Camerosity

By Mike EckmanTV & Film Technology

Camerosity episodes

January 12, 2022Episode 17: The Worst Cameras with the Best Lenses
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 [email protected].
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/
1 hr 26 min
December 30, 2021Episode 16: Eurovision!
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 [email protected].
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
1 hr 34 min
December 15, 2021Episode 15: I Say Nye-con You Say Nick-on
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 [email protected].
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
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
1 hr 35 min
December 03, 2021Episode 14: Vintage Video and Stereo Cameras
We're back with episode 14 of the Camerosity Podcast. This week we threw caution into the wind and recorded a show without any idea of what we were going to talk about and letting fate decide for us. Apparently, fate wanted to talk about vintage video and stereo cameras!
Joined by our first ever European listener, Malcolm Myers, former Camera Barn manager David Goldberg, former TV/News photographer Larry Effler, and returning listeners Miles Libak and Mark Faulkner, we cover a wide variety of topics.
After this episode, we are switching to an episode every other week, so we will be off next week returning the week after that. We'd love it if you could join us for Episode 15 which we will record on Monday, December 13th, so look for the join link around that time.
This Week's Episode
How Paul Got Started Buying and Selling Cameras / Contax T / Foth Derby
Tips in Shooting Scale/Zone/Estimate Focus / Olympus XA vs XA2 / Olympus Trip 35
What Was It Like in Camera Stores When The Digital Revolution Started?
Videographers Saw the Electronic Revolution Before Still Photographers Did
NTSC vs PAL
Digital Still Video Cameras / Canon Xap Shot / Sony Mavica
Digital Title Slides on Ektachrome
RCA Video Discs / CED / Selectavision / The Analog Video Format on Vinyl Records
Kodak Retina IIa / Topcon Unirex / UV Mount Lenses / Wink Mirror S / Topcon IC-1
Stereo Realist / David White Company / Paul Well / Contura Stereo Camera / Sawyer's View-Master Stereo Cameras
Searching for Stereo Images and Vintage Film on eBay Gets You a Lot of Porn
Miles Bought a Contax IIIa After Listening to Episode 13
Many Soviet Contax Mount Lenses are Just as Good as Zeiss Contax Lenses
Canon VT Deluxe / Bottom Film Advance Cameras / Leicavit / Ricoh 500/519 / Canonet 19
Mike Gets a Bell & Howell Dial 35 Kit as a Gift From a Site Reader
Most Clockwork Wind-up Cameras Need Film in Them to Work
You Can Fire a Magic Cube Flash with a Pencil / Paul's Microflash Story
Nikon SB-20 Flash Has a Built in Diffuser
Older Hot Shoe Flashes Might Damage Newer Film and Digital Cameras / Minolta Has a Different Hot Shoe
Nikon EM Was Marketed as the Camera for Ladies / That Blue Button on the EM
Nikon FA, FG, and F3 Will Not Meter Until You Reach Exposure 1 / RTFM
Camera Stores Needed to Make Profits / Selling High Margin Camera Brands like Ricoh, Mamiya, and Chinon
Refurbished / Gray Market Cameras / Extended Warranties
Canon VT Deluxe Part II / Canon's Rotating Prism
Nikkor non-Ai Lenses Converted to Ai / Nikkor 85mm f/1.8
Join Us in the new Camerosity Facebook Group
Show Notes
If you would like to offer feedback or contact me with questions or ideas for future episodes, please contact me at [email protected].
The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast
Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/
Mark Faulkner - https://thegashaus.com/
Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/
Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/
Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris
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
1 hr 23 min
November 24, 2021Episode 13: Nikon History with Michael Wescott Loder
This week's episode of the Camerosity Podcast is one for the ages. Michael Wescott Loder, Nikon historian and author of "The Nikon Camera in America 1946-1953", joins us to discuss a huge number of topics regarding Nikon's history along with the Zeiss-Ikon Tenax II and a huge number of other cameras that he is interested in. We go over everything from Nippon Kogaku's role in the post war Japanese camera industry, why they were successful and Canon wasn't, Nikon rangefinder prototypes, and a whole lot of other interesting topics.
But wait there's more...
Also joining in on the discussion is none other than president of the Nikon Historical Society, and fellow author, Robert Rotoloni jumps in to add his thoughts and ask some questions of his own.
I'm not done yet....
Returning from episode 8, author of "Making Kodak Film", Robert Shanebrook surprises us with a visit to participate in the discussion and ask some questions. Rounding out our guests are Mark Faulkner, Nick Lyle, and Miles Libak!
Next week, we will return with Episode 14, so look out for the Episode announcement this upcoming Sunday, November 28th!
This Week's Episode
Wes Bought a Nikon S2 to Photograph in Caves / How Wes Got Started Researching Nikon
Tenax II / Akarette / Akarelle / AGFA Ambi Silette / Lordomat
Why Was Nikon So Successful? Why Didn't Canon or Pentax Have the Same Level of Success?
Why Did Zeiss-Ikon Make the Tenax II? / Which Came First, the Tenax or Robot?
Hubert Nerwin, Zeiss-Ikon, the West German Camera Industry, and the Kodak Instamatic
Why Didn't West Germany Have any Focal Plane SLRs like the Contax SLR?
Zeiss-Ikon Stuttgart Had to Rebuild After the War / East Germany Was Winning For a While
Nikon Saw the Best Success in the US East and West Coasts, Not the Midwest
Hubert Nerwin and Operation Paperclip
Many Camera Companies Went Out of Business Between 1958-1962 / Differences Between Germany and Japan
Nippon Kogaku Developed the Nikon F at the Same Time as the Nikon SP
German SLRs Were Hampered by Their Own Reliance on the Compur Leaf Shutter
Nikon and Canon Had Different Approaches Toward Making Rangefinders
The Nikon S2 Originally Had Knobs for Wind and Rewind / Only Black Dial S2s Can Be Motorized
Canon Made 33 Different Rangefinders Between 1945 and 1958
Why Was the Nikon F So Successful? / Why the Canonflex Failed
Nikon Model One Bellows
Did Nippon Kogaku and Eastman Kodak Ever Collaborate On Anything?
Tuberculosis Almost Killed Medium Format in Japan
David Douglas Duncan's Role In Nikon's History / Jun Miki
Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 and f/1.5 Lenses
Nippon Kogaku Would Service Any Camera or Lens for Any Professional Photographer During the Korean War.
The Nikon F Was So Successful, It Killed the Nikon Rangefinder / The Nikon SPX and SP2 Was Built But Never Released
There Were More Canon 7 Rangefinders Made Than All Nikon Rangefinders Combined
Nippon Kogaku Also Worked on a Medium Format SLR and a 16mm Subminiature, None Were Ever Released
What Would the Japanese Camera Industry Look Like if Nippon Kogaku Never Existed?
Japanese Optics Companies Helped Each Other Out
Can Nikon Survive Today?
Smartphones Are Killing the Camera Industry
Color Film is Out of Stock Everywhere (Except for Theo)
When Nikon Made the Millennium SP and S3 Rangefinders, They Used 80-Year old Retired Guys to Train People How to Make Them
Robert Rotoloni Did the Foreward in Wes Loder's Book
Show Notes
If you would like to offer feedback or contact me with questions or ideas for future episodes, please email me at [email protected]
The Official Camerosity Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/CamerosityPodcast
Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/
Wes Loder "The Nikon Camera in America 1946-1953" - https://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Camera-America-1946-1953/dp/0786432217
"The Tenax II: Zeiss Ikon's Precision, Fast-action Camera" - https://www.amazon.com/Tenax-II-Precision-Fast-action-Camera/dp/138987821X
Wes's Blog - http://wesloderandnikon.blogspot.com/
Robert Rotoloni - http://www.nikonhistoricalsociety.com/p/rotoloni-book.html
Mark Faulkner - https://thegashaus.com/
Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/
Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/
Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris
1 hr 33 min
November 17, 2021Episode 12: The Pentax Episode
This week on the Camerosity Podcast, we have a quad-fecta of returning callers, Mario Piper, Mark Faulkner, Michael Gossett, and Michael Kaplan all joined Anthony, Theo, Paul, and I in a lively discussion that was dominated by everyone's favorite camera, brand Pentax! Of course, I found a way to mention Miranda again, plus a dig on Petri SLRs, and Anthony previewed a future discussion of developing in Caffenol and Black and White Reversal!
Next week, we are hoping to have a special guest who is a published author of multiple camera related books, so keep an eye out for the show announcement this upcoming Sunday, November 21st around Noon Central Time.
This Week's Episode
Michael Gossett Returns with his AGFA Speedex We Made Him Buy
Michael Kaplan Loves the AGFA Ambi Silette and Zeiss-Ikon Contessa 35
Petri SLRs Never Work / Staring at Cameras
Michael Kaplan's Ephemeral Machine Podcast
Leica R Lenses / Paul Loves the Leica R4
Shutter Lag on the Minolta XD11
Minolta/Leica 16mm Fisheye Lens
Yellow Takumars / Radioactive Lenses
Can a Yellowed Lens Replace Needing a Dedicated Yellow Filter?
8 Element Takumars / Miranda Also Has an 8-Element 50/1.4
The Pentax Section
The Pentax K1 is the Perfect DSLR for Adapting Pentax K-Mount Lenses
Mark loves the Pentax Auto 110
Paul's Rare Meterless Pentax SL
Mike Loves the Pentax SV and the Pentax K (not the K1000)
The Ultimate Asahi Pentax Screw Mount Guide by Gerjan van Oosten
Five Element Takumar 55mm f/2.2 and 58mm f/2.4 Lenses
Pentax ME Super and ME F (not a Pentax, but the Canon T80 is Cool)
The Pentax MX - Is It the Best K-Mount Pentax?
Theo's Pick is the Pentax Spotmatic SP
Everyone's Favorite Pentax Lenses
Vivitar Lenses 35mm f/2, 70-210mm f/3.5 Zoom, 200mm
Mike Loves the Nikkor 100-300 f/5.6 Zoom
Sigma Z 28mm f/2.8 M42 Lens / Joseph Ehrenreich Red Line and Blue Line
The Lester Dine Macro Lens / Yashica Dental-Eye
Developing in Caffenol
Buying Obscure Old Films From a Guy on Etsy
Black and White Reversal Development / AGFA Scala
Film Souping
Show Notes
If you would like to offer feedback or contact me with questions or ideas for future episodes, please contact me at [email protected].
The Official Camerosity Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/CamerosityPodcast
Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/
Radioactive Canomatic Lenses - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPl0NUn_Dd0
The Asahi Pentax Ultimate Screw Mount Guide by Gerjan van Oosten - https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Asahi-Pentax-Screw-Mount/dp/907653702X
Etsy Classic Film Shop - https://www.etsy.com/shop/ClassicFilmShop
Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/
Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/
Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris
1 hr 28 min
November 10, 2021Episode 11: Mirandas, Nikons, and Leicas
This week on the Camerosity Podcast, we were once again joined by previous guests Paul Rybolt and Mike Novak and first time caller, Hong Joon Lee who has been following on Facebook and purchased the Contax Sonnar 1.5 I recently sold. Half way through the show however, we were joined by camera collector extraordinaire, Ira Cohen, whose massive collection of cameras I was able to visit earlier this year. Ira has the largest collection of rare and unusual cameras I've ever seen and the level of knowledge he has about collecting is unmatched.
This was a fascinating episode that went in completely unpredictable directions with a lot of talk about Miranda and their history, why the Nikon F was so successful, what point is a Leica copy not longer a copy, and much, much more!
As always, if you are interested in participating in our next episode, be sure to keep an eye here for a new link which will be posted around noon Central Time Sunday, November 14th!
This Week's Episode
Hong's Sonnar 1.5 and Mike's New Leotax
Amedeo Contax Lens Adapters / Don't Buy Cheap Lens Adapters
Paul's Orion Contax to Leica Adapter
Miranda's Demise of the dx-3
What are the Good Mirandas? / Miranda Soligor Lenses Punch Above Their Weight
Miranda's Risque Ads / Mike Gets in Touch with the Niece of the Lady from the Ads
How Miranda Got Started and Why They Failed
Mike Loves his Miranda A / Wirgin SLRs are Nice Too
Montanus / Wirgin TLRs
When Did SLRs Start to Take Over from Rangefinders?
Mike's Contax I Will Never Be Serviced
Ira Cohen Calls In!
The Nikon F Officially Began the Era of the SLR
Was it that Obvious that the Nikon F Was Superior to All Other Cameras at the Time?
Camera Rigidity: Nikon vs Leica
Why Was Leitz Hesitant to Release an SLR?
When Is a Leica Copy No Longer a Leica Copy?
We got Michael Gossett to buy an AGFA Speedex
Anthony's Zeiss folders CLAd by Jurgen at certo6.com
Ira's Blue Chair / Hong Works by Central Camera
Ira's Prototype Box Camera
Mike Gets a Book on Cameras by Douglas St. Denny from China
Show Notes
If you would like to offer feedback or contact me with questions or ideas for future episodes, please contact me at [email protected].
The Official Camerosity Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/CamerosityPodcast
Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/
Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris
Mike Novak - https://www.flickr.com/photos/greyscale3/
Hong Joon Lee - https://www.facebook.com/hongjoon.lee.33
Ira Cohen - Ira has no Internet Presence
Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/
Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/
1 hr 19 min
October 28, 2021Episode 10: Recommendations for a Film Beginner
This week on the Camerosity Podcast, we are joined by two listeners, Michael Gossett and Nick Lyle. Michael is an experienced digital photographer, but is a novice when it comes to film. Only having shot automatic 35mm SLRs, Michael asks for recommendations on medium format cameras, and tips how to shoot scale focus, rangefinders, and home developing. As always, we talk about other things too, so take a listen to our 10th episode and enjoy!
We are taking next week off, but if you are interested in participating in our next episode, be sure to keep an eye here for a new link which will be posted around noon Central Time Sunday, November 7th!
This Week's Episode
Developing film for Beginners
Periscopic Viewfinder in Large Format
The Retina Reflex Probably isn't the best first camera
Adapting DKL Lenses to Digital
Eliminating Variables is the Key to Success
Developing Your Own Film Isn't for Everyone
Mike Can't Help Himself and Gets a Contax I and Throws Shade at the Sonnar
Developing 4x5 film in the Film Holder
Cheap Folding Medium Format Cameras for Beginners
Speedexes, Nettars, Bessas, and Perkeos
Shooting Scale Focus
Theo's Konica Pearl
Rotted Kodak (not Retina) Bellows
Flexaret and Ikoflex Recommendations
Oh Geez, Panoramics again!
Mike Rips on the FT-2
Nick Loves the Graflex Century Graphic
Large Format Tips and Tricks
Everyone Has a Kitchen Scale!
With Hasselblad, You Have to Do Everything Their Way
Show Notes
If you would like to offer feedback or contact me with questions or ideas for future episodes, please contact me at [email protected].
The Official Camerosity Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/CamerosityPodcast
Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/
Michael Gossett - No Internet Presence
Nick Lyle – https://homemadecamera.podbean.com/
Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/
Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/
1 hr 18 min
October 20, 2021Episode 9: Flying on Planes with Vintage Cameras
This week on the Camerosity Podcast, we are joined by three listeners, Mark Faulkner, Mike Novak, and Skip Williams. Without a predetermined topic to discussed, we just winged it and managed to talk about everything from the Pentax LX, to the dangers of flying with cameras, to Mark's Big Suitcase o' 16mm Cameras. Oh, and yes, we did talk about panoramic cameras for the ninth episode in a row! Our topics were wide ranging this week, so there's certain to be something for everyone!
If you are interested in participating in our next episode, be sure to keep an eye here for a new link which will be posted around noon Central Time Sunday, October 24th!
This Week's Episode
Skip's Olympus OM-1 and Pentax LX with the Cool Action Finder
Episode 8 Was Awesome and you should listen to it!
Fuji Discontinues More Film :(
Kodak Disc Film, Minox, and Viewmaster Cameras
Kodachrome is REALLY hard to develop
Shooting 16mm Cameras, Mark has a Suitcase of them!
Kiev Subminiatures and the KMZ Narciss 16mm SLR
The Mamiya 6 Focuses by Moving the Film Plane
Dont Fly on Planes with Old Cameras, Also, Don't Ever Fly with Anthony Rue!
Anthony Loves his Super Ikonta
The Corfield Periflex with it's Periscope SLR Focus
Contaxes, Kievs, and No-Name Kievs
Horizonts and the Viscawide 16
The Drug Friend and GOMZ Leningrads Hardly Ever Work
What's Coming Soon on mikeeckman.com
Everyone's New Gear
Anthony Visits Clyde Butcher's Darkroom
Show Notes
If you would like to offer feedback or contact me with questions or ideas for future episodes, please contact me at [email protected].
The Official Camerosity Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/CamerosityPodcast
Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/
Mark Faulkner - https://thegashaus.com/
Mike Novak - https://www.flickr.com/photos/greyscale3
Skip Williams
Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/
Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/
1 hr 28 min
October 13, 2021Episode 8: Making Kodak Film with Robert Shanebrook
This week on the Camerosity Podcast, we are joined by film historian, author, and ex-Kodak employee, Robert Shanebrook who gives us 90 straight minutes of pure Kodak history, covering everything from how film is made, his work on Apollo 11 designing cameras for moon photography, what is ESTAR base, whether or not Kodachrome will ever come back and much, much more. Not to be overshadowed by Robert's visit, we were also joined by two listeners, Mario Piper and Howard Sandler who chimed in with some excellent questions as well.
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This Week's Episode
Memorial to Dan Arnold (1959-2021)
Introducing Robert Shanebrook, Author of "Making Kodak Film"
Robert's stereo camera used on the Apollo 11 Mission
What is ESTAR base?
Differences between cinema and still photography film bases
Why do some films have a transparent base?
Why is TMax film purple, and why does it need extra fixer?
How is static electricity controlled in film on satellites?
Exposed film is caught from space and taken to Hawaii
How Kodak Portra was created (Portra > Vericolor III)
Kodak Panatomic-X is the best black and white film ever!
Will Kodak ever bring back Kodachrome?
Robert finds an unused roll of film for the 1888 Kodak camera
Mario asks how Infrared Film works
How color film is coated
"We Stood on the Shoulders of Giants"
Steve Sasson sat next to Robert while making the first digital camera
Kodak helped advance digital photography, until it killed them
How much of Kodak's film business was cinema film?
Kodak Disc film didn't perform up to what was promised
Why wasn't APS (Advantix) film larger?
Mike finds a way to talk about the Kodak Ektra again...
A short memorial for Ron Mowrey
Robert inspects every single copy of his book
Howard "Eckmans" the Petri Color 35
Show Notes
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