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The Camerosity Podcast is the world’s first open source film photography podcast.
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Episodes
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
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/
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
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/
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
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/
Friday Feb 25, 2022
Friday Feb 25, 2022
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/
Sunday Feb 13, 2022
Sunday Feb 13, 2022
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/
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
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/
Friday Jan 28, 2022
Friday Jan 28, 2022
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/
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
It's an all new year and an all new episode of the Camerosity Podcast! We're back at our regular time for some call in camera discussion!
For episode 17, Theo, Paul, Anthony, and I were joined by returning callers Dan Hausman, Hong Lee, Mark Faulkner, Mark Peterson, and Miles Libak where we posed the question, "What are the worst cameras you've ever used that have the best lenses?" It proved to be a worthwhile discussion as it spawned a lot of strong opinions, and some controversy! Definitely check it out and maybe next time, you can tell us which cameras you don't like...or something completely different!
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 18, which we will record at our normal time of 7pm CST (UTC -6), 8pm EST (UTC -5) on Monday, January 24th.
This Week's Episode
- Paul's Worst Camera Best Lens - Zenit SLR with M39 Helios
- M39 Flange Distance on SLRs vs Rangefinders / Chinese Great Wall DF-3
Anthony's Worst Camera Best Lens - Kodak Chevron- The Kodak Medalist and 1930s Kodak Prototypes
- You Couldn't Get Cameras from Germany After WWII / Peter Kardon's Leica Copy
- Theo's Worst Camera Best Lens - KW Praktiflex with M40 Zeiss Biotar / Adapting M40 Lenses
- Mike's Worst Camera Best Lens - Canon AF35ML / Early Auto Focus Technology / Polaroid Sonar
- Hong's New Contax IIa / Only Two Kinds of Contaxes, Ones That Don't Work and Ones that Have been Repaired
- Mark Hansen Repairs Contaxes in the US
- Dan's Worst Camera Best Lens - Zeiss Contarex Bullseye SLR
- Mike's Gone 127 Crazy / Foth Derby / Zeiss-Ikon Kolibri / Tokyo Kogaku Primo Jr.
- Mark's Worst Camera Best Lens - Rollei XF35/Voigtländer VF135 and the Kodak Medalist
Yashica 44 is Easy to Adapt to 35mm- Kowa Komaflexes are Very Fragile / Jon Gilchrist of Packard Shutter Company Can Repair Them
- Cameras You Didn't Like But Others Do / Hasselblads / Rolleiflexes / Canonet Rangefinders / Yashica Lynx-14
- The Minolta Autocord and Ricoh Diacord Have Better Ergonomics than Rolleis
- The Polaroid SX-70 Was Way Better with the Original Polaroid Film
- Polaroid Transfers and Polaroid SX70 Film Hacking / NONS Instax Camera
- Miles Libak Joins and Hates the Canonet / Anthony Is Ho-Hum About the Canonflex
- The One That Got Away - Super Ikonta 616 Camera / Irwin Super Tri-Reflex
- Mark P Bought a Nikonos II / Nikonos Under and Above Water Lenses
- Dan Bought a 153mm Kodak Ektra Telephoto and a 190mm Zeiss Ektra TV Ektanon Lens
- Mark Bought a Peerflekta TLR
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/
Mark Faulkner - https://thegashaus.com/
Dan Hausman - http://historiccamera.com/club/occs/
Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/
Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris
Anthony Rue – https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/
Wednesday Dec 29, 2021
Wednesday Dec 29, 2021
We're back with another episode of the Camerosity Podcast, but unlike other episodes, Episode 16 is our first ever European special in which we record at a different time to be more Europe-friendly, to give people in that region a chance to call in.
Joined by first time callers, Alan Duncan, Peggy Marsh, Dominik Samol, George Griffin, and Warner Grandfield, and returning callers Bill Smith, Skip Williams, Malcolm Myers, and Miles Libak, Paul, Theo and I covered a wide range of topics, from the Purma Special, how to roll your own 127 film, the Berning Robot, why pentaprisms degrade, and a whole discussion on shutter speed dial designs.
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 17, which we will record at our normal time of 7pm CST (UTC -6), 8pm EST (UTC -5) on Monday, January 10th.
This Week's Episode
- cameragocamera is not the same as gocamerago
- Canon Experiments with the Pellix and Canon EX After the Failure of the Canonflex
- Canon EF, Leica M5 and Other Cameras with Large Shutter Speed Dials That Overlap
- Fujicarex II SLR has Back Wheel Focus and Aperture Control
- Olympus OM SLRs and Nikkormat Shutter Speed Rings Around the Lens Mount
- Theo Buys a Topcon RE Super from Warner / Topcor 58mm f/1.4 Lens
- Skip Can't Decide Between the Nikon F, F2, or F3 / We Pick the FM2
- Alan Hates the Canon EF-M / Manual Focus on Auto Focus Bodies / Nikon F70 and N70
- The Canon DL-9000 and Other Trashcam/Scameras
- Mike's Worst Camera of All Time is the Konica AiBORG
- The Noblex 135U / Panolux Attachment
- Domink's Robot IIa with Tele-Finder 30-150mm / Paul Sold Anthony a Robot Royal 36
- Robot Lenses and the Robot Stars
- Other 24mm Square Format Cameras, Zeiss Tenax II, Photavit, and early Altix Cameras
- George Has Been Using his Olympus OM10 for 38 Years / OM10s Are Good for Their Prisms
- Why Do Pentaprisms Degrade? / Why Was Foam Used?
- More Talk About the Olympus OM-10
- Who Has Shot a Purma Special?
- How to Shoot 127 Cameras Today / Film Splicers / Bulk 46mm Film
- Skip Get's "Making Kodak Film" by Robert Shanebrook for Christmas
- Peggy's New Canonet / Canonet 19
- Bill's Black Topcon RE2
- Paul's Favorite Camera Store in Leeds
- What Did Everyone Get for Christmas?
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/
Peggy Marsh - https://cameragocamera.com/
Alan Duncan - https://austerityphoto.co.uk/
Bill Smith - https://funwithcameras.blogspot.com/
George Griffin - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/flaneur-on-the-streets/id1397646661
Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/
Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
After a week off, Anthony, Theo, Paul, and Mike return with Episode 15 with more open source camera nonsense. This time we are joined by Nikon collector and historian, Robert Rotoloni, Bill Smith from the Classic Camera Revival Podcast, Miles Lybak, David Goldberg, Howard Sandler, and first time caller, Mark Peterson.
In this episode we discuss everything from press cameras like the Koni Rapid Omega to Nikon Series E lenses, M42 SLR recommendations, Nikonos and other underwater photography, and a story about when National Geographic got rid of all their Nikon Fs and switched to the Olympus OM-1.
Our next episode will be recorded on Monday, December 27th at a different time, with the hope of including some UK and European listeners. The show will be recorded at 1PM Central Time, 2PM Eastern Time, and 7PM London Time. If you are across the pond and have wanted to join the show, but didn't want to make up in the middle of the night, here's your chance to jump in and influence the discussion!
This Week's Episode
- Camera Shipping Nightmares / Sometimes Cameras Are Shipped with Too Much Padding
- Nippon Kogaku Made Viewfinders for Leicas and Everyone Else
- Why Do Nikon Lenses Usually Hold Up So Well?
- The Koni-Rapid Omega, Graflex XL, and Mamiya Super 23
- Howard Wants Mike to Review the Koni Omegaflex
- Nikkor Lenses Got Lighter in the 80s / You Can Drop 60s Nikkors on the Floor
- What Was Different About the Series E Nikkor Lenses?
- Joe DiMaggio - Not the Baseball Player
- NYC Camera Stores - Camera Barn, Camera Row, Olden's, Minicam, Garden Camera, Wall St, 47th St, Spiratone, Willoughby's, Ken Hansen, and more
- Howard Loves Burlington Camera in Canada
- What Was Different About Black Nikon S2 Shutters? / Nikon Rangefinder Motor Driven Cameras
- Robert and Paul Remember Rod Stines and Peter Lownds
- Anthony Shoots Manatees with His Nikonos II
- How Did the La Spirotechnique Calypso-Phot Become the Nikonos?
- Nikon Marine Housing for the Nikon Rangefinder / Nikon F4 Underwater / Rolleimarin
- Mark Peterson's New Pentax Spotmatic II / Recommended Asahi Takumar Lenses
- Other Good M42 Mount SLRs (But Not the Zenit 16) / Praktica / Yashica / Fujica / Chinon
- Corfield Interplan / Pontiac Lynx / Nikkor M39 Lenses
- The KW Praktina Inspired Much of the Nikon F / Charles and John Noble / Soviet Gulags / Noblex Panoramic Camera
- When UPI and National Geographic Sold Their Nikon Fs for the Olympus OM-1
- The Nikon F has a 100% Viewfinder and a Mirror that Locks Down Every Single Time / The F2 Mirror Does Not Lock Down
- The Nikon F2 Improved A Lot About the Nikon F / Mike Likes the F2 Shutter Release Better
- Robert and Paul Reminisces About Shooting the Nikon F
- Paul Gives Mark Peterson Dan Arnold's Olympus OM-1
- Santa Uses Kangaroos in Australia
- Episode 16 Will Be Our European Special Recorded Dec 27 at 7pm London Time
- Be Sure to Join the Camerosity Facebook Page, Follow us at Instagram
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/
Robert Rotoloni - http://www.nikonhistoricalsociety.com/p/rotoloni-book.html
Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/
Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/
Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris
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