ahhhh yes been waiting for this

I go to Joshua Tree to shoot Astro-pictures.  Some of the best skies in the Northern Hemisphere.

What an awesome trip. Thanks for sharing.

17:05 an I waited with the other viewers for this CLICK!!  😄Thank you for this story about this wonderful meetup!

4:52 large format kebabs!!!!

Seems like a wonderful opportunity to meet like minded people.
It's a hike from Oz - perhaps next year!
Digital has little soul and is easily disposable - film is tangible, long lasting, takes more attention since it cost you money when you press the shutter button and is personal, with soul:)

Watching your adventures makes me want to forget the weight, the looks of curious contempt and focus on the joy of shooting with an 8x10 camera.

hhmmm this beers&cameras thing could be something I could "import" in italy. will be thinking about it.
great episode. seeing all those people gathering for the same passion and interest is delightful. thanks

From  first seconds of this episode I felt that something is off here. Then it struck me: it is your T-shirt! Very cool!!! :)

I get extreme hair envy watching these videos 😐

Great video Mat! I'm here in San Diego and know some of the folks you met on this outing, but I wasn't able to make it myself. The film shooter community in Southern CA is really active right now, with a lot of people taking up film photography for the first time. We have several groups here that meet up socially each week (including B&C) and the turnouts have been getting bigger each year. I agree with you about not doing a lot of shooting at these events, but they're great for socializing with like-minded people who are excited about photography. I also get a lot of questions about LF shooting, and I encourage everyone to try it out if they haven't yet.
I've been accumulating 35mm and medium format gear for decades, but have been using mostly LF for the past few years. It's been really easy to pass on my smaller-format gear to local folks who are looking for decent cameras, without having to go thru the crap-shoot of eBay or other online sellers. I'd rather see it getting used than sitting on a shelf collecting dust.
If you ever get a chance to shoot in areas like Death Valley or the Eastern Sierras, I highly recommend it. Fall, Winter and early Spring are usually the best times with a better chance of good light, especially with a mix of clouds and sun, or when storms roll through.

Thank you Mat for sharing. I missed it badly. Love your work and will be your supporter.

Wow, very cool.  Sadly, I would not have had the energy to do all that ... :(

Great work. The get together looks like a good cure for the COVID lockdown blues.

Thanks for coming out, it was cool meeting you.

Attending some of those B&C events could definitely cause huge amounts of gear lust. Wow, there were some cool cameras there.

Looks like it was a fun trip, Mat. Thanks for taking us along!

Heck yeah Mat! Loved this recap. Pleasure meeting you 🤠

Love the shot of the reflective cube art installation Matt. Looks like a piece of NASA space junk in your composition.

Hey Mat, you are also very good with color. Nice job. 👏

Different events over few days sounds like a nice approach. That sequence where you shoot LF with a beginner (or someone else in general) could be something interesting to develop on your channel; different people with different LF cameras to show…