Shoot Film: FED 4
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Hi there! PLEASE, before you comment on how and what I should do to avoid developing problems in the future, please keep in mind I've developed HUNDREDS of rolls and this has happened just two times. That's why I say this is a nightmare I have: something very unlikely, but that has a chance of happening, nevertheless. I do not need any advice: I know what I'm doing. Sometimes the materials we use fail, and there's not much we can do. Thanks!
EduardoPavezGoye same here. last month I developped a blank roll, still don't know how it happened tho. Camera is fine, other rolls from the same batch are fine. shit happens.
My guess is you were in a hurry loading the film, and ignored what your instincts were telling you. Too many years of experience have taught me that if the film doesn't load easily, there *is* something wrong. With a warm, dry plastic spiral you can virtually push a 36 exposure film from one end of the spiral to the other without winding.
If there's any moisture, even a dot of saliva from your mouth as you load, it acts as a brake which will have consequences for the rest of the roll. We know all these things, but still think it'll come out okay this time. It won't, but we hope it might because the alternative is too time consuming to contemplate.
Happened to me as well! I felt that something is wrong while winding the film. This is how I've damaged two shots out of 12. Happens. Could be worse, like pouring the bleach first and not the developer :)
I lost 5 frames last week. It just happened.
I like to think that those "nightmares" help me staying on focus.
Thank you for sharing this experience.
Good Lord it reminds me waaay waaay back in my college year. The film processing was nerve wrecking too. Sometimes you had good days and sometimes you had bad days. But I did have a good time ever experienced using real film when taking pictures. Don't be so hard on yourself, it happens to the rest of us. Love your angle, learn so much from your videos. Thank you ❤️
don't worry for the incident in developing... it happen 😊 ... continue with the series
i love Your work 😍
Thanks for doing this mate. Seeing someone as accomplished like you having regular human issues with developing is encouraging to someone like me who is still early on in the learning process. Great shots as always!
Poundland film never fails to amaze me!
You inspired me to buy an analog camera. Yesterday I bought a Pentax P30 for only 4,50 euros and it works perfectly! Thank you for this new adventure!
I came by owning a FED-4 by chance. I actually was just able to identify it and was given this link by someone who was helping me out to identify it. Excellent video...I can't wait to find out if mine works.
I agree with you that these accidents are part of the process of working with film. It sucks when we make mistakes, but they also add to the joy when we get good results. It's like in pottery, an old teacher used to tell me to not get attached to pieces until they were out of the kiln :)
I wear eye-glass too. Zorki-5 and Zorki-6 are much more friendly for glass-wearers. I highly recommend a Zorki-6
I have to say I'm such a big fan of AGFA Vista! I first got it just because it was cheap and I was starting out but I still always keep rolls with me, even now. I love the vibe and muted colours. Super cool stuff.
Me encanta tu canal Eduardo, ya lo sabes, pero tengo que decirtelo, me declaro fan!! Tus videos son pequeñas capsulas de motivación para salir a la calle a capturar el mundo! Informativo, entretenido y divertido!
Gran tema el de las personas que usamos gafas, a veces se me empañan y todo...es bastante incomodo para fotografiar!
wow!! Ed! muy interesante como grabaste este espisodio. me gusto mucho. Fue bacán ver como te movias para buscar las imagenes y me invitó a hacer un ejercicio espontaneamente, que era adivinar el enfoque que darías o en qué te centrarias en la fotografia, en el momento. Calro, jamás le atiné. Pero era como ver varias fotos, varias posibilidades de un mismo momento y me pareció precioso. Abrazos desde Conce!
I've been following your channel for some time now, some quality content you got there! An old *FED5* was the first film camera I remember shooting, and that little, quirky, soviet-made machine managed to make me take up analogue photography as a hobby. Anyway, keep up the good work!
I can assure you that you'll be FED up with it soon! very nice video as always! :)
Do you offer to send people your shots of them?
I don't know why but I'm in love with your persona and perspective. I too, always see pictures and then boom. Gone.
You're so right on how to set the exposure dial! I tried it the wrong way a couple of times on my KMZ "Start" (which seems to work the same, the dials and markings look exactly the same) and thought for a moment that I had broken it.
I love Russian rangefinders. I have a zorki 4 and zorki 6. My favourite is the zorki 6. It's smaller and lighter than the other Russian cameras. It has a hinged door so it's easier to load film and you can also change the shutter speed even if the shutter is not cocked. I highly recommend one.
Gary Robinson my fav FSU rangefinders are Zorki-6 and Kiev-4a.
+nukecoke87 I haven't tried a Kiev before. Thanks for the recommendation I'll try and get my hands on one.
What was the lightmeter app and do you like it?
Cool camera, this was the first camera I got when I was 14 in the late 70's
i like quality of your pictures,yesterday i have taken pictures,using my Fed 4 camera,i have to ask: how does that camera perform in low light environment?
Hello ! I have been watching your video for a long time and most of the places you choose to shoot are fabulous, especially in this episode , do you mind telling me where is this at ?
oh, this is were I live right now: Hastings, a lovely small town in the UK, about an hour and a half away from London.
Thank you so much , love your work as always , watched all of your 30 days challenge and shoot film episode !
Could you review/test one of the many Olympus SLRs if you can get your hands on one of them? That'd be dope!
Also, do you know a lot about Minolta SLRs? Like which ones would be great for a "beginner" like me? A Minolta with aperture priority and somewhat good looks would be the two main important things for me
The Dead Immortal my favorite is the Minolta XD. A more reasonably priced alternative for a beginner would be the Minolta X-700. Try the Minolta MD 50mm f1.7 lens, its cheap and sharp as a razor. Check out my channel if you wish, I have two videos for the Minolta XD there. Cheers from Berlin.
Get your hands on an OM-1n. I can't think of a better camera to start with and it will take you all the way and beyond. As far as 35mm SLRs go it is up there with the most reliable. It doesn't have any fancy stuff but it is all mechanical and a joy to shoot. The 50mm/1.8 kit lens is surprisingly good. Add a 24/2.8 for some fun and you're pretty well sorted.
The Dead Immortal I have the Olympus 10 with the shutter speed accessory and it's easily my favourite 35mm camera. Get it without the accessory and it's only half a step up from a point and shoot but with the accessory it's as good as any SLR in the range. You can also take the camera and half a dozen lenses in a small shoulder bag. Mine was £90 with 6 lenses, the shutter speed accessory, filters (stupid 70s stuff that went in the bin) Miranda flash (batteries well out of date and are still working) and bag (which I now keep all my proper filters in). So as a guide I wouldn't spend more than £35-£40 on one with the accessory. I believe you often have to change the light seal on all Olympus cameras but mine were good. My shutter speeds seem to be bang on as well which is good for a 40 year old camera, I normally send my cameras away for a CLA when I get them but I felt I didn't need to with my OM10. I'd recommend Olympus as much as I possibly can with old cameras that have been treated differently by different owners.
I'm shooting my first roll of Vista 200. The results look great! I love the photo of the block of flats where the light leak almost frames it on either side.
Awesome video! Of course it's a shame that your reel screwed up, but the pictures that did turn out, turned out great! I was wondering, with your new scanner, could you do a comparison between scans from drugstore developed film and your own scans? I really wonder if there is a giant difference between the two, since I don't develop and scan my own colour film
Both the FED3 and Zorki 4K i have have terrible rangefinder patches but the worst feature of these cameras is the ripping of film out of their canisters. I was always too scared to mess with my industar lens on the FED so kudos for trying.
I recommend the ikea pant and sock hanger for hanging film to dry.
Nice video! I'm glad some of the great shots turned out perfect. I noticed a horizontal straight scratch in some of the photos (e.g. 5:16). Do you know what caused that? I'm asking because I'm having a similar problem with one of my cameras.
Holla Eduardo! There is always a chance to mess up when we use film. Happens to everyone! I have tried to buy film at Poundland but no chance...even on their website. Where do you buy the C41 kits to develop?
Amazing as always, really appreciate your work.
One question, how do you deal with curl film? I use similar setup with you for scanning but, sometimes, I cannot get the proper result from curl color film. I try to put the negative under book for a day but it doesn't seem work.
Great video! May i ask you the viewfinder you use for this camera? Thank you!
Really liking the pictures in this video, amazing work! Inspired me to shoot some colour film again!
The development mishap sucks, but it happens to everyone.
Wow the area looks awesome! Where is it?
Hi! i've been watching your "show" (hehe) for a long time and when i watched the intro i was kinda sad but what you said afterwards is true...so far i've never tried developing my films since materials for that is kinda hard to look for in my country :\ but i'm on my way there i think :D anyway i'd like to ask what are your thoughts on the bergger film since they're a real hype right now and i dont know what to expect (is it good, bad, ???) thanks ;)
Muy buen video Eduardo, tengo una de estas y me vino muy bien tus explicaciones, saludos desde Uruguay
thank you for mentioning about cheap film for camera - agfa vista - i was taking 3 times pictures by my camera: Fed 4,Smena Cosmic Symbol,Fujica ST605N - i like very much retro colors from old analogue cameras.
Awesome, this is a camera I was checking out on eBay as well. Nice to see you do a video on it.
I have a FED 3, and put a little bit of Sugru round the viewfinder to protect my glasses. Still doesn't solve the cramped view problem though. The FED feels better made than the Zorki 4 but the Zorki is more ergonomic, and a bit smaller.
for some reason its REALLY funny to me that you used a Leica as a film clip to dry that roll. Buy some simple film clips dude :P
Some people are rich they use Leica beyond the norms hahaha jk
Ohh eduardo gracias por presentarme ese Agfa, muy lindos colores tiene. Queria consultarte sobre tu posición con respecto a la post-producción (photoshop para ser concretos) de una fotografia escaneada o si tenés algun video al respecto. Saludos.
Mi posición es que es tu foto, puedes hacer lo que quieras. No tengo videos al respecto, la verdad!
Once I've cut the roll in the middle thinking it was finished because it wouldn't go any further in the spool...and you know, the best frame in the roll was the one I've cut in 2 parts!
I feel you man
Hola Eduardo, siempre veo que usas tu celular para medir luz, quiero saber si algún vez usaste algún fotómetro convencional y chequeaste que ambas formas dieran el mismo resultado, yo también mido con celular y me dan ganas de comprar un fotómetro de segunda mano y hacer la comparación.
Gracias y un fuerte abrazo desde Chile
Hola Alejandro! Sí, de hecho tengo dos fotómetros, uno de ellos un Minolta Flash Meter III muy bueno... y la verdad es que dan el mismo resultado. En mi opinión: si usas el celular, no compres un fotómetro, no vale la pena.
Gracias amigo
I like how you are using you Leica as a presse papier to hold film :) Thanks for the episode!
I just subscribed! Very enjoyable and informative videos. I love the live view with the subsequent shot that you took (good or bad). Also agree with the other comments about the music! Really gives it a '60's vibe which fits with 35mm film photography. I just went crazy buying a couple of Russian cameras (FED 5 and FED 5B. Also, a Ziess Ikon Contessa matic e. I have not seen any of them yet so hopefully one is in good working order to take photos. I can always rely on my Pentax K1000 but I want a rangefinder for the smaller size and simplicity. I mainly wanted a "real" photo record of my daughter as she grows up but also will try my hand at stuff like yours. I love street photography but we will see if I can do it.
11:25 I know how you feel. Last week I cleaned the aperture blades of the 50mm f1.7 lens that came with my new Mamiya NC1000S. The aperture mechanism made it completely unusable because of all that oil. That's probably why I got it so cheap. It also was missing the cover for the battery compartment, which I replaced with a properly bent paper clip. I basically rescued that camera. Ya, we developed a strong bond that night.
I bought a Fed 3 with Industar-61 last week, lovely video and review, i really missed a video like this about this camera on yt! thank you very much Eduardo. And yeah, its frustrating, shit happens sometimes;
happy to see you did another video, and a FSU rangefinder at that!
Nice pictures! I have one also and was surprised at the quality of the shots. Also your beard is looking good.
Hola Eduardo, oye tengo una gran duda: tengo una Fed 4 y me gustaría conseguir un objetivo de 50 mm para la cámara, ¿sabes cómo y dónde puedo encontrarlo? Vivo en México (:
I have a Fed 4 top :) was the camera's in-built light meter not working? I see you were using an app
gracias a tu vídeo (y el canal) me termine de convencer de empezar en el mundo analógico y con esta cámara, gracias!!!!
Hola, me encanto el formato mmm "panorámico" del vídeo de hoy, es una lástima lo que paso durante el revelado pero pues son cosas que suceden cuando usas película. Llevo un par de años detrás de una FED, me agrada el tamaño compacto y su robustez pero me tira un poco para atrás la peculiaridad de las velocidades. La app lightmeter es mmm ¿precisa? he utilizado una en Android pero me da un poco de desconfianza ya que la lectura de mi cámara y la que da la app no concuerdan mucho. Y pues usa una EOS de película y su medidor es respetablemente preciso, pero en algunas ocasiones agradecería poder usar uno externo especialmente en medición puntual ya que en la cámara sólo tengo matricial. Espero con ansías el siguiente video, por cierto excelentes fotos de tu viaje a Chile :-)
great movie. I mis Agfa Vista 200. I started to learn film photography with this film. unfortunately it is not there anymore.
you've done the fed 2 and now fed 4, what about fed 3!! would be neat to couple it with the industar 50 or industar 22 collapsible lens 50mm f3.5
I'm have FED-2 and using it. It also has not so great viewfinder but it has (like FED-4 also did) diopter compensation. It also hasn't useless slow shutter speed and speed could be setted before cocking shutter. Smaller and even more reliable.
Непочатов Станислав slow speeds aren't useless. I can shoot 50asa film indoors with my Zorki 4 and jupiter 8 at 1/8sec hand held! 1 sec shots with the camera on the ground using the self timer at night is great too!
1/8 sec handheld with 50mm is quite risky. 1/8 on Voigtlander from video also risky enough. Any longer shutter speed could be done with remote and some practice.
Непочатов Станислав no risk
oh man... that pakon scanner really changes the look of this film. ive had such horrible results scanning it with the plustek. great video
Well not all was lost. Been there, done that. I haven't had that issue since I went to stainless steel but now that I just said that, I'm doomed. I am always pleasantly surprised by that Agfa Vista film, I always say to myself, "you should use that more". Thanks for the review on that camera, I see them occasionally in my honey holes.
Great video!! Also I wish I could use a Leica to hold my drying film :)
Very nice review. I was on the look out for a rangefinder but bought a Yashica Electro 35 GTN on Sunday for £40 so I'll have to stick with that one for now. As for your negs, unfortunately shit happens sometimes :( Hopefully though as I'm sure you've developed hundreds of rolls, it won't happen to often in the future. Keep up the good work :)
PS I've just started doing a few simple reviews myself, just about to upload my Mamiya C220 overview. Might be a while though, around 5gb for a 4k video :( I might just upload it at 1080 instead.
Again a good video, some pics are good, Thank you Eduardo.
If you want that selenium light meter to work for many years to come then always keep the camera in a bag or in any other dark place. If you keep it on a bookshelf the light meter will wear out really fast.
Hola, que aceite usaste para engrasar el lente??
Ruining film during process is horrible but things happen. I moved away from plastic to stainless and never had an issue ever again.
I wanted to try one of these or a zorki too...Thanks for sharing. How much did you pay for it? Also what camera did you use to record?
Zorki is much better and jupiter 8 is awesome, the best is Zorki 4 and 4k, i dunno how much u must pay for this camera on Ebay but in poland it costs like 15-20$ with lens
It's $100 to get one from Ebay in the USA.
oh wow much more expensive than in Poland, i bought my one for 40$ with jupiter 8 in excellent condition
Yes...I would try one for $40-60. I'm not certain if its worth $100 though.
Zorki is tottaly worth but with Jupiter 8 or jupiter 3, don't look to version with industar 50 or 50-2. And copys after 1968 are better, 2 first numbers of serial number are year of made
so, which would you recomend? the fed 2 or the fed 4?
Hello Ed, I wanted to ask if you know what might be wrong with my minolta x700 and minolta x370? I just put fresh batteries and a roll of film into each of them, I followed every step to wind and prepare the cameras for shooting, but the shutter buttons just won't click . I haven't been able to take any pictures because of it. I don't know what the problem could be.
I have no ideas about fixing cameras, but it's weird that both cameras failed on you. maybe the batteries are not correct? are they LR44?
The plastic gears in the X___ series Minoltas jam up sometimes.
EduardoPavezGoye it's a Lithium 3V Battery.
eyedunno7078 that's how it feels when I try to use them, everything feels stiff and jammed.
Does the lever only move about 30 degrees when you're trying to advance the shot? If so it could be the capacitor.
Canon Canonet ql17 episode please 🔥❤
Hey, where have you filmed this ? My daughter was in Hastings 2 weeks ago. Looks very similar ;)
I live in Hastings. :)
EduardoPavezGoye ha, amazing.
I guessed right just from watching some videos to give my daughter an impression of Hastings.
That's a beautiful countryside. And living by the sea is just great.
Greez from Rostock, German Baltic Sea coast 👍🏻👋🏻
What camera + lens set up would you recomend for someone who want to buy second 35 mm film camera and want to have good image quality?
I used to have an all black plastic tank. For some reason it just never gave me a problem. The old style wire types always gave me grief. Ah I see yor comment above. Your stats are far better than mine was.
Could you tell me which light meter app you are using g? Thank you.
I feel for you, it happened to me once - with 120 roll films
Hola Eduardo, me podrias compartir ¿como digitalizas tus films?, gracias, saludos desde México.
claro: th-cam.com/video/X5wacItEHrc/w-d-xo.html
I love the Fed's :) Awesome cameras :-)
Zorki 4 and 4k is much better than fed, Zorki have better and bigger rangefinder, better shutter with 1/1000 sek and jupiter lenses are awesome ;)
Esawerr Zorki 4 for the win! I absolutely love mine, everyone who shoot a film should and could own one.
I have 2 :D haha
Esawerr I'm going round and round in circles trying to find which camera to buy as my first rangefinder. I was going to get a 4K but got outbid at £40 which is the absolute top I would pay for any FSU camera because of the variable QC. I have also been looking at the FED5, the Voitlander Vito and the Waltz Envy. I have a feeling I will get the Voitlander at £39 and a "Buy Now" 4K £39 including post, the buy now is on eBay though and I'm not a lover of buy nows off there. I have spent more time researching what could possibly the cheapest cameras out there than I have all 3 of my digital cameras that I have spent about £6k on. I thought choosing a MF gave me a headache, but the 4K is just so damned pretty and it's that that attracts me.
4k is very good camera but 4 is much more preety :) FED is terrible for me, fed have so small viewfinder and zorki have 1/1000 sec. But if u want zorki u must look for jupiter 8 because this lens is very very good, don't buy industar 50 version, voigtlander haven't interchangeably lenses and about Waltz i heard nothing
If you do get an FSU rangefinder (Fed/ Zorki/ Kiev) then my advice would be to buy one that is advertised by a dealer on eBay who has had the camera serviced (CLA'd). It might cost a little bit more (not always) but you can be sure that everything works correctly.
My own experience is with a Fed 2 and a Zorki 3m, both bought because they are the prettier of the FSU cameras. The Fed 2 is nice and solid, smaller than the Zorki and although the viewfinder is small and a little dull it has a very contrasty rangefinder patch which is easy to use. The Zorki 3m on the other hand has a lovely big bright viewfinder but the patch on my copy is faint and difficult to use. I wish I had paid more for a properly serviced Zorki 3m but then it would have cost between £100 to £150 and I was only a poor student at the time.
A Zorki 4 or 4K in good working order that has been serviced will cost much less because they aren't as rare. Maybe £50. Fed cameras are definitely cheaper to buy.
I destroyed a (frankly not very good anyways) roll of Tri-X by not winding it on to one of those metal reels properly. 35mm is way harder to spool than 120 and I hadn't practiced enough. It's a terrible feeling but that's the nature of analog photography: sometimes we fail, from factors in and out of our control. Just gotta keep shooting through it (though I still haven't dared touch my 35mm reels yet)
Ed honestamente me gusta más esta manera de grabar los vídeos, se ve más el proceso y se capta más la percepción del alrededor y nada como siempre excelente y ojalá sigas probando más rollos a color
I have a Zorki 4 wich is like a similar brand and I havn't developed anything yet but it looks awsame. I have the same lens+ another industar 50mm 3.5. I think they are great cameras, although not too great buying by ebay
5:27 is my favourite. Great shot!
hi ed
can you please link the app of the free light meter that you use i never found
where do these lightt leaks come from and why are they not always there?
ed! could you help me? is it worth fixing a ricoh super 5 II?
why some of your pictures have white background on the sides of some pictures?
Looks like a nice film!
How long can a Soviet camera like the FED 4 last over the years?
The same as an old bike, or an old ironing table.
What external viewfinder was it?
i have a handful of rolls of this film i haven't used it yet it had it for months
Hey man I love this first person view :)
I bought a second hand Fed 4 camera yesterday. I had to take the train from Birmingham to Hucknall to get it.
Some of these looked a lot like Herzog. The colors were great.
i think that the damaged films are really interesting than the normal films have you shoot. Probably it could be a new way to shoot and research new languages of photography. Them look like the experimentation of Man Ray
i have question,regarding Fed 4 - how can i take picture,which is very close?
i had to measure distance beetwen rangefinder and point which was one meter away,i don't know,if this camera is good for taking objects,which are very close,flowers
No. Rangefinders do not work for macro shots like flowers or close ups of eyes. You would need an SLR with a macro lens for that.
@@edpavez i have noticed that,when i was adjusting my FED 4 camera from Soviet Union - what about quality of the pictures,are they good enough?
Part of the game, hermano.
bro can you please do a video on how you edit and tweek your photos?
ed, sometimes, i have the same problem whit the spiral:(
For those wearing glasses you can turn the metal viewfinder to adjust for your diopters like on modern cameras and use it without grasses
That’s only half truth. You can do it if you don’t use really strong glasses (like -3 1/2 vision). In my case, the diopter is not strong enough to use it without glasses.
@@edpavez Sorry to hear that, but for some it might be a viable option that until a few days ago I wasn't aware of
Im so mad at myself, I got my grandpa's FED 3 and tested it when I was 15. When I took out the film I lost the film spool... and I have no way of using it now, luckly eBay exists
And the FED 3? Is it worst?
well, that camera should have a diopter correction - turn (counter)clockwise the viewfinder metal ring.
Is it easy to load film in it?
Great Video!