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Komentáře • 895

  • @Findmealife
    @Findmealife Před 3 lety +2057

    The $5 dollar thrift store gag triggered me every time. The searing jealousy I feel whenever I hear that combo of words is just too much to bear.

    • @aguy4247
      @aguy4247 Před 3 lety +72

      It made me laugh because I actually did get one of my favorite cameras at a thrift store for $3.50, and I know that's what I sound like every time I tell someone hahahah

    • @MemeZero14
      @MemeZero14 Před 3 lety +46

      it was funnely triggering for me, Each time I'm like bullshit !

    • @mitchellhughes5180
      @mitchellhughes5180 Před 3 lety +31

      But seriously people say that all the time and it drives me crazy and then one day someone gave me their SX-70 and then I became that person. But still.

    • @mitchellhughes5180
      @mitchellhughes5180 Před 3 lety

      @@aguy4247 which camera?

    • @MemeZero14
      @MemeZero14 Před 3 lety +13

      @@mitchellhughes5180 Wish someone gave me a contax t2 id cry haha

  • @JoshuaJohnEsguerra
    @JoshuaJohnEsguerra Před 3 lety +2562

    whoever disliked the video obviously didn’t buy their camera at a thrift store for $5

    • @soeinstein7601
      @soeinstein7601 Před 3 lety +26

      bought one for 5€ yesterday and on eBay its worth 65€
      a good day

    • @JacobPrater
      @JacobPrater Před 3 lety +32

      You think he was joking or serious? I'm struggling

    • @shashankryadav7331
      @shashankryadav7331 Před 3 lety +1

      facts

    • @augustine.c8204
      @augustine.c8204 Před 3 lety +13

      @@JacobPrater it hurts to think it's real lmao. but if it is real, good for him :')

    • @JacobPrater
      @JacobPrater Před 3 lety +1

      @@augustine.c8204 seems we gotta go to more garage sales :( but yeah definitely happy for him filling that whole where his heart used to be :)

  • @hansacho
    @hansacho Před 3 lety +1026

    Next camera pick up will be the $5 Gold Edition Hasselblad 500CM

  • @SuperCowmoon
    @SuperCowmoon Před 3 lety +490

    The biggest flex in this whole video was the implication that your used video gear went for 25 whole American dollars

  • @DogsandFilm
    @DogsandFilm Před 3 lety +682

    - Baxter's appearences: 2:08, 10:01, 11:02, 11:34, 12:07
    - Stuart Little's appearences: 1:25, 6:06, 7:37, 15:05
    - Shrek's appearences: NONE

    • @sexualsmile
      @sexualsmile Před 3 lety +8

      Dont forget the $5 appears more.then all

    • @DogsandFilm
      @DogsandFilm Před 3 lety +6

      @@sexualsmile yes, you are right... He spend like $30 for all that cameras

    • @anonimo120797
      @anonimo120797 Před 3 lety +2

      no shrek? dislike

    • @DogsandFilm
      @DogsandFilm Před 3 lety +1

      @@anonimo120797 I know :/

    • @TheWingedLing
      @TheWingedLing Před 3 lety +2

      What a garbage Shrekless video this was. Unsubscribe.

  • @EliJordan
    @EliJordan Před 3 lety +341

    "but anyways I found this one for 5 dollars in a thrift store" will now be a running joke with the homies thanks G

  • @orf_av8or303
    @orf_av8or303 Před 3 lety +646

    idk why but for some reason I'm getting a really strong feeling that he didn't buy all these cameras from a thrift store for $5

    • @Strawbsmedia
      @Strawbsmedia Před 3 lety +6

      Idk bro shooting film is soo cheap nowadays 😂😂😂

    • @bballer151331
      @bballer151331 Před 3 lety +51

      @@Strawbsmedia shooting film is cheap once you sell your kidney and lung on the black market

    • @dan537
      @dan537 Před 2 lety +12

      I had the same thought initially, but then I remembered you're not allowed to say something on the internet that isn't true.

    • @michaeldimmitt2188
      @michaeldimmitt2188 Před 2 lety

      I think your right. He travels a lot, so maybe it was 5€ or 5£. I know there are more types of currency that would my comment funnier or cooler but I am too lazy to look it up at this moment in time.

    • @EvertGuzman
      @EvertGuzman Před 2 lety

      @@Strawbsmedia I’ve been to 10 different thrift stores no film anything at all.

  • @MichaelSeneschal
    @MichaelSeneschal Před 3 lety +123

    You had me on the $5 thing until the M6. LOLOL

    • @3XiG3
      @3XiG3 Před 2 lety +1

      The T2 didn't already threw you off? amazing haha

    • @MichaelSeneschal
      @MichaelSeneschal Před 2 lety +5

      @@3XiG3 So many stories of people finding these cameras at thrift stores for like $5. Since it was the first in the list, I was just jealous at this point.

    • @3XiG3
      @3XiG3 Před 2 lety +1

      @@MichaelSeneschal for real? Here in Europe analogue point and shoots are real hipster stuff and super sought after. The times where you could get a good steal at a flea market or thrift store are over. You’re lucky you can grab a Yashica T2 or a Mju for around 100€. Contax T2 are very very rare. No one I know bothers with these because of their 1000€-2000€ pricetag 😅

    • @MichaelSeneschal
      @MichaelSeneschal Před 2 lety

      @@3XiG3 I’ve found some great deals at thrift stores, but nothing like a T2 for $5. I found a Canon AF35M for like $2, and a Polaroid SX70 for like $10.

    • @jt4369
      @jt4369 Před 2 lety +3

      “I found this cherry condition E36 body M3 at my local thrift store for $5.”
      He has me going for a while too. “What kind of ?!@&$%€?! Thrift store does he go to??”

  • @larson0014
    @larson0014 Před 3 lety +94

    Probably the best $49 collection out there...

  • @guymills6096
    @guymills6096 Před 3 lety +142

    that ending hit me harder than infinity war

    • @leepeacher4178
      @leepeacher4178 Před 3 lety

      Dude’s got an X-Pan!

    • @griffin.greene
      @griffin.greene Před 3 lety +2

      I literally shouted "Oh SHIT" 😂

    • @nthnth1815
      @nthnth1815 Před 3 lety +1

      @@leepeacher4178 its the original xpan: Fuji TX series, and fun fact the hasselblad xpan is a collab work with Fuji back in the days. Therefore, Fuji TX is the ancestor of Hasselblad XPan

    • @psychicmonkey
      @psychicmonkey Před 3 lety

      @@nthnth1815 Not an ancestor, literally just the same camera - Fuji made the TX-1 and TX-2 and Hasselblad rebranded them for international release. The lenses are the same, bodies are the same, the only difference is the branding and paintjob

    • @SteveMillerhuntingforfood
      @SteveMillerhuntingforfood Před 3 lety

      @@griffin.greene I said asshole. I now have to wait to see the story of that acquisition.

  • @FrancescoScaramucci
    @FrancescoScaramucci Před 3 lety +84

    why tf is nobody talking about that "ma-mamiya 7" joke 9:03
    genuinely made me laugh, maybe because I'm your typical spaghetti-eater italian boy

  • @DiggingForFacts
    @DiggingForFacts Před 3 lety +182

    Props to Jason and his camera collection, as over the past year they've helped me find my passion and direction in film photography
    -
    at a thrift store for 5 dollars.

  • @vuhlandes
    @vuhlandes Před 3 lety +242

    yeah after this im going full p67 my mamiya bouta hate me

  • @variousvisfineart
    @variousvisfineart Před 2 lety +50

    "... and I got it at a thrift store for $5" The first time I heard I was so amazed and believed it. As I heard it after each camera, I understood that it was in jest. I did like the video. Great production value. There are too many CZcams videos created with a goPro that bobs up and down causing me to become seasick.

  • @t_h_visuals
    @t_h_visuals Před 3 lety +67

    And boom an X Pan! This made me laugh because every time I come home with a new camera I get asked ‘how much did you spend on that?’ My standard response from now on will be ‘$5 from the thrift store’

    • @piratenholz
      @piratenholz Před 3 lety +7

      5$ at a thrift store 😂
      I guess he created a new inside joke between photographers 😂😂😂

    • @t_h_visuals
      @t_h_visuals Před 3 lety +4

      @@piratenholz a joke or a great response for the wife! I need to practice it without smirking so I don’t give the game away

  • @graydeotto2820
    @graydeotto2820 Před 3 lety +58

    I have had several dreams where I find rare cameras on the shelf of a thrift store, and then when I go to turn around its gone and nowhere to be found

    • @graydeotto2820
      @graydeotto2820 Před 3 lety

      @@Theasaurus the time I saw a bag of like 20 rolls of expired film for 6$ then realized it was all aps c

    • @mikejankowski6321
      @mikejankowski6321 Před 3 lety +1

      @@graydeotto2820 $6 would be a great deal for someone with a crop camera...

    • @graydeotto2820
      @graydeotto2820 Před 3 lety

      @@mikejankowski6321 I agree. Should've bought it anyways

  • @dylanmannarino2760
    @dylanmannarino2760 Před 3 lety +71

    My favorite thing about your channel is not just because you are so incredibly funny but you actually make incredible photos and very interesting videos

  • @luispaulobogliolo19
    @luispaulobogliolo19 Před 3 lety +25

    I came for the film photography but stayed for the humor. Currently my favourite CZcams channel

  • @ricardoherrera1304
    @ricardoherrera1304 Před 2 lety +28

    “It’s all about film and lens selection”
    Uses a Jupiter lens with a Leica M6

  • @TheBigNegative-PhotoChannel

    "Try not to touch yourself while watching this" Too late Jason, too late.😅

  • @mattdayphoto
    @mattdayphoto Před 3 lety +91

    Congrats on 100K, brother!

  • @angelavila11
    @angelavila11 Před rokem +6

    Absolutely hilarious, every single time, and wonderfully endearing. Wanted to bite the drywall when he said 5 dollars the first time...and then once he said it again, life was okay again.

  • @honor1231
    @honor1231 Před 3 lety +3

    holy shit I just found this channel and I thought it was going to be a generic photography youtube channel but DAMN. This writing and humor is incredible. Probably because I, like Jason, have no soul.

  • @shawnj8765
    @shawnj8765 Před 3 lety +3

    I actually believed the 5 dollar price tag until you got to the Leica M6. Then I laughed out so hard realizing you were probably joking from the beginning.

  • @ErwinvanAsperen
    @ErwinvanAsperen Před 3 lety +4

    The thrift store joke got better and better

  • @horatiueduard
    @horatiueduard Před 3 lety +8

    I can't wait to see your Xpan photos cropped to 6x7 format ratio.

  • @helgebrekke
    @helgebrekke Před 3 lety +20

    Getting to the end of the M6, I was repeatedly saying Please say it, please say it, please say it...
    "...for $5..."
    And you genuinely had me laughing out loud and pausing the video. I do watch you channel for the analog content, but most of all because your storytelling is so goddamned on point every time, even when doing the usually boring humblebrag-list of "Oh these cameras?"

  • @wichersham
    @wichersham Před 3 lety +13

    One last missing jewel in the collection is a Fuji GF670. I’m sure you will find one in the thrift store for $5.

  • @andymiao1414
    @andymiao1414 Před 2 lety +2

    Originally thought this dude was on the spectrum for something, but have since grown to appreciate your deadpan delivery. Sick videos mate, cheers from Australia

  • @scarekrow1264
    @scarekrow1264 Před rokem +1

    this pictures are so damn calming...

  • @jennahbuckley
    @jennahbuckley Před 3 lety +5

    This is one of the best dark comedy movies I’ve ever seen

  • @savage1r
    @savage1r Před 3 lety +63

    "Oh would you look at that." - pants getting tighter...

    • @joseoregel2859
      @joseoregel2859 Před 3 lety +2

      I was brushing my teeth and I spat my toothpaste out as he held it up lol!

    • @luxj
      @luxj Před 3 lety

      He really did done that

  • @costinsavin4831
    @costinsavin4831 Před 3 lety +10

    Waiting for the TX-1 episode.

  • @user-is4jf8yr4z
    @user-is4jf8yr4z Před 3 lety +27

    Last time I was this early you could buy a Mamiya 7 and still keep both your kidneys. Just a small mortgage would do the trick.

  • @Enigma_2303
    @Enigma_2303 Před 3 lety +1

    Your videos are amazing, I love the vibe you give off the the quick wit sprinkled throughout the genuine information you’re putting out. I’m supposed to be getting a SX-70 Sonar today, but anyways keep creating, love everything you’ve put out!

  • @ZeLoShady
    @ZeLoShady Před 3 lety +1

    I fucking love you videos dude. I fall asleep to them every morning after watching you all night long.

  • @justlikeswimming5988
    @justlikeswimming5988 Před 3 lety +2

    Glad to see you use the crappy old lenses (my obsession, collection), little jewels they are! Each one is a child to me, each with talents and problems, and oh what wonderful problems! Flare and haze and separation oh my! But I love them all. I'm running a lens orphanage ($5 from a thrift shop, to be sure) - now I'll be wanting to start an unloved camera orphanage (well, to be honest, already getting there...). Thanks for inspiration, validation!

  • @AldoManella
    @AldoManella Před 3 lety +23

    How much are we willing to bet that Jason refers to it as the Hasselblad x-pain?
    I'll start the bid at $5

  • @kast404
    @kast404 Před rokem +1

    your flat humour brings me such joy lol

  • @TehWever
    @TehWever Před 3 lety +2

    came for the gear, stayed for the shots

  • @Varaldar
    @Varaldar Před 2 lety +1

    I've never watched your stuff so I came here expecting a standard CZcams video and you just came at it with banger line after banger line making me rewind the video to make sure I heard you right, definitely subscribing

  • @pierre-alixfavillier4988
    @pierre-alixfavillier4988 Před 3 lety +4

    I just love every single video on this channel... pure youtube gold

  • @jt4369
    @jt4369 Před 2 lety +1

    Photography and aesthetics is such a funny thing. For example, look at the bathroom shot at 8:08. It’s so mundane. But the color and composition is exceptionally pleasing. And a toilet is about as mundane as you can get. But it’s a great picture.
    Human beings are weird.

  • @jonathanhornby
    @jonathanhornby Před 3 lety +1

    The last gag about the xpan... OMG!

  • @shuttermatt
    @shuttermatt Před 2 lety +1

    Wow. Literally watching my kindred spirit.

  • @flyingo
    @flyingo Před rokem +1

    I swear, I laugh out loud and get strange looks from others every time I watch one of your videos. Thank you sir, and please keep it up!

  • @nthnth1815
    @nthnth1815 Před 3 lety +1

    damnnnnn boi its the fuji well-played jason, that grin in ur face when holding the fuji tx means the arrival of madness

  • @philsebi
    @philsebi Před 3 lety +7

    I normally don't feel anything, except the urge to pee which is quite useful, but when you told the story of the last camera, I felt something that other beings would describe as beings happy for you, so thank you for making me feel something not pee related

  • @DforDenmark
    @DforDenmark Před 3 lety +17

    just what i needed

  • @jerryli6455
    @jerryli6455 Před 3 lety +1

    these videos are honestly therapy for me

  • @marazapata2821
    @marazapata2821 Před 3 lety +1

    So glad this came on recommended! Not only are you talented beyond belief but I am also ALL here for the dark and soul-less comedy; it fills my own void lol

  • @bothsideshavefun
    @bothsideshavefun Před 2 lety

    This is my favourite video on CZcams, revisited too many times. Good job Mr Days.

  • @reggiej6542
    @reggiej6542 Před 2 lety

    love the dry humour, and yes, I did touch myself watching your collection.

  • @SanTM
    @SanTM Před rokem +2

    He couldn't keep a straight face for the $5 dollar outro on the Mamiya. Good luck, we're all counting on you.

  •  Před 3 lety +9

    I was like "isn't that a Fujifilm tx-1 between de Plaubel and the Mamiya 7 ?" and then I had a heart attack

  • @ErwinvanAsperen
    @ErwinvanAsperen Před 3 lety +2

    This one made me laugh the most so far! Grainydays is comedy as much as it is a photographic channel.

  • @nsrgb3481
    @nsrgb3481 Před 3 lety +2

    Dude love your videos man, never miss a single one. you're the funniest film photographer on here! big inspo to me man.

  • @CobinRain
    @CobinRain Před 3 lety +2

    Enjoyed.....I have a few of the same cameras and lust seriously after a few of the others. But what I mainly collect and love is strictly mechanical cameras . Olympus OM1? A masterpiece of engineering and lens design.
    Oh....I’m gonna give square space a try, too.

  • @arpcsm
    @arpcsm Před 2 lety

    Flippin’ love your video presets, especially that ending showing “subscribe”!! Drools on that preset! 💘

  • @GreatNini
    @GreatNini Před 3 lety +1

    Dude your stuff is so enjoyable. You are really inspiring me to get into film fotography! Keep going!

  • @ellie4123
    @ellie4123 Před 3 lety +1

    wow dream collection! I'm impressed

  • @chengdaxin8014
    @chengdaxin8014 Před 2 lety +1

    Love this guy’s sense of humor!

  • @michaelbennettphoto
    @michaelbennettphoto Před 3 lety +3

    Dude why is this one of the funniest videos I’ve ever watched god damnit I love Jason

  • @stringercorrales6627
    @stringercorrales6627 Před 2 lety

    My film camera was a Pentax 105G IQZoom & it was damn good. I used it indoors and for all my night photography for about a decade.
    I’d like to see more film users do indoor photography. All I see are the easy, broad daylight shots.

  • @danielspenner3683
    @danielspenner3683 Před 3 lety

    I actually hat to watch this twice, because I had missed out on so many things you said, laughing so hard about your last joke. Love the irony and sense of humour in your videos. At the same time they are very educative and useful. Sooo: hot stuff! Left a sub right away.

  • @someonewithsomename
    @someonewithsomename Před 3 lety +8

    That ending though! =D

  • @IndexFossilchannel
    @IndexFossilchannel Před 3 lety +8

    Buying film cameras is a serious disease, an endless addiction! Only those who live with this torment know the pain...

  • @RamonBrito
    @RamonBrito Před 3 lety +1

    Firstly congratulations on 100k well deserved. I really enjoyed the video brother I really like the content that you deliver great job. Jason I have a question where do get your camera straps from?

  • @tomasdahuabe
    @tomasdahuabe Před 3 lety +5

    Love how you can make an April Fools video without making it an April Fools video

  • @TheDogMaster
    @TheDogMaster Před 2 lety +1

    Love the sarcastic humor together with educational high quality content! Thank you YT algorithm I am now subscriber :)

  • @ElijahNoriega1
    @ElijahNoriega1 Před 3 lety

    ive been watching tons of his vids lately and then he comes out with one today 👀 bless

  • @mattatchinson8446
    @mattatchinson8446 Před 3 lety +2

    My father gave me his ae-1 he bought new in 1982 and I've been hooked on film for months now. I find myself really wanting to pickup a canon new f1 for the better shutter speed and sweet weather proofing since I hike and backpack a lot.

    • @mattatchinson8446
      @mattatchinson8446 Před 3 lety +1

      I also like the Nikon F3 a lot but I already own about 7 fd lenses.

    • @sharkfintech5893
      @sharkfintech5893 Před rokem

      I say "do it". The F-1 is a solid body and a solid choice. I got a great deal on mine about 32 years ago, and I regret selling it later for a Contax G-1. 😩

  • @lensofdang
    @lensofdang Před 3 lety +4

    one of your best endings yet. super hyped.

  • @jonfassnacht9309
    @jonfassnacht9309 Před 3 lety

    Love this episode. The humor is amazing!

  • @dereklitvak4846
    @dereklitvak4846 Před 3 lety +4

    When this channel hits 100k followers, I expect a giveaway video where the main prize is the complete Stuart Little trilogy.

  • @Topsyrm
    @Topsyrm Před 3 lety +1

    Cool twist at the end.

  • @breez3h
    @breez3h Před 3 lety +1

    would also love to see a video on the lenses you use for the ae-1

  • @davedonnelly8039
    @davedonnelly8039 Před 3 lety

    Just love the reviews and the usual scattering of dry wit !

  • @missgreenbottles
    @missgreenbottles Před 3 lety

    Beautiful photography!!

  • @harrisonkauder2576
    @harrisonkauder2576 Před 3 lety +5

    Dude you almost have 100k so exited!

  • @StaticArcadeLIVE
    @StaticArcadeLIVE Před 3 lety +1

    All memes aside, seeing your genuine love for your gear is heart warming.
    That is, it would be if I still had a heart.

  • @neilpiper9889
    @neilpiper9889 Před 2 lety +1

    I have the Ricoh 28mm 2.8mm lens on a Petri gx1. Awesome.
    The Pentax 67 with the 55mm F4 rubber grip lens was my camera of choice.
    I sold it when the prices soared. I have been regretting it ever since.

  • @azzalos
    @azzalos Před 3 lety +1

    Love your videos man. So good.

  • @acidgrain
    @acidgrain Před 3 lety

    Congrats to 100.000!

  • @osowie9368
    @osowie9368 Před 2 lety

    GR8 GR8 GR8
    THANK U
    EVEN THE MUSIC FITS PERFECT

  • @fabio_f3.5
    @fabio_f3.5 Před 3 lety

    Great video, i love how u explain things!

  • @dunerino892
    @dunerino892 Před 3 lety +2

    😂 when it came to the Mamiya 7 with your 5$ thrift shop story you couldn't hide the giggle...
    nice ending by the way

  • @graydeotto2820
    @graydeotto2820 Před 3 lety +14

    who knew the april fool was the leica owner all along

  • @1994mrmojo
    @1994mrmojo Před 3 lety

    Oh shit!! A reveal up there with the very best 👏👏👏

  • @wanakoplays8874
    @wanakoplays8874 Před 3 lety +1

    yup looks like you got one of the last Mamiya 7's. They were discontinued in 2014.

  • @markdixon9826
    @markdixon9826 Před 3 lety +1

    Gotta say - I love my XPan and the images it makes

  • @PhilKnall
    @PhilKnall Před 3 lety +4

    I recently saw one of those Budweiser can cameras on Mercari and alllmost bought it because of you. Opted for an actual can of beer instead.

  • @stephencolor2010
    @stephencolor2010 Před 3 lety +4

    The explicit Eeyore of photography.

  • @lucasumana8771
    @lucasumana8771 Před 3 lety +1

    thank you grainydays

  • @ReimannPembroke
    @ReimannPembroke Před 3 lety +2

    Dude you got some serious steals at thrift stores😂😂 this video was awesome and made me laugh out loud more than once! I’m loving the Jupiter 12 on my Canon P as well!

  • @yahyaharyantoo
    @yahyaharyantoo Před 3 lety

    congratulations for 100k subs! you deserve it

  • @lugentaubner6853
    @lugentaubner6853 Před 3 lety

    Agree about the takumar 105mm 2.4 - it’s the goat

  • @jishunify
    @jishunify Před 2 lety

    already got me with the intro!

  • @sycamoreandsalt
    @sycamoreandsalt Před 3 lety

    Love your channel name. you're good at this.

  • @mismo358
    @mismo358 Před 2 lety

    I love this channel so much