Should You Use A 100 Year Old Camera?

I found this medium format Voigtlander camera in a thrift shop for £12. It got me thinking "how practical is it to shoot an old film camera like this?". So I loaded up some Ilford HP5 120 and headed to the beach to try and find out.

#filmphotography #mediumformat #oldcamera

[therealdeemz_]

I just realized from this point on that you're from carthrottle and you tagged Ethan along in your film misadventures. What a small world we live in!

[martographie]

You can’t imagine how happy I am to see you making more videos!!!

Edit: great to see Ethan as well!

[DJDiarrhea]

You're the first one I'm seeing positively reviewing a folder. Most people you hear aren't confident in the reliability of the bellows, but I've always found them really neat because of their portability.
Love seeing you make more videos, keep it up!

[laservampire]

I had a similar experience with an old 1949 "Made In Occupied Japan" Konica I rangefinder I bought on a whim off Facebook marketplace. Everything worked on it and I thought "hey that's a really fun camera, I'll buy the top of the range 1959 Konica IIIA to complement it!"

Haven't touched the IIIA since I got it. I keep coming back to this weird, primitive, boxy thing with a collapsible lens that just feels incredibly "zen" to use.

[samwestenskow]

I was gonna say, you look familiar. And then I saw Ethan and I was like oh, of course, CarThrottle!

[savagecabbage]

These videos are amazing!! We need more analogue photography channels like yours.

[kevinchristopher]

Please keep making videos! I love your vibe and that you're already off doing interesting different topics. Plus I think your example photos are better than you're chalking them up to be.

[grahvis]

My oldest camera is a Voigtlander Avus plate camera with a roll film back. According to the receipt that was with it, it was purchased in Norwich in 1935.
I also have a later Voigtlander Bessa, with which I use a handy rangefinder that also works as a viewfinder.

[awr]

i have a lot cameras from the 1920th and 1930th. Voigtländer, Agfa, Zeiss Ikon Box and folding cameras and other for plate fotography. It is a lot of fun to take pictures with them and develop the film or plate at home. i use mostly Fomapan 100. it´s a cheap film with a light touch of yesterday

[TheParker]

6:31 got an audible “Damnnn!” out of me. Sick shot

[StephInc]

absolutely love the story telling and editing in this video

[Apfelprofigaming]

i just realized this is the guy from car throttle, i knew that saw this guys before

[spaszek]

no way i just stumbled on this channel through a totally new hobby when i’ve been subbed to car throttle for years

[Autorange]

If you think the brilliant viewfinder up front of the camera is too small, there exist finders of the camera period that clip on it to enlarge the image. When using your phone to measure the light, hold it horizontal and the front somewhat down, to avoid overexposure by the sky. The old lenses have no coating, these are not made for color pictures, even so the result was quite nice with a golden warmth to the images. Well done!

[justcasris]

i love 80+ year old cameras, there's just something about battling them that feels so satisfying, like after you've delicately cleaned a century of gunk off the lens, taken apart and put back together the shutter, filled in all the pinhole light leaks and cleaned off all the corrosion it feels like a child you've raised, and like a child of your own, any shithouse art it makes in the form of film is instantly fridge worthy no-matter if you can't tell what the fuck you're looking at.

[darianharris]

I want to say thank you, I’m literally holding that same exact camera in my lap right now. I’ve looked for a video on it for ever!

[tezkyflex]

The two wire squares viewfinder was meant for "sport" or quick photography, hence the not so accurate composition. The viewfinder at the front was for actually composing.

[TheMarty]

Jack! Mate! Please make some more camera content. Your sense of humor is just priceless. Car Throttle is funny I know (huge fan speaking). But this is gold!

[happyblad]

Super cool camera review. Before checking the subscriber count I thought it would be in the hundred thousands lol

[arnefackel]

You have some real potential my man! Really enjoy watching your content :)