The $15 Camera That Deserves a Second Chance // FILM CAMERA THRIFTING
Bryan Wilkat
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This isn’t a full review (that's coming later). I mainly wanted to share the story behind this camera, why it feels so nostalgic to me, and share this unboxing/thrift shop find: the Pentax PC35AF.
Stumbling upon this for only $15 at a thrift store felt like a once-in-a-lifetime moment, not only because it's specs rival the ever popular Contax T2 and T3, as well as the Yashica T4 and Olympus MJU but the real reason was that it’s the same camera my father used for most of my childhood -so I absolutely had to grab it, whether it was working or not. If you’re into film cameras, thrift store finds or wanted to see brief flashes of my family vacations, hopefully you’ll enjoy this one.
Have you ever rediscovered a camera from your past? I’d love to hear about it in the comments.
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It is always a good idea to open it anyway to snip one of the wires of the annoying buzzer. It is completely safe to do so and isn't even useful for the battery check manoeuvre.
Definitely try to buy a broken one for spare parts, some electrical contact cleaner (the specialized one from the WD40 brand, or the one from CRC - maybe you have Deoxit in Canada but it's much more toxic and thus unavailable in many countries) and isopropyl (with as low water content as possible - and keep the bottle closed after pouring some, it is hygroscopic).
The $15 Camera That Deserves a Second Chance // FILM CAMERA THRIFTING
Bryan Wilkat
8,291 views
This isn’t a full review (that's coming later). I mainly wanted to share the story behind this camera, why it feels so nostalgic to me, and share this unboxing/thrift shop find: the Pentax PC35AF.
Stumbling upon this for only $15 at a thrift store felt like a once-in-a-lifetime moment, not only because it's specs rival the ever popular Contax T2 and T3, as well as the Yashica T4 and Olympus MJU but the real reason was that it’s the same camera my father used for most of my childhood -so I absolutely had to grab it, whether it was working or not. If you’re into film cameras, thrift store finds or wanted to see brief flashes of my family vacations, hopefully you’ll enjoy this one.
Have you ever rediscovered a camera from your past? I’d love to hear about it in the comments.
FOLLOW ME:
Instagram: Instagram: bryanwilkat
Portfolio: https://www.bryanwilkat.com
DISCLAIMERS:
This video was not paid for by outside persons or manufacturers.
The content of this video and my opinions were not reviewed or paid for by any outside parties.
That price was a gift, I've been looking for one but never found any on my thrifting missions.
I did find a Pentax zoom 60 and currently have a roll of film in it.
Strangely, I have the Canon sureshot max, which is the none zoom version of your canon tele max I think, they are superb cameras, on a par with the contax T2 in terms of photo quality they produce.
My most recent thrift shop find is a £2.50 Canon sureshot 80u
I've added your channel, it's always good to connect with other camera thrifting creators.📸