Camerosity

Episode 34: The Future of Camera Repairs

We're back!  It's been three weeks since our last episode, so that just gave us an extra week's worth of time to think of questions to ask our two special guests!  Returning is Jess Ibarra from Viva La Film in New South Wales, Australia who is Theo's source for CLAs and always offers her insights into the general repair of cameras.

Joining Jess is Ryan Jones, owner of Pro Camera in Charlottesville, Virginia.  Ryan was a repair technician at Pro Camera for six years before the opportunity to take over the shop was presented to him, which he accepted.  As owner, Ryan has a unique way of accepting new work.  Unlike other shops, he does not accept new work all the time, but rather does it in waves.  This business model works extremely well for him in terms of managing expectations for his customers and also helping to prevent burn out from non stop work.

Although we have talked about camera repair on other episodes of the podcast, this one has heavy focus on the future.  How did both Ryan and Jess learn how to repair cameras, what are the methods being used today by the current crop of repair people, and what is being done to attract new people to repairing cameras?

Joining them this week is returning guest Alex Dietrich and first time caller Steve Rosenbach who ask for tips on repairing their own cameras and what everyone's thoughts are on a certain Nicca camera.  Of course, there's a lot of other random GAS and topics related to collecting, shooting, and shade tree percussive maintenance.

As always, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are decided by you.  The guys and I rarely know where each episode is going to go until it happens, so if you'd like to join us on a future episode, be sure to look out for our show announcements on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, and right here on mikeeckman.com.  We record every other Monday and announcements, along with the Zoom link are typically shared 2-3 days in advance.

So stay tuned, and if you'd like to ask us a question or give us some topics to discuss, look for our show announcement for Episode 35, which we will record on Monday, October 24th!

This Week's Episode

• Introducing Ryan Jones and Pro Camera / Jess Repairs While Podcasting / Steve Buys a Minolta SR-1
• Mike Wants to Fix His Arsenal Salyut Soviet SLR / Jess Has a Soviet Camera Mentor Named Alex
• If you Want to Shoot A Soviet 6x6, Get a Kiev 6C or 60 They're More Reliable than the Salyut
• Paul Has a Broken Yashicaflex and Nikon S / Can you Fix Hazy Nikon Rangefinder Windows?
• If You Want to Collect Nikon Rangefinders, Get a Nikon SP, If You Want to Shoot Them, Get a Nikon S2
• Alex Sends his Black Leica and Olympus OM-1 to Ryan
• Replacing Leica Shutter Curtains / Finding Curtain Material is Getting Difficult / 3D Printing to the Rescue / Titanium Curtains
• Is Anthony's Canon EF Worth Repairing? / Anthony's Voigtländer Ultramatic CS Needs Help Too
• Resilvering Mirrors / Canon Pellix and Pellicle Mirrors
• Petri Color Corrected Super Green-O-Matics are The Best Worst Camera / Petri's Achilles Heel Was Their Own Shutters
• Ryan Likes to Repair Similar Cameras in Batches Then Move On
• Training the Next Generation of Young People to Repair Cameras
• Learning from the Cranky Old Guys / How Do You Find a Mentor? / You Have to Be More Anal Than Your Most Anal Client
• As Cameras Age, New Problems Happen That Has Never Happened Before / A CLAd 80 Year Old Camera Is Still 80 Years Old
• Ryan Repairs Cameras in Waves Every 6 Weeks / Managing Expectations
• In Most SLRs the Shutter Release Doesn't Fire the Shutter, It Releases the Mirror and the Mirror Fires the Shutter
• Percussive Maintenance and Shadetree Repairs Will Only Work Temporarily
• What Tools Should You Buy To Start Repairing Cameras / Richard Haw's Website and Learn Camera Repair
• Yashica YF and Nicca III-L Cameras / How Repairable Are Certain Cameras?
• What is the Next Camera You Send for Repair / Canon IV Sb / Nikkor 105 f/2.5 / Voigtländer Superb and Vitessa / Leica M3 with Dual Range Summicron / Ihagee Exakta / Canon VT Deluxe / Minolta XE7 and XE5
• Ryan's Franken-Leica - Leica M3 Chassis, M5 Back Door, Late M3 Top Plate, No Self Timer or Flash Sync
• Anthony Has Suggestions on Donations to the Show / Tamarkin Camera's Auction / Rate My Rollei 35

Show Notes

If you would like to offer feedback or contact us with questions or ideas for future episodes, please contact us in the Comments Section below, our Camerosity Facebook Group or Instagram page, or email us at camerosity.podcast@gmail.com.

The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast

Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/

Camerosity Twitter - https://twitter.com/CamerosityPod

Learn Camera Repair - https://learncamerarepair.com/

Richard Haw's Nikon Repair Site - https://richardhaw.com/

Ryan Jones - https://www.procamera.us/ and https://www.rj-repairs.com/home

Jess Ibarra - https://www.vivalafilm.com/

Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/

Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris

Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/ and https://www.facebook.com/VoltaGNV/

Episode 33: Shooting Expired Film and Home Developing

After stroking our egos as The Nerdiest Film Photography Podcast, the guys and I double down the nerd level to "Ludicrous Speed" and take a deep dive into expired films and home development tips and tricks.

With us this week are two guys that have a whole history of shooting expired films and home developing, first Adam Paul, owner and proprietor of the Classic Film Shop which has in stock over 30 different types of expired films from easy to find things like expired Kodak Tri-X to obscure nitrate films from the 1940s.  Adam is a big proponent of cold stand development in which black and white developers like HC-110 are developed in "refrigerator cold" temps for long periods of time to help preserve the details of significantly aged films.  His experience both with expired films and home developing is amazing.

Along with him is Alex Luyckx from the blog of the same name and the Classic Camera Revival Podcast.  Alex does some of the best expired film reviews, often developing these films in 3-4 different developers to show the strengths of each.  In addition to shooting obscure films, Alex also sometimes uses obscure developers that can't easily be found anymore.

As if that's not enough, Robert Shanebrook makes a triumphant return to keep us all in line with the facts about these old films.  Robert may not do much home developing anymore, but his knowledge of old Kodak films cannot be matched by anyone.

Joining our three experts are returning callers Mark Faulkner, Howard Sandler, Miles Libak, Andrew Smith, and Alex Dietrich and first time callers Mike Litwin and from the All Through a Lens podcast, Vania Francesca.

As always, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are decided by you.  The guys and I rarely know where each episode is going to go until it happens, so if you'd like to join us on a future episode, be sure to look out for our show announcements on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, and right here on mikeeckman.com.  We record every other Monday and announcements, along with the Zoom link are typically shared 2-3 days in advance.

So stay tuned, and if you'd like to ask us a question or give us some topics to discuss, look for our show announcement for Episode 34, which we will record on Sunday, October 9th!

This Week's Episode

• Mike Was Wrong about ECN-2 Development / Removing the Remjet / Cinestill ECN Kits
• Kodak Tech Pan / POTA Developer is a Replacement for Technidol / Agitation Changes Contrast
• Mike is Shooting Tech Pan in a Praktica VLC2, The Successor to the Exakta RTL 1000
• Adam Paul Reopens His Classic Film Etsy Store / Standard Development vs Cold Stand / Bromide Drag
• Legacy Pro L110 is an Excellent Substitute for HC-110 / History of HC-110
• Paul Has the Manual for D-61, E-82, DK-60A and a Whole Bunch of Old Processes / Paul is Not a Hipster!
• Ektapan and CPS/CPL Color Films / Tricks for Developing Old C-22, C-41, and E-4 Film
• Alex Reviews Kodak Plus-X Aerecon II / Adox XT-3 Developer / D-76 Will Always Give a Good Baseline
• H&W Control / High Definition Aerial Film 3404 or 3414 Was Used in Satellites and Came in 30 Mile Lengths
• Adam's Strange Films / 35mm Photographic Paper / Yellow Pink and Green Film
• What is a Safe Expired Film for People to Try / Kodak Plus-X and Pan-X / 35mm is Safer than 120 Because of Backing Paper
• Problems with Roll Film Backing Paper / Challenges of Tape and 220 / East German Films Typically Do Not Survive Well
• The One Stop Overexposure Per Decade Rule is Hogwash / Kodak Ektar 25 Wasn't Very Good
• Early 120 Backing Paper Had a Grinding Process Called Skiving That Changed the Thickness Near the Edges / Other Changes to Backing Paper
• Environmental Safety Concerns Developing Film / Do You Wear Gloves While Developing?
• Ansel Adams Had His Organs Tested for Selenium Poisoning From Film Development
• Lightning Round: What Is Your Favorite Expired Film to Shoot With?
• Vania's Tips For Getting into Expired Film / Shooting Manatees with a Rolleimarin
• Mike Litwin's Yamato Mini-Electro 35 / Cameras That Chew Up Film / KMZ Leningrad / All Miranda SLRs / Kodak 35
• Paul Gets More Contax Stuff / Contax T / Early Contax Bodies are Rear Lens Caps for Contax Lenses
• Zeiss-Ikon Contessa 35 / Repairing the Kodak 35 / Theo Buys a Leica D-Lux 3
• Ektachrome E-Dupe Slide Duplicating Film

Show Notes

If you would like to offer feedback or contact us with questions or ideas for future episodes, please contact us in the Comments Section below, our Camerosity Facebook Group or Instagram page, or email us at camerosity.podcast@gmail.com.

The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast

Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/

Camerosity Twitter - https://twitter.com/CamerosityPod

Adam Paul's Classic Film Shop - https://www.etsy.com/shop/ClassicFilmShop

Alex Luyckx - http://www.alexluyckx.com/blog/

Robert Shanebrook - http://www.makingkodakfilm.com, makingkodakfilm@yahoo.com

Howard Sandler - https://www.flickr.com/photos/hsandler

Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/

Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris

Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/ and https://www.facebook.com/VoltaGNV/

Episode 32: The Nerdiest Film Photography Podcast

We're back!  The gang and I are fresh off a mandatory 28 day rehab cleanse from all our GAS afflictions!

To help us get back on the wagon, we only invited one guest to catch up on what we've all been up to since our last episode.  From Fort Dodge, Iowa, Mike Novak returns to discuss what he's been up to, what his favorite Rolleiflex is, and a whole bunch of tips and tricks about in-home developing.

In this episode, Mike shares a bunch of new cameras he's working on reviews for, things Paul is about to put for sale in his shop, and Theo's newest Father's Day pickup.  We spend a great deal of time talking about Mamiya and their zillions of lens mounts they've made for 35mm cameras, an uncommon 24mm x 24mm square format 35mm camera, and different ways to make double exposures.

As always, the topics we discuss are decided by you.  The guys and I rarely know where each episode is going to go until it happens, so if you'd like to join us on a future episode, be sure to look out for our show announcements on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, and right here on mikeeckman.com.  We record every other Monday and announcements, along with the Zoom link are typically shared 2-3 days in advance.

So stay tuned, and if you'd like to ask us a question or give us some topics to discuss, look for our show announcement for Episode 33, which we will record on Monday, September 19th!

This Week's Episode

• Theo Goes on the Negative Positives Podcast / The Nerdiest Film Photography Podcast / LOMO LC-A Wide
• Paul Picks up a Praktina FX with Biotar / Miranda G / PX625 Battery Voltage / Wein Cells
• Paul Has a Leica M4-P Coming That He REALLY Needs to Test / Rolleiflex 2.8D
• Rolleiflexes Can Be Difficult to Differentiate Between Models / Mike Should Review more Rolleis / Novak Recommends a First Rolleiflex
• Japanese Rollei Copies Sometimes Improve Things / Fujicaflex Automat TLR / Rolleimagic is the Weirdest Rolleiflex
• Rolleicord Multiple Exposure Project with Pixels and Grain / The Art of Intentional Double Exposures
• Double Exposing on Both Sides of the Film / Cameras Best Suited for Double Exposures / Canon EOS 300 / Ben Felton Does Double Exposures of Portraits
• Novak Loves Pyrocat HD / C41 Developing Has Far Fewer Variables / There's a Ton of Black and White Developers and Processes
• Novak's Tips for Controlling Grain, Contrast, and Detail / Stand Developing / Standard vs Staining Developers
• How Do Lighten the Base Layer or Get Rid of Base Fog? / HC-110 Lasts Forever / New Formula HC-110 vs Old Formula
• C41 Unicolor Kits Are Mike's Favorite / C41 vs ECN-2 Kits / Kodak Vision3 Cinema Film and Removing Remjet
• Developing ECN2 Film in C41 Chemicals Works But the Colors Will Be Off / Seattle Filmworks / Tungsten vs Daylight Balance
• That Cinestill "Glow" is Due to a Missing Anti-Halation Layer
• The Mamiya Sketch is a Really Cool 24x24 Square Format Rangefinder / Mamiya Had More 35mm SLR Mounts Than Anyone
• Mamiya Prismat V-90 (Prismat PH) / Mamiya ZE-X / Crossover Exposure Mode / Dealers Loved Mamiya and Ricoh
• What Are Some Cameras that would be Perfect, Except for One Thing? / Konica III / Voss Diax IIa / Alpa 11e / Nikon N80 / Fuji GS690W / Futura S
• Theo Gets a Leotax Model K and Nikon CoolPix 995 for Father's Day / Leotax vs Nicca
• Mike's Upcoming Reviews for Zenobia 35 / Adox 300 / Magazine Back 35mm Cameras
• Anthony Gets His First Argus C3 / Sandmar Lenses and Argus Viewfinders / Kodak Medalist vs Mamiya 7
• Do Boring Cameras Make Boring Photos? / The More a Camera Appeals to You, The More Fun You'll Have Shooting It
• The Konica Autoreflex TC and the Hexanon 40mm f/1.8 Lens / Some Lenses are Cheaper to Buy Attached to a Body than By Itself
• Teraoka Auto Terra Super / More About the Mamiya Prismat V-90

Show Notes

If you would like to offer feedback or contact us with questions or ideas for future episodes, please contact us in the Comments Section below, our Camerosity Facebook Group or Instagram page, or email us at camerosity.podcast@gmail.com.

The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast

Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/

Camerosity Twitter - https://twitter.com/CamerosityPod

Negative Positives Podcast # 391 - https://www.podbean.com/media/share/dir-hi389-14b78501

Mike Novak - https://www.flickr.com/photos/greyscale3/

Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/

Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris

Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/ and https://www.facebook.com/VoltaGNV/

Episode 31: The Best Podcast Ever (Part 1)

We have a special episode for you this week as we present Episode 31: The Best Podcast Ever (Part 1).  What topics will Thrifty Theo, Asteroid Anthony, Dyna Mike, and Off-The-Wall Paul discuss?  Who will join us?  How many times will Theo say 'vegemite'?  What new things will appear in Paul's eBay store?  Will Anthony's wife have to fight any more alligators in their driveway?

As this is not only the world's first, but best, and fastest growing film photography podcast, anything is on the table!!!!

The topics are sure to be even more interesting in Part 2, but for that, you'll all have to stay tuned, and be on the look out for the next show announcement!  See you all soon!

Show Notes

If you would like to offer feedback or contact us with questions or ideas for future episodes, please contact us in the Comments Section below, our Camerosity Facebook Group or Instagram page, or email us at camerosity.podcast@gmail.com.

The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast

Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/

Camerosity Twitter - https://twitter.com/CamerosityPod

Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/

Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris

Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/ and https://www.facebook.com/VoltaGNV/

Camerosity can also be heard on the following services:

Google - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2NhbWVyb3NpdHkvZmVlZC54bWw

Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/camerosity/id1583252688

Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9d316c9e-5461-4fa5-9e04-24fd27fffc3f/camerosity

Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/camerosity-1985806

Episode 30: The Camera Store Episode

Myself and most of the people listening to this podcast are well aware of what it's like to buy film cameras and photography gear, but less of us know what it's like to sell it.  On this, the 30th episode of the Camerosity Podcast, the gang and I bring on some current and former employees of various camera stores to give us some insight into what it's like on the other side of the counter.

From Gene's Camera in South Bend, Indiana, we have owner Jack St. Pierre and regular guest Jon Gilchrist.  From Alpine Camera in Des Plaines, Illinois, owner Chuck Miller.  From South Florida, former camera store employee of Gold Triangle Department Store is Stephen Grasso, and finally, our own host and former camera store employee and owner, Paul Rybolt share with us stories of how things used to be, and also discuss some of the biggest changes they saw in the industry during their time.

Joining our camera store crew are returning callers, Hong Lee, Mark Faulkner, Andrew Smith, Jess Ibarra, and Michael Gossett, and first time callers Andrew Almendarez and Steven Lederman who bring up other interesting topics like whether buying cameras make for good investments, whether lens fungus is contagious, and where the origins are of Kodak film.

In addition to all of these exciting discussions, we witnessed the first ever "IN SHOW" purchase where Stephen Grasso buys something from Paul's eBay store!  Make sure you listen in and find out what camera it is!

As always the topics and discussions on the Camerosity Podcast are entirely up to you.  While we make an attempt to have a general idea on how to get a show started, the topics almost always veer off into wild and unexpected directions.  If you'd like to ask us a question or wish to hear us discuss your favorite brand of camera or film, consider joining us on our next episode and steer us in that direction!

Be sure to look for our next show announcement coming soon, and we will record Episode 31 on Monday, July 25th!

This Week's Episode

• Introducing Gene's Camera in South Bend, IN and Alpine Camera in Des Plaines, IL
• How Does a Camera Store Survive Today in 2022 Compared to 20-30 Years Ago? / Diversify
• Dwayne's Photo Does Dip and Dunk / Do People Still Service Noritsus?
• What are the Biggest Changes to the Camera Store Industry? / Minilabs Were a Huge Change
• The Loss of Photo Processing Hurt Many Stores / Processing Brings Back Customers Three Times
• Mail Order and No Sales Tax Hurt Stores More than Big Box Retailers / Camera Stores Send Customers to Each Other
• The COVID-19 Pandemic Helped Camera Stores / Business Grew Because of Remote Video and Photography is a Good Social Distancing Activity
• Paul, Chuck, and Jack Reminisce About Camera Stores Long Gone / Altman Camera in Chicago
• Changes in the Age of Camera Store Customers / More Younger People Are Shooting Film Everywhere
• The Prices of Film Probably Won't Come Down / The Less Common Something is the More People Want It
• Are Cameras Good Investments? / Besides Leica, Mike Doesn't Think So, but Paul Disagrees
• Paul Is Selling a Leica M5 on eBay, Someone Should Buy It!
• Do Mike's Reviews Increase the Values of Cameras? / Franka Rolfix II
• Investments Are Questionable, But You Certainly Won't Lose Money on Cameras / They're Not Depreciating Anymore
• Standard Prisms for the Nikon F and F2 Have Great Value Today
• Paul Sells a Leica M5 on the Show / Use a Wein Cell in the Leica M5s, not a Cheap Alkaline Equivalent / Can't Test the Meter Without a Lens
• Michael Gossett Returns to Talk About his ASNCO Speedex He Bought from Paul / The Leica M5 Has a Great Shutter Speed Dial / Canon EF
• Mark Hama is Still Taking on New Work / Andrew Sends His Alpa to Radu
• Should You Keep Lenses With Fungus Away from Other Lenses?
• Theo's Latest Pickups / Franka Rolfix II / Mamiya U / Closter IIa / Mamiya Korvette
• Chuck Has a Huge Kodak Sign / Mike is Looking for a Hanging Kodak Promotional Light
• Someone is Selling a Roll of Kodak Verichrome Pan 620 for $155 on eBay / Anthony Shoots IR Film in the Kodak Medalist
• Kodak is Definitely Making Fuji 200 / Kodak Vision3 Cinema Film / 50D is Mike's Favorite / Short Ends of Vision3 at Mono No Aware

Show Notes

If you would like to offer feedback or contact us with questions or ideas for future episodes, please contact us in the Comments Section below, our Camerosity Facebook Group or Instagram page, or email us at camerosity.podcast@gmail.com.

The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast

Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/

Camerosity Twitter - https://twitter.com/CamerosityPod

Mono No Aware - 35mm Film and Short Ends - http://mononoawarefilm.com/film-stock

Jack St. Pierre and Jon Gilchrist - Gene's Camera - https://www.genescamera.com/

Chuck Miller - Alpine Camera - https://www.alpinecamerausa.com/

Mark Faulkner – https://thegashaus.com/

Andrew Smith - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClXrAlbnU3gvdRrJ5gAR4mw

Jess Ibarra - Viva La Film - https://www.vivalafilm.com/

Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/

Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris

Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/ and https://www.facebook.com/VoltaGNV/

Episode 29: CLA Your Cameras Now!

We're back with another fascinating installment of the world's most popular open source film photography podcast!  For Episode 29, we dig into the vault and bring back a guest from the very first Cocaine and Waffles episode, mister "Sexy" himself, Cheyenne Morrison!

As always, Cheyenne doesn't hold back with his unique blend of colorful commentary on recent pickups like his Nicca III-L, Texer SR, and AGFA Isoly IIIa.  Joining him are returning guests Mark Faulkner, James Allen, and Jess Ibarra and new guest Andrew Smith who discuss with us a number of interesting cameras.  We go deep into the world of early auto focus SLRs, cameras with bottom "trigger" film advances, and shooting very expired film.

As always, many of the topics discussed on the Camerosity Podcast are not planned, and this time we go pretty deep into the world of repairing cameras, and how dire things have become with the number of skilled technicians who are either retiring or dying, leaving no one else to take their place.  Cheyenne makes a very plausible, yet very sad prediction that in 10 years, there will be no one left alive who can CLA a Contax rangefinder.

Yes, we have new talent like Jess Ibarra to share her thoughts on learning camera repair, but there's only so many cameras one person can master, so if you have a camera you'd like to one day get repaired, NOW is the time!

Be sure to mark your calendars for our next episode in which we will talk to a number of current and former camera store employees, who will share their stories of what it's like working in a film camera store now and in the past.  Good camera stores are like camera techs, they are getting harder and harder to find, so it should be an interesting episode hearing these stories.  If you'd like to join and ask some questions, be sure to look out for our next show announcement for Episode 30, which will be recorded on Monday, July 11th!

This Week's Episode

• Mike Visits Dan Tamarkin at Tamarkin Camera and then Stops by Central Camera in Chicago
• Paul Sends His Alpa Makro-Switar and Alpa 11e to Radu / Radu Worked for Karl Heitz
• The Contax II and III Aren't Necessarily Better than the Contax I
• Just Because a Camera Has Had a CLA Doesn't Mean It's Perfect
• In 10 Years No One Will Repair Contax Anymore / Very Few People Will Repair Nikonos / 3D Printing O-Rings
• If You Need a CLA, Get It Done NOW! / We Are Losing Technicians Quickly / Radu is The Guy for Alpas, Tessinas, and Berning Robots
• Kilfitt Makro-Kilar and Makro Switar Alpa Lenses
• Komura 35mm f/2.8 Nikon Rangefinder Lens
• Nikon/Contax Digital Adapters / Amedeo Adapters Are the Best, but External Bayonet Nikon Adapters are a LOT Cheaper
• Mike and Cheyenne Both Love the Nicca III-L / Auto Resetting Exposure Counter / Bottom Loading with Leica M3 Style Door
• Sears Sold the Nicca III-L as the Tower 48
• James Gets a Minolta X-600 / Manual Focus with Focus Confirmation Cameras / Mike Novak Is Going to Loan his X-600 To Me
• Nikon Took a Long Time to Embrace Auto Focus / Canon Did it Better / The Nikon 8008 Was the First Good AF Nikon SLR / Paul Hates the N70
• Nikon and Minolta Had Different Model Numbers for Different Markets / Gray Market Cameras / Warranties
• Ricoh and Chinon Auto Focus Bodies and Lenses
• Mike Shoots a Roll of Kodak Verichrome Pan 620 Expired in 1948 / Kodak Duo Six-20 / Don't Forget to Replace the Tape!
• AGFA Isoly Was the Basis for the Diana Camera / Texer SR Is a Copy of the Seagull 203 Chinese Camera
• Mike Picks Up a KMZ Droug / Bottom Trigger Wind Cameras / Canon VT Deluxe / Canonet / Ricoh 519M / Super Paxette 35
• Anthony Experiments with 116 and 616 / Zeiss Cocarette and Super Ikontas
• Theo Goes to Another Local Auction / Franka Rolfix II / Closter IIa / Mamiya U
• Anthony and Theo Have Bad Luck with 110 Cameras
• Jess is Working on an Ihagee Exakta Twin TL

Show Notes

If you would like to offer feedback or contact us with questions or ideas for future episodes, please contact us in the Comments Section below, our Camerosity Facebook Group or Instagram page, or email us at camerosity.podcast@gmail.com.

The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast

Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/

Camerosity Twitter - https://twitter.com/CamerosityPod

Radu Lesaru - Alpa, Tessina, Robot, and Zeiss Repair - http://www.3rcamera.com/

Andrew Smith - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClXrAlbnU3gvdRrJ5gAR4mw

Jess Ibarra - Viva La Film - https://www.vivalafilm.com/

Cheyenne Morrison - https://www.instagram.com/bigshotphotos/

Mark Faulkner – https://thegashaus.com/

Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/

Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris

Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/ and https://www.facebook.com/VoltaGNV/

Episode 28: Underappreciated Camera Episode

Freshly rescued from our tropical getaway where we started fires with Nikkor lenses, beat away native beasts with Arguses, and swam underwater with our Nikonos, the guys and I have come to the realization that we've spent a lot of time in recent episodes talking about some of the same camera brands.  We thought we would devote our next episode to some of the most underappreciated camera brands.

Of course, this being the Camerosity Podcast, we don't always have control over what we talk about, so while some very underappreciated camera brands do get discussed, we go down several rabbit holes that are just as interesting.  If you want to hear about burglaries and what happens to camera collectors after they die, this is the episode for you!

Joining us on this episode are returning callers, Robert Rotoloni, Ira Cohen, Mark Peterson, Larry Effler, James Allen, David Ortega, Howard Sandler, and Mark Faulkner, and first time callers Joseph Brunjes and Tony Colvin.  As always, the topics we discuss on the show are heavily influenced by our callers and for this episode, a great number of cameras and models are brought up by our callers that a scripted show would likely never cover.

Every episode, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are decided entirely upon you, so if you’d like to join us next time, be sure to look out for our next show announcement for Episode 28, which will be recorded on Monday, June 13th!

This Week's Episode

• Robert Clarifies Why the Nikon F Has a Strange Mirror Lockup / 21mm Lenses
• Yashica f/1.2 Lens with Notched Rear Element / Carl Zeiss Biogon Came First
• Ira Has His Entire Collection Stolen Twice / Built His First Collection with His Father / Anthony Gets His Entire Collection Stolen Too
• Theo Was Burgled Once in London / Store Your Camera Stuff in Diaper Bags / Don't use Fancy Camera Bags when Traveling
• Mike Owes Mark Peterson Some Film, Then Talks About His Basement Again!
• Paul Has an Awesome Darkroom in His Basement
• Ira Shows Off his Wirgin Komet SLR (Predecessor to the Wirgin Edixa) / Alpha and Omega Cameras (First and Last)
• Mike Reviews Ira's Eigenbau Kamera Made in the UK / Biflex / Tessina L Shoots Smaller Images on Regular 35mm
• Bolsey Jubilee Is a Bolsey B2 With German Lens and Shutter and Fancy Top Plate
• Bencini Koroll S and Bencini Comet Cameras are Cool But Strange
• We Don't Talk About Yashica, No, No, Noooo / Yashica Lynx-14 and Ministers are Great / Yashica Electro 35 CC and GL
• Minolta V2 Has a 1/2000 Top Speed / Minolta Used Citizen Shutters to Get Very Fast Shutters / Minolta Uniomat III
• Another Cool Minolta is the Auto Wide / Minolta A-Series Shutters are Installed Backwards
• The Minolta SRT-MC is the Kmart Minolta / 2 Millionth Minolta Maxxum / Maxxum with Crossed X's / Exxon Lawsuit
• Shooting Minolta Cameras with Gloves / Maxxum 7 / Maxxum 650si
• 

  Konica Auto-Reflex and Autorex / The Original Konica F / Konica F-Mount / Konica FS / Koni-Omega Rapid

• Tessina Film / Spring Wound Cameras / Polaroid SLR 680 / Rollei 6008 / Rollei A110
• SLRs with Front and Rear Shutter Releases / Zenit 16
• Rollei 35 vs Minox 35 / Minox GTE / DAG Can CLA Minox 35s
• How to Develop 127 Film / Leicaflex SL2 / Cameras with Weird Locations for Batteries / Ira Hates Asymmetrical Cameras
• Mike Busts Some Paul Myths / Konica L / Paul Makes Deals Even When Mike Was There
• Tony Loves the Mamiya 1000 SLR and the Kowa Six and 66 / Graflex Graphic 35 Jet
• What To Do With Our Collections When We Die

Show Notes

If you would like to offer feedback or contact us with questions or ideas for future episodes, please contact us in the Comments Section below, our Camerosity Facebook Group or Instagram page, or email us at camerosity.podcast@gmail.com.

The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast

Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/

Camerosity Twitter - https://twitter.com/CamerosityPod

Joseph Brunjes - https://www.josephbrunjes.com/index

Robert Rotoloni – https://www.facebook.com/Nikon-Historical-Society-193619477350338/

Mark Faulkner – https://thegashaus.com/

Howard Sandler – https://www.flickr.com/photos/hsandler

Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/

Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris

Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/ and https://www.facebook.com/VoltaGNV/

Episode 27: Desert Island Cameras

This week on episode 27 Anthony, Paul, Theo and I get our passports ready and board onto a boat for a tropical getaway!  While there, we will be taking a three hour tour to a remote, non-descript island, where us and our friend Gilligan will soak in the sights and take lots of photos in the hope of having some beautiful images when we get back!

Of course, with any trip comes the difficult decision of what gear should we bring?  Is compactness, performance, or ruggedness a deciding factor?  Should you bring in a large format camera to maximize detail on the tropical vistas you aren't likely to see again, or would a compact folder be a better option so that there's less for you to lug around?

Joining us this week is Aiden Dean, back from last episode, who travels with us and brings with him three very interesting selections.  Listen in as everyone talks about their "Tropical Island Cameras" and why we selected them!

Every episode, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are decided entirely upon you, so if you’d like to join us next time, be sure to look out for our next show announcement for Episode 28, which will be recorded on Monday, June 13th!

This Week's Episode

• The Gang Goes on a Three Hour Tour
• The Argus C3 is a Rugged Camera and Effective Blunt Object / Mike Was Coerced to Buy an Argus C3 for $1
• Our Skipper Takes a Mamiya 7 and the 35mm Panoramic Kit
• The Professor Chooses the Olympus Pen F / Pen Lenses Are Great Adapted to Micro 4/3rds / Yoshihisa Maitani Designed the Pen
• Gilligan Is No Dummy and Brings His Nikon F2 To Shoot and Start Fires With!
• Paul Chooses a Nikon F with the FTN Finder / The F2 Has Many Advantages Plus a Much Better Mirror Lock-Up
• Ginger Values a Quality Compact Camera So She Takes the Voigtländer Perkeo II / 13 Exposures Per Roll
• Another Nikon Makes the Cut, the Nikon FM2 is Compact, Reliable, and Performs Well / Nikkor Lenses to Bring / Steve McCurry Shot Afghan Girl with an FM2
• The Kodak Medalist II is Both a Sculpture, a Camera, and Self-Defense Weapon / Differences Between the Medalist I and II
• The Mamiya Universal or Super 23 is the Camera of Choice for Anything Medium Format / Rear Macro Bellows for Closeups
• Gilligan Aims High with the Hasselblad 500 C/M /  The Viewfinder is Like Looking Into a TV / Advantages of Square Format
• Ginger Pulls a Switcheroo from the Nikon F2AS to a Sony a7II Full Frame Mirrorless/ Nikkor 20mm f/4 Lens
• You Can't Be on an Island Without an Underwater Camera So the Skipper Brings the Canon Sureshot A1
• The Nikonos V Ups the Ante for Underwater Cameras / Nikonos Interchangeable Lenses / Nikonos RS SLR
• Gilligan Has the Heaviest Luggage with His Pentax 67 SLR / Asahi Takumar 105mm Lens
• Paul Saves the Best for Last, the Leica M6 / Paul Visits the Wetzlar Factory
• The Final Camera is a DIGICAM! / Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX07 / Licensed Schneider, Zeiss, and Leica Lenses
• Theo's Winners and Loses from his Massive Haul from Episode 26 / Super Ikonta / Zeh Goldi / Vitessa L / Superbs / Futura / Lordomat
• Mike is Going to Visit Paul This Weekend / Anthony Ponders Buying a Bessa Rangefinder
• Aiden Doesn't Have Any Questions But He Has a Lot of GAS / Graflex 3x4 and Toyo View Camera

Show Notes

If you would like to offer feedback or contact us with questions or ideas for future episodes, please contact us in the Comments Section below, our Camerosity Facebook Group or Instagram page, or email us at camerosity.podcast@gmail.com.

The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast

Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/

Camerosity Twitter - https://twitter.com/CamerosityPod

Aiden Dean - https://www.instagram.com/chefboyar__dean/

Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/

Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris

Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/ and https://www.facebook.com/VoltaGNV/

Episode 26: GASoline Alley and Absurd Auctions

This week on episode 26 we play catch up on a lack of GAS discussion over the past couple of episodes.  Theo, Paul, Anthony, and Mike all have a large number of cameras that they've come across, and not always from the usual sources.  In addition to GAS, we share a story about the Ohio Camera Collector's Society Auction earlier this month in Columbus, Ohio in which bidding got really out of hand and the state of regional camera shows.

Other topics discussed are ways to develop 116/616 film using regular Paterson reels, the best way to store a large camera collection, and Mike's recommendation on a cheap way to shoot wide angle Nikkor rangefinder lenses.

Joining us are returning callers, Robert Rotoloni, Dan Tree, Miles Libak, Jon Gilchrist, Mark Beadle and Wannes Scheipers, and first time callers, Aiden Dean, Alex Dietrich, and all the way from Johannesburg, South Africa, Dean Blumberg who also share in their latest pickups, questions, and general camera collector miscellany.

Every episode, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are decided entirely upon you, so if you’d like to join us next time, be sure to look out for our next show announcement for Episode 27, which will be recorded on Sunday, May 29th!

This Week's Episode

• Paul Proxy Bids at the Ohio Camera Collector's Society Annual Auction
• First Was the Auction Then the Saturday Camera Show / Paul Buys a Zeiss-Ikon Contaflex 35mm TLR and Ihagee Exakta 66
• Paul's Secret Advice to Get Stuff at Camera Shows / Robert Rotoloni Wasted His Time at the Chicago Show Too
• Japanese Sellers Used to Buy Tables at Shows Only to Buy Cameras and Not Sell
• Camera Shows Aren't Being Advertised Correctly / You Can't Get eBay in South Africa, Most Cameras are Already There
• There Needs to Be a Better Way to Promote Camera Shows / Let the Camerosity Podcast Do That For You! / Other Online Auctions Besides eBay
• Mike Buys His Last Camera Ever, a Nikon F2AS / NO ONE IS BUYING DIGICAMS, THEO!!!!
• Paul is Impervious to GAS Until This Week / Nikon SP and Nikon S3 2000 Edition
• Were Black S3 2000s Repainted Chrome Ones? / Some Parts of the S3 2000 Were Outsourced
• Radu Lesaru CLA'd Zeiss-Ikon Contax I
• Theo's Massive Auction Haul
  • Braun Super Paxette
  • Mamiya U Autofocus
  • Minox LX, C, and Yashica Atoron
  • Canon Demi Rapid / AGFA Rapid Cassette Tips / Minolta 24 Rapid
  • Feinwerk-Technik MEC 16 SB
  • Futura 35 RF
  • Zeh Goldi 127
  • A Pair of Leidolf Lordomats
  • Minolta 16 MGS
  • Olympus Pen FT
  • Mike and Anthony Twist Theo's Arm to Buy a Rollei 35
  • Voigtländer Inos II / Two Voigtländer Superb TLRs / Voigtländer Virtus / Voigtländer Vitessa L w/ Ultron
  • Zeiss-Ikon Kolibri / Miles Libak is Shooting Mike's Kolibri
  • Super Ikonta C and Super Ikonta D
• Anthony Shoots Gevaert 616 Film from 1947 / YouTube Hack for Developing 116/616 Using Paterson Tanks
• Zeiss-Ikon Cocarette Luxus
• Nikkor Screw Mount Lenses / The Nikonos II is Usually Found with the 35mm f/2.5 Lens Which is Excellent
• Dan Tree Buys a Rollei 35 S / Everyone Loves the Rollei 35 Except Paul / Underrated Rollei 35 Models / Rollei 35 LED
• Exell Mercury Replacement Batteries / Wayne Fixes His Minolta Hi-Matic / Early AGFA Karats Have the Best Rangefinders
• Lubtiel and Chaika 3 Both in their Original Boxes /  Camera Ephemera / Engraved Social Security Numbers
• Zeiss-Ikon Contaflex Lenses / Ikonta Light Leaks / Leitz Null Series Leica
• What is the Best Way to Store a Large Collection of Cameras?

Show Notes

If you would like to offer feedback or contact us with questions or ideas for future episodes, please contact us in the Comments Section below, our Camerosity Facebook Group or Instagram page, or email us at camerosity.podcast@gmail.com.

The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast

Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/

Camerosity Twitter - https://twitter.com/CamerosityPod

Loading 116/616 Film Onto Paterson Reels - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9REyP3gLjo

Jon Gilchrist – Packard-Ideal Shutter Company – https://packardshutter.com/ and https://genescamera.com/

Dan Tree – https://www.instagram.com/dantreephoto

Robert Rotoloni – https://www.facebook.com/Nikon-Historical-Society-193619477350338/

Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/

Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris

Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/ and https://www.facebook.com/VoltaGNV/

Episode 25: Steve Sasson and the First Digital Camera

This week on episode 25 we go beyond the world of film and bring to you a whole episode talking about the history of digital cameras.  In order to do that, we called upon a man who can speak to the earliest history of digital photography like no other, Steve Sasson.

In 1975, at the age of only 25 while working for Kodak, Steve created the world's first digital camera.  A crude looking blue and metal box with exposed electronics inside, a lens from a Kodak XL movie camera, and a cassette recorder as it's data storage device, the camera worked, and set the world on a path that leads us to modern smartphones today.

Not to be outdone, Steve is joined by Robert Shanebrook who we have spoken with before as a 35 year employee of Eastman Kodak, Robert worked in the same lab with Steve and shares with us his memories of that time at Kodak and how things progressed from there.

Also, with us is Todd Gustavson, author and curator at the George Eastman Museum, Todd knows Kodak history like no one else, and has access to a whole collection of the earliest digital cameras.

Finally, Daniel Koons is a Kodak collector and early digital camera enthusiast who has meticulously built the world's only replica of Steve's prototype digital camera.  Using high resolution images provided to him by Todd, Daniel was able to recreate the camera with an impressive level of precision and can speak to the inside workings of the camera second only to Steve.

It wouldn't be an open source podcast without some callers, and this time we have returning guests, Mark Faulkner, Mark Peterson, and Jon Gilchrist who ask their own questions and share their own experiences.

Every episode, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are decided entirely upon you, so if you’d like to join us next time, be sure to look out for our next show announcement for Episode 26, which will be recorded on Monday, May 16th!

This Week's Episode

• Steve's Introduction / How He Got Involved / One Man Skunkworks
• The Camera Didn't Work Until it Was Done / No One Knew How to Build It
• It Took 23 Seconds to Store an Image / The Fairchild CCD Was Horrible
• Why Would Anyone Want to Take Photos This Way? / There Was Never Any Paper on the Starship Enterprise
• There Needs to be More Pixels / Kodak Wasn't Ignorant That This Was a Threat to Film
• When Will Digital Be a Viable Form of Photography? / Moore's Law / The Boy Dog Wall
• Portra Was Developed Without Any Constraints from Digital
• What was the Evolution of the Original Concept to First Prototype? / Was a Modem Ever Considered?
• Kodak Never Seriously Considered Still Video Photography (Sony Mavica / Canon Xap Shot)
• Kodak ECAM / Kodak's Patent Wars of the Early 2000s
• Daniel Koons Makes an Exact Replica of Steven's Camera / Please Return to Steve Sasson
• Despite the Potential of Killing Film, Kodak Did More to Advance Digital Photography Than Almost Anybody
• It is Harder Today to Shoot a 20 Year Old Digital Camera Than a 100 Year Old Film Camera
• Kodak Kept Investing in New Film Stocks Into the 2000s Despite the Rise of Digital / After September 2003, Things Started to Change
• Could You Take the Digital Image Off the Prototype and Into a Computer?
• Does the Prototype Still Work? / Does Daniel's Copy Work? / There's a Raspberry Pi in There!
• Todd Gustavson is a Curator at the Eastman Museum / Getting Old Digital Cameras Working / UF RAW
• Digital Camera Collectors / SCSI Cables Are Hard to Find / Underwater Digital Photography
• KingJim DaVinci Thermal Print Camera / Paul and Mark Are Shopping on eBay During This Podcast!
• Paul Gets 10 Boxes of Cameras Today / Daniel's Wish List / The Digicam Craze in Japan
• Kodak Tech Pan / Modern Equivalent to Technidol
• What's Everyone's Favorite Bulk Film? / Don't Limit Yourself to B&W, C41 Processing is Easy Too
• Go See the Collection of Cameras at the George Eastman Museum

Show Notes

If you would like to offer feedback or contact us with questions or ideas for future episodes, please contact us in the Comments Section below, our Camerosity Facebook Group or Instagram page, or email us at camerosity.podcast@gmail.com.

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Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/

Camerosity Twitter - https://twitter.com/CamerosityPod

Steve Sasson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Sasson

Robert Shanebrook – http://www.makingkodakfilm.com, makingkodakfilm@yahoo.com

Daniel Koons (Norman Camera) - https://www.normancamera.com/

Todd Gustavson (George Eastman House) - https://www.eastman.org/

Mark Faulkner - https://thegashaus.com/

Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/

Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris

Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/ and https://www.facebook.com/VoltaGNV/