Matt Loves Cameras

Which 10 photography items would you take to a desert island? This is the second episode of a new interview segment - Desert Island Cameras!

My guest is the amazing Molly Kate, talented photographer, writer with 35mmc, and popular film photography YouTuber @Eclectachrome Desert Island Cameras is of course a rip off of the very long running BBC radio show Desert Island Discs.

Here are the rules:

* You can bring 10 items to the island.

* The first 8 items you can either be cameras or films. You could choose 4 cameras and 4 films, or 7 cameras and 1 film, or 1 camera and 7 films, or any other combination, it's up to you. However there are a couple of catches...

* For every camera you bring, you must also bring film for it. So if you bring an SX-70 as item 1, you will also need to bring SX-70 film as item 2.

* You must have owned or used all cameras and films you mention.

The 9th item is your favourite photography-related book.

The 10th and final slot is a luxury photography item not covered by the above.

Which 10 photography-related items would you take to a desert island? This is the question I asked Theo Panagopoulos recently.

Theo is a talented Sydney photographer, one of the hosts of the Camerosity podcast, and also has his own excellent camera review blog photothinking.com. It was wonderful to hear his 10 items as we progressed through our chat - not surpisingly his Mamiya 7 featured heavily in the mix!

Of course my idea for Desert Island Cameras is a rip off of the long running BBC radio Desert Island Discs.

Desert Island Camera rules

Here are the rules for this segment:

* You can bring 10 items to the island.

* The first 8 items you can either be cameras or films. You could choose 4 cameras and 4 films, 7 camerass and 1 film, 1 camera and 7 films, or any other combination.

* For every camera you bring, you must also bring film for it. That is, if you bring an SX-70 as item 1, you will also need to bring SX-70 film as item 2.

* You must have owned or used all cameras and films you mention. No dream or white whale cameras here.

* The 9th slot is for a photography-related book.

* The 10th and final slot is a luxury photography item not covered by the above.

Watch on YouTube

You can also watch this episode on YouTube.

What's the best brand new bang for buck film camera you can buy today?

This was just one of many questions I had the pleasure of asking Dave Mihaly The Old Camera Guy.

We start off by discussing how Dave's film photography channel has grown - almost 300 videos and over 1 million views!

We then talk about best frugal choices in 2024 including:

* Best bang for your buck brand new camera you can buy today

* Best value film you can buy today

* Second hand - best P&S recommend

* Second hand - SLR recommend.

Other topics we talk about include the Frugal Film Project, the new Pentax camera, family in photography, shooting digital and drones, and Super 8.

To finish off, I quiz Dave to see if he can recognise film he's shot from his YouTube thumbnails. If you’d like to play along for that segment, check out the YouTube version of this conversation.

In recent months I’ve become more interested in art. I’ve bought a gouache set, some watercolour pencils, and found a few ‘how to draw’ books we had at home. So far there’s very little art being produced. Needing inspiration, I turned to 3 photography friends who are also talented artists.

Matt Jones, Matthew Joseph, and Bill Thoo often share their artwork with others in a photography group chat. I’ve been amazed and inspired by their art this year. Matthew and Bill have produced beautiful works based on their travels. Matt is a prolific artist in his home studio in Thailand, often creating works from photos others post in the chat.

Some of the topics of our conversation include:

* Which came first for you? Art or photography?* Show and tell 2-3 pieces of art you're proud of* How has art affected or enhanced your photography?* Does making art come at the expense of photography?

I hope you find this conversation as interesting as I did. It has renewed my interest in pursuing some form of art - if for no other reason than to get Mrs Murray off my back about my new found supply of neglected art materials!

As well as listening to this conversation through your usual podcast app or on Substack, you can also listen / watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpkvnbYZPQwMatt Jones [SOCIAL LINKS REDACTED] Matthew Josepeh instagram.com/fotodudenz Bill Thoo instagram.com/billthoo MY SUBSTACK NEWSLETTER Sign up for my FREE Substack photography newsletter: https://mattlovescameras.substack.com/

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"35mm Japan" Film Photography Zine

• Buy a print copy of the zine: https://mattlovescameras.com/35mm-japan-film-photography-zine/


• Australian orders can get a bonus film photography zine with their order for just $4 extra!


• Access a PDF copy of the zine through a paid subscription to my Substack (minimum 1 month $5): https://mattlovescameras.substack.com/ 

LUCY LUMEN
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Here is the 2nd installment of Analog Hour for the 2023 season from Matt and Lucy!

Check out my new Lomography Color 92 video! There will be at least 2 more Color 92 videos coming soon. 

"35mm Japan" Film Photography Zine

• Buy a print copy of the zine: https://mattlovescameras.com/35mm-japan-film-photography-zine/


• Australian orders can get a bonus film photography zine with their order for just $4 extra!


• Access a PDF copy of the zine through a paid subscription to my Substack (minimum 1 month $5): https://mattlovescameras.substack.com/ 

Japan on film videos on YouTube

There are 4 Japan On Film videos on my YouTube channel with plenty more coming soon. Check them out!

LUCY LUMEN
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Lucy's Substack newsletter  https://lucylumen.substack.com
Lucy's Guide To Help You Become A More Creative Photographer https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lucylumen/e/107815 

MATT LOVES CAMERAS

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Analog Hour is back for 2023!

"35mm Japan" Film Photography Zine

• Buy a print copy of the zine: https://mattlovescameras.com/35mm-japan-film-photography-zine/


• Access a PDF copy of the zine through a paid subscription to my Substack (minimum 1 month $5): https://mattlovescameras.substack.com/ 

Japan on film videos on YouTube

There are 3 Japan On Film videos on my YouTube channel with plenty more coming soon. Check them out!

LUCY LUMEN
Check out Lucy's print shop  https://lucylumen.darkroom.com/
Lucy's Substack newsletter  https://lucylumen.substack.com
Lucy's Guide To Help You Become A More Creative Photographer https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lucylumen/e/107815 

MATT LOVES CAMERAS

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/mattlovescameras 
Podcast: https://mattlovescameras.podbean.com/
Email: [email protected]
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In this episode of Matt Loves Cameras I talk about my recent trip to Japan in late March / early April. Topics covered include:

• my recent health scare


• asking for hand checks at airports


• what film was available in Japan


• the launch of my new film photography zine "35mm Japan"


• descriptions of 12 of the 40 photos featured in the zine


• upcoming Brisbane Camera Fair on 4 June. 

"35mm Japan" Film Photography Zine

• Buy a printed copy of the zine: https://mattlovescameras.com/35mm-japan-film-photography-zine/


• Access a PDF copy of the zine through a paid subscription to my Substack (minimum 1 month $5): https://mattlovescameras.substack.com/ 

Xpro Competition Zine

Is coming soon! It will be a free download via Substack so make sure you sign up! I'm also looking at ways for you to get a printed copy such as MagCloud. 

Japan on film videos on YouTube

There are 2 Japan On Film videos on my YouTube channel with plenty more coming soon. Check them out!

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Podcast: https://mattlovescameras.podbean.com/
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After almost a year, the Xpro competition comes to an end. In this episode, Matthew Joseph and I crown a cross-processing champion!

Follow along by checking out the entries here: https://mattlovescameras.com/xpro-2022-competition-entries/ 

My new photography newsletter

I'm thinking of distributing a free copy of the collab zine via my Substack newsletter platform, what do you think? Let me know! 

Sign up for my free photography newsletter here: mattlovescameras.substack.com 

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Recently I was thrilled to talk to one of the most well known personalities in the film photography community, Mr Bellamy Hunt aka Japan Camera Hunter!

In this interview we chat about lots of topics including:

• The cameras Bellamy gets asked about time and time again


• Point and shoot cameras such as the Minolta TC-1, Contax T3 and the Konica Genba Kantoku


• The Seitz Round Shot camera currently in the JCH shop


• Repairing old film cameras


• Best places to visit in Tokyo for photographers


• Best Tokyo neighbourhoods to visit for old school charm


• Fugu Film - is it harder to make a 400 speed colour transparency film rather than a 100 speed film?


• Bellamy's favourite cricketer!

Huge thank you to Bellamy and his team for their time! You can find out more about the cameras we talk about as well as lots of blogs and articles about cameras at japancamerahunter.com  

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Email: [email protected]
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