Camerosity

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.

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

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/

Episode 24: Camerosity’s European Vacation

This week on episode 24 of the Camerosity Podcast, we hit the holiday road and travel to a more European friendly time zone to allow more of our British, German, and Belgium listeners to join us!

Along with Anthony, Theo, Paul, and I, first time callers Calum Tilson, John-Michael Mendizza, and Wayne Scheipers joined returning callers Alan Duncan, Nick Lyle, Mark Faulkner, Bill Smith, Larry Effler, and James Allen to discuss a wide variety of topics from Instax to LOMO to Minolta SRTs.  Camerosity GAS struck John-Michael and he bought a Rollei 35, and Calum gets a ton of great tips on camera repair.

Amazingly, we go this entire episode without once mentioning Nikon, Zeiss, Leica, King Regulas, or panoramic cameras (no wait a minute, we did).

Every episode, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are decided entirely upon you, so if you’d like to join us, be sure to look out for our next show announcement for Episode 25, which will be recorded on Monday, May 2nd!

This Week's Episode

• The Olympus OM-101 is the Worst 35mm SLR Ever Made
• The LOMO SuperSampler is Like an Even Shittier NIMSLO 3D
• The Spinner is a 360 Panoramic Camera / LOMO LCA 120 / Nick's Panoramic Stitching Device / What Beer is Wayne Drinking?
• The FED 5C Isn't Quite as Good as the FED 2 / FED Mikron and FED 50
• Can you Replace or Re-Energize a Selenium Exposure Meter? / Reveni Labs Spot Meter
• Lomography 4x5 Back for Instax Wide Film / Instax Film Has Terrible Latitude
• Reddit Thread for Re-Ionizing Selenium Cells
• NONS Instax SLR / Mamiya Press Polaroid Camera / Why Won't Fuji Release More Capable Instax Cameras?
• Ensign Selfix 820 Special / Chroma 679 Uses Mamiya Lenses and Backs
• Using Laser Measuring Devices for Distance
• DeMaria-Lapierre Telka III / Royer Teleroy / Horseman 970
• Minimata Movie, W. Eugene Smith Shoots a Minolta SRT-101 / Tips on Buying SRT-101s
• Chroma Snapshot Technical Camera
• Canon Sure Shot Ace Has a Waist Level Viewfinder / Olympus XA Series
• Recommended Tools for Repairs: Soldering Mat, Good Precision Screwdrivers, Magnified Headband Loupe, Good Spanner, Rubber Lens Grippy Tool
• Minolta Dynax 7 Needs a 3D Printed Aperture Ring / 3D Printing Replacement Parts
• What Kind of Resources Are There to Learn Repairing Cameras? / Chris Sherlock's YouTube Channel / Learn Camera Repair Website / Ask The Experts While They're Still Alive
• We Made John-Michael Buy a 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/

LOMO Spinner - https://shop.lomography.com/us/spinner-360

Selenium Cell Repair - https://ian-partridge.com/cells.html

Re-Ionizing Selenium Cells - https://www.reddit.com/r/AnalogCommunity/comments/rrmxtb/how_to_ionize_a_selenium_meter_cell_recipe/

Alan Duncan - https://austerityphoto.co.uk/

John-Michael Mendizza - https://www.jmm-photos.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/jmmendizza/

Calum Tilson - https://www.instagram.com/calum.tilson/

Mark Faulkner - https://thegashaus.com/

Nick Lyle - http://homemadecamera.com/

Bill Smith - https://funwithcameras.blogspot.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 23: 20×24 Polaroids, Voigtländers, and Pizza!

This week on episode 23 of the Camerosity Podcast, we finally get a chance to talk to Nafis Azad about his work with large format Polaroids at the 20x24studio in New York.  If you have a hard time picturing what a two foot tall instant photograph looks like, you're not alone.  Listen in on the history of the 20x24 Polaroid, how it works, and other stories.

Not to be outdone, Anthony, Paul, Theo, and Mike, along with returning guests Mark Faulkner, Howard Sandler, Jess Ibarra, James Allen, and Dan Tree talk about everyone's favorite Voigtländers, the strangest looking TLRs, and why Soviet cameras often need service, even when new.  Paul shares us with how knowledge of the f/stop system can help you when ordering a pizza, and Mike shares another PSA recommending everyone insure their cameras!

Every episode, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are decided entirely upon you, so if you’d like to join us, be sure to look out for our next show announcement for Episode 24, which at this time, we haven't yet decided on, so stay tuned!

This Week's Episode

• Nafis Azad and the 20" x 24" Polaroid Camera / 20x24studio in New York
• How Does Large Polaroid Film Work? / Polaroid 44x80 Room Camera
• Elsa Dorfman's Portraits / Who Was Edwin Land?
• How Much 20x24 Film Is Still Left and How is it Stored?
• Chuck Close's Close-Ups / What Lenses are Used?
• Calculating Exposure and Latitude of Large Format Polaroid Film
• Maintaining the 20x24 Cameras / Do They Ever Break? / Storing Old Polaroid Photos
• Voigtländer Vitessa Rangefinders / Voigtländer Zoomar Lenses
• Jess Ibarra Returns Gets More Testing Stuff / Voigtländer Superb
• Sugiyama's Collector's Guide to Japanese Cameras / McKeown's Guides / Jason Schneider's Camera Collecting Books
• Coolest Looking TLRs, Voigtländer Superb, ANSCO Automatic Reflex 3.5, Fujicaflex, Flexarets, Welta Perfekta and Superfekta
• Dan Tree Visits the Leica Store in San Francisco and Gets a Water Bottle / The Leica MP / Olympus XA4
• The Pentax S1a has a Secret Shutter Speed / Argus 21 Markfinder / Voigtländer Vito II / Voigtländer BR / Voigtländer Vitomatic
• The Rollei 35 is Worth it / Petri Color 35 / Paul's 8 Point Rollei 35 Rating System
• Ricoh Hi-Color 35 / Ricoh Put Light Seals Everywhere
• Mark Beadle Buys an Arax 88CM / Ukrainian Cameras / How Do People Feel About Russian Cameras Right Now?
• The Plaubel Makina has Strange f/Stops / US Stop System / The f/stop System Helps When Ordering Pizza!
• Mark Faulkner's Quick Update on His 3D Printed Spool Extenders / Chris Paulin is the Camerosity Podcast Superfan
• Were Soviet Cameras Made Rough on Purpose so that they Could Be Fine Tuned Later?
• Film Spacing Problems are not Unique to Soviet Cameras, Rolleiflexes Can Have Them Too
• Buy a Demo Model Because You Can Guarantee It Works
• Anthony's E6 Home Development Adventures / New Kodak Gold 200 in 120 / New Cinestill 400D Film
• How Does Everyone Keep Track of their Camera Collection? / Insure Your Collection!!!

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/

Nafis Azad - https://www.nafisazad.com/ and https://20x24studio.com/

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

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

Mark Faulkner - https://thegashaus.com/

Mark Beadle - https://www.instagram.com/mark_beadle90/

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 22: Dan Tamarkin Talks Leica

This week on episode 22 of the Camerosity Podcast, we welcome special guest Dan Tamarkin of Tamatkin Camera in Chicago, Illinois to regale us with many tales of his life selling Leicas.  Originally started in 1971 by his father Stan, Tamarkin Camera has been one of the most trusted Leica dealers in the country over the past 51 years, so there is little that Dan doesn't know or hasn't seen.

Listen in as Anthony, Paul, Theo and Mike, along with regular guests, Jon Gilchrist, Robert Rotoloni, Mark Faulkner, Nafis Azad, and Mark Peterson join first time callers Andre Domingues and Dan Tree who ask questions and chat about Leica cameras, the company's rich history and much more.  You may have never thought you needed a hot pink Hello Kitty Leica M3 before, but you will after hearing this episode!  Listen in to hear all the other nonsense we discuss!

Every episode, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are decided entirely upon you, so if you’d like to join us, be sure to look out for our next show announcement for Episode 23, which we will record on a special night, Sunday, April 3rd at 8pm CDT (UTC -5), 9pm EDT (UTC -4).

Audio Warning: Once again, I had problems with my own audio this episode.  All of the other guests are fine, but there was an issue with my levels that I did the best I could to correct.  The good news is, I figured out why this keeps happening so I should be able to prevent it for future episodes.

This Week's Episode

• Introducing Dan Tamarkin / Reminiscing About Camera Shop Owners and Shutterbug Magazine
• Repairing Leicas / Finding People to Do It / When Did Patina Become Desirable? / Lenny Kravitz Leicas
• Customizing Your Cameras / Hello Kitty Leicas / Repainted Kodak Brownie Hawkeyes and Minolta SRTs / Provenance
• Dan's Screw Mount and M-series Recommendations / Crazy Ways People Get Leicas
• Special Edition Commemorative Leicas / Leitz Always Gave People What They Want / Brief Leica History
• Earlier Leicas Could be Retrofitted with Later Features at the Factory
• Why Do Leicas Sometimes Expose Images Through the Sprockets on One Side? / Metal Cassettes vs Modern Cassettes
• Dan Buys Jon's Rare Viewfinder / 35mm Steel Rimmed Summilux Lens and Goggles
• SBOOI 50mm Viewfinders / Auxiliary Viewfinders
• Leica Copies Are Good on a Budget / The Right Camera is the One You Have
• Leicaflex SLRs Are So Smooth / Beware of the Leica R4...But the Leica R6.2 is Awesome
• Don't Shine Flashlights Through Your Lenses / Lens Bubbles are OK
• Nippon Kogaku Screw Mount Lenses Are Really Good
• Left Eye Shooters / Rangefinders are Easier to Focus in Low Light if Your Vision Sucks
• What about Digital Leicas? / Why Leica Doesn't Make More Lenses
• Leica D-Lux Compact Digitals / Everyone Needs a Hot Pink Hello Kitty Holga
• Dan and Paul's Favorite Leica Code Word

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/

Dan Tamarkin - http://www.tamarkin.com/

Andre Domingues - https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/3mf4p-5fc4e/Negative-Positives-Film-Photography-Podcast

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

Nafis Azad - https://www.nafisazad.com/ and https://20x24studio.com/

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

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 21: The GAS Episode

This week on episode 21 of the Camerosity Podcast you better hide your credit cards and deactivate your eBay accounts as there is a whole lot of GAS coming your way!  Without a special guest, Mike, Theo, Paul, and Anthony were free to discuss all their recent pickups, with everything from Niccas to Noblexes.

Joining us were returning callers Mark Faulkner, Jon Gilchrist, Miles Libak, and first time callers Nafis Azad, James Allen, and David Ortega who share with us their Wideluxes, Gallus Derluxes, Miranda Sensorexes, and Kiev rangefinders.  

In addition to GAS, we cover controversial topics such as whether it's better to advance your film immediately after each shot or before the next one, what the best flatbed scanning software is, and whether or not Paterson or Stainless reels are everyone's favorite.  Of course there's a lot more, including one of the rarest cameras ever talked about on a Camerosity episode, so be sure to listen through to the end to find out what that is!

In two weeks, we will record episode 22 and will welcome special guest, "America's Premier Leica Specialist", Dan Tamarkin from Tamarkin Camera in Chicago, Illinois.  Dan is a huge fan of the show and will be bringing with him a wealth of knowledge about Leica rangefinders and SLRs, so if that's something that you'd be interested in, be sure to join us at 7pm CDT (UTC -5), 8pm EDT (UTC -4) on Monday, March 21st. 

(Note that Daylight Savings Time will start on March 13 in the United States, so the time may be different for you in other parts of the world.)

This Week's Episode

• Show and Tell: Theo's Plaubel Makina IIS
• Anthony Gets an Olympus XA4 and his Crazy eBay Story
• King Regula and the History of King
• Nafis Has a Widelux / Taking Cameras Apart Isn't the Same As Putting Them Back Together
• Using Lasers with Rangefinders / Golf Distance Rangefinders / Watameters / Kodak Field Rangefinder
• Mark's Tower 24 (Asahiflex IIb)
• Noblex 135 S Panoramic Camera in Original Box / John Noble / KW
• Theo's Valentine's Nicca IIIS / Tower 45 (Nicca Type-5)
• The Story of Why Yashica Bought Nicca / Yashica Pentamatic
• Miranda Sensorex and the 8-Element f/1.4 Soligor
• Contaxes and Kievs / Ukrainian Cameras / FED 2
• Frame Spacing on Kiev Rangefinders / Cameras Without Sprockets
• Advancing the Film Right After Each Shot, or Right Before the Next Shot: A Debate
• Vuescan vs Silverfast vs Epson Scan: A Debate
• Paul's New Nikkor Lenses - 200-600 f/9.5, 55 f/1.2, and 35 f/2.8 PC / Intrepid 8x10 / Fuji GS645
• Gallus Derlux / Foth Derby / Jon Bought 63 Boxes of Cameras / Arguses Exaktas and a Great Wall
• Mike Accidentally Buys an Exakta with a Metered Prism and a Biotar and it Works Perfectly
• Developing on Paterson Reels vs Stainless Reels: Yet Another Debate
• 3D Printed Custom Paterson Shafts for Developing 116, 122, and 130 Roll Film
• Fuji Fujicaflex TLR - One of the Prettiest TLRs Ever / What's Coming This Year on mikeeckman.com
• MR9/PX625 Battery Voltage Adapters from 1.5v to 1.35v / CRIS Adapters
• Nafis has one of Six 20x24 Polaroid Cameras in the World / 20x24studio.com

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/

Nafis Azad - https://www.nafisazad.com/ and https://20x24studio.com/

James Allen - https://www.lomography.com/homes/wv_cactus

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

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 20: Community Darkrooms, Subminiatures, and More!

This week on the Camerosity Podcast, we've reached the 20th episode of the show!  For something that was started completely on a whim, I am amazed at the support and enthusiasm from all of our listeners!  We are officially the fastest growing open source film photography podcast in the world!!!  Anthony, Paul, Theo and myself all really appreciate the positive feedback from you all, so thank you very much!

On this episode, we cover the process of starting a community darkroom with alternative process photographer, Cindy Steiler, some of our tips and tricks for the home developer, we jump very deep into some really obscure subminiature and our favorite 110 cameras, plus a whole lot of other Camerosity related discussion.  Along with Cindy and the regular hosts, we have returning guests Robert Rotoloni, Dwight Anderson, Larry Effler, Michael Kaplan, Jon Gilchrist, Jess Ibarra, and Bill Smith.  Our first time guests are Christopher Paulin, Nick Marshall, and from the Embrace the Grain Podcast, Sherry Christensen.

Every week, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are decided entirely upon you, so if you'd like to join us, be sure to look out for our next show announcement for Episode 21, which we will record at our normal time of 7pm CST (UTC -6), 8pm EST (UTC -5) on Monday, March 7th.

This Week's Episode

• Everyone Joins the Call / Dwight Anderson has a Camerosity Etsy Store
• Cindy Steiler's Community Darkroom in Gainesville
• People Will Always Pour Fixer into the Developer / Donating Supplies and Equipment
• Cyanotypes and Alternative Processes / Printing on Fabric
• How Do You Charge For the Darkroom? / Pay As You Go? / Subscriptions?
• Tips for Developing Film Yourself at Home / YOU CAN DO IT!!!
• Developing Color Film is Not Harder than Black and White / There's Only One Way To Do It
• Does Anyone Use the Kickstarter Lab Box? / 110 and APS Paterson Reels
• Only Have One Thermometer or Five
• If You're a Beginner, Use HC-110 and Don't Look at the Massive Dev Chart
• Paterson vs Stainless Reels
• Anthony Bought a Nikkormat FT3 Because Jess Told Him To / Nikkor 105mm f/2.5
• Mike Shits on the Braun Paxette Then Regrets It
• Paul's Auto-Nikkor 200-600 f/9.5 Monster Lens / Shipping to Australia
• The Subminiature and 110 Camera Part of the Show
  • Yashica Atoron Has a Funny Shutter Sound
• Whoops, Not a Subminiature - Canon AE-1 Squeaks
  • Goerz Minicord
  • Galileo Gami
  • Asanuma Acmel
  • Universal Minute 16
  • Bolsey 8
  • Steky 3A
  • Kodak Trimlite 48
  • Canon 110ED / Kodak K-Batteries
  • Kodak VR K10, K12, and K14 and It's Lithium Battery
  • Voigtländer Vitoret 110
• 110 and 126 Film Doesn't Have a Pressure Plate / Rollei SL26 Instamatic SLR
• Camera Swap Meets and Shows Are Back / What Can People Expect When Going to These Shows?
• Always Look in the Boxes Under the Table at Camera Shows
• Upcoming Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Orlando Shows
• The Canon T80 is Pretty Fantastic / Carl Zeiss Werramatic / Voigtländer Superb TLR

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/

Cindy Steiler - https://cindysteiler.com/home.html

Sherry Christensen - https://embracethegrain.com/

Dwight Anderson - http://cameravignette.com/ and https://www.etsy.com/shop/Camerosity

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

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/

REVIVAL: The Film to Bring Back Film

This week, we have a very special episode of the Camerosity Podcast.  Anthony, Paul, Theo, and myself sit down with director Dean Ginsburg and producer James Carr of the documentary film, REVIVAL: The Film to Bring Back Film.

Dean and James are both passionate about all things film, the history, shooting, developing, printing, the gear, and after witnessing a similar level of enthusiasm from many others, young and old, all over the world, they started out on a quest to make a documentary film that explores what exactly it is about film photography that has captivated so many people.

Listen in as the filmmakers share their motivation and rationale behind why making this documentary is important to them, and also soliciting stories and motivations from us the Camerosity crew.  Also joining the discussion were Hong Lee and Matt Jones who got to share their personal stories and ask the filmmakers their questions.

This special 1 hour chat is a fascinating glimpse into the behind the scenes of a crowdfunded film project.  Also, check out their Kickstarter page where depending on how much you're willing to back, you might be able to earn an appearance in the film!

Every week, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are decided entirely upon you, so if you'd like to join us, be sure to look out for our next show announcement for Episode 20, which we will record at our normal time of 7pm CST (UTC -6), 8pm EST (UTC -5) on Monday, February 21st.

Show Notes

If you would like to offer feedback or contact me 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/

REVIVAL: The Film to Bring Back Film Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/revivaldocumentary/revival-the-film-to-bring-back-film

Dean Ginsburg - https://www.facebook.com/dean.ginsburg.16

James Carr - https://www.facebook.com/james.carr.9803

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

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

Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/

Episode 19: Fixing Cameras with Jess Ibarra

This week on Episode 19 of the Camerosity Podcast where we welcome from Sydney, Australia, camera technician, photographer, artist, and owner of Viva la Film, Jess Ibarra.  Jess is self taught and has a background in electrical engineering and is here to answer any of your camera repair or any other film photography questions.

Jess is joined by your regular hosts, Anthony, Theo, Paul, and I, along with returning callers Mario Piper, Howard Sandler, Vladislav Kern, Mark Faulkner, and first time callers Adam Paul, and Jon Gilchrist.  As always, we don't always stay on topic, so while Jess spends a lot of time sharing her knowledge, throughout the show we find ourselves in the weeds talking about Soviet/German Cameras, Japanese Hit Cameras, APS film, and many other things.

Every week, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are decided entirely upon you, so if you'd like to join us, be sure to look out for our next show announcement for Episode 21, which we will record at our normal time of 7pm CST (UTC -6), 8pm EST (UTC -5) on Monday, February 21st.

This Week's Episode

• Jess's Introduction / Young People Like Point and Shoots
• How Much Harder is it to Repair an Electronic Shutter SLR vs a Mechanical SLR? / The FM3A is the Pinnacle of 35mm SLRs
• Plastics Become Frail, Solder Develops Whiskers, and Teeth Fall Off
• 3D Printing and CNC Machines May Come to the Rescue / Jess Wants to Build Her Own Camera From Scratch
• The Canon AE-1 Has a Lot of Problems / Many Plastics Have Reached Their End of Life
• Look for Film Chips In Cameras Before Shooting Them
• How Do You Know Where to Start When Opening a Camera?
• Where Do You Source Replacement Parts? / What Do You Charge to Diagnose a Camera?
• The Canon FTb and Nikkormats Are Great
• Vlad Kern's House is Sinking / Why Jess Doesn't Fix Soviet Cameras / The Zorki 4 is Great
• Leaf Shutter SLRs / Drops of Lighter Fluid are Sometimes OK, but WD40 is the Devil!
• Telescope Helicoid Grease is Great for Lubricating Cameras
• The Kowa Komaflex-S is Very Fragile But Worth It
• Everyone's Favorite Lenses, Biotars, Makro-Kilars, Helios, Takumars, Topcor REs, and Vivtars?!
• Mike Loves Soviet Triplets / Smenas and Voskhods / Flipping Helios Front Elements
• Adam's Frankencamera, Kodak 122 Folder with 90mm Wide Angle Lens for 5.5" Panoramic Images
• Expired Films From Gevaert and AGFA / How Do You Know the Timings for Developing Old Films? / Cold Stand Developing
• Making 17.5mm Film for Japanese Hit Type Cameras / 120 Film and Backing Paper Are Different Sizes
• Inspiring Jess's GAS / Camerosity GAS Made Mark Buy a Canon Pellix / Developing Found Film
• Everyone's New Stuff - Debrie Sept French Camera, Gelto III, TSVVS Prototypes, Topcon RE Super, Ricoh 500, AGFA Ambi Silette, Univex AF, Theo's Valentine's Day Camera, Braun Paxette IIM
• The Differences Between Nikkormats, FTN, FT2, FT3, and EL / Silver Oxide Batteries
• Mike Goes Down the APS Rabbit Hole and Blames Jon
• You Can Use the Remnant Strip From Cutting 120 down to 127, in a Hit Camera

Show Notes

If you would like to offer feedback or contact me 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/

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

Mark Faulkner - https://thegashaus.com/

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

Vladislav Kern - https://www.instagram.com/ussrphoto/

Mario Piper - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gen-x-photography/id1494585131

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

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

Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/

Episode 18: Canon Rangefinders with Peter Kitchingman

This week on Episode 18 of the Camerosity Podcast, we welcome collector, historian, and author Peter Kitchingman to the show.  Peter is well known through the collector community because of his knowledge with Canon rangefinders and his book, "Canon M39 Rangefinder Lenses 1939-71 - A Collector's Guide".

Peter has been collecting Canon cameras for nearly 30 years and has documented hundreds of different lenses, accessories and owns one of the largest private collections of Canon rangefinders, including three of the rarest models ever made.

He is joined by your regular hosts, Anthony, Theo, Paul, and I, along with returning callers Robert Rotoloni, Michael Westcott Loder, Mark Faulkner, Mark Peterson, and first time callers Jess Lantz, Dwight Anderson, and David Ortega.  If you only have a passing interest in Canon rangefinders, this is a terrific episode to get your Canon GAS going, and of course we also manage to find ways to talk about other cameras too!

As always, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are decided entirely upon you, so if you'd like to join us, be sure to look out for our next show announcement for Episode 19, which we will record at our normal time of 7pm CST (UTC -6), 8pm EST (UTC -5) on Monday, February 7th.

This Week's Episode

• Peter's Introduction
• What is a Good First Canon Rangefinder? / Don't Screw LTM Lenses into the Canon J Mount
• Where Did Canon Originally Get It's Optical Glass From?
• Canon Imported Schott Glass from Germany on Trains and Submarines
• Canon's Spinning Prism / Anthony's Thoughts on the Canon IV Sb
• Canon's Spring Loaded Take Up Spool / Canon 50mm f/1.8 Put Canon on the Map
• Are Serenar Lenses Different from Canon Lenses?
• Why Did Canon Use a Sonnar Formula for the 35mm f/1.5?
• Did Canon Accessorize to Help Themselves Be Successful?
• Why are Canon Rangefinders More Popular than Nikon Rangefinders Today?
• Canon Did Well with the Military Post Exchange / EP Canons / Most Common EPs
• Did Canon or Nikon Make any Rare Earth/Thorium/Lanthanum Radioactive Lenses?
• When Did Canon Stop Using Schott Glass?
• Nikkor 50mn f/1.1 and the Canon f/0.95 Dream Lens / Canon 7
• Did Canon Benefit from Out of Work Nippon Kogaku Workers After the War?
• The Japanese Camera Industry in the Mid 1950s Was Like the Wild West
• Taron and Petri Made New Models Every Six Months
• Robert Visits Koichi Sugiyama / Cadillac Sevilles and Super Mario Bros.
• Canon Made a Subminiature Prototype But Never Produced It
• Dwight Anderson Picks Up a Canon 7SZ for $7
• Why Did Canon Have So Many Models?
• Peter Has a Canon II AF and a Canon 1950 / Who Was Skinner?
• Youxin Ye and Pro Camera in the US for All Your Canon Repair Needs
• Why Do Some Cameras Have Metal Curtains? / Crinkled Canon P Shutter / Canon Pellix
• Why Are Rangefinder Lenses Smaller Than SLR Lenses?
• Canon Made an Exakta Mount Lens for Mamiya
• Wide Angle Contax Lenses on Nikon Bodies
• Theo and Peter Talk About Australian Cameras
• Peter Dechert's 3 Rarest Canon Rangefinders / Remembering Dechert
• The Next Generation of Film Camera Users and Collectors / Samoca 35

Show Notes

If you would like to offer feedback or contact me 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/

If you would like to order Peter Kitchingman's book, email him at peterkcrf@iinet.net.au.

Canon Historical Society - https://www.facebook.com/groups/443468112473918/

Robert Rotoloni - http://www.nikonhistoricalsociety.com/p/rotoloni-book.htm

Wes Loder - http://wesloderandnikon.blogspot.com/

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/