentax 6x7 MLU Lens: Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 6x7 75mm f/4.5 Film: Fujifilm RMS (Expired)
NOBODY knows about this Mamiya camera - Mamiya 135 AF
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My IG: owensteven_ RESOURCES BELOW Camera: Mamiya 135 AF Film: Kodak Ultramax All links accessed September 2023 Reading and resources Mamiya 135 EE, EF, AF: camerapedia.fandom.com/wiki/Mamiya_135_EE camerapedia.fandom.com/wiki/Mamiya_135EF camera-wiki.org/wiki/Mamiya_135EF www.butkus.org/chinon/mamiya/mamiya_135af/mamiya_135af.htm www.cameramanuals.org/mamiya_pdf/mamiya_135_af.pd...
Are K/L lenses worth it ?? - Mamiya RB67
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My IG: owensteven_ RESOURCES BELOW RB67 Lenses Service Manual (graphic comparison of lens types) learncamerarepair.com/downloads/pdf/Mamiya-RB67-Lenses-Service.pdf William Sheepskin RB67 Video th-cam.com/video/_S2gbYhaL0k/w-d-xo.html Mamiya Advertisement www.pinterest.com/pin/electronics-cars-fashion-collectibles-more 230528074650583525/ Knowledge Base for RB67 Lenses rb67.hellui...
Point & Shoots in San Francisco
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Smash like for Zendaya shooting Tommy boy w/Canon WP-1 Capture notes: The film from the Nikon was scanned using a Sony A7Rii and processed by me. The film from the Olympus is unaltered lab scans. Smart phone shots are in full auto with any baked-in processing. Sony shots were made shooting RAW on full auto. Cameras/Film: Nikon OneTouch - Ektar 100 Olympus Trip AF 50 - Gold 200 Samsung Galaxy S2...
Expired Ektachrome and E100 in Santa Cruz
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Shooting E100 for the first time in Emeryville and Santa Cruz and comparing it to 20 year-expired Ektachrome 50. I'm super excited to start creating videos and sharing with you all! Please subscribe for more film and camera stuffs. 📷: Pentax 6x7 🎞️: Kodak E100, Expired Kodak Ektachrome 50 IG: owensteven_ Twitter: owensteven_
I have one. Authentic made in Japan. During the Occupied Japan Era.
Thanks for trying this out but youve missed a point, C lenses seem more prone to separation around the elements due to older adhesives used, and Ive never actually seen fungus or haze in newer KL lenses, im sure it happens but it seems to be less of a problem!
very interesting !
Nice video, photos and music! I bought such a camera for 20€ in Germany on Ebay.
Thanks, I appreciate it. That's cool, such a fun weird lil cam
Heavy ish bro, nice. Vocal sample sauce?
archive.org/details/AnselAdamsBBCMasterPhotographers1983 (for the segment I used I cut out the interviewer's voice)
ruby :)
when she just hangs out interested and curiour while I do stuff is the best <3
I thinked to use k/l lens on Eos canon and Eos R.
I think that would look great. I like using lenses from the film era for video work but I've only used 35mm lenses. One day I'll mount some 67 lenses on my full frame digital 🤌🏻
@@owensteven_ Which is better? sharpmes and contrast...
Sharpness is mostly the same. Contrast is better on the K/L lenses.
Great video! Thanks. Found one in storage, just listed it on Marketplace.
I'm glad it was helpful !
Another thing that I hear; the guys who still repair RB lenses prefer to work on the older ones. Some of them don't want even touch KL 's.
Weirdly enough I've heard the opposite, too! Less so the opposite - more so what you said
You wouldn't happened to have a recommendation for a person who could fix a lens? Please
I have a RB67 180mm f/4.5 only it says SEKOR C on the front. Where is the K/L marking? I thought I was buying a 645 lens. I was impressed with the size when it got here. I use a Sony A7Rii. Are you in Berkeley CA?
This site I shared in the description has a lot of good info on the different models: rb67.helluin.org/lenses/ I can't say for every focal length, but for the 127mm's I tested with, the K/L doesn't even say "Sekor" anywhere on it. I believe all prior models (original, NB, C) will all say "Sekor" on the front like yours. The "K/L" marking on my 127mm is on the barrel near the front element (see video thumbnail).
The RB67 lens is too much trouble. I think I will keep if for trading stock. I like the 645 lenses.
"Worth it" also depends on the price you can get them.
yes for sure !!
I believe you didn’t compare them wide open, did you? That should show the biggest difference between them
True, I didn't - that would definitely be a significant difference in terms of depth of field. I was mainly looking to compare lens character with all settings equal. The K/L is definitely the better choice if highest performance in lower light situations is a priority for the shooter!
The slight variation in colour saturation could be caused by the difference in true shutter speeds?
I'm unsure the angle you're coming from, say more
@owensteven_ I have run shutter speed checks on all my RB67 lenses/shutters. There are some slight variations between some shutters. What is marked as 1/125 sec may actually be 1/100 or maybe 1/150. This can produce variations in the resulting negative densities, so also affect the colour saturation from one neg to the next.
Hmmm yea maybe! I know it's hard to tell via the video (vs. me seeing my screen directly) but the only attestation I can give is that the exposures looked relatively bang-on equal for the two lenses. Since the exposures were similar but the contrast was notably different, I'm inclined to believe the shutter speeds were close enough across the lenses to uphold the "integrity" of my comparison. That said, that's a variable I didn't control for, so you very well might be right!
@@raybeaumont7670how do you test your shutter speeds?
Dude I LOVE this camera! When I came across is back in April, I was losing my mind because there was next to NOTHING on TH-cam about it and after one video, I instantly knew I needed to try it. I got a great one for pretty cheap off ebay and took it with me to NYC with two rolls of Gold 22 and 3 rolls of Cinestill bwXX. Only thing I don't like about this camera (that the newer one has!) is that the ISO only goes up to 400, but film's latitude is wild and I wouldn't mind overexposing some 800T or Portra 800! Cheers!
Hidden gem for sure, and ditto your feelings around the ISO limitations! I think in general for a lot of auto exposure cams overexposing is safer anyways. Even newer "higher tech" p&s meters always risk a little underexposure.
Owen thanks for making this video! I also bought one recently and there’s little to no info about this beauty. Can’t wait to see my scans!
I'm glad you liked it! Definitely dig into the forum links in the description if you haven't for lots of info 🔎
good job
the AF needle in the viewfinder is sick actually.
It's a good fail-safe, I'm not sure how comfortable I would have been shooting it if it wasn't there
great video, love the vibes, still weary of ultramax. 😋
That's insane re: Ultramax but thanks 😂
38mm for a point and shoot speaks to me as well, love that focal length.
Might be something coming in the mail for you 📬 🚛
XLNT video and about time to actually see the final photo from each lens version. I will also stay with the C lenses, as K/L lenses are $150-$300 higher cost. You proved enough to me, to be happy with the C lenses. Thank you!
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The KL lenses are newer with newer shutters. Also something that fails on RB lenses... shutters. So if reliability is a factor, that's something to consider.
I've heard different things from different people (online and in-person at camera repair stores) regarding which series are more reliable. I've heard some say that K/Ls are their preference to work on, and some say the opposite. I'm definitely not the expert once we get to that territory 🙃
I've heard that as well, and can tell you that's the reality with the newer lenses... I've been using RB's since 1989. Some can argue the optics are better on KL, I've found that they are actually. @@owensteven_
I am upgrading some to kl for this reason... also to SD backs because I am sick and tired of losing a roll of film and a shoot to light leaks. KL lenses, new backs, rick olson split prism viewing screen. I have been "hot rodding" my RB over 10 years. How much hot rodded? I have flame decals on the sides!
well done logical comparison. This is a good example of comparison. Only thing is people forget these lenses have shutter so they need maintenance & that differs.
Thanks!
I use the following C lenses on my RB67: 250mm f/4.5 for tight face shots 180mm f/4.5 for head & shoulder portraits 150mm f/4 SF for soft focus portraits 140mm f/4.5 macro for close-focus and macro photos 90mm f/3.8 for full-length portraits, ¾ length portraits, and general subjects 50mm f/4.5 for interior architecture, landscapes, and group portraits 100-200mm f/5.2 zoom as a backup lens Thanks to your video, I now know that the K/L lenses are not worth the upgrade.
That's a great C lens kit ! Color me jealous.
You nailed exactly how I use my lenses. I don't have the 140, 50 or zoom. Use the 65 for environmental portraits.
Ive C and KL lenses, I just think the KL lenses are much nicer to hold and use
@@jukeboxjohnnie Which K/L lenses do you use?
I have only ever had C lenses as they are the easiest to come across in my experience but I'm still kinda intrigued by KL. Several posts I've read say that Mamiya's quality control has improved with KL lenses whereas with older models there's a chance any example in particular might be a dud. It's the kind of hearsay that's hard to prove or disprove.
Agreed, totally hearsay. I did see some discussion in the forums I was wandering through claiming the repair techs weren't as fond of K/L's because the plastic was less durable and could cause repairs to be harder or more extensive than with prior versions. Makes sense in theory but we'd prob need to ask a tech to know for sure!
I use kl mostly becous its posible to use the shutter relese cable to both open and close the shutter when i use bulb for more then one second exposure, with the other older lenses you cant. you can open but then to close you must turn the shutter on lens so you tuch the lens....
Not something I've done! Seems like a valuable distinction, thanks for sharing.
I have also heard mirror up was easier to handle with KL so that whole thing seems to be a neat improvement on KL lenses.
Great video ! Very informative 👌🏻✨✨✨
Glad it was helpful, thanks for watching!
Thanks for your effort and the interesting outcome regarding contrast. From my point of view the main reason for buying a K/L lens would be to get a larger image circle on the ProSD for Polaroid and the 6x8 back I guess.
Interesting! Would not have thought of that. Is that the case for all K/L lenses ?? Another option for instant (which I just happened to do, recently) is get a binstax for Instax square - smaller than Polaroid/6x8 so I see what you're saying. In that case, one could potentially save money if they have existing non-K/L lenses. But binstax is my only foray into instant on the RB thus far so I'll still be looking into this 😅
@@owensteven_ Since the RB is a 7x7 camera you get a larger image on instant than with a Bronica 6x7 and with a negative back. And I thought the larger diameter of K/L / proSD lenses could produce an even larger image on Instax Wide. I use Instax Wide single sheet in Polaroid backs on Bronica GS-1 and it looks nice but with the RB you get a bigger image with at least full height exposed.
Even so it is still a waste of precious Polaroid/FP-100 surface. The solution is to get the double exposure back from Arca Swiss. Makes two pictures on one sheet of instant packfilm.
Very helpful, thank you!
This video dedicated to Kiyo
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love the comparison, seems like ill be sticking with my C lenses👍🏻
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Same concept with different film stocks would be dope
Is it possible to underexpose film and recover shadows in the edit ??
So fun being a part of this! Great run down of point and shoots.
Next video will just be you shlepping the RB around all day
might have to have an RB duel next month ;)
"the youtube san francisco banger" great comparison of the point 'n shoots
Lol sick tonez bro
I SMASHED like as hard as I could.
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Nice work! Good to see the failures as well as successes. I took some of my favorite shots ever down at Emeryville Marina. That last Santa Cruz blue hour shot on the E100 is lovely.
Thanks Sid !! That was a really cool spot, I wish I had the rest of the frames from that other roll lol
love that you still made the vid. also love some slide film. keep it up 🤙🏻
Gotta start somewhere, no excuses. Thanks 🙏🏻
first vid in the books, only up from here🤘🏻
Thanks brother, some day we can shoot a vid together