Medium Format Revisited - Going All In? Season 5 Episode 15. Bringing It All Home returns for an episode dedicated to this question: Would you commit six months or a year to exclusively shooting medium format? Would you be able to make the total switch? Included: Hasselblad 500c, Mamiya C3, RZ67, Pentax 6X7, Kodak Tmax 100 ... Is less more? Also: The joy factor inherent in shooting medium format, the current top ten best seller 120 films on B&H.

Mid Century Modern - Today's episode is a rumination on what makes mid century modern homes & motels so timelessly appealing to photographers. Included: characteristics of MCM, why so many new homes & buildings are so ugly, the brilliance of JULIUS SHULMAN, as well as the must-have Taschen book "Case Study Houses." Also: Wildwood's Doo Wop Motels, Margate City's dwindling mid-century buildings, morning light photo walks. LInks:

https://www.amazon.com/Case-Study-Houses-Elizabeth-Smith/dp/3836510219

https://juliusshulman.org

https://www.juliusshulmanfilm.com

https://www.instagram.com/midmodnj/?hl=en

https://youtu.be/YaObFp_UK9w

Pentax PZ-70 - Bargain Brilliance From The 90s. Bringing It All Back Home returns with another bargain combo from the mid-90s - The Pentax PZ-70 with its kit 35-80mm lens. Included: a look at its ergonomics, value, metering, as well as getting around the limitations of the KAF2 kit lens. Also, a custom recipe for developing Kodak Eastman's Double-X.

flickr link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gunfire/27618907560/in/photostream/

Analog Combo - Legacy Pro L110, Pentax 6X7, TMAX 100. Season 5 Episode 12 is all about getting stunning results with matching the beauty that is the Pentax 6x7 Super Multi-Coated Takumar 2.4/105 lens with Kodak TMAX 100 b&w film - and a tiny amount of HC-110. This episode includes: Why the cheapest Pentax 6X7 camera bodies (with plain prism) may be the ultimate medium format hidden gem; why the Pentax 6X7 wooden grip is a must; how the 2.4/105mm Pentax lens is a must-have miracle ... And why Legacy Pro's version of HC-110 (L110) is so brilliant at high dilutions.

Link to Alex's article about Legacy Pro L110

http://www.alexluyckx.com/blog/2022/06/27/developer-review-blog-no-30-legacypro-l110/

Analog Combo In The Snow - TMAX 100, Rodinal, RZ67. Season 5 Episode 11 is all about chasing the golden hour morning light the day after a snowstorm - and the gear that brought it all together. Topics: Mamiya RZ67, Rodinal R09, Kodak TMAX, as well as the small stuff that helps keep it from falling apart. Also: digital: Sony A7RIII, SONY FE 28mm 2.8.

The World Turned Upside Down. Bringing It All Back Home returns for a new episode, Season 5 Episode 10 - using an ultra-wide manual lens at a polar plunge, developing mishaps, learning from mistakes, and addressing the catastrophe in Los Angeles. Topics: Venus Optics Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D for Nikon, Nikon F2A, Pilar Plunge, agitation mishaps during developing, I Dream Of Cameras podcast, Gabe Sachs, Palicades Fire, Jeff Kravitz.

Links:

Jeff Kravitz: https://www.youtube.com/live/JFumMH8553s?si=k0rPzewc-5plg-34

Portfolios & Prints - What To Do With A Year's Worth Of Photos?

The year is almost over & you've got loads of photos - what to do with them? Bringing It All Back Home wraps up 2024 with an episode about exploring three options for where to go next: sharing a curated image gallery through Adobe Portfolio, using a well-reviewed printing service such as Nations Lab, and finally revisiting the goal of spending hours in an actual wet darkroom again. Links below:

https://cwkphoto.myportfolio.com/2024

https://ccca.rowan.edu/departments/radioTelevisionFilm/photominordocs/photoclasses.html

Bringing It All Back Home Season 5 Episode 8 is a look back on the year 2024. What went well? What came up short? Top 3 film choices, all-round best developer, a survey of hits & misses, as well as some ideas for 2025. Topics: Kodak films, scanning, Wildlife & Surfing photography, Night Sky & Landscape, Wildwood Crest Motels, Portraits with Portra, and more.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cVeHHV5FCeNNru5TLUFYPEKyF7no2AaQ/view?usp=sharing

link to photos discussed in this episode:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cVeHHV5FCeNNru5TLUFYPEKyF7no2AaQ/view?usp=sharing

Magic Light: A Portrait Shoot By A Ghost Forest. Season 5 episode 7 is a behind the scenes look at a fall foliage portrait shoot down near Dennis Creek, South Jersey, also known as Jake's Landing. Three film cameras, one mirrorless digital, a wonderful model ,as well as exceptional golden hour light filtered through pine trees and Atlantic white cedar, — plus testing out how well the Sony FE 50mm 1.2 GM does completely wide-open, Included: Mamiya RZ67, Hasselblad 500 C, Leicaflex SL, Sony A7RIII.

My 3 Days With The Fujifilm X100VI . Bringing It All Back Home returns with a review of the brilliant but unobtainable Fujifilm X100VI. Thanks to lensrentals.com I was able to test one out as well as discover the actual sensation of using the most hyped - and Tik Tok trendiest - camera of 2024. Does it bring joy? Is the lens any good? Is it worth the wait? Tune in to Season 5 Episode 6 and find out.