Nikon's UNDERRATED compact 35mm camera - Nikon L35AF Compact Point and Shoot 35mm Film Camera
2024 ж. 22 Мам.
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If you ever see one of these little cameras sitting in a charity shop or lurking on the internet for a modest price here are some reasons why you might like to snap it up!
As avid users of multiple versions of the L35AF, here's what we think of it after years of use.
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Thank you for this video...a trip down memory lane for me. My mom and dad traveled extensively in the 1980's and the L35AF are what they carried.
I had the underwater / all weather version of this same camera the L35AWAF, it made really nice images on the beach or in the pool
I have a LF35AF. It was not cheap for a 35m point and shoot but have been more than pleased. Even indoors using flash. It is my take everywhere camera. So it is always a surprise of what is on it by the time I finish a whole roll of film.
I’ve owned my L35AF for nearly two years, and I honestly LOVE IT! If only I could just work with this on the day to day and developing film wasn’t so expensive these days
I found a Nikon L35AF for $3 at a thrift store (the us term for charity shop) about 2 years ago and I use it for my film photography. It’s a great camera with sharp detail for a film point and shoot.
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Great video, more of these please. The L35AWAF was the best version IMHO as it was the most versatile......waterproof to 15ft. Still have and use mine.
Happy to see that Kon got the memo about the red acer and wore his red coat to match.
L35AF are so good. The version 1 lens is more than just 5 elements, it’s a Sonnar design that can have a really great look when the lens shoots wide open. It’s also sharp and contrasty in normal light. The version 1 is the best built internally and has a nice metal film door.
I remember selling the original L35AF when they originally came out. They came in a large black plastic folding case/box for £149.99.
I inherited one with the date back recently. So far have only shot a test roll on expired film but I look forward to shooting with it more once film season returns (aka the spring).
Hmmm....somehow I always miss to see the "r" in "Grays of ...." and you can imagine how it sounds!
I still have my L35AW which I had a lot of fun using on vacation at hotel swimming pools and the beach. Sadly it got dropped breaking the transparent cover which Nikon was able to replace but it came back from repair with a note saying they couldn’t guarantee the water tightness of the camera any longer.
2:12 Only four elements you say!? Say no more! Gonna buy one now. IF! I find one under $100. Working copies are going for over $200 🙃
QQQ How about doing one on the P7100 coolpix ? I use one almost everyday and it is marvellous.
You can also manually hold down the shutter when shooting in low light and don’t want the flash! 🤙🏾
I’m a film noob and just picked this camera up for $5. Do you mind clarifying a bit? How do you manually hold it down the shutter? Or did you mean manually hold the flash down?
@@michellemorales oh my goodness! Thanks for catching me out! I meant physically holding down the flash!! 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
@@theymstudio1387 Haha ok that’s what I thought you must have meant after I thought about it more. Thank you for clarifying!
There is a heavy magenta cast on some of the images. Is that due to the film type / model / brand?
More than likely film brand, film type(transparency versus print film) and scanner settings used to digitize the photo. Back in the 1970's thru the early 1990's, the biggest arguments on film message boards was which film brands were the best. I can always tell someone who knows absolutely nothing about those days, who say they love Velvia (ASA 50 transparency film from Fujifilm) for portraits. Skin tones with Velvia made folks look like a lobster fresh from the steamer. But, Velvia is/was the landscape film of choice along with Kodachrome 25. Very fine grain transparency films. Kodachrome transparency films from that era were wonderful. Archival for sure, as they remain stable to this day, unlike Agfa or Ansco film that shift to rosy red or powder blue. Fortunately my parents shot almost exclusively Kodachrome and they are as true in color today as when they were shot ; so we have many family memories still preserved. Kodachromes can be tricky to scan but rewarding. I use a Nikon Coolscan V to scan.