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I love overexposing and pulling when shooting in black and white and overexposing with color. I just add some contrast and saturation back in post as needed and it looks phenomenal. It results in very pleasant and mild grain with much more detail in the shadows.

Back when I know I wouldn't get a camera in a long time this lens was still available, now I'm thinking of getting a camera (XT3) this isn't available :'(

❤❤❤ Your German is phantastisch! Über-hyped 😊

LUCY!!!! Speaking of Instax, have you seen the viral new youtube short "The BEST Instant Camera?" by @nicklopro ??? Nick reviews the NONS SL42 Instax Mini interchangeable lens SLR camera. Its not as good as this video, but you should check it out if you like having fun and got 60 seconds to spare.

Seems like a fun and good shoot day for you. Good to know for yourself that you can calculate exposure but of course whatever makes you create good images is the best. My commercial photography experience began way before digital. I used a light meter almost constantly (Mamiya RZ 67 and Pentax 67 and Sinar P 4x5). Back then I was addicted to polaroids...both because of the accuracy they provided but also at the end of the day, in my hotel room, I'd love cutting them out of their frame and making a little booklet of the day's pics). And of course studio work with strobe demanded light meters back then. Now our computer screen is our polaroid...def not as sexy as the real thing...

13:21 damn!! Poster size

The most cinematic video on youtube, gorgeous colors.

Not sure if you own the Olympus e300 or e500, amazing images from the ccd sensor 👌if not you really need one !!

I love the Keks. I have the Keks-KM02 I believe. Another thing to remember is the Keks is just a bit more wide than a spot meter. Around 30 degrees, so about a 50mm to 60mm FOV. I have used it on the camera hot shoe a bunch. But what I found myself doing more, is to carry it in my hand/pocket and then do a quick hit of the highlights and shadows. Then decide what I want to expose for, or just choose an exposure right in the middle. I eventually want to just attach it to a string or leather strap and wear it like a necklace. Feels funny pointing my camera at something, not to take a picture but to activate the meter. Another handy method, if I'm out in nature, or a repetitive urban landscape is to meter the shadows, meter some reflections off windows, or the sky. Then I pocket the Keks, go around shooting, and just change my aperture within the range of my initial meterings. Also, I have the 6x7 "Texas Leica", all bronze (or brass?). That thing is an absolute hammer. I understand your struggle.

My Nikon collection, as of summer 2024, include a Nikon 1 J2 in Pink, and the 10-30mm kit lens in pink. I bought it for the 1200fps slow-motion video capability. I used to have a D70, a D300, and a third one that I forgot what it was. Really, Anna? I forgot a camera that I owned? I sold my DSLR gear a few years back and switched over to M43 for the size and weight advantage. Haven't regretted it a single day.

It’s Lux’s chuckle behind camera that makes the clip 😂. Way to call it. Also, the Gold Coast looks so much like the Emerald Coast where I am.

i have to ask what lens did you film this video with? its nice clear and wide

Another way of looking at the video - is the KEKS light meter as accurate as Lucy Lumens camera settings predictions?😁 What would have been even better, would be to compare the photos from both your settings and the KEKS light meter settings to see the difference it made in the final photo. Maybe on 35mm film for cost purposes, same model camera, lens and film and lighting conditions. Effectively you'd need 2 identical camera setups and take the photos one after the other to be as fair and balanced comparison as possible...😊

Nice video. I also plan to take analogue photos and this little thing is a very nice option. One more question...the colors, especially the skin tone in the video, are really great. Which film simulation on your X-T4 is the basis for this???

the size of half frame film is similar to the m43 sensor. If you familiar with m43 you'll get used to half frame camera.

Haven’t tried a Zuiko lens myself but I’ve seen a few videos and the color rendition does seem really nice, makes me want to grab a couple. The closest I have would be something like a Takumar 55mm 1.8. The Radioactive takumars especially, have really nice colors as well if you don’t mind being mildly irradiated in the course of using them :P

Lucy I decide to fix my film camera my Pentax Spotamatic it needed new light Seals and a mirror bumper. I have not shot film since 2005 when I bought my first DSLR I still remember how to use a film camera. I have shot hundreds of rolls of film in my lifetime

I think it would be easier for you to turn the camera by 180 degrees for verticals - it's usually more stable have it "hang" from your fingers (hand on top) and stabilizing with the left hand underneath, usually by holding the lens with it...

This series encourages me to break out my Pentax 67. Carrying that tank is a good shoulder workout.

Hiya, what did you shoot this episode with video-wise? The DR and colours are on point! Cheers!

You should mention your film speed and we can play around with you. Are you pushing film, or pulling.

how in the world did you get the red halation on your highlights in the vid?

It’s good to slow down. Quality over quantity.

Good video, reminded me of the sunny 16 rule and got me to do some research about it. Watch the video again and count how many "like" you say and for future videos I suggest you reduce the number of "like" in your sentences by about 2/3rds. Like, you know what I mean?

thank you Lucy for sharing your passion for film photography! I always look forward to your videos!

You would like the Pentax 6x7, it sounds like a cannon going off in your hands!

You should meter off your hand it’s closer to 18% grey than the grass. Or get a grey card!

6X9 is the best format IMO. The best camera for 6x9 is the voigtlander Bessa II. Such an epic camera. The best 6x9 never made should would have been a Super Isollette that was sadly only ever made is 6x6. I have shot alot of photos on 6x9 using the Voiglander RF and the Bessa II. They always turn out so good. I owned the 'Texas Leica" for a brief period but it did not satisfy me more than what I already had with the Voigtlander cameras. A pocketable folder that can create amazing photos...no comparison. I hated the massive size. The viewfinder is nice but it is something I can easily live without. The Bessa III was so promising but the format sucked. They should have come out with a 6x9 from the start.

Great video Lucy. I would have shot with 35mm half frame for economic reasons, and shot my guessed exposure then shot what the light meter tells me, just to compare and contrast.

I recently picked up an Olympus M-1 body with M-System Auto-S 50mm f1.8 lens. As readers may be aware, the ‘O’ was added following a complaint by Leica about the use of M-1. I find the history of cameras fascinating.

Luuuuuuuuuuuuuuucccccccyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤

Beautiful

cool camera! 6x9 is huge

What’s texas leica???

Love your style! ❤

$50 for developing and scanning is insane !! Time to start self developing and scanning , save you so much money and you can turnaround quicker Shoot the roll , go home dev in 15 minutes or so and scan in the same day (:

Loved these photos!

Great photos and nice halation effect in the video. I have an old fully manual viewfinder camera. The first time I used it, I used a smartphone light meter app - it was spot on every time. I have since moved on to dedicated light meters, but it's nice to know that a free app on my phone can ensure perfect exposures every time.

With an older film camera I recommend you get cleaned and have the shutter check and adjusted if needed. Happy filming

Thanks! Would love to see a video where you dig into the shooting experience with the Pen FT. Particularly with metering!

Incident metering! Long time user of the Texas Leica and my main meter is the L308 but last year I bought the Reflx lab to be more agile. Now I feel like I am out lost nor missing a built in meter. Gosh between 2014-16 when I had no meter and meter apps were so so (nothing much in android) I did miss and had to guesstimate a lot! More than just sunny 16, it's more variable conditions, city and shade towards afternoons where it is challenging to guess and really lovely to have these tools. Then there is E6 film -- the retributor of innacurate metering; but it rewards wonderful large slides on 6x9 120.

As much as those meters are designed for a film cameras shoe they are vastly inferior to any other form of meter than an old school selenium cell one due to the spot and incident metering they have, I feel bad enough charging the prices we do for film let alone suggesting someone spend way too much (any) money on a meter over free apps with more accurate metering

Super excited to see you tackle medium format and very very excited to see the comparison between sunny 16 and light meter

x1.25 !

Great video Lucy!!! I have one of these and they work perfectly! Keep up the great videos, we love them! hope you ate well after that day! :)

Ive been sing the keks light meter for awhile now and it's always very good on metering. Also, I just got the gw690 recently and love it as well. Great video!

Great video! Love this experiment between the meter and sunny 16. You're absolutely delightful on camera, and the video itself looks incredible!!

Hi Lucy, Thanks for your Texas Leica - Sunny 16 video. I've had mine for a while and the GW690 produces fantastic photos. I used a very basic hand held Sekonic L-208 Light Meter and used to shoot both B&W (Tri-X of T-Max) and Colour (Portra 400 or 800). I also used a strong torch sometimes at night if I had a difficult-to-use focus point to aid in aligning the rangefinder focus shape. However, I eventually found the whole process too expensive, costing approximately $120AU per roll taking into account the cost of film, development, printing and scanning using a lab in the Sydney CBD. I have recently found a Fujifilm GA645 at a good price on fleabay and will be trying it out in the next couple of weeks ... as an alternative.

A reflective meter with a wider angle like the Keks isn’t too precise in situations like these either. Because bright spots will bring the ball exposure down. You wanna point it so it reads more of the shadow area in order to not underexpose. But also 1/3 of a stop difference either way isn’t really an issue. Slide film has +/- 1/3 stop of wiggle room and Leicas tolerance for calibrating cameras is also 1/3 stop. I think it’d be interesting to make a video like this comparing Sunny 16, to the Keks, to an incident meter.

How fun!