Camera Geekery: Visiting Kanto Camera
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ต.ค. 2020
- We took a little trip to see the amazing work at Kanto Camera in Kawasaki. You are in for a treat.
A huge thank you to Kanto for allowing us to visit.
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JCH making a youtube channel might possibly be one of the only wonderful things to come out of 2020.
I am humbled. Thank you.
Absolutely, thought the same.
Besides Covid( and assoicated things)2020 wasn't to bad for me. I am one of the lucky ones.
This is like taking a 5-year old to Disneyland! Deeply impressed by Kanto’s beautiful work.
that shop is amazing - japan really is the GOAT for film photography
Bellamy, what cool place, thanks for taking us. Some amazing craftspeople there!
Glad you enjoyed it
If you did a series of visiting all the little camera shops in Japan I would watch the hell out of it. This camera shop reminds me a lot of my favorite camera shop in the US, "Alaskan Photographic Repair Service", up in Fairbanks Alaska. One man shop, tucked away on the second floor of the Fairbanks downtown indoor mall. He's been there *forever* and seeing his shop is worth making a trip up to Alaska.
Thanks for the video Bellamy, it's really great to see the masters from Kanto at work. Too bad the bloody Leica's nearly doubled in price over the last year and a half.
I came across a chap with a painted M6 done in the "reporter" style which was done by Kanto and from them it's been an absolute grail of mine should he ever decide to sell it. Wonderful to see shops like this and I can sincerely say I hope that they stay around for decades and decades more to come.
Wow-precision is right!
They did an amazing job on my 1967 M4. Just a perfect camera now!
Blimey overnight the JCH TH-cam channel became the de facto best film channel on the platform. What a treat to see these artisans at work repairing and customising cameras by hand!
As usual so refreshing to hear from someone who actually knows about cameras rather than just an 'influencer'.
I am honoured, many thanks.
My dream list to have my M6, FM2n and the lenses to be check and service by legendary Kanto Camera.
Wow, what a special place. Love they can do single coatings. I remember the first B&W photos I ever shot and developed myself using my dad’s old Yashica rangefinder which had a single coated lens. The negatives had a gorgeous tonal gradation to them.
What an excellent facility! When I see "Made in Japan", on an item, I know it's a sign of quality.
A great behind-the-scenes look at the best place in the world for these sorts of repairs/upgrades.
Well done!
Many thanks!
thanks for that, so great to see behind the scenes
Such a lovely look into such a special place! Thanks for this!
Amazing documentary ! Thank you !
Amazing stuff, mate! Thank you for letting us see what happens behind the scenes.
Absolutely amazing to see. I’m so happy you are making these videos.
Such a cool, behind the scenes, exclusive!
Always in awe of the gear and know how you bring to the platform! Keep up the good content!
Thank you for bringing us this! So unique, I follow Kanto on Instagram and the jobs is amassing
Thanks for sharing this "behind the scenes" video. It is soooo interesting. And good to see, what is still possible in terms of camera repair.
Those guys have saved my mamiya 7 twice! Fixed a lens and the shutter lever back in 2017. Amazing service by Kumiko and the team!
@Eduardo Oropeza I guess it's pricey. CLA for mamiya 7 was 250$. Fixing the lens was 100$. But, bear in mind it's expert service. One of the OG kanto guys used to be a mamiya engineer. He's actually worked on the mamiya 7 so it felt safe in his hands :)
Really enjoining this series mate!! Awesome Job
Never thought I'd get to see this. Awesome!
Cool video. Amazing folks out there keeping old cameras and film alive!
I've watched this several times. So nice to see behind the curtain. Thank you for the heavenly gift.
I’m so incredibly happy to see you making TH-cam videos again ❤️
Really interesting video B, thanks for putting it together. Seeing the other side of Kanto is awesome. Cheers
Thoroughly enjoyed this. Inspiring to see artisans at work.
Love these people, they make my soul happy.
Thank you for bringing us this! So unique
My pleasure!
That's awesome! Thanks for the behind-the-scenes tour.
Thanks for the behind the scenes peek, really enjoyed it.
This is pure magic. Thank you for this!
Keep it coming, mate!
Thanks, will do!
I can say without a shadow of a doubt, this is absolutely beautiful work. Thank you for bringing light to the hard work that these people do!
You're very welcome
thanks for this videos JCH !!
Bellamy, I'm absolutely loving your new YT videos. This one is especially wonderful, a really rare treat that only you could manage to provide. Thank you so much and keep up the great work!!
Glad you like them!
Thanks for showing us Kanto!
This is so cool. People genuinely loving old cameras and putting the time and effort in to maintain and restore them.
Great video, thanks for going out of your way to show us these things!
My pleasure!
Wow. Vacuum deposition killed it. 👍
Amazing. Thanks for this.
great video, really interesting, keep on doing that stuff... that kanto shop looks like paradise
Nice video! Really glad you restarted your youtube channel and have great content like this.
Glad you enjoy it!
Great video. Thanks for the inside peek.
Whoa. What an amazing place.
Thank you for showing this.
This is sooo interesting! Thanks for taking us along! :)
envy, i love their work !
Love this!!!
I am very impressed. That is why I love Japan.
Ahhhh... I always wondered what it looks like in Kanto. Thanks Bellamy!
On another note ... Love the silent quiet workplace. Ahh quiet and hyper focusing .. Lovely place to work on things !! Lovely ~
Well done!
Ever since you posted about that M3 you had them overhaul and paint I have been fascinated by this place. Thank you so much Bellamy for giving us this tour. Maybe in the future I can visit with my own M3 and have them build it the way I want it.
Keep up the amazing work with this channel!
My pleasure!
Great video, thanks for sharing us this kind of access, its really much appreciated.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow what an interesting place great video
So amazing!
Fantastic!
One of my dream jobs 👍 Awesome video thank you 🙏
Thank you so much for the video!
Incredible, thank you so much
You're very welcome!
You have some truly great video's.
great video, that was very entertaining to see ty
Very informative and interesting, it is comforting that these places still exist, in the age of buy and throw away...
Just a wonderful video. I love when someone with your respected reputation can allow us all access "behind the curtain". Fascinating to see.
Thank you so much!
A beautiful field trip
Superb stuff Bellamy
Thank you! Cheers!
great stuff; always wondered what kanto camera looked like haha. they have really amazing stuffs
I loved that guy doing the precision work at his bench with a phone next to him! I bet he loves it when that goes off mid job. Great video, really interesting.
Wonderful video. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is so cool! Subzero! Thanks Mr. Hunt!
👍🏻👍🏻 Thank you, very much indeed.
Nice to see some of the faces behind the repair of my GW690 III. New shutter and a tidy up. Very happy
That was great, thank you
Great Video!!
Brilliant !
My god, this is incredible
Yo this is crazy! Their work is insane!
Wow amazing!
Thanks!
Love Kanto and thanks to Bellamy's help l have had a couple of my own Cameras put through the 'Kanto Process'! Highly, highly recommended!
Amazing
Really enjoyed this video, thank you very much :)
Glad you enjoyed it!
Super cool to see that and damn, so tempted to reach out and get that W! :)
Awesome !
I was stationed at Tachikawa Air Force Base from 1966 to 1968 so know the area well. I loved to take the train into Shinjuku and The Ginza to visit camera stores. I also went to the main Tokyo train station then across the street to the Nikon store and also the Nikon repair center when my Nikon F bodies or Nikkor lenses needed service. Akihabara was also quite an interesting area, too.
I just found out about Kanto. Thank you so much!!
Wonderful. I have huge admiration for this level of craftsmanship. Almost makes me wish I had a broken camera. Almost ;-)
Japanese perfectionism at its finest!
Wowow magical
Great video showing the behind the scenes. After watching this, I'll never moan again how long these services take. So much work goes into it.
Very cool.
One of the most interesting things I have seen on TH-cam.
I have only seen the place from the customer perspective in the tiny foyer they have. SO great to have a look behind the curtain. This is the single very best place on the planet you could bring your analogue camera to... sadly the turnaround time jumped from 6 to 9 months recently (at least when I spoke to them). Email responses could be quicker tbh... takes around 3-4 weeks to get a response. Amazing place anyway.
Thank you for the story!
Our pleasure!
That vid was so interesting. Thank you! Gary
More of this please. Perhaps a deeper conversation with them.
I like ur t-shirt!!