Honestly, I think this is the first time I’ve ever commented on a TH-cam video but.. I just wanted to say this is an awesome video. I know that you mentioned that at this time in your photographing journey you’re not an expert but I think that the your honesty and the way you break your thoughts on what you did during your testing with your new camera and new film is so awesome and so refreshing. Thank you for your genuineness! I know this video was uploaded some time ago but I hope you’ve continued with your film journey! Thanks so much for creating!
Have shot film a lot and ran into similar problem where the film gets pulled completely out of its cannister. Normal loading & tension should prevent the film from being pulled to one side of the camera. Sometimes there is too much tension between cannister and film advance. Ektachrome is a color reversal film (color slides). Advantage here is fine detail and better imaging under low light than color print film. Color print film is less forgiving of underexposure than color reversal film. Hence the latter better suited for street photography under low lighting. If you are in HK, there are so many street scenes, moods and human interest to capture. Good job for starter roll of color reversal.
Very nice shots. As someone who purchased a Canon AE-1 (all black. $20 extra for that) brand new waaaay back when (my first camera), I was pleased to see that equipment choice. BTW - mine still works perfectly. I share your preference for photos in lower light, they are more dramatic IMO. My sweet spot time is when the indoor lighting and the sky are about the same brightness, about a half hour in the morning and at night 😥🙄😕. You make anything work by being creative though 😀.
About slide film: Slide film is designed, at least originally, to be projected. The film is mounted in a special sleeve, called a slide. It's called a slide because mounted film slides into the projector for viewing. You can often find slide projectors on Ebay for very little money (at least the last time I looked for one they didn't cost very much but prices on everything are going up), and projection screens of various kinds are still available for digital projectors. I'd definitely recommend getting one, your photos should look breathtaking on the big screen. (That said, there is one caveat. Viewing slides for an excessive period of time can cause fading. I have never personally experienced any noticeable fading myself, perhaps because I was warned not to keep them up there for excessive periods of time, or maybe because newer films are more resilient than older ones, but you should be aware of the risk.)
My guess is that you didn’t toggle the feature that allows the sprockets to free spin (and thus spin backwards) and then you went to rewind. With the sprockets locked out in the advance direction I’m guessing you tugged and ripped the film from the spool in the canister. That would explain why it was so tightly wound up on the take up spool.
Nice. Slide film always benefits from slight underexposure. You could try Provia. Alas, there's no more Kodachrome. That's why digital becomes so boring - everything is too perfect - especially with dynamic range. It leaves nothing to the imagination. I'm not sure if there are any 3200 colour slide films anymore for night photography.
I've shot with film for a year now and so far I really like Cinestill 800T and Lomography CN 800 for night shots. Some photos are pretty surprising, though, as I always shoot handheld. Nice video! Hope you do more videos like this.
Tried cinestill a few times but was never really happy with it, lomography800 is something I never even heard of though, will have to try it out! And thanks, this was my favourite video to make so far so I'm glad to hear that.
I’ve shot CineStill 800t a couple of times and like it a lot. But I remember the first time I shot it, all the photos sucked because I shot it during BLUE hour in July 😒😳 you can imagine the results... everything was flat and blue 😅😂
@@talkdatrue I just never really liked the green look that it gives in night photos, but I need to try it again in a place that isn't Hong Kong because it may just not really suit that city
Imho I don’t. I think leaks are so overrated. I’m sure it can work for certain shots but I’m so tired of the “it’s a nostalgic thing”. Same with super 8. It was crap then and it is now lol
@@teemu.mp4 • I know it’s super niche. But it’s basically a KODAK VISION3 for 35MM (you have to send it back to them so they can develop it and they send you the scans) check it out it’s insane.. colors and everything it really gives you that Cinematic feel.
You didn't mention this. Got it that you under-exposed by one stop, but what you didn';t say - was development pulled by one stop, or was it noirmal development? BTW Ektachrome benefits from a warming filter.
I've got a film camera but accidentally destroyed my first roll by winding it too much and it tore the film inside :( I'll get back to it when I'm more confident on the field haha
The issue with film happens if at last shot you wind without gentle touch. You just cranked it hardly and teared the film apart. I have made this mistake once as well so I took the roll out at film lab. They had a dark box (where you put a camera and empty black film case inside and you have black gloves that are not letting light through which are fixed to box) which allows you to open the camera and take the film out.
Whst i realise with slides is that the final resolt is exectly whst i have in my head , i mostly shoot 6x7 VISION 3 50D , it have by far the best dynamic range posible becous its flat , then in post procesing you can do whatever you want with it , but the thing is i always aim to this very contrasty look , now if the situation you take a pictur from is very contrasy then you better have a flat film to recover shadows and higelights but many situations are not so contrasty in real life so when you use slides wich have low dynamic range , like 3.5 stops max then the film make the situation looks contrasy and it almost always falls im the place wher i want it , with the Vision 3 i do alot of aditing and get unbelivable resolts bt with slides i almost dont do nothing and still get the same look
Hoo I didn't know you were also shooting film. Since I bought my Contax G1 5 months ago, i shoot only film in daylight haha, also bought a Olympus XA 2 weeks ago, full frame in my pocket everytime I go out :) It also funny to see that you underexposed your shot where everybody are tempted to overexpose. But your photos are great and really fit your style! 👌
Thanks - I wanna start shooting film more often as well. It's been a while since I last shot a roll. The underexposing is definitely situational! Doesn't always work but fun to experiment.
@@teemu.mp4 I'm not sure exactly, but I was using an old Mamiya Sekor 500DTL. My best guess was I was rewinding the film the wrong way and forced it out of the canister. It was my second roll ever, and I hadn't shot a roll of film in 2 years at that point... probably should have research how to rewind the film on that camera again... 🙇♂️
@@teemu.mp4 yeah i did not know about it ! Now i know its a classic and i am really lucky. Still hard tho. Cant see what o shoot and if its good what i do lol.
Half a year later I finally got back into film photography again, check out my newest video as well: th-cam.com/video/cY-B0tGSsAs/w-d-xo.html
Keep at it man! You've got some great results in this one alone. Take care brother!
Finally someone who does NOT edit HDR style. In ny opinion low dynamic range film photos look so much “better” when doing street photography.
Thank you!
Your photos are incredible! Love your style, thank you for producing such quality content🙌
Thanks very much
Brother you killed this. Incredible photos i can’t give you enough praise.
Thanks very much
Honestly, I think this is the first time I’ve ever commented on a TH-cam video but..
I just wanted to say this is an awesome video.
I know that you mentioned that at this time in your photographing journey you’re not an expert but I think that the your honesty and the way you break your thoughts on what you did during your testing with your new camera and new film is so awesome and so refreshing. Thank you for your genuineness!
I know this video was uploaded some time ago but I hope you’ve continued with your film journey!
Thanks so much for creating!
Thank you very much. Yes I still shoot film occasionally. I'm actually uploading a new film photography video in a few days, just finished the edit!
@@teemu.mp4 you’re very welcome! And right on I. Stoked to hear that my friend! And I’m exited to see it. Glad we connected 🤙🏽🤙🏽
Have shot film a lot and ran into similar problem where the film gets pulled completely out of its cannister. Normal loading & tension should prevent the film from being pulled to one side of the camera. Sometimes there is too much tension between cannister and film advance. Ektachrome is a color reversal film (color slides). Advantage here is fine detail and better imaging under low light than color print film. Color print film is less forgiving of underexposure than color reversal film. Hence the latter better suited for street photography under low lighting. If you are in HK, there are so many street scenes, moods and human interest to capture. Good job for starter roll of color reversal.
Just shot my first roll of Ektachrome ever and sent it in to process. Can't wait to get it back :D
Very nice shots. As someone who purchased a Canon AE-1 (all black. $20 extra for that) brand new waaaay back when (my first camera), I was pleased to see that equipment choice. BTW - mine still works perfectly. I share your preference for photos in lower light, they are more dramatic IMO. My sweet spot time is when the indoor lighting and the sky are about the same brightness, about a half hour in the morning and at night 😥🙄😕. You make anything work by being creative though 😀.
About slide film: Slide film is designed, at least originally, to be projected. The film is mounted in a special sleeve, called a slide. It's called a slide because mounted film slides into the projector for viewing. You can often find slide projectors on Ebay for very little money (at least the last time I looked for one they didn't cost very much but prices on everything are going up), and projection screens of various kinds are still available for digital projectors. I'd definitely recommend getting one, your photos should look breathtaking on the big screen.
(That said, there is one caveat. Viewing slides for an excessive period of time can cause fading. I have never personally experienced any noticeable fading myself, perhaps because I was warned not to keep them up there for excessive periods of time, or maybe because newer films are more resilient than older ones, but you should be aware of the risk.)
The music is timeless!!
Your images looked great. I will try your method one day myself. Thank you ..
My guess is that you didn’t toggle the feature that allows the sprockets to free spin (and thus spin backwards) and then you went to rewind. With the sprockets locked out in the advance direction I’m guessing you tugged and ripped the film from the spool in the canister. That would explain why it was so tightly wound up on the take up spool.
Nice. Slide film always benefits from slight underexposure. You could try Provia. Alas, there's no more Kodachrome. That's why digital becomes so boring - everything is too perfect - especially with dynamic range. It leaves nothing to the imagination. I'm not sure if there are any 3200 colour slide films anymore for night photography.
People seem to have loved kodachrome, maybe there's hope it'll be brought back some day
Such great work, good job 👍, you made me want to try it.
I've shot with film for a year now and so far I really like Cinestill 800T and Lomography CN 800 for night shots. Some photos are pretty surprising, though, as I always shoot handheld. Nice video! Hope you do more videos like this.
Tried cinestill a few times but was never really happy with it, lomography800 is something I never even heard of though, will have to try it out!
And thanks, this was my favourite video to make so far so I'm glad to hear that.
I’ve shot CineStill 800t a couple of times and like it a lot. But I remember the first time I shot it, all the photos sucked because I shot it during BLUE hour in July 😒😳 you can imagine the results... everything was flat and blue 😅😂
@@talkdatrue I just never really liked the green look that it gives in night photos, but I need to try it again in a place that isn't Hong Kong because it may just not really suit that city
Great stuff man, getting some Ernst Haas vibes on these!
I'm going to be honest that shot at 2:31 looks so good with the slight burn to the edge. It adds unique character.
Imho I don’t. I think leaks are so overrated. I’m sure it can work for certain shots but I’m so tired of the “it’s a nostalgic thing”. Same with super 8. It was crap then and it is now lol
hi, nice pics. What was iso number 400, 600, 800?
Suggestions on which film I should try next?
CineStill 800t
Cinestill 800t or Lomography 800
Or Silbersalz35 500T ;)
@@talkdatrue had never even heard of that!
@@teemu.mp4 • I know it’s super niche. But it’s basically a KODAK VISION3 for 35MM (you have to send it back to them so they can develop it and they send you the scans) check it out it’s insane.. colors and everything it really gives you that Cinematic feel.
E100 At night how much iso I should use
If for canon kiss 5
And can i use Olympus mju2 with flash
You didn't mention this. Got it that you under-exposed by one stop, but what you didn';t say - was development pulled by one stop, or was it noirmal development? BTW Ektachrome benefits from a warming filter.
Great shots! Love the tones!
What sort of f stops were you shooting and were most of them handheld or on a tripod ?
do you use a specifiuc lut for the digital edits?
I've got a film camera but accidentally destroyed my first roll by winding it too much and it tore the film inside :(
I'll get back to it when I'm more confident on the field haha
Yeah I'm still sometimes hesitant to use film too because it's easy to mess up
Fantastic photos!
These photos are inspirational. Thanks for posting this video! : )
Thanks very much
Awesome photos! I love the punchy look of this film. Came here from your tumblr blog ^^
Thanks - glad to hear 🙏
The issue with film happens if at last shot you wind without gentle touch. You just cranked it hardly and teared the film apart. I have made this mistake once as well so I took the roll out at film lab. They had a dark box (where you put a camera and empty black film case inside and you have black gloves that are not letting light through which are fixed to box) which allows you to open the camera and take the film out.
Ahh I see, thanks for clearing it up
Whst i realise with slides is that the final resolt is exectly whst i have in my head , i mostly shoot 6x7 VISION 3 50D , it have by far the best dynamic range posible becous its flat , then in post procesing you can do whatever you want with it , but the thing is i always aim to this very contrasty look , now if the situation you take a pictur from is very contrasy then you better have a flat film to recover shadows and higelights but many situations are not so contrasty in real life so when you use slides wich have low dynamic range , like 3.5 stops max then the film make the situation looks contrasy and it almost always falls im the place wher i want it , with the Vision 3 i do alot of aditing and get unbelivable resolts bt with slides i almost dont do nothing and still get the same look
Love the video! Also 0:26 how was this shot achieved? Was this also filmed on Ektachrome 100?
Just similar lighting conditions + color grade that tried to mimic the look
Hoo I didn't know you were also shooting film. Since I bought my Contax G1 5 months ago, i shoot only film in daylight haha, also bought a Olympus XA 2 weeks ago, full frame in my pocket everytime I go out :)
It also funny to see that you underexposed your shot where everybody are tempted to overexpose. But your photos are great and really fit your style! 👌
Thanks - I wanna start shooting film more often as well. It's been a while since I last shot a roll.
The underexposing is definitely situational! Doesn't always work but fun to experiment.
@@teemu.mp4 aah glad to read that :) looking forward to see your next film photography heyhey !
Hey, when speaking about underexposing, is it just about setting ISO to higher? thanks
Go -1 on the meter
Nice job asking the lab... same thing happened to me with my first roll of Fuji Pro 400H and I just assumed it was done for and threw it out.
Ah, shame. Do you know what causes this? I remember asking the lab what I did wrong but I forgot what they said the reason was. 🤦♂️
@@teemu.mp4 I'm not sure exactly, but I was using an old Mamiya Sekor 500DTL. My best guess was I was rewinding the film the wrong way and forced it out of the canister. It was my second roll ever, and I hadn't shot a roll of film in 2 years at that point... probably should have research how to rewind the film on that camera again... 🙇♂️
@@ConorClancyPhoto hmm yeah that could be it
so dope !!
Great video again. Learing alot, i got a leica m3 from my uncle, still need to use it, its hard never used ,film..
Thanks - awesome you got such a legendary camera, film is very fun you'll love it
@@teemu.mp4 yeah i did not know about it ! Now i know its a classic and i am really lucky. Still hard tho. Cant see what o shoot and if its good what i do lol.
@@z3ro7o Yeah takes a while to get the hang of it but it's all part of the charm
I loved the photos, it looks like Gotham city
These are amazing
Thank you
What iso you had on your camera they look nice
It's iso100 film.
@@teemu.mp4 it’s it available in the states USA
Your photos are great!
With the film going for about 20 US$ per 25mm roll hear, I doubt I will try it out anytime soon. ^^
Thank you. Yeah it may not be an everyday roll but worth trying at least once or twice under the right conditions!
Do you travel to asia for work or just a photography trip?
I'm a digital nomad
Very nice .
I like this style
I would try to take it under exposure
Inspiring 👌
Always interest your videos
Thank you :)
Do you remeber what aperture and shutter speed was on shot at 3:08 and 8:38
It was all f1.8 with shutter speeds below 1/100th usually, kinda dark with iso100 rated film
@@teemu.mp4 thank you so much!!!
nice video bro
Thanks!