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@@qiangzhou-l8j which app?

@@paulpiasecki for sure, it's called "light meter" on android play store

@@michelefranciotta Thank you. Nice Video!

@@paulpiasecki thank you so much!

Absolutely by eye 😂 the good thing is that shooting at F16 on a pretty wide lens you have a very good depth of field to play with. I've found that past 5-6 meters it's pretty easy to have the subject in focus (sorry I'm bad with the conversion between ft and m). Things get difficult when it's darker, but generally speaking I would always try by eye and learn from the mistakes

Hey there, thank you for your comment! I'm definitely shooting with it, but life is pretty busy, and doing CZcams on top of it is quite challenging. Fuji made some incredible cameras for sure. I love the panoramic format! If you can find one to use for a while, you'll not regret those 4 exposures less 😂 I hope you'll enjoy some nice light in your next shoot!

Exactly! It's a 2 way design. I find it easier to read on the camera body

Hey John, thank you so much for your kind comment! I've always looked up to the previous generation, back when professionals used film. I think the level of skill and "eye" was extremely high. I'm glad to be able to still use film in my daily life! Have a nice day

Ciao Philip! Bello sentire che anche tu utilizzi la Mamiya e che coraggio portarsi dietro anche il peso del 250! Però hai ragione, ti apre sicuramente anche tante porte. Magari ci troviamo su qualche cima, non sarebbe difficile riconoscerci visto che di Mamiya in montagna se ne vedono poche :) grazie ancora e buona domenica

​@@michelefranciotta Siamo eroici haha! Fra l'altro devo trovare una soluzione con lo zaino perché a me la Shimoda (x70 anche io) mi sta scomoda, la sento tutta sulle spalle, ma dall'altra parte non mi va neanche di lasciare indietro pezzi di attrezzatura per abbassarne il peso (ci porto sopra anche una 35mm con un paio di obiettivi a focale fissa abbastanza leggeri). Stavo valutando di inserire una ICU direttamente all'interno di uno zaino da alpinismo, vedremo. Intanto ti auguro anche io una buona domenica e la speranza di giornate un pò più stabili così da poter tirare fuori qualche bella foto. Ciao!

@@philipbarrett9688 hai provato a spostare l'altezza degli spallacci? Ha quattro misure, da S a XL... magari smontando gli spallacci e cambiando altezza migliora! Come zaini da alpinismo "utilizzabili" ce ne sono un paio di Mammut che hanno l'apertura sulla schiena come lo shimoda... però litrature inferiori! Buona luce anche a te per quando smette il diluvio universale!

@@michelefranciotta Uff! Provato in tutti modi: se supero i 10 kg di peso inizio a sentirli. Comunque hai ragione, quelle di scialpinismo che sono le uniche ad avere l'apertura dello schienale, hanno capienze minori (Deuter e come dici tu Mammut arrivano al massimo ai 50 l). Però insomma ne vale la pena; l'esperienza di scattare con il medio formato è qualcosa di speciale. Rinnovo i saluti e ricambio gli auguri!

Hello mate! I use an app which is called "light meter" you can find it on the play store for android

Thank you so much for your kind comment! It is such a magical place. Even better through the tiny Rollei 35S 😊

Ciao grazie mille per il commento 😊 il paraluce è montato su un filtro UV a vite, però conta che era già così quando l'ho comprata. Penso che si trovi tuttavia su ebay guardando il diametro dell'anello! Buona giornata anche a te!

​@@michelefranciottagrazie per la risposta. Avevo cercato e trovato solo paraluce di metallo, ma cercando nello specifico ho trovato anche quelli di gomma. Il tuo è originale Rollei? Il filtro UV lo hai usato in tutti i tuoi video? Mi consigli di prenderne uno? Per quanto riguarda l'esposizione, usi l'esposimetro della macchina o uno esterno? Ho fatto una marea di domande.. 😂

Hey Jim thank you for commenting! Yeah I tend to use the built in meter and it's pretty reliable. I tend to overexpose it a touch. The lens hood is on a UV filter with a normal thread, it was already there when I bought the camera - but I think you can find one of the right diameter on ebay 😉

@@michelefranciotta Is the over exposure down to using a 1.5v battery? Some great shots by the way!

@scoops2007 thank you for the kind comment! No it doesn't depend on the battery, I just do it because usually I get better results with negative film. I wouldn't do it on slide film tho for example

@@michelefranciotta ah I see. I have heard that running a 1.5v battery with an adapter means the camera will over expose unless it has been adjusted. I am looking at picking one up soon. Looks like a fun camera!! Thanks for the pictures though they really help prospective buyers.

Thank you so much for your comment! I'm using the Seiko 90mm 3.8

Thank you so much mate!

Thank you mate, I really appreciate it! I decided to stop posting work on YT and just went with the vlogging of my film photography. Still happy to see you liked it! Komm einfach mal in Südtirol!

Thank you Mario! Good idea, even though I already shot cinestill 800T during the day and it definitely works also on its own. Colours get shifted a bit but it's great for blue hour for example. Keep shooting 😊

Thank you mate, that means the world to me! Get out there and bring the big RB along then 😊

Thank you my friend 👍🏻

Tough question! Out of the most consumed ones I would say Kodak Gold or Portra 400. I am shooting quite a lot of Ektar as well these days and I'm having good results. On the 120 format I like experimenting with slide film as well, Ektachrome most of the time.

@@michelefranciotta Thank you for your answers. I’m new to film photography, and is in the stage of experimenting different brands and types of films😅. Your suggestions help me narrow my choices down a-lot!.

When I scan with my Sony A7RII I end up with 42MP, then export a 2500px long image. When I use wescanfilm I usually get 24 MP but the quality is also much better because of drum scanning. Moreover you could get way bigger scans from it if you need that for printing :)

@@michelefranciotta The picture you took from the Rollei35 is very clear, very sharp. So I want to know what size you scanned it. I scanned it at 2700*1800. It's not very clear when posting on IG , FB .

@KhunTui-jl5nj it's either 7500px or 6000px wide, that is the start TIFF file. Then I open it in Lightroom to correct for color shift or other problems and resize it to 2500px for posting it. I resize it when I export the jpeg, but always start from a big TIFF or RAW file

@@michelefranciotta Thank you very much. You took very beautiful photos. I just got the Rollei35 Schneider Xenar camera. I don't know if it will take good photos or not. Because I haven't found any reviews of this lens on CZcams. You are my idol.

@@KhunTui-jl5nj thank you for your kind comment! I think it's time for you to go out and take some pictures with it, so you know 😊

Thank you so much mate! It's great to hear your feedback 😊

Hey Owen! Mostly 1/30 or 1/15. You're right about the aperture, it was always wide open :)

Thank you so much Tom! I have made so many photos with the Rollei now, it's really one of my favourite cameras of all time. You will enjoy it for sure! I also have more videos coming but it has been tough these months so it might still take a while... thank you again for the motivation!

Thank you so much Drew! We visited Abruzzo last year as well and I made the same mistake! I didn't bring my film equipment. We both have a good reason to go back 😊

@@michelefranciotta Looks like we will haha!

Wow to seeing your comment Darrell! That is the sign you need to visit Sardinia 😊

I only adjust the temperature and balance the colours when I'm not satisfied with the result from the scanning process, I would say 90% of the look is "organic" from the film stock. I mostly use Lightroom for a quick adjustment

Hey ben! I was shooting kodak ultramax 400 on the rollei 35S and some kodak Gold on the Yashica Fx3

And also another roll of portra400 in the Rollei

@@michelefranciotta Perfect! Grazie mille:)

Hey there! I bought it on amazon, it was around 2.99 if I remember correctly :)

Grazie a te!

@@michelefranciotta Io era a Firenze lo scorso Maio. Ho avuto il mio Nikon F3 con me. Il mio Rollei 35S arriva oggi e non vedo l'ora di provarlo! Saro in Italia ancora in settembre, a toscana. Sto imparando l'Italiano - spero non ne troppo male! Auguri. A la prossima!

@@markkeohane9850 dovrei fare i video in italiano allora! Parli già bene :) Buon divertimento in Toscana, la Rollei ti farà divertire!

It is indeed quite a spectacular one. Thank you for your comment and keep following your dreams 💪🏻

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Thanks mate! All the infrared images were shot with the mirror locked up, it's paramount with such a low shutter speed. These were all on colour, but I did not see the point of using it. Do you use it every time?

@michelefranciotta No, not yet, but I think I would when shooting low shutter. Been shooting higher iso film on the RB67. Next one, I'll give it a go :)

Thanks a lot mate! I really appreciate your feedback 😊

Thank you so much! There's more G617 content coming your way, stay tuned 🤩

@@michelefranciotta hurry I’m dying. I need more.

@@michelefranciotta I own a a7r5 and about 8k in lenses. Recently I’ve fallen into a slump and lack of inspiration. Considering selling it and going to medium format film

@@tdawg719 my advice would be to be "project driven" with your photography. I use my film stuff for specific projects and my digital stuff for work. Maybe you can implement some film in your work for a specific project around your area and see where it takes you! Ps the A7RV is a great camera, also for home scanning!

Thank you so much Sean! I'm glad you watched until the end 😊 it was such an effort! 😂

@@michelefranciotta the climbing was awesome! well done! :D great pictures too!

@@stokerel thanks mate I really appreciate that! Sardinia is an incredible place for climbing!

So good! Man I would love to have another go at Venice, it's such an inspiring place. Be sure to take as many lateral pathways as you can. It's really where the magic happens. Oh and don't forget to eat some "tramezzini" while you're there!

Thank you so much! You live in a magical place. Next time I will come to the south west to visit so that we can shoot together.

It is such a pleasure to use!

Thanks mate! 10th of October 2022

Thanks Julian! I do expose using the sunny16 rule all the time, even though I have to say that the light meter is quite spot on when there's no difficult scene to read 😊

Hey John, thank you so much for your comment! I'm using "light meter" app on android. That's how it's called, but if you use apple I'm sure there's plenty more. I'm shooting with the 90mm, which has a matching field of view of around 45mm on full frame 😊 hopefully the weather gets better and you can shoot more yourself!

Thank you for your comment and feedback 😊 it's quite an old video, hopefully I didn't make this mistake in the more recent ones 😅

@@michelefranciotta fortunately or unfortunately, content lives forever on the internet. So we got to be mindful of that. I am glad I found your "old" video. Overall, I enjoyed it. I will check out you other videos. Thanks for the content.

@igorvainshtein5731 it's always nice to look back and see how things change 😊 I'm happy to keep all the previous content as a starting point! Thanks for the feedback, it's always very appreciated!

Hey thanks for your comment! Portra 400 has a great exposure latitude and can be "abused" more than other film rolls. At the time gold 200 wasn't avaiable, so portra 400 was one of the easiest film stocks to work with in a testing situation. The colours are also very pleasing!

@@michelefranciotta thanks for your reply it’s an interesting approche indeed, I photographed a bit on my Fuji GX617 using Velvia 50/100 and Provia 400 (still have some stocks) but the exposure is sometimes very hard to get evenly on the whole frame especially when using the 90mm lens (with central filter) I also tried Kodak Ektar 100 which is quite saturated with good results and black and white film of course ! but never thought about shooting Portra 400. I also compared the Fuji frames with photos taken the same moment with a small Sigma Quattro camera and results are very close thanks to the Foveon sensor.

@fthprodphoto-video5357 that's such a great lot of information! Thanks for sharing! You should try portra as well on your next landscape film adventure 😊 there's another video on my channel where I shoot Kodak Gold, portra 160 (didn't go well) and also B&W film during a summer trip here in the Dolomites. I've also shot some provia, slide film is absolutely great but hard to nail in terms of exposure. It is better to avoid high contrast scenarios with it...

It's just more comfortable when you're looking into the viewfinder, I suggest you should try it 😂

I was thinking the same thing, given that it's the photo I took with the longest shutter speed. I've shot some infrared lately. The mirror lock up is fundamental! Thanks for your comment 😊

That was my first thought as well.

first thing i thought of. even in the first image i was wondering why he didn't use the mlu. also (and you mentioned it), that tripod doesn't look sturdy enough for the rb in the field. good shots, though, and an excellent landscape to shoot in! kudos.

Wow thank you for your feedback! I didn't find any info on the portra VC at the time so I improvised. It totally makes sense to see the first image with the crop then!

Hey Corey! That's a smart question actually, it's a Manfrotto BeFree Advanced. I would not recommend it 100% for the RB67 though, as maybe something sturdier would be better. I still use it as a compromise for weight when hiking.