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Here we go again with another $7.99 Goodwill thrifted point-and-shoot film camera, though this time it's a bit unique in that it doesn't have a zoom lens. This is the Kodak EasyLoad 35 KE60, and the name has nothing to do with its focal length, aperture, or how easy it actually is to load. It has a 29mm F/5.6 Ektanar all-glass lens, which if anything is better than what you get on the Ektar H35, and programmed shutter speeds from 1/60 to 1/400. I start off around the Port Orchard waterfront, but end up taking a quick jaunt on the Carlisle II to Bremerton. I photograph the scenery along the way and dabble in a bit of street photography once I'm there. Video shot on Panasonic S5 II in V-Log, then brought into Resolve Studio using ACES Color Management. Use my Dehancer promo code: SAMBRM1 Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sambrumley Use my Artlist referral link for 2 extra months: https://artlist.io/Samuel-2076472 TubeBuddy affilliate link: https://www.tubebuddy.com/pricing?a=sambrumley

Here we go again with another attempt at a retro camera review and test shoot. This time, it's the Fujifilm FinePix A800 equipped with their 8.3 megapixel 1/1.6 Super CCD sensor. Now, that sensor size sounds like what you might get in a midrange smartphone today, but in 2007 it was considered a more premium compact option. This camera however was $179 brand new, and $12.99 when I bought it from a thrift store in town back in November of 2023. I once again make a short trip to the Port Orchard marina and test the A800 near and around magic hour (or golden hour) while relying mostly on my own voiceovers rather than using any form of text-to-speech. Video shot on Panasonic S5 Mark II with 20-60mm mostly at F/5.6. Editing and color-correction done in Davinci Resolve Studio. Film emulation used for a couple of shots in the intro was done with the Dehancer Pro plugin. DPReview: https://www.dpreview.com/products/fujifilm/compacts/fuji_finepixa800 Fujifilm's website still hosts the manual for this antique: https://dl.fujifilm-x.com/support/manual/a/a610_a800_a820_a900_e_manual.pdf Use my Dehancer promo code: SAMBRM1 Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sambrumley Use my Artlist referral link for 2 extra months: https://artlist.io/Samuel-2076472 TubeBuddy affilliate link: https://www.tubebuddy.com/pricing?a=sambrumley

It was early in February and as soon as we got a day with sunny weather and temps of at least 10 C or 50 F it's basically t-shirt weather for someone from the Pacific Northwest. In this episode I run a roll of ludicrously overpriced Lomography Color Negative 800 film through an exorbitantly overpriced thrifted Olympus Infinity SuperZoom 300 without much of a sense of direction, other than north to the Bremerton waterfront and whatever sights I see along the way and once I get there. Additionally, I processed the film with year-old CineStill developer, which resulted in thin negatives, in spite of the camera's overexposing the film. Use my Dehancer promo code: SAMBRM1 Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sambrumley Use my Artlist referral link for 2 extra months: https://artlist.io/Samuel-2076472 TubeBuddy affilliate link: https://www.tubebuddy.com/pricing?a=sambrumley

I have some Panasonic S5 II 6k open gate test I shot back in January around the Port Orchard waterfront during some rare winter sunshine in western Washington. The footage has however been scaled down to 3240 x 2160 but it retains the full field-of-view that you would otherwise have with the 6K 3:2 camera footage proper. One of the most noteworthy things to see here is the Lady Washington replica brig that was the HMS Interceptor in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, and is currently docked at the public side of the Port Orchard Marina (at least as of late January). I was almost hoping to include it in my review/tutorial video, however I wanted to keep the scope of that project within Portra 400 (and 250D), and including this would make it too long. This test footage was graded with the Kodak Vision3 500T film and Kodak 2383 print profiles in Dehancer, which would more or less be a test of how the 200mbps 6K V-Log footage holds up to color grading. This was edited in Davinci Resolve Studio 18.6 using project-wide ACES color management. Use my Dehancer promo code: SAMBRM1 Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sambrumley Use my Artlist referral link for 2 extra months: https://artlist.io/Samuel-2076472 TubeBuddy affilliate link: https://www.tubebuddy.com/pricing?a=sambrumley

I don't know about you but I've honestly found it a struggle to shoot through an entire roll of 36 exposures of 135 film. I had this roll of Lomo 400 that I originally brought with me to Bainbridge Island, but only got through halfway. This sat for weeks until I decided to finish it off somewhere closer to home. Welcome to downtown Port Orchard. I cannot recommend a downtown waterfront enough... it's a good place to test a camera, especially with the variety of subjects within walking distance. Here, we have water, boats, the beach, various forbs, shrubs, grasses, trees, pavement, cars, people, structures, streets, and more. Did you know that I'm also a drone pilot. I fly a DJI Air 2s and I got my 107 certificate earlier this year. Film scanned on: Epson Perfection v700 photo Scanning software: VueScan 9.6.47 Video shot on: Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 (the old one that's now worthless) Drone: DJI Air 2s (also worthless thanks to the new Air 3) Lens: Kalimar 35-70mm F3.5 (for Minolta MD or SR) Adapter: Fotasy Minolta Rokkor MD Lens to L Adapter No generative AI was used in the production of this video, however Davinci Resolve Studio's AI was used for transcribing audio to subtitles. Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sambrumley Use my Artlist referral link for 2 extra months: https://artlist.io/Samuel-2076472 TubeBuddy affilliate link: https://www.tubebuddy.com/pricing?a=sambrumley

A point-and-shoot in the body of an SLR + half a roll of Lomography's finest. Lomography Color Negative 400 shot with the Minolta Maxxum 400si and the Minolta Maxxum AF 35-70mm F/4 lens at golden hour and blue hour at Fort Ward Park in Bainbridge Island, Washington. The Minolta Maxxum 400si, also known as the Dynax 500si, has a few features I don't like, mainly the dependence on DX code and 2CR5 batteries, but it's a decent film camera body otherwise. I developed the roll myself with old CineStill Cs41 chemistry and scanned with Epson Perfection v700 and VueScan with Auto Levels. I'm too much of a cheapskate for Negative Lab Pro. No generative AI was used in the production of this video, however Davinci Resolve's AI tools were used to help subtitle the video. I am not using ChatGPT to write the script, I am not using Runway to edit or generate video, and I am not using Midjourney to generate any imagery. Video shot on: Panasonic S5 Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sambrumley Use my Artlist referral link for 2 extra months: https://artlist.io/Samuel-2076472 TubeBuddy affilliate link: https://www.tubebuddy.com/pricing?a=sambrumley

Film photography isn't just art... it's also chemistry. The videos associated with the film I've just developed are still a ways from completion, but they will be coming soon. For now, enjoy a montage of me developing film, loosely inspired by the lab montages in Breaking Bad. I process and scan film myself. See what goes on behind the scenes. I've got a roll of Fuji Superia Xtra 400, and a roll of Lomography Color Negative 400. I am using a Paterson Universal Tank fit for 2 reels of 35mm. The CineStill Cs41 chemistry here is over 6 months old. I used extra time to compensate, but I may have overdeveloped the negatives anyways. Video shot on: Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 Lens: Kalimar 35-70mm F3.5 (for Minolta MD or SR) Adapter: Fotasy Minolta Rokkor MD Lens to L Adapter No generative AI was used in the production of this video. YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@sambrumley Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sambrumley Use my Artlist referral link for 2 extra months: https://artlist.io/Samuel-2076472 TubeBuddy affilliate link: https://www.tubebuddy.com/pricing?a=sambrumley