r/filmcameras

@wetnegz

In this week's Camera Collecting blog, meet the Minolta Vest camera, a rare vintage find that captures the charm of classic film photography in a compact, collectible design.

I discuss its history, unique features, and why this little Minolta still fascinates camera collectors, retro gear lovers, and analog photography fans today.

I hope you'll enjoy this wonderful camera from 90 years ago.

https://www.dancuny.com/camera-collecting-blog/2026/5/20/minolta-vest-camera

I’ve changed all batteries but the main body won’t turn on

Hello I found this camera when I moved houses nine years ago and just fully started looking at it (putting batteries and trying the film that was left over with it.) it had an expired roll of Kodak t400CN and when I look it up all I can find is expired packs of it not sure what to do or if there’s film I could substitute. Help pls!
I know how to load it and everything I just need to buy non-expired film and am I looking it up wrong???

Heyaaa!!

I’m an India-based filmmaker, and I created a solo spec commercial for Blue Tokai coffee. Since I was working all alone, I ended up wearing all the hats—writing, lighting, shooting, editing, and even acting in it myself.

Given my limited resources, my main goal was to see how much production value and mood I could squeeze out of a very small setup. I really tried to focus on intentional framing, cinematic lighting, and visual storytelling to set the right atmosphere.

Here is a quick look at the tools I used to bring it together:

The Gear:

Nikon Z6III paired with a 28-75mm f/2.8 lens.

Kept the lighting simple with a Godox SL60W and a tiny Hiffin 7W.

The Look (Post-Production):

Cut and finished entirely in DaVinci Resolve.

Used Dehancer for the color grade, aiming for a cinematic feel with a Fujifilm 3513 emulation.

I’m really looking to grow as a visual storyteller, so I would genuinely love to hear your thoughts. Whether it’s about the lighting choices, the pacing, or the overall vibe—please don't hold back on the constructive criticism!

Click here to watch the full ad on youtube

(I've also attached a few of my favorite stills above so you can see the framing!)

ps- This isn't my work. I posted this on behalf of u/date_007. He's new to reddit, doesn't have enough karma and still finding his way through this app (I mean- reddit can be intimidating for beginners- there's just so much going on hehe). So I figured that I'd post for him :). Happy watching!

Inherited it from a distant relative from another country, I'm amazed at how it is still working perfectly fine ! Definitely my favorite film camera, it is such a pleasure to use, especially with the Super Takumar 55mm. Asahi Pentax engineers knew what they were doing back then !

My collection of Zenit SLR Cameras, dating from 1955 to 1970.

Bought my first film camera, already shot two rolls full as practise, should definitely learn the basics of composition, lightning etc before, but I couldn't help it haha! Love this li'l machine already!

I have recently decided to start shooting SLRs. I managed to score a canon ae-1 program for $20 off Facebook Marketplace. I am sure it could use a good CLA, but was looking for some advice. Both photos are taken on two different kinds of film stock and yet still pull yellow-green (which makes me feel like its not underexposed ?). Could this be a lighting issue or perhaps a haze issue from lack of maintenance?

1st pic: kodak 400
2nd pic: fujifilm 200
*both developed in the same lab

Has anyone else experienced this? I feel like I did something wrong because it was incredibly difficult to roll the film back, and it snapped halfway through. I genuinely can’t recall which way I was winding it back, but could this happen if I went counterclockwise?