Autumn Photography on Film Ends in Disaster :(
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 พ.ย. 2020
- Autumn landscape photography on film using Fuji Velvia 50, my Hasselblad 501cm camera and my Fuji GX617 Panorama. It was all going so well. The colours were beautiful and I was enjoying a relaxing day of woodland film photography until I had my images processed. The photos from the Hasselblad 501cm came out very well, however the images from the GX617 were a disaster. Find out what happened at the end of the video.
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A bad day out taking pictures is better than a good day in the office.
Amen
True. It's much like my brother in law says about river fishing, there is no such thing as a bad day's fishing. I'm no angler ... and to be honest I'm not sure he is, as every time he's ever taken me, he's caught bugger all. But spending a day by the river is just great in itself. Regarding the camera ... it's just one of those things you need to a bit wary of with older gear. If you plan on using it professionally, get it CLAed. It's not that expensive, all things considered and should avoid annoying consequences like this. Those beach shots look like they would have been great.
Taking pictures is my day at the office... and I have had some pretty sh!$ days at the office. I like your positive attitude though. The world would be a better place with more positive attitudes.
Oh, I should frame this above my desk :D
So true! I love the days when I can spend all day out if I decide to and not have to be back in time for anything! It doesn't happen often but that makes days like that more valuable.
Thomas, can I just say.. these videos bring me so much joy. I feel as though I am on this trip with you, the sounds, the colours, your peaceful, gentle and methodical approach to photography. I learn so much from these, and I just want to say thank you for making them.
As photographers, we all have the same struggles in getting the image. That what makes the good ones so special.
Totally, but somehow people that see our work always think we always get the shot
I also noticed how long the leaves seem to be hanging on this year. It's pretty awesome!
Warmer climates later in the year. 😬
Where I live all leaves were gone by early october. It do be like that almost every year
And as a lot of us have been staying inside (thx to COVID) for a longer time this year, I guess we also appreciate it even more
I was saying that to my missus just the other day. Really enjoyed my woodland photography this year.
I have no idea what possesses someone to dislike your content especial the numbers. Since I've been following you over the past 2 years I find it insightful, informative and enjoy your candid approach. Keep up the good work.
This is the only channel where I first click on like button and then watch the video... I have been following you since many many years and I still love your videos. I know how much effort you put to make this 15 minutes video. Thank you for creating this great channel and putting efforts
It is so fascinating to see your journey with analog photography! :)
Your videos are continued source of inspiration. They always have this serene quality that I need after doing accounting work all day. They get me to go out and shoot so thank you.
Thanks Thomas another brilliant Vid
It is important to have knowledgeable resources to help lead you in the right direction. Glad you have answers.
Totally agree on autumn, its awesome this year... Good light to everyone😊❤️😃📸
Just amazingly,beautiful,colors that u have captured!👏👏
Glad you're sticking with the 617, I can't wait to see what you do with it when it comes back. Thanks mate!
Old cameras have this glitch with the aperture blades. Besides servicing, I was advised to regularly release the camera by going through all f stops at each shutter speed. Doing this every 4 months and haven’t had a problem in 2 decades. Gorgeous autumn you have, indeed
The long-range image with that Zeiss telephoto looked sharp and saturated. Glass like that is just amazing. Thanks for sharing.
It is part of the pleasure of being behind and with those cameras. Learning again and again and reshaping "reliability". It felt so good watching this, listening to the sound of the wind in the trees. Thanks for your production here : it is amazing. And really looking forward for you being overexcited with one golden photograph made with that Fuji beast !
I'd just told a friend about your vids, how they're full of existential angst, and one hour later you drop this!
I admire your honesty to share not just your successes but also when things don’t always go right. Mr H is human 😉 thanks for another great video 👍
Actually, the first image made me cry, it's really tranquil! Great job!
Fall colors have been particularly good here in the Pacific Northwest this year. Usually they're gone by early November, but this year the first week of November was the peak for autumn color.
I cannot wait to see how the saga of the Fuji GX617 continues.
Lovely video!
Fantastic photography explained
I'm so happy this experience hasn't soured you on shooting film. Some people hit something like this and just give up and go back to digital, trying to forget about the whole experience. Excited to see the results when you have a properly functioning camera.
I have such a love hate relationship with film. Once an owner of a Linhof Master Technika and a Hasselblad 500c, the trial and errors, the light leaks, sticky shutter, troubled popup viewfinder and then the digital side of scanning and dust spotting, pheeew! However, when you nail that shot and it comes out perfectly, the joy and sense of achievement you get is unmatched.
Lovely video. I'm loving these local shoots, it shows that great images are achievable so I don't need to travel off to far away lands
Alright Thomas, I’m drooling over the 350mm super achromat. Great shot too.
I agree, I haven't shot as beautiful autumn colours as this year in a long time. So that's not just here in the Netherlands, but also in the UK. Also more colourful and bigger fungi here this year.
Nice shots you did get. Beautiful use of the velvia.
Ahhh ... the joys of film cameras. But surely it has a second back up film like the two card slots in a digital camera. ;) That's right, they didn't .... and you don't know that it had a problem until you get the film back from the processor. All us who have been in the photography game for over 25 years has experienced this type of thing before. Digital cameras (even with single card slots) are so great. And so is your channel Thomas :)
Great Video Tom. I cried with you when I saw that almost clear negative. Not that you tried, your camera let you down. I agree with your last commenter "A bad day out taking pictures is better than a good day in the office.
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Fabulous fall in Western New York also.
So glad you're not just giving up on the camera :)
The desire to make panoramic photos is what got me into photography in the first place, and there was (and still is) a part of me that wants to be doing it with a 617 camera, on Velvia. But I also know that the reality is that I just wouldn't get around to using it.
I am, however, very much enjoying it vicariously through your videos, so please keep at it.
On the subject of Autumn Colours, I was in The Benmore Botanic Gardens in Dunoon last month just after the rain. Fantastic reds and yellows, not to mention the giant redwood trees. Got some great images.
Another nice video.
Absolutely love the Velvia photos. Not to mention THAT Hasselblad lens. So much want!
Fantastic video! I'm really happy you show the mistakes in your videos and don't only show the best! Makes me feel a little better about my images aha
Besides your content (which is why I came), I have to say I appreciate the way you present yourself (which is why I hit the subscribe button). I generally don’t like the smell of inauthenticity and narcissism when watching many of the TH-cam channels out there, anyway, here I have got a different feeling and it inspires me to see how genuinely passionate you are about your thing. But it is nice to learn more about how to take pictures in the wild as well. Keep up!
was a cracking first image Thomas and all being well you will get the camera back and be producing some great images from it.
WoW that drone shot
The image of the trees below the cliff is excellent.
Persistence is the key.💪💪 Rock on!
Loved this video.....
I love the first picture🤩
Love that first image!
Thanks for sharing this! It's nice to know I'm not the only one that gets those overexposures. I appreciate how you put this story together, made me laugh!
Well, Tom, I guess you could give us a practical talk on the subject of frustration! I believe it’s helpful for all of us to show the failures as well as successes. That’s real life. Thanks for sharing your experience. Before I get too old I must come to the UK during the spectacular autumn season. I’m from far away Sydney, Australia, where we hardly have distinct seasons.
Good luck on the repair
It is great you do these videos using film cameras, I think the best images on your current calendar are the film ones.
Spectacular fall colors! Velvia really makes them pop. ... Nothing more frustrating than mechanical equipment malfunction, when everything else is perfectly lined up for the shot.
This? A particularly good one, Thomas.
Finally, the Wednesday video. Been waiting all day yesterday for this! (GMT +5:30 timezone haha)
A few weeks back I was up in Perthshire. The colours were totally awesome. I live in the Lakes and there was no comparison. Reds and oranges especially. Glen Lyon particularly.
I can't say I enjoy your sharing your struggles, but it's nice to know I'm not alone. Had sticky shutter issues recently with my Canonette RF, just not sure it's worth the cost of a CLA. But the struggle is part of the film processes, whether it's with the gear our with ourselves. The best we can do is enjoy it. And I very much enjoy your film posts.
I know you're not satisfied with the end result, but, speaking for myself.... your videos catch the essence of a great day out with the camera(s). So, while you may think of it as a disaster, the content you created in capturing the day is gold to like-minded photographic artists.
Loving your interest in film lately. I'm sure it's an easy fix on the panoramic camera. Look forward to you trying it out once all OK. Those images on Velvia have great saturation, perfect for UK weather.
We have faith in you! Such a shame about the sticky shutter. I love how diverse the channel has become with your range of film cameras. Keep doing you!
love the colors in that 350mm image.
I keep my fingers crossed that you will get the shutter repaired! Please stay on the ball with your 617, I really enjoy how you slowly but surely get the right feeling for it. Film photography is riddled with so many mistakes, especially with 6x17 it really gets on your nerves ... I speak from my own experience with my 6x17 Panos. Still, I love the format and the well-exposed slides on the light table! When I look through the magnifying glass, it always seems to me as if I were just back at the location and seeing the landscape through binoculars.
Kind regards, Seb
Such a shame about that camera , hopefully as you say it will be returned in full working order, as ever really enjoying your content and appreciate all the hard work that goes into making them , thanks
Hey man, excellent video just the same. Probably even better because it is real and honest experience, that's why I watch. And, this is how learning is achieved, from mistakes. Stay safe and all the best from Canada!
I have had the same feelings about the autumn colors this year.
Love the T SHIRT.
Love the square image of the tree. Its the type of image that my eye doesn't normally "see". That really can be a mood killer to have equipment fail like that. I have a Zeiss lens off for repair after it began to have sticking aperture blades. Like you, I anxiously await its return.
I'd also noticed the better autumn colours this year, thought it was just me going crazy from lockdown!
Wicked smart naming the camera store where you bought the Fuji.
Looking forward to seeing your work when you get it back fixed.
Important to show the failures as well as the successes. Even the best of us are prone to suffer. But the film experience is worth it.
Man, I really wanna see some awesome panoramics with that camera! Keep it up Thom!
At least you didn't have the disaster that I did on my last vlog. Thanks for sharing.
I had the same problem with my Yashica Mat on my 2nd roll of film. My local camera shop said it would cost more to repair than the camera was worth. The camera was in such mint condition that I could not just let it sit on a shelf, so I got it repaired. I now love taking pictures with it and do not even think about the repair cost.
Great video mate , loved that first square. Super to talk yesterday and looking forward to meeting up when we can.
Love your vedios! Always being a bit jealous when I see you roaming freely in the wilderness, or exploring new landscapes, which I would love to do as well, however having limited opportunities
Still looks like you had a great time out in the forest. Beautiful place, really loved the square crop beech tree. Hope that Fuji gets fixed & we get to see the awesomeness that it’s capable of 😃👍🏻
Fall color here in New Hampshire in the US has been amazing! The best in years.
Park Cameras will not let you down. They are super. I also have the Apo but with the extender - I use it on the 203FE but also - horrors - with a 907x and XHV adaptor - it really is the dogs wotsits - but the 250 is equally astonishing too
Just Purchased your calendar Thomas.
Thanks for all the tips you gave throught all your videos. I follow your channel since maybe almost 2 years now.
Keep on going
Peace
Philippe From Belgium
The fall colors lasted about a day here in Kansas, the worst I've seen here in my area. Glad you're getting some epic colors though Tom!
Ha, I had my eye on that camera on the Park website and was annoyed with myself for letting someone else snap it up, glad I didn’t get it now. Love the video by the way.
Looks like you have a new item on your bucket list :D
One thing I always do with a used camera when I first receive it is open the back and fire the shutter at all speeds for a visual check that the shutter does work and that the speeds look about right in comparison with each other.
Don't give up on that Fuji 6x17, Tom! It will produce spectacular images, once the shutter gremlin is sorted out.
The way you fight with the umbrella and the sticks is the same way I fight with life 🤣
We are waiting in anticipation lol, If anything a bit of a relief to know it was not something you was getting wrong.
My sentiments exactly. 👍
I'll probably get flack for this but I've had enough of these episodes where it's all about the camera. I come here for your photography adventures and you explaining the story around your photographs. That's what you're good at and that's what attracted me to your channel. I don't care what camera you use to take your photos with as long as you do what you're good at. Taking photos. So please stop shlepping this panoramic camera and all the other cameras you've been experimenting with. If you want to experiment with cameras, go ahead, have fun with them but please don't center your videos around them where they become the subject and the photos are secondary. 😊😉
Have you noticed the skies since the start of the pandemic? They are so clear and the colours during sunrise and sunset are wonderful, particularly if there are high and wispy clouds overhead.
Hi Tom, You have taught me so much about photography for free over the years. About time l repayed the compliment! One of those cows looked very like a bull to me! If one of the cows had been in season, he may have not been so friendly to you! Having said that l think they where belted Galways who are normally chilled. Great watch as ever.
They're Belted Galloways - totally chill!
I can vouch for Park Cameras too. I’m lucky to have them very close by here in Sussex. Looking forward to an amazing shoot with the pano one day, Thomas! I salute your perseverance!
Same here. I recently had to take a secondhand camera back to them. They exchanged without evening looking at the camera. It's the reward of using local. :)
I think this will get fixed quickly by Park Cameras.
May not have gotten the photos you wanted but you made a lovely video still!
I am trying to give a thumb's up for nearly every video I watch from my subscribed channels. More or less by habit. But since you are saying it's the easiest way to support you it's feeling like "my man Thomas! sure I got your back!" Everytime I hit the like button.
Nice work again, never thought I would watch film photography videos regularly, and I think I would never had if you hadn't started with it
Some Nick Carver vibes here! Loved this video and the photos. You seem to be more free and more you in front of the camera.
Well done, I am sure you will remember this failure shot much much longer until end of your life then if it was just another panorama shot...it happened to me 36 years as a young photographer and still today this is a shot that I remember the most(Boris Becker jumped in front of me on Ectahrome PUSH 2000 ISO film....over over exposed or wrongly processed...
I was taught at college, always go through each shutter speed to trim the shutter before you use it, especially when its cold the grease gets thick. You can look forward to it happening again especially when the frost comes. The grease is removed on winterised/arctic mechanical cameras for this problem. Good luck with it this winter 🎅
Wow that's interesting, thanks for sharing.
Well, it's true, that only time I had problems with the shutter of my Olympus OM-1, which is otherwise reliable was in winter. Now I know why...
I second that
When I saw the tele in your bag at the beginning, I thought: "Wait, is that? No, it couldn't be. Is it?" And it was. A gorgeous piece of glass that I'll likely never see.
The kind of lens where you push to upload a less than perfect picture just to list the numbers for those in the know?
Loooovvvee that long lens! I hesitate shooting on my rz67 because of the lack of longer telephoto lenses available
I recognise those belted galloways. I wondered where you were at first 😂
That's so unfortunate, but I'm sure it can be fixed and finally will work like a charm.
Oh the beauty of film photography with old cameras. The first few rolls of film are just to check if the shutter speeds and apertures are working.
And after a handful of Japanese ebay cameras, you're friends with the guy that does the CLA on your equipment...
One might start to think this one’s a little click baity but the title very accurately represents IMO the feeling that you’d get if you find out you were shooting the whole 100 photos with no memory card (which the fuji allows you to do) or that you over exposed all your shots due to a glitch.. I appreciate the videos that show the other aspects of photography which aren’t as rosy and exciting and uplifting .. Goes to prove I am not alone .. Thanks Tom.
Great Vlog, Great colours, It's good to know you are having a wonderful autumn, In the film vs digital argument, the digital image would show the issue straight away. where as you had the film processed and drum scanned before you had any idea of the issue, thanks