Which Film Camera Should YOU buy?

This week I go through every camera I've owned or used for an extended period of time to decide which ones are and aren't worth buying.

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[coreywolfenbarger]

I bought an RZ67 because I saw your photos and then when I started getting scans back they were not as good as yours so I sent it back for a refund citing "camera is broken"

[James-kesx]

I'm 70. At your age I had a Nikon 35mm, 500C Hasselblad, Hasselblad ELM 70mm backs and I was the first private photographer in North America to buy the brand new Sinar-P 4x5 when it first came. I was shooting fashion in Montréal. Now I have plastic digital cameras. Gone are the days when you can get pissed off at an art director and throw a Nikon across the studio into a brick wall and the 135 millimetre lens still works

[KodakBoy]

Film cameras are interesting
First you start with one
Then you buy a second
Next thing you know you have 12 of them

[warrenknipe]

Willem is the reason I started shooting film

[jacekadamczyk]

The best advice would be: whatever you choose, make sure that it is in perfect working condition. Nothing more annoying than trying to fix 40years old stuff. Currently I enjoy my RB67 :)

[KodakBoy]

The way you show the photos
The slide show effect
SOOO GOOOD

[.sit.]

Off topic, but I really like that sweater, oatmeal boi lookin kinda fresh

[fabid]

I bought a canon ae-1 a week ago and I absolutely love this camera !

[auswandernschweiz.ch.]

I got the canon A1, 3 weeks ago. Haven’t got the film back yet but the feeling and sounds when shooting it was amazing. Thumb up and all the best from Switzerland 🇨🇭

[tomdivasion]

There is of course only one answer - ALL OF THEM (and then buy some more)

[NickShvelidze]

Holy shit your footage is so high quality. It's like you're in a movie.

[ericatarfa]

got into film the end of last year because of you, your videos are laid out so simply for beginners to understand, thank you for introducing me to something i find joy in. keep up everything you’re doing 🦋




also: have bought two 35mm film camera and will only continue to purchase more!!!

[arikay]

youre the reason I started shooting film. been shooting for a little over a year now and have been around since 9, 000 subs. learned so much from your vids..

[ElOcampo]

there’s only one answer to this question and it’s the kodak funsaver disposable camera.

[blueidolon]

My most reliable film cameras have also been the cheapest. I've shot all over with a Holga, which is a super light, plastic medium format. Even the lens is plastic, but it shoots incredible images. My favorite 35mm is still my Olympus OM-1. If you are just starting out, get yourself a vintage 35mm from a reliable brand (Olympus, Nikon, Konica-Minolta, Leica) and just play with it and have fun!

[migalito]

When I was 16, now 64, I had a Contax. The time was roughly 1971 and I bought it used from my Dad's friend Fred who was German and worked with my father as a technician in a metallurgy lab. I suspect it was a late 40's to early 50's model and had been purchased in Germany right after the war and perhaps during the days of the Berlin crisis. It was a range finder and the lens was not removable. I looked on line to see if I could spot it but no luck yet. It took beautiful pictures. One distinctive feature I remember is that the outer ring of the lens that was turned for focusing was scalloped around the circumfrance which made it easier to rotate the lens into focus. I wish I still had it and have no idea where it went.

[Jokasitot]

insane how I like every new video you put out. just something about the vibe and your aura makes it so chill and special

[DecentGatsby]

Don’t fear the photographer that’s shot with 1000 cameras.
Fear the photographer that’s shot 1000 rolls with the same camera.
(I think this was originally a karate quote lol)

[st.euphoria]

I love the Mamiya 645. That picture of the man with the speed bike sold me.

[samchuks]

immediately paused what I was doing at work to give this a watch. Great video Willem - and thank you for including sample shots too! I picked up a K1000 a month or so ago to learn with and have been wondering what I should move to next. This video came at the perfect time <3

Side note: I can tell you've been getting more comfortable in front of the camera lately; your personality is showing more and more and we love it man.