Episode 75: The Definitive Pentax Podcast with Gerjan van Oosten

15 Aug 2024 · Camerosity

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A brand of camera that we've talked quite a bit about on this show is Pentax, but in every episode where this brand came up, the same book and author gets brought up as a great resource for screw mount Pentax and Takumar lenses, which is "The Ultimate/Definitive Asahi Pentax Collector's Guide 1952-1977" by Gerjan van Oosten. While this is a great book to read, this is a podcast, so we like to talk to people, so for Episode 75, rather than continue to talk about a book, we went straight to the source and got the book's author, Gerjan van Oosten to join us!

For this episode, we were missing Theo, but joining Anthony, Paul, Mike, and Gerjan are returning callers Patrick Casey and Wannes Scheipers. Gerjan discusses some of his least favorite Takumar lenses, backwards compatibility of Takumar lenses, what's so special about the 8-element Super Takumar 50mm f/1.4 lenses, why the Spotmatic doesn't actually have a spot meter, what Honeywell had to do with Pentax, export market cameras like the Asahiflex H2 and Asahi Pentar, and a fun discussion about a prototype camera called the Pentax Metalica.

In addition to Pentax camera and lens GAS, we get into discussions about why so many early SLRs had 58mm lenses, a little bit of Nikon history, Anthony's recent habit of breaking into churches, shooting the Horseman Convertible, and Mike's thoughts on the Leica M5.

Gerjan covers his book and that there's three editions of the camera, all with significant changes from the earlier versions. Only the latest 2023 edition is currently for sale direct from him, so if you're interested in buying this excellent book straight from him, he sells them direct on eBay at the following link:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/335212596808

We had a lot of fun recording this episode, but we will be taking a break from new shows for a little while. Although we have some ideas for future shows, nothing is planned at the moment, nor do we know when the next episode will be recorded, so be sure to look out for our show announcements on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, the Camerosity Discord server, and right here on mikeeckman.com. We usually record every other Monday and announcements, along with the Zoom link are typically shared 2-3 days in advance.

In This Episode

Introducing Gerjan van Oosten / Pentax ES IIRecommendations for Takumar Lenses for Someone Getting Started / Gerjan Won't Recommend These Three LensesTakumar 17mm and 20mm Fisheyes Are "Art Lenses"The Mystique of the Takumar 50mm f/1.4 8-Element LensAsahi Started making cameras with a 35mm SLR / Mike Loves the Asahiflex / Are the Earlier Cameras Built Better?M42 Version of the Takumar 58mm f/2.4 Lens / Mike Doesn't Love the 58mm Focal LengthPaul Made Mike Buy a Nikkor 5.8cm f/1.4 Lens / Why Did Early SLRs Often Have 58mm Lenses?Gerjan Has 3 Versions of His Book, from 1999, 2021, and 2023 and They're All Different InsideDid Pentax Ever Try to Make a 35mm Rangefinder?The Beatles Loved the Asahi Pentax SvAsahu Pentaxes and Honeywell Pentaxes / Pentaxes for Different MarketsThere Was Going to be a Pentax H4 But the Name Sounds like Death in JapaneseWhat is the Difference Between Preset and Automatic Lenses?Early Yashica Yashinon and Asahi Takumar SLR Lenses Look Remarkably SimilarMany 50mm Lenses Aren't Actually 50mmPentax Rarities: Asahiflex H2 / Asahi Pentar / Pentaxes Sold in Export MarketsAre All Iterations of M42 Takumar Lenses Backwards Compatible?Are K-Mount Pentax Lenses Inferior to M42 Takumars? / De-yellowing Radioactive LensesThe Pentax Metalica Could Have Been a Game ChangerWhy Did Asahi Sell Pentaxes in the US Under the Honeywell Name?Herbert Keppler's Influence on Pentax / The Pentax Spotmatic Doesn't Have a Spot MeterWhat is in the Future for Pentax?Anthony Loves the Horseman Convertible and Paul's Leica M4-2Anthony Breaks into Historic Churches to Take PhotosThe Leica M5 Has One of the Slowest Meters Ever MadeZeiss-Ikon Super Ikontas / Anthony Loaned Three Different Models to Mike

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Episode 91: Smells Like Cameras of the 90s
13 May· Camerosity
Like the saying goes, "better late than never", the Camerosity Podcast is back with Episode 91, which is dedicated to cameras of the 90s. Which 90s you prefer, 1890s or 1990s, all 90s cameras are welcome!
Joining Anthony, Paul, Theo, Stephen, and Mike are returning callers, AJ Gentile, Ira Cohen, Miles Libak, Nick Marshall, Robert Rotoloni, and Will Pinkham and we cover a wide range of 1990s cameras and technologies. Paul starts off with some stories about mini labs and how single use cameras became a big thing. We dive into bridge cameras, including the Olympus IS-2 which Mike gave rave remarks to.
We discuss a large number of point and shoot cameras including premium models by Nikon and Konica, and ponder why the Olympus Stylus Epic is so popular today. We talk about some dead end technologies from the 90s such as Minolta's ill fated Creative Expansion and Canon's obscure barcode scanner for the EOS 10S.
Not all technologies from the 1990s were failures though as the 1990s was the first decade of digital cameras. Models like the floppy disc Sony Mavica and Nikon D1 were great cameras with a historical significance which helped prove that digital photography had arrived.
We round out the discussion with why Theo loves the Mamiya 7 so much and how it compares to the Mamiya 6, Robert shares some info on the development of the Nikon S3 2000 edition, and we have a thorough discussion on Kyocera's Contax SLRs.
As always, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are influenced by you! Please don’t feel like you have to be an expert on a specific type of camera, or have the level of knowledge on par with other people on the show. We LOVE people who are into shooting or collecting cameras, no matter how long you’ve been doing it, so please don’t consider your knowledge level to be a prerequisite for joining!
The guys and I rarely know where each episode is going to go until it happens, so if you’d like to join us on a future episode, be sure to look out for our show announcements on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, the Camerosity Discord server, and right here on mikeeckman.com. We usually record every other Monday and announcements, along with the Zoom link are typically shared 2-3 days in advance.
For our next episode, we decided to explore the Italian camera industry as its not often discussed in camera collector circles. While Germany, Japan, the Soviet Union, and the United States were well known as makers of fine cameras, a great number of really cool cameras were made in Italy such as the Rectaflex, Ducati Sogno, Gamma II, and other models by Bencini, Durst, and Ferrania. Join us if you're a fan of cameras from this "boot shaped" country, and see if we can manage to fill an entire episode without getting distracted! We will record Episode 92 on Monday, May 19th at 7pm Central Daylight Time and 8pm Eastern Daylight Time.
In This Episode
Jeff and Gabe Can't Pronounce French Names / Alan Peres Sends Us Emails NowSometimes Its Hard to Remember That We Like Cameras from the 1990sThe 1990s Was the Decade of the MiniLab and Single Use Disposable CamerasOlympus Invested Heavily in Point and Shoots in the late 1980sIn the 1990s, Olympus Gave Up on Traditional SLRs and Created the IS-SeriesOlympus IS-2 / In the 90s Zoom Reach was Over Valued By NovicesWhy Are the Olympus Stylus Epics so Expensive? / µ[mju:]-IINikon F5 Improvements Over the F4 / Paul Really Hates the Nikon N70The Nikon N90/F90 Was Nikons Best Semi-Pro SLR of the 1990sBroken Battery and Film Doors Were a Huge Problem Back ThenThe Nikon 28Ti and 35Ti Are Impressive Cameras but Terrible Investments1990s Underwater Cameras / How Many People Kept Shooting 80s Cameras in the 90s?Contax S2 and Other 1990s Contax SLRs / Contax S2 and STMike Likes the Contax RTS II and the Contax RX / Large Contaxes Like the N1 and AXThe Minolta Maxxum 600si/650si Has Mechanical Knobs and is Awesome / Minolta Maxxum 9xiMinolta's Horrible Creative Expansion Cards / Disabling Features on Consumer SLRs / Canon Barcode Scanning SystemThe Canon EOS-1n RS / Pellicle Mirrors / Canon EOS A2E / Canon's Eye Control SystemPremium Point and Shoots / Konica Hexar AF / Canon ElphTheo Loves the Mamiya 7 / Mamiya 6 / Everyone's First 110 CameraNikon Started Working on the S3 2000 in the 1990s / Differences Between the 2000 and Original S3Sony Floppy Mavica Cameras / Nikon D1Alfred C. Kemper Kombi from the 1890s / Theo's 1890s Australian Studio CamerasAdvanced Photo System (APS) Film and Cameras / Kodak Advantix Preview
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Episode 90: Camerosity and the Rich Coastal Elites
30 Apr· Camerosity
As sometimes happens in the wonderful world of social media content creation, "the best laid plans of mice and men often go astray" we had plans to record Episode 90 back in March, but a variety of unfortunate and unrelated happenstances occurred which resulted in a short hiatus for recording. We had planned on making Episode 90 a show all about Cameras of the 90s, but we had also wanted Episode 91 to be recorded with two special guests, so we were forced to do things out of order.
Thankfully, the obstacles which caused our six week break didn't interfere with us sitting down with Jeff Greenstein and Gabe Sachs from the I Dream of Cameras podcast. For those of you who are familiar with their show, you'll know that Jeff has a fondness for Alpa cameras, so this unofficially doubles as our first and probably only Alpa episode.
After some short introductions, we refer back to a fun comparison between the two podcasts written by listener John Kelly and both hosts give our reactions to some of his funny answers. We cover a variety of cameras that we all love and shoot, along with Jeff's deep dive into why he loves the Alpa 11si so much.
Gabe shares a story of how he's had to rebuild his camera collection from scratch after losing it when his home burned down in the Palisades wild fires that ravaged Los Angeles earlier this year. We ponder why the Hasselblad XPan can't get repaired anymore and what other cameras are on the verge of being unrepairable. Mike shares three very different Alpas in his collection and shares what he likes and doesn't like about all three, Anthony shares his thoughts on a new (to him) Fuji camera he recently bought, and Paul talks about his plans for traveling to Ireland later this spring.
As always, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are influenced by you! Please don’t feel like you have to be an expert on a specific type of camera, or have the level of knowledge on par with other people on the show. We LOVE people who are into shooting or collecting cameras, no matter how long you’ve been doing it, so please don’t consider your knowledge level to be a prerequisite for joining!
The guys and I rarely know where each episode is going to go until it happens, so if you’d like to join us on a future episode, be sure to look out for our show announcements on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, the Camerosity Discord server, and right here on mikeeckman.com. We usually record every other Monday and announcements, along with the Zoom link are typically shared 2-3 days in advance.
As promised two episodes ago, we still want to do a Cameras of the 90s episode, but this time it will have to be Episode 91. Finally, Theo will get a chance to talk about his beloved Mamiya 7, but in addition to that there were many other terrific cameras from that decade like the Nikon N90s and the premium 28Ti and 35Ti point and shoots, the Contax AX, and the Olympus µ[mju:]-II. In addition to terrific film cameras, the 1990s was the first decade with a large number of digital cameras like the Minolta RD-175 and Nikon D1. We will record Episode 91 on Monday, May 5th at 7pm Central Daylight Time and 8pm Eastern Daylight Time.
In This Episode
Jeff Greenstein and Gabe Sachs from I Dream of Cameras / Episode NumbersJohn Kelly Compares Camerosity and IDOC Podcasts: A RebuttalRich Coastal Elites vs Salt of the Earth Midwesterners / So GoodCamerosity Yellow and Red is the Same as Kodak Yellow and RedMamiya 7, Alpa 10s, Pentax 17, and Hasselblad 500Why Can't Anyone Repair the Hasselblad XPan? / Unrepairable CamerasPaul Doesn't Know what Neon Genesis Evangelion IsAnthony and Paul Trade a Leica M2 for a Rolleiflex 3.5FGabe Talks About Losing His House and Entire Camera Collection in the LA Wild FiresLimiting a Collection to 30 Cameras / Olympus Pen FTJeff Handles an Ilford Witness / Anthony Much Prefers the Bell & Howell FotonIs there any Alpa Heritage in Bolex Cameras? / Kern Lenses / Kilfitt Makro Kilar LensesMike and Jeff Both See the World in 40mm / The Konica AR 40mm f/1.8 Lens is the Best Value in 40mmThe Original Alpa Reflex is a Hybrid SLR and a RangefinderMike Had an M42 Alpa Lens with No Body So He Bought an Alpa Si2000 / Chinon CE-II MemotronJeff's Rhapsody for the Alpa 11si / The Weirdest Motor Drive Ever / Engraved CamerasJeff Goes to Paris Fashion Shows / Cincinnati Camera Show Update / Sydney Show UpdateAnthony Picks Up a Fuji GS645W Professional / Fuji's Barcode Film SystemMore Recap of the Cincinnati ShowStephen Gets a Pentax 110 Auto / Theo Gets a Light Meter that Measures in Foot LambertsJeff Wants to Get a Pentax MX / He Has a Medical Camera Called the Pentax MFJeff Also Got a Zeiss Taxona and a Mamiya SketchMike Picks Up a Minolta 35 Model IIB and an Original Argus C with the F/S Switch
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Episode 89: Camera Cleaning, Maintenance, and Repairs
19 Mar· Camerosity
A topic that we've lightly touched upon in previous episode, but never dared devote an entire episode to is the taboo subject of repairing your own cameras. There are those who firmly believe all repairs should be left to the capable hands of professionals, but there are others who have no problem with opening their own cameras and trying it out themselves.
If you're in the latter group and are interested to hear some tips and tricks from those of us who have been brave/foolish enough to try it, Episode 89 is all about repairing your own cameras. Joining Paul, Stephen, Theo, and Mike are returning callers A.J. Gentile, Alyssa Micha, Andrew Reynolds, Christopher Wells, John Michael Mendizza, Keir Frei, Larry Effler, Pat Casey, Rafael Espinoza, Ray Nason, Wayne Scheipers, and Will Pinkham who all share their own experiences.
We cover a wide range of topics, starting with what you can and cannot repair on a Kodak Medalist and whether you can still send your Leicas to the factory in Wetzlar to get repaired. Hear who we think makes a good set of JIS screwdrivers, lens spanners, and Mike recommends a rubber grippy tool. We share our recommendations for cleaning cameras, getting sticky residue off film doors, replacing mirror bumpers and foam light seals, how not to clean a reflex mirror, what works on lenses and what not to use. We even cover the taboo topic of washing your camera in the dishwasher!
Although there is very little GAS in this episode, we do get into a few model specific camera repairs. Alyssa Micha shares with us her beautiful 1903 Kodak camera which had moldy bellows and what she needed to do to replace them. We talk about how to and how not to fix the infamous Canon Squeal of the Canon AE-1 and A-1 cameras, along with how to deal with the sticky backs of the Nikon N80 and N90, Mike talks about a product he used to mold a custom hand grip for his Minolta 650si.
We talk about various cleaners, when and when not to use lighter fluid, acetone, glass cleaner, and for the love of God, please never use WD-40 on any camera! Although this whole episode is about home repairs and cleaning, we end the show talking about how best to take care of your camera to minimize its chances of never needing to be repaired, how to deal with humidity, and whether or not to store your cameras in their original leather cases.
Meet Anthony, Paul, and Mike: If you are in the vicinity of Cincinnati, Ohio on Saturday, March 22nd, come to the Ohio Camera Swap at the Hilton Garden Inn Cincinnati/West Chester and say hi to us. Who knows, maybe even some other Camerosity Podcast regulars will show up as well. While you’re there, maybe you can buy something from us!
As always, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are influenced by you! Please don’t feel like you have to be an expert on a specific type of camera, or have the level of knowledge on par with other people on the show. We LOVE people who are into shooting or collecting cameras, no matter how long you’ve been doing it, so please don’t consider your knowledge level to be a prerequisite for joining!
The guys and I rarely know where each episode is going to go until it happens, so if you’d like to join us on a future episode, be sure to look out for our show announcements on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, the Camerosity Discord server, and right here on mikeeckman.com. We usually record every other Monday and announcements, along with the Zoom link are typically shared 2-3 days in advance.
Our next episode will be number 90, and like we've done for episodes 70 and 80, we will be devoting the show to cameras of that decade. For Episode 90, we will discuss cameras of the 1990s (or 1890s for that matter)! Finally, Theo will get a chance to talk about his beloved Mamiya 7, but in addition to that there were many other terrific cameras from that decade like the Nikon N90s and the premium 28Ti and 35Ti point and shoots, the Contax AX, and the Olympus µ[mju:]-II. In addition to terrific film cameras, the 1990s was the first decade with a large number of digital cameras like the Minolta RD-175 and Nikon D1. We will record Episode 90 on Monday, March 24th at 7pm Central Daylight Time and 8pm Eastern Daylight Time.
(Note that Daylight Savings Time started in North America on Sunday, March 9th, so be sure to check your local time if you plan on joining the show!)
In This Episode
Disclaimer: A Proper CLA is Always the Best Way to Get Your Camera Working / Technicians for Some Models Are RetiringYou Don't Have to Use The Most Popular Technicians to Repair Leicas / Does Leitz in Wetzlar Still CLA Cameras?Larry Wants to Repair His Kodak Medalist / Mike Offers Tips on Cleaning the Medalist RangefinderRerolling 620 / Larry Reload 828 Film Using Unperforated 35mm Film3D Printing Battery Holders for Nikon SLRs / 3D Printing for Analog Photography Facebook GroupCleaning Corroded Battery Compartments / Removing Stuck Pentax Spotmatic Battery Compartment CoversEyeglass Screwdrivers Are Not Good Enough / Japanese Cameras Use JIS ScrewsGet Good Spanners / SK Grimes Spanners Are Very Good / Micro-ToolsMike Recommends Getting a Set of Rubber Grips for Removing Lens RingsHow to Remove Stuck Filters Due to a Damaged Filter RingHow Do You Know Whether You Should Fix It or Live With It?Beware of Sellers Claiming a Camera Was CLAd If They Did It ThemselvesRepairing the Canon AE-1 / Canon Squeaky Shutters / Never Use WD-40!Using Ronsonol and Lighter Fluid / Naphtha OilUse Caution When Cleaning a Reflex Mirror / What is a Front Surface Mirror? / ROR SolutionReplacing Light Seals is a Good DIY Repair / Mirror BumpersDo Not Shoot a Camera with Compromised Light Seals / Cleaning the Old Stuff Out FirstAre PEC Pads Recommended for Cleaning Cameras? / Kimwipes and Baby WipesA Old Toothbrush and a Tiny Drop of Soap is Good for Cleaning Crevasses and other Tight SpotsCleaning and Conditioning Rubber Grips on Lenses / Shrinking Rubber GripsCleaning Sticky Rubber Surfaces / The Nikon N80 and N90 Have Horribly Sticky BacksMaking a Hand Grip for a Minolta 650si Using SugruHow Do You Know When a Shutter Needs to Be Serviced?Beware of Self-Timers on Old Cameras / What does "V" Mean on German Shutters?Tips for Keeping Your Camera Working / Use It / Remove the BatteriesControlling Humidity / Using Silica Gel Packets and Desiccants / Damp RidGetting Rid of Ever Ready Cases / Are There Any Cases Worth Saving?An Easier to Remember Join Link - join.camerositypodcast.com
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Episode 88: Desert Island Cameras Part 2
7 Mar· Camerosity
Way back in Episode 27, the Camerosity gang went on a three hour tour to a tropical paradise and asked everyone what would be their idea of three "desert island" cameras that they would want to be stranded with if they couldn't have anything else. That discussion proved to be a fun one and something we had wanted to revisit again. It would take us all the way to Episode 88 when we would finally put out the call for another Desert Island episode.
Joining Anthony, Paul, Mike and our new regular host Stephen Strangways, are returning callers A.J. Gentile, Andrew and Christopher Wells, Ira Cohen, Will Pinkham, and first time caller Robin Stone.
Starting with this episode, we are welcoming Stephen as one of the regular hosts to the show. His presence and knowledge on many previous episodes has impressed us, and after considering regular scheduling conflicts with the four regular hosts, we thought it was time to add a fifth person. Although Theo has missed the last two episodes, he is still very much apart of the show and will return soon. With a fifth host, in the event one of the "original four" have a scheduling issue, we can continue without hesitation.
On this episode, we go through a tremendous amount of GAS, covering many unexpected models including multiple Horseman cameras, a Fuji G617, Argus Brick, Nikon F2, Leica CL, Zeiss-Ikon Tenax II, and many, many others.
In addition to commercially available cameras, both Andrew and Christopher Wells share with us their own home made 3D printed large format creations. Custom cameras built to use any combination of lenses, shutters, and film backs in a million different combinations are truly one of the more fascinating aspects of this hobby. And if 3D printing your own camera isn't cool enough, Andrew took it a step further and even made his own bellows!
In addition to tropical island GAS, we answer the question of why the Nikon F mount is backwards of almost every other interchangeable lens system and the Wells brothers give us a quick update of the state of current Polaroid Originals instant film.
Meet Anthony, Paul, and Mike: If you are in the vicinity of Cincinnati, Ohio on Saturday, March 22nd, come to the Ohio Camera Swap at the Hilton Garden Inn Cincinnati/West Chester and say hi to us. Who knows, maybe even some other Camerosity Podcast regulars will show up as well. While you’re there, maybe you can buy something from us!
As always, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are influenced by you! Please don’t feel like you have to be an expert on a specific type of camera, or have the level of knowledge on par with other people on the show. We LOVE people who are into shooting or collecting cameras, no matter how long you’ve been doing it, so please don’t consider your knowledge level to be a prerequisite for joining!
The guys and I rarely know where each episode is going to go until it happens, so if you’d like to join us on a future episode, be sure to look out for our show announcements on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, the Camerosity Discord server, and right here on mikeeckman.com. We usually record every other Monday and announcements, along with the Zoom link are typically shared 2-3 days in advance.
For our next episode, we will be discussing camera failures and home repairs. What are some of the most common problems vintage cameras face and what can you do to get them back up and working? While the Camerosity Podcast fully recommends professional CLAs to keep vintage cameras going as long as possible, we understand that a full service on every vintage camera is impractical, so sometimes you have to take matters in your own hands. If you aren't afraid to go inside a camera and possibly make it worse, the next episode may be for you! We will record Episode 89 on Monday, March 10th at 7pm Central Daylight Time and 8pm Eastern Daylight Time.
(Note that Daylight Savings Time starts in North America on Sunday, March 9th, so be sure to check your local time if you plan on joining the show!)
In This Episode
All Aboard the Second Ever Camerosity Desert Island Cruise!Robin Starts Us Off with the Horseman VH / AJ is Bringing His Kodak Retina IIIc and Kodak TouristAnthony Brings a Fuji G617 with an Unlimited Supply of 220 FilmIra Brings the Nikon F2 / Why is the Nikon F-Mount Backwards from Most Other SLRs?Andrew Brings a Rolleiflex SL66 / Another Horseman Makes It to the Island / Horseman ConvertibleWill Brings Brings A Balda Rigona 127 Camera / Mike Recommends Other Cool 127 CamerasPaul Has a Case of Cheap Plastic Pocket CamerasMike's First Camera is the Folding Mamiya SixStephen Brings the Nikon FM2 or Maybe the Pentax MXPentax MZ-S / The Entire Pentax MZ-Series Had Weak Plastic Gears But They Can Be ReplacedMike Still Loves the Pentax LX / The Pentax LX Has a Geared Exposure CounterRobin Brings His Argus C3 / Andrew and Chris Wells Both 3D Printed Their Own CamerasChris Brings the first Canon, a Canon F-1 / Ira Brings a Nikonos 4 for Underwater FunAnthony Has Experience with Nikonos and O-Rings / More Large Format DiscussionStephen Goes Small with the Olympus XA / Anthony Goes Prewar with the Voigtländer BergheilPaul Loves his Canon G10 / Digital Cameras with Optical ViewfindersAnthony is Bringing His Recent Favorite, the Zeiss-Ikon Tenax IIChris Suggests the Olympus 35 RC / Mike Picks the First Leica, the Leica CL / 40mm LensesWill Pinkham Brings a Konica I Rangefinder / Minolta 24 RapidPaul's Third Camera is the Nikon FAndrew Loves the Polaroid SX-70 So Is Bringing Some on the BoatStephen Appreciates a compact Auto Focus SLR, the Pentax MZ-3Minox 35 GL / Bel Air Plastic Camera / Graflex Norita 66 / Akameter / Akarex / AkarelleWe Have No Clue What Episode 89 Will Be About
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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, Instagram page, or Discord server.
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Episode 87: Dr. David Jentz and the Kodak Retina
23 Feb· Camerosity
In yet another request from our listeners for topics you wanted to hear, for Episode 88, you can include me as someone whose been interested in hearing an episode about the Kodak Retina and other German Kodaks.
For many years, whenever I needed to write something about the Retina, the person I always reached out to was Dr. David Jentz. David is not only the founder of the Historical Society for Retina Cameras, but also has published multiple written works about the Retina and its history.
In addition to his knowledge about the Retina, David frequently collaborates with historian Klaus Schicht who has studied the man who created the Retina, Dr. August Nagel. Although Klaus does not appear on the show, David was able to quote some information regarding topics we discussed on this show.
If one Kodak historian was not enough, we also invited Todd Gustavson from the George Eastman Museum to be on the show to fill in the blanks for any other Kodak related questions which came up.
This was a closed episode, so we did not have any callers, and both Paul and Theo weren't able to make it, but what we lacked in callers, we more than made up for in fascinating Kodak, Nagel, and Retina history.
Listen to Episode 87 to get a background on who Dr. August Nagel was, how he became a doctor, brief histories of his time working for Contessa Nettel, Zeiss-Ikon, and Nagel Kamerwerke prior to joining Kodak. Did you know that before Kodak AG made cameras, they made film in Germany?
We discuss other German Kodaks such as the Recomar, Pupille, Kodak Duo Six-20, and the mysterious Kodak Regent. We get into the differences between the use of "Nr." and "Type" when referring to prewar and postwar cameras, and finally solve the mystery of Paul's Retinette Angenieux lens.
In addition to camera history, we also take a deep dive into Kodak's introduction to making 35mm film. While Kodak's type 135 daylight loading cassette was their most notable contribution to 35mm film in the 1930s, did you know they made 35mm film for the Leica and Contax before that? David shares with us information about Kodaks original 35mm film, along with some detailed patent information about the Retina, and much more!
As always, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are influenced by you! Please don’t feel like you have to be an expert on a specific type of camera, or have the level of knowledge on par with other people on the show. We LOVE people who are into shooting or collecting cameras, no matter how long you’ve been doing it, so please don’t consider your knowledge level to be a prerequisite for joining!
The guys and I rarely know where each episode is going to go until it happens, so if you’d like to join us on a future episode, be sure to look out for our show announcements on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, the Camerosity Discord server, and right here on mikeeckman.com. We usually record every other Monday and announcements, along with the Zoom link are typically shared 2-3 days in advance.
For our next episode, we are getting on a boat and heading on a "Three Hour Tour" for our second Desert Island episode. If you were stranded on a desert island with only three cameras, which three would they be? Will a high spec but fragile electronic camera make the cut, or will people choose less technically impressive models built to withstand a lot more abuse? Let us know what you’d choose! We will record Episode 88 on Monday, February 24th at 7pm Central Standard Time and 8pm Eastern Standard Time.
In This Episode
David's Origin Story / His First Camera was a Kodak Retina IIISKodak Used to Have a Camera Museum in StuttgartDavid Jentz Formed with Peter Tosh the Historical Society of Retina CamerasHSRC Received Permission from Kodak and the Rights to use the Actual Retina LogoAre the Retinas Separated in the George Eastman Museum? / There Are 22,000 Items in the Eastman Museum CollectionWho was Dr. August Nagel? / Nagel Started Contessa Nettel and Merged with Zeiss-Ikon in 1926Nagel Worked for Zeiss-Ikon for About 18 Months and then Formed His Own Nagel WerkeNagels First Cameras were the Recomar, Vollenda, and PupilleKodak Gave Nagel Very Little Direction, He Was Free to Do What He WantedKodak And Nagel Both Benefited from the Two Companies Working TogetherIf You Ship a Camera and Lens Separately, There are No TariffsNagel was Most Famously Known as a Great DesignerKodak's Design of the New Daylight Loading 35mm CassetteKodak Made 35mm Film for Leicas and Contaxes Before the Release of Type 135 FilmWas the Retina an Immediate Success? / Why Were the Nr. 117, 118, and 119 Released So QuicklyKodak Duo Six-20 and Other Nagel Designed CamerasMike Has Questions About Nagel's Role in Making the Kodak Regent / Kodak Regent IIKodak's Transition During World War II / Early Post War Retinas Used Steel in Their ConstructionAre Retinas with the f/2 Ektar Lenses Worth Paying a Premium / 47mm f/2 Kodak Ektars Were Also on the Premier Instrument KardonKodak's CAMEROSITY Date Codes / Many Retinas Were Sold through US PX Stores / Identifying PX RetinasDavid Jentz Dispels Some of the Myths Mike Got Wrong in His ReviewsDr. August Nagel Never Once Used the Word "Type" to Identify Different Cameras He MadeThe Mystery of Paul's Angenieux Lens / French Kodak Retinettes
Links
The Camerosity Podcast is now on Discord! Join Anthony, Paul, Theo, and Mike on our very own Discord Server. Share your GAS and photography with other listeners in the Lounge or in our dedicated forums. If you have questions for myself or the other guys, we have an “Ask the Hosts” section as well where you can get your question answered on a future show! Check it out! https://discord.gg/PZVN2VBJvm.
The Camerosity Podcast is now on BlueSky @camerosity.bsky.social. This modern, and clean replacement for Twitter is a nice alternative to cluttered social networks out there. Follow us there for show announcements and other content.
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, Instagram page, or Discord server.
David Jentz - https://www.blurb.com/user/hsrc028N
The Historical Society for Retina Cameras - https://www.hsrcretina.org/
HSRC Publications - https://www.hsrcretina.org/hsrc-publications
The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast
Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/
Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/
Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris - https://thisoldcamera.net/
Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/
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Episode 86: Adapting Vintage Lenses
15 Feb· Camerosity
We return with yet another exciting episode of the Camerosity Podcast. For Episode 86, we dip into the listener mailbag and select a topic you all have told us you wanted to hear about, adapting vintage lenses. Taking an old film camera lens and mounting it to a modern digital camera isn't exactly anything new, as adapting lenses from one mount to another camera has been done since the early 20th century.
But what about the crazy number of lenses that weren't meant to be adapted? How about uncommon Angenieux lenses from French Kodak Retinettes, photocopier lenses, or astronomy telescopes? If it has glass and it focuses light, it can be adapted, and that's what got us going on this episode.
Joining Anthony, Paul, Theo, and Mike are returning callers, AJ Gentile, Miles Libak, Nick Marshall, Pat Casey, Patrick Rapps, Ray Nason, Stephen Strangeway, Will Pinkham, and first time callers Alyssa Micha, David Jentz, and Rollin Banderob.
On this episode, we talk about a huge number of lenses we mount to various digital and film cameras, but Alyssa starts us off with an ambitious project of adapting 35mm lenses to a Crown Graphic Graflex press camera, Stephen gives us some education on flange distance, why the Nikon Z mirrorless camera is ideally suited for adapting lenses, and Theo gives us his thoughts on how well a Mamiya press lens performs on micro 4/3rds.
We discuss whether it is wise to spend extra money on premium adapters vs the cheap Chinese ones you can find on eBay, David Jentz talks about adapting DKL mount lenses and the struggles to find a good DKL adapter, and why you need to be concerned with image circle size when picking lenses from differing formats.
Miles Libak shares with us a purchase he just made of a Contarex lens mount converted Canon F-1, and Paul talks about the best adapters to use for adapting Nikon rangefinder lenses to modern digital cameras.
This episode proved that a relatively simple topic of adapting lenses included a deep wormhole into a huge amount of combinations of lenses including Paul's tip on how to remove a stuck Leica M to LTM adapter.
For those of you who can't get enough of the Camerosity Podcast and would like the chance to meet 3/4 of the hosts, Anthony, Paul, and Mike will be at the Cincinnati Camera show in West Chester, Ohio on Saturday, March 22nd! If you have nothing going on that day and can make it to the Cincinnati area, come and join us!
As always, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are influenced by you! Please don’t feel like you have to be an expert on a specific type of camera, or have the level of knowledge on par with other people on the show. We LOVE people who are into shooting or collecting cameras, no matter how long you’ve been doing it, so please don’t consider your knowledge level to be a prerequisite for joining!
The guys and I rarely know where each episode is going to go until it happens, so if you’d like to join us on a future episode, be sure to look out for our show announcements on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, the Camerosity Discord server, and right here on mikeeckman.com. We usually record every other Monday and announcements, along with the Zoom link are typically shared 2-3 days in advance.
For our next episode, we are are taking another suggestion from you all and dedicating a whole show to the Kodak Retina and other cameras made by Kodak AG, the German arm of Kodak in Stuttgart, Germany. We will be welcoming author and Kodak Retina expert David Jentz, along with Kodak historian from the Eastman Kodak Museum, Todd Gustavson to talk with us. This will be a closed episode, so we won't be taking any callers for this one, but rest assured, the Camerosity gang has a long list of great questions to ask our esteemed guests. Episode 87 will be recorded soon and should be available by the end of February.
In This Episode
Ramir's Rare Adapters / Argus Brick to Micro 4/3sAdapting 35mm SLR Lenses to a Crown Graphic Graflex / Learning About Image Circle SizeFlange Distance and Why it is Important When Adapting LensesAdapting DKL Lenses to Nikon DSLRs and Z-Mirrorless Cameras / DKL Adapters are FinickyNikon Z Cameras have the Narrowest Flange Distance and a Very Narrow Sensor StackMore Love for Ramir Rare Adapters Sold on eBayAdapting Nikon Rangefinder Adapters / Amedeo Adapters / Wide and Telephoto Lenses Only Need the External BayonetPaul's Adapted Angenieux 45mm Lens from a Retinette / David Jentz explains the origin of French Lenses on German KodaksThe Reason You Should Adapt Lenses is Because They're Imperfect / Perfection is BoringAdapting Lenses from Projectors and Photo Copiers / Enlarging LensesTheo Has Adapters for Mamiya Press Lenses and Pentacon Six to Micro 4/3rdsAdapting Lenses Intended for the Visoflex is Great on DigitalPC-Nikkor 28mm and 35mm Lenses Are Great for Pseudo-PanoramicsPentax Q Lenses / Akarelle Lenses / Auto Focus Lens AdaptersThird Party Licenses for the Nikon Z Mount / Nikon AF TeleconvertersMiles Bought a Canon F-1 Modified to Accept Contarex Lenses / Zeiss Lens SeparationDAG Modified Color-Minotar Converted to LTM and Mounted to a Corfield PeriflexShooting Macro on a Yashica-Mat / Rollei Bay Filters / Parallax Correction on TLRsIs it Worth Spending More Money on Premium Adapters? / What Brands Should You Avoid?Do All LTM to Leica-M Adapters Work on Every Camera? / Removing Stuck LTM Adapters With a Lens CapAdapting Telescopes to Cameras / Nikon F Mount TelescopesLenses with Floating Elements Can Sometimes Not Focus Correctly When Adapted
Links
The Camerosity Podcast is now on Discord! Join Anthony, Paul, Theo, and Mike on our very own Discord Server. Share your GAS and photography with other listeners in the Lounge or in our dedicated forums. If you have questions for myself or the other guys, we have an “Ask the Hosts” section as well where you can get your question answered on a future show! Check it out! https://discord.gg/PZVN2VBJvm.
The Camerosity Podcast is now on BlueSky @camerosity.bsky.social. This modern, and clean replacement for Twitter is a nice alternative to cluttered social networks out there. Follow us there for show announcements and other content.
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, Instagram page, or Discord server.
David Jentz - https://www.blurb.com/user/hsrc028N
Amedeo Lens Adapters - https://www.ebay.com/usr/amedeo.m
The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast
Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/
Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/
Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris - https://thisoldcamera.net/
Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/
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Episode 85: Mint and Rare Cameras with Jo Geier
31 Jan· Camerosity
The Camerosity Podcast returns with Episode 85 where we wander back into the wonderful world of high end camera auctions. For this episode, we went all the way to Vienna, Austria and invited Jo Geier from Mint and Rare Cameras and the Wetzlar Camera Auctions. In addition to Jo, we also welcomed back Dan Tamarkin from Tamarkin Camera and Auctions.
Joining Anthony, Paul, Theo, Mike, and our two special guests are returning callers Brian McDomnhaill, Dan Cuny, Fernando Villava, Gheerwijn Clicque, Ira Cohen, Wes Loder, Miles Libak, Tom Zoss, and Wayne Scheipers,
As you might expect when you have two of the world's most respected camera auctioneers on the same episode, we talk about a lot of super rare and collectible cameras. Everything from the original Ur-Leica to rare cameras like the Carl Zeiss Jena Contax, the Australian Snider 35 rangefinder, and Luxus Leicas. In addition to some pretty deep GAS, some love is given to several more affordable cameras like the Canon P, Tower/Nicca rangefinders, and the Nikon F4.
In addition to GAS, several great questions were raised including whether or not the definition of 'rare' has changed over the years, whether or not finding collectible cameras is getting harder to find, and why there aren't more younger people collecting cameras.
Jo tells us his origin story to how he started both companies and shares with us what his 'white whale' camera would be, Dan and Jo show appreciation for each other and talk about how they have collaborated in the past, including a very special Leica which Dan found at a Pennsylvania garage sale. We revisit the need to get old cameras repaired sooner than later and how quickly experts in certain cameras are disappearing, tips and tricks for new collectors, and Jo proposes a $10 "ugly" camera challenge for anyone going to a camera show.
As always, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are influenced by you! Please don’t feel like you have to be an expert on a specific type of camera, or have the level of knowledge on par with other people on the show. We LOVE people who are into shooting or collecting cameras, no matter how long you’ve been doing it, so please don’t consider your knowledge level to be a prerequisite for joining!
The guys and I rarely know where each episode is going to go until it happens, so if you’d like to join us on a future episode, be sure to look out for our show announcements on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, the Camerosity Discord server, and right here on mikeeckman.com. We usually record every other Monday and announcements, along with the Zoom link are typically shared 2-3 days in advance.
For our next episode, we are are going to the suggestion box and covering a topic that you all have told us you wanted to learn more about, adapting lenses. There are many people in this hobby who love cameras, but love the lenses more. While an old Kodak Ektra might be pretty to sit on the shelf, it is more practical to adapt that lens to a modern digital camera and see what kinds of results you can get from it. Episode 86 will be dedicated to the hobby of using old lenses on modern digital cameras. We will record Episode 86 at our regular time on Monday, February 10th at 7pm Central Standard Time and 8pm Eastern Standard Time. If you live in a different time zone and would like to participate, be sure to check your favorite time zone calculator to find out the exact time in your region.
In This Episode
Jo Geier's Origin Story / Shooting a Yashica FX-D with No FilmWetzlar Auctions Runs One Auction a Year / Jo Doesn't Keep Too Many CamerasDan Loves Wetzlar Auctions and Has Worked with them Many TimesHow Jo Determines What Goes to Auction and What Goes to RetailAuctions Set a Benchmark for What Things Are Worth / CollectiblendHas the Definition of "Rare" Changed? / What is the White Whale that Has Never Shown Up?Sometimes a Pristine and Truly Mint Camera is More Rare Than a CollectibleAre Certain Things More Common in the US compared to Europe and Vice Versa?Most Collectible Cameras are no Longer Owned by their Original Owners / Large CollectorsZeiss Prototypes and Oddities are Far More Difficult to Come By than LeicasPaul's Story About a Guy Buying a Luxus Leica in 1984The Rarest Cameras Need to be Handled in Person to Fully AuthenticatePost War Carl Zeiss Jena Contaxes / Does Jo Sell Rare Japanese CamerasJeicy 35 Rangefinder / Leotax A / Minolta Sky / Konica FR / Konica F / Canon Standard and Hansa CanonsWhat Are the Most Surprisingly Beautiful Cameras Jo and Dan Has Ever Handled?Theo is Still Looking for a Snider 35 Camera / Bell & Howell FotonEveryone Lists Off Cameras They Think Are PrettyIs it Getting Harder to Find Rare Cameras to Sell?Gheerwijn Wants to Know Why There Aren't More Younger CollectorsAnthony and Paul Just Bought an Unused, New in Box Nikon F4 and It Don't WorkGetting Old Cameras Repaired Today / It's Already Too Late for Some ModelsOther Great Japanese Cameras / Tower RangefindersHow Often is the Same Camera Sold More than Once?Tips for Getting into Collecting For Those New to the HobbyDo the $10 Camera Contest / Buy the Worst Camera You Can Find and See What You Can Get
Links
The Camerosity Podcast is now on Discord! Join Anthony, Paul, Theo, and Mike on our very own Discord Server. Share your GAS and photography with other listeners in the Lounge or in our dedicated forums. If you have questions for myself or the other guys, we have an “Ask the Hosts” section as well where you can get your question answered on a future show! Check it out! https://discord.gg/PZVN2VBJvm.
The Camerosity Podcast is now on BlueSky @camerosity.bsky.social. This modern, and clean replacement for Twitter is a nice alternative to cluttered social networks out there. Follow us there for show announcements and other content.
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, Instagram page, or Discord server.
Jo Geier - https://www.jogeier.com/ and https://www.wetzlarcameraauctions.com/
Dan Tamarkin - https://www.tamarkin.com/ and https://www.tamarkinauctions.com/
The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast
Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/
Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/
Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris - https://thisoldcamera.net/
Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/
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Episode 84: Hip to Be Square
21 Jan· Camerosity
We are back with the first new episode of 2025! The Camerosity crew hopes you had a good start to the new year. Unfortunately, the episode we had planned to have Jeff and Gabe from the I Dream of Cameras podcast had to be postponed due to the wildfires in Los Angeles. Instead, we went to the Camerosity mailbox (aka Facebook) and did an episode about square format cameras. We had intended to cover all cameras that shoot square format, but found so much to talk about with 35mm and 127, we didn't have much time for 120 6x6 cameras, so we can save that for a future show!
Whenever you talk about square format 35mm, one of the more popular ones for collectors is the Zeiss-Ikon Tenax II, and whenever you mention the Tenax II, the Wes Loder's "Spidey Sense" starts tingling, so we were happy to welcome back Michael Wescott Loder for the first time since Episode 74!
Joining Wes, Anthony, Paul, Theo, and Mike on this episode were A.J. Gentile, Ira Cohen, Miles Libak, Mina Saleeb, Robert Coates, and Will Pinkham where they all shared their favorite square format cameras.
We attempt to start off the list of square format cameras in alphabetical order with the Altix and quickly move into the Berning Robot and Bilora Radix, but our plan quickly goes off the rails as we jump around the alphabet with cameras like the Akarette (which isn't even square format), Metz Mecaflex, Yashica 44, and the Purma Special. We also cover the popularity of square format Rapid film cameras from Japan like the Minolta 24 Rapid, Canon Dial Rapid, and Fujica Rapid S2.
One of the more sought after square format cameras is the Mamiya Sketch, a camera that Mike has previously reviewed, but Theo desperately wants to acquire to round out his Mamiya collection.
Mike shares his tips on rolling your own 127 film using bulk 46mm film, and Will asks for recommendations on affordable entries into square format 35mm. Although the group is initially stumped, Mike comes up with an off the wall solution that is quite affordable!
As always, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are influenced by you! Please don’t feel like you have to be an expert on a specific type of camera, or have the level of knowledge on par with other people on the show. We LOVE people who are into shooting or collecting cameras, no matter how long you’ve been doing it, so please don’t consider your knowledge level to be a prerequisite for joining!
The guys and I rarely know where each episode is going to go until it happens, so if you’d like to join us on a future episode, be sure to look out for our show announcements on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, the Camerosity Discord server, and right here on mikeeckman.com. We usually record every other Monday and announcements, along with the Zoom link are typically shared 2-3 days in advance.
For our next episode, we are excited to revisit a topic that we love to talk about, Camera Auctions, specifically high dollar auctions. Our special guest for the next episode will be Jo Geier from Wetzlar Camera Auctions. In addition to Jo, we will be welcoming back Dan Tamarkin from Tamarkin Auctions in Chicago. In order to accommodate Jo's time zone, this will be a "European Friendly Time Zone" episode. We will record Episode 85 on Monday, January 27th at 1pm Central Standard Time, 2pm Eastern Standard Time, 7pm Greenwich Mean Time, and 8pm Central European Time. For Theo, and those of you in Australia, this will be very early in the morning on Tuesday the 28th. Please check your favorite time zone calculator to find out the exact time in your region if you'd like to participate.
In This Episode
Square Cameras Come in All Format / Using TLRs Over Your Head or Around WallsEho-Altissa Altix / Altix I Through III Shoot 24mm x 24mmBerning Robots / 90 Degree Viewfinder / Robot JuniorLarge Wind Knob Robots / Loading a Robot Camera / Accidental Redscale SurpriseAnthony and West Love the Zeiss-Ikon Tenax II Lenses Used by the Navy Required Lens Coatings35mm Square Format Was Driven by the Technology of the TimeAka Akarette / AGFA Square Format Cameras Usually Shot Rapid FilmJapanese Rapid Cameras / Fujica Rapid S2 / Minolta 24 Rapid / Canon Dial RapidAGFA Karat Film and Bilora Radix CamerasJapanese Bolta Cameras / Sida Extra and Bolta PhotavitThe Mamiya Sketch is a Sought After Square Format CameraMetz Mecaflex is the only 24mm x 24mm SLRQuite a Few 127 TLRs Shoot 4x4 / Many Called Baby or '44' CamerasYashica 44 / Adapting to Use 35mm FilmPurma Special Shoots 4x4 and has a Gravity ShutterKodak Vest Pocket / Other Vest Pocket CamerasSuper Flex Baby / Karmaflex / There Were a Lot of Japanese 4x4 CamerasBencini Comet 44 / Czech Kola CameraThe Doris 3a probably had a 1a and a 2a / Diana MiniSuper Slides Were Popular For a While / Reloading 127 with 46mm Bulk FilmPhoto Labs Hated Non-Standard Film FormatsChroma Cube / Stereo Cameras are a Cost Effective Way to Shoot Square Format 35mm
Links
The Camerosity Podcast is now on Discord! Join Anthony, Paul, Theo, and Mike on our very own Discord Server. Share your GAS and photography with other listeners in the Lounge or in our dedicated forums. If you have questions for myself or the other guys, we have an “Ask the Hosts” section as well where you can get your question answered on a future show! Check it out! https://discord.gg/PZVN2VBJvm.
The Camerosity Podcast is now on BlueSky @camerosity.bsky.social. This modern, and clean replacement for Twitter is a nice alternative to cluttered social networks out there. Follow us there for show announcements and other content.
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, Instagram page, or Discord server.
The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast
Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/
Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/
Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris - https://thisoldcamera.net/
Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/
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Episode 83: Spontaneous Contax
31 Dec 2024· Camerosity
The end of the year is almost here, and the guys and I were getting that itch to record something, so on a dreary Boxing Day, we all got together for a spontaneous episode to catch up on what we've been doing. We did not post the join link this time, but we managed to coerce our friends Dan Cuny and Ray Nason to join us for some post-Christmas camera discussion.
To help us find things to talk about, we decided to tackle a request made earlier this month in the Camerosity Facebook group, asking for more detail about Contax cameras which we were happy to do. We get into some history, some real world reviews, advice, and other Contax nonsense. Everything from the pre and post war Contax rangefinders, the East German Contax SLRs, and the Yashica/Kyocera Contax cameras were discussed.
In addition to Contax discussion, Mike gives an update on what became of the Detrola 400 he "borrowed" from Roberts Camera, Dan shares his thoughts on his most recent review of the Ansco Memo and we talk about Memo cameras. Anthony shares his photographic adventures he went on traveling to New Zealand, and Paul confesses his love for adapting Contaflex 126 lenses!
As always, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are influenced by you! Please don’t feel like you have to be an expert on a specific type of camera, or have the level of knowledge on par with other people on the show. We LOVE people who are into shooting or collecting cameras, no matter how long you’ve been doing it, so please don’t consider your knowledge level to be a prerequisite for joining!
The guys and I rarely know where each episode is going to go until it happens, so if you’d like to join us on a future episode, be sure to look out for our show announcements on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, the Camerosity Discord server, and right here on mikeeckman.com. We usually record every other Monday and announcements, along with the Zoom link are typically shared 2-3 days in advance.
We will welcome in the new year with Episode 84 in which we will be inviting Jeff and Gabe from I Dream of Cameras. There is a high chance we will spend some time on Alpa SLRs, but there's no telling where the discussion will go with what will effectively two podcasts recording at the same time! If you've ever wondered what it is like to have "too many cooks in the kitchen", this is the episode for you! We will record on Monday, January 13th 7pm Central Standard Time and 8pm Eastern Standard Time.
In This Episode
Mike's Update on the Detrola 400 / Other Premium American Rangefinders / Ektra, Bell & Howell Foton, Clarus, PerfexAllen Wade is Ray, Paul, and Mike's Source for Camera RepairMr Zhang Modifies Hasselblad Backs / Mike Didn't Like the Hasselblad SWCPaul Wishes for a 6x9 Mamiya 7 / Fuji 6x9s / Texas LeicasDan Cuny Talks About His Review Process / Ansco Memo and Agfa Memo CamerasDan is Curious About the Beier Beira / Voigtländer ProminentPaul's Friend Made a 240 Degree Panoramic Mamiya RB67Tim Floyd is Contax Curious / Camerosity Presents: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Contax CamerasPre-War Contax IPre-War Contax II and IIIPost-War Contax IIa and IIIaEast German Contax SLRsYashica / Kyocera Contax SLRs and Other CamerasComparing Shooting a Contax and Nikon Rangefinder / Dan Has Never Liked Shooting Contax RangefindersWhat are the Differences Between a Contax / Pentacon / Hexacon SLRsPreset Lenses / Contarex Bullseye and non-BullseyeContaflex 126 / Instamatic CamerasHow Did Yashica Come to Use the Contax Name?Kyocera Made Great Knives and Golf Clubs / Contax T and G Series CamerasTheo is Shooting a Pentacon Six, KMZ Horizont, and Canon 7Gallus Derlux and Foth Derby / Theo Has a Jolly Look from Antony HandsMike Picks Up a Taron Supra V18 / Ray Picks Up an Exakta with an Ansco TLR Lens on ItAnthony Just Got Back from New Zealand / Voigtländer Bessa and Perkeo II / Anthony Gets a Clip-On MeterZeiss-Ikon Ikoflex TLRs / What's Next
Links
The Camerosity Podcast is now on Discord! Join Anthony, Paul, Theo, and Mike on our very own Discord Server. Share your GAS and photography with other listeners in the Lounge or in our dedicated forums. If you have questions for myself or the other guys, we have an “Ask the Hosts” section as well where you can get your question answered on a future show! Check it out! https://discord.gg/PZVN2VBJvm.
The Camerosity Podcast is now on BlueSky @camerosity.bsky.social. This modern, and clean replacement for Twitter is a nice alternative to cluttered social networks out there. Follow us there for show announcements and other content.
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, Instagram page, or Discord server.
The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast
Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/
Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/
Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris - https://thisoldcamera.net/
Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/
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Episode 82: The Coolest Digital Cameras
30 Nov 2024· Camerosity
When you collect vintage film cameras, if they don't work, just send it out for a CLA and some technician will take it apart, clean it up, lube what needs lubing, calibrate the shutter and it is ready to go, good as new! How boring! If the simplicity of CLAing a film camera is not enough of a challenge for you, perhaps you should consider collecting vintage digital cameras. Incompatible memory cards, legacy file systems, unsupported USB cables, and batteries which no longer hold a charge are all the rage!
Although the era of digital cameras barely exceeds three decades, the earliest days of digital saw a tremendous amount of innovation and strange designs because camera makers were still trying to figure out what and how a digital camera should look and work like.
In this episode, the Camerosity crew (minus Anthony) go over this early innovative era of digital camera design and pick out some of the coolest cameras of the era. Many of these cameras have early sensors which do not stand up to the quality of modern designs, but that's not why we collect them,
Joining Paul, Theo, and Mike are returning callers AJ Gentile, Larry Effler, Mark Faulkner, Miles Libak, Pat Casey, Stephen Strangways, and Will Pinkham and we cover a great deal of history regarding the earliest and most important digital cameras like the Kodak DCS-100, Nikon E2Ns, and Minolta RD-175. We declare two cameras from the late 1990s to be historically significant moments in camera design, on par with that of the Leica and Nikon F.
Stephen Strangways shares with us his wide depth of knowledge about camera sensors. We discuss the differences between CCD and CMOS sensors, why companies made the switch between the two, motivations of Live View, and why DSLRs eventually gave way to digital mirrorless cameras.
We discuss the limitations of early CCD sensors, what are hot mirror filters, why we think Nikon missed the mark on mirrorless, plus we cover a great deal of cool digital cameras, some of which have features cameras today don't have, like the Sony Cybershot DSC-F828, Olympus E-100 RS, Panasonic GF1, and the Ricoh G900.
In addition, Mike shares his large collection of 17 Pentax Q-series cameras, plus a very strange "camera coffin", a wooden Nikon rangefinder camera that has the guts of a Sony alpha mirrorless inside.
As it is officially the holiday season and each of our schedules has gotten increasingly complicated, we do not yet know when the next show will be, or what we will discuss. Rest assured, that once we know, you'll know. Be sure to follow us on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, the Camerosity Discord server, our new BlueSky page, and right here on mikeeckman.com.
In This Episode
What Exactly is 'Vintage Digital'? / Differences Between Still Video and Digital CamerasKodak Had the Most to Lose with Digital But Pioneered it AnywayApple Quicktake 100 / The Kodak DCS-100 Was Used in the Gulf WarDid Kodak's Involvement in APS Impact Their Role in Developing Digital Cameras?Early CCD Sensors Were Extremely Difficult to Make, Resulting in Smaller SensorsThe Sony Digital Mavica Was the Beginning of the End for PolaroidThe Digital Mavica Was Also the Introduction of Digital to Many PeopleFloppy Discs Gave Way to PCMCIA Cards and Eventually Flash CardsSo Many Different Formats, MemoryStick, SmartMedia 3v and 5v, Compact Flash, etcMinolta RD-175 DSLR / Early Digitals Didn't Write JPGs / Converting Extinct FormatsSony Cybershot DSC-F828 / Sony's Night Shot Feature and How it Worked / Digital IR PhotographyEarly Digital Cameras Had Weak IR Filtration, Throwing a Color Cast on Images / Hot Mirror FiltersWhy Did Digital Cameras Switch from CCD to CMOS Sensors? / Live View and Video RecordingProblems with Sony Sensors / Canon and Fuji FinePix Pro SLRs / Leica M9 Sensor ProblemsEarly Live View Sensors Would Overheat / Externally Cooling Camera SensorsWhat Drives the Popularity of CCD Sensors Today?Larry and Paul Love the Canon G-Series / Canon Color Science / Olympus E-100 RSSigma Foveon Sensors / Foveon Merrills and Quattro CamerasThe Nikon D1 Was the Watershed Moment for DSLRs / Nikon E2NsCanon Did Well with the Digital Rebel and 18-55mm Kit LensKodak DCS Pro SLR/14 Was the First Full Frame DSLR In a Nikon Body and MountPolaroid Polachrome Instant Slide FilmsThe Switch from DSLR to Mirrorless / Panasonic GF1 / Sony SLT CamerasNikon One and Pentax Q-Series Mirrorless Cameras / Nikon Missed the Mark On Mirrorless"No one will ever shoot the Superbowl with a smartphone"...or Will They?Digital Mirrorless Cameras Generally Have Poorer Battery Life Compared to DSLRsMost Camera Makers Never Made a Profit off Making Digital CamerasIn February 1986 Herbert Keppler Made Several Predictions About Electronic CamerasLeica M11 / Pentax W90 / Canon Digital Rebel / Epson R-D1 / Pentax 645 Digital / Ricoh G900Kurt's Strange Nikon Rangefinder Wooden Sony Digital Camera / Hasselblad Lunar and Stellar Digicams
Links
The Camerosity Podcast is now on Discord! Join Anthony, Paul, Theo, and Mike on our very own Discord Server. Share your GAS and photography with other listeners in the Lounge or in our dedicated forums. If you have questions for myself or the other guys, we have an “Ask the Hosts” section as well where you can get your question answered on a future show! Check it out! https://discord.gg/PZVN2VBJvm.
The Camerosity Podcast is now on BlueSky @camerosity.bsky.social. This modern, and clean replacement for Twitter is a nice alternative to cluttered social networks out there. Follow us there for show announcements and other content.
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, Instagram page, or Discord server.
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Episode 81: No One Is Immune to GAS
23 Nov 2024· Camerosity
At the end of Episode 80, we promised an entire show dedicated to Zeiss-Ikon. Unfortunately, things got in the way of us being able to dedicate the necessary time to prepare to cover such a complex and important company, so we decided to pivot and do another GAS episode.
Anthony and Theo were only able to make brief appearances, but joining Paul and Mike on this show was a well rounded cast of callers including AJ Gentile, Antony Hands, Fernando from Germany, Rafael E, Wannes Scheipers, Will Pinkham, and first time callers, Andrew Curley, Charles Lawson, and Jem!
A large number of Zeiss-Ikon cameras were discussed including the Contax rangefinders, Contarex, folding Nettars, Contina, Contaflex, and the square format Tenax and Taxonas. AJ shares his thoughts on his recent pickups of a Aires 35-V and Rolleiflex SL35, Wannes picks up an interesting book about the Kodak Vest Pocket, and Charles shares a story of how he gets his Kiev cameras repaired by a Ukrainian war hero.
Mike talks about a very rare camera he was able to "borrow" from Used Photo Pro in Indianapolis, along with some recommendations on the most innovative and best user American rangefinders and medium format cameras, and a very well done book about the career of Heinz Waaske. We also cover a very strange 1980s Fisher-Price video camera that records video onto standard audio cassettes, the I'm Back Digital Camera back, why auto focus lens adapters all suck, and Antony shares his love for the JollyLook foldable instant camera and pinhole camera.
This was a wide ranging episode with a huge number of different cameras and topics covered, so rather than continue to promote it here, I recommend you hit the play button below, or on whatever your favorite podcast player is and enjoy!
As always, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are influenced by you! Please don’t feel like you have to be an expert on a specific type of camera, or have the level of knowledge on par with other people on the show. We LOVE people who are into shooting or collecting cameras, no matter how long you’ve been doing it, so please don’t consider your knowledge level to be a prerequisite for joining!
The guys and I rarely know where each episode is going to go until it happens, so if you’d like to join us on a future episode, be sure to look out for our show announcements on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, the Camerosity Discord server, and right here on mikeeckman.com. We usually record every other Monday and announcements, along with the Zoom link are typically shared 2-3 days in advance.
For Episode 82 we are going back to digital....waaay back and going to attempt to cover some early digital cameras. While everyone knows that digicams are seeing a resurgence of interest, what were some of the earlier models that are worth checking out! Are there any undiscovered gems out there? Even I don't know the answer to that one! We will record Episode 82 on Monday, November 25th at 7pm Central Standard Time and 8pm Eastern Standard Time.
In This Episode
Mike Fell for GAS After the 80s Episode / Pentax ME-F with AF 35-70 f/2.8 LensMike Convinces Roberts Camera to Loan him a Detrola 400 / The Tamarkin Auction Was Last SaturdayWhat Were the Best American Cameras Ever Made? / Bell & Howell Foton / Kodak Ektra / Kodak Signet SeriesKodak 35 / Military Kodaks / All of the Signets are Good Except the Kodak Signet 80Bridge Cameras / Ricoh Mirai / Olympus IS-Series / Canon PhoturaWayne Picks Up a Book About the Kodak Vest Pocket Cameras in World War IKameras für Millionen - Heinz Waaske, Konstrukteur / Will Gets a Ricoh 500 and Ricoh-Matic / Zorki 10 and 11Fisher-Price PXL2000 Video Camera / Recording Videos of Punk Rock Shows on Cassette TapesZeiss-Ikon Contarex Bullseye / Zeiss-Ikon Taxona / Tenax Cameras / Contarex LensesRafael's Favorite Camera is the Zeiss-Ikon Contina / Contaflex and Magazine Film BacksHasselblad XPan and SWCs / Converting Hassy 500 Backs to Shoot 35mm / Horseman 3DFolding Zeiss Nettars and Ikontas / Zeiss Made Great TripletsPaul Bought a Graflex XLSW From Tom Zoss / Steve Grimes Modified CamerasIs the Zeiss-Ikon Contax IIIa a Good User Camera? / Adapting Contax LensesCharles Gets His Kiev and Contaxes Repaired by a Ukrainian War HeroAJ Shot Mike's Gifted Kodak Tourist and Picked up a Rolleiflex SL35 and an Aires 35-VAires Made Lots of Good Cameras / Aires III-CSending Cameras to Canada May Get Rejected if You say its a Camera on the Customs FormKowa SW Wide Angle Camera / Kepler Telescope ViewfindersWhy Did Nikon and Others Have Different Names for the Same Cameras?Minolta Dynax 7s Are Great, But.... / 3D Printing Replacement Camera PartsJollylook Instant Camera / Jollylook Pinhole CameraAnother Underappreciated American Camera is the Argus Argoflex FortyCanon P and IVS Rangefinders / Horseman Convertible / Viewfinder PhotographyI'm Back Digital Adapter for Film Cameras / Other Film to Digital AdaptersContax Rangefinder Adapters to Nikon Z Mount / Autofocus Adapters Suck
Links
The Camerosity Podcast is now on Discord! Join Anthony, Paul, Theo, and Mike on our very own Discord Server. Share your GAS and photography with other listeners in the Lounge or in our dedicated forums. If you have questions for myself or the other guys, we have an “Ask the Hosts” section as well where you can get your question answered on a future show! Check it out! https://discord.gg/PZVN2VBJvm.
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, Instagram page, or Discord server.
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Used Photo Pro (Robert's Camera) - https://usedphotopro.com/
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Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/
Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris - https://thisoldcamera.net/
Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/
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Episode 80: Totally 80s
7 Nov 2024· Camerosity
Everyone get out your Aqua Net hair spray and G.I. Joe lunchboxes because it is time to hop in the Hot Tub Time Machine and go back to the 80s! In this, the 80th episode of the Camerosity Podcast, we revisit the decade where Michael Jackson and Madonna reigned supreme, taking a look at everyone's favorite cameras from that decade. The Nikon F3, Minolta Maxxum 7000, Olympus XA2, the Minox 35 series, Contax RTS II, and many, many more.
Joining Anthony, Paul, Theo, and Mike on this show are returning callers AJ Gentile, Mark Faulkner, Miles Libak, Mina Saleeb, Pat Casey, Patrick Rapps, Will Pinkham, and first time caller Christopher Wells.
Each person shares stories of the cameras they used during the 1980s, but Patrick Rapps didn't get the message about the 20th century and went back all the way to 1889 with his beautiful and fully functioning Kodak No.2 String Set. This camera was the follow-up to the original 1888 Kodak and shares many of the same design features, including that camera's distinct round film gate!
We get into a little bit of history of early point and shoot cameras and how their autofocus systems work and why so many of these early cameras consistently have such high image quality. We discuss the history and merits of Kodak's Disc film cameras and two features of those cameras that influenced cameras that would come later. We revisit the era of electronic still video cameras like the Canon Xap Shop and the original Sony Mavica. We talk about focusing auto focus cameras and reflect back on how focus screens work from the Rick Oleson episode. Theo shares with us a strange 3 lens 110 film camera, and finally, we answer a question asked in the Camerosity Facebook page about a recommendation of a compact SLR for a 10 year old.
As always, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are influenced by you! Please don’t feel like you have to be an expert on a specific type of camera, or have the level of knowledge on par with other people on the show. We LOVE people who are into shooting or collecting cameras, no matter how long you’ve been doing it, so please don’t consider your knowledge level to be a prerequisite for joining!
The guys and I rarely know where each episode is going to go until it happens, so if you’d like to join us on a future episode, be sure to look out for our show announcements on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, the Camerosity Discord server, and right here on mikeeckman.com. We usually record every other Monday and announcements, along with the Zoom link are typically shared 2-3 days in advance.
Our next episode will be Episode 81 and we are planning on tackling the complex and wonderful world of Zeiss-Ikon. Since the recording of Episode 80 however, some scheduling conflicts have come up which may require us to pivot this show and postpone it. We won't know until we get closer to the show date, so if Episode 81 comes and it is not about Zeiss, we didn't forget, we just had to change at the last minute. As of right now however, it is still on. We will record Episode 81 on Monday, November 11th at 7pm Central Standard Time and 8pm Eastern Standard Time.
In This Episode
Mike Forgets How Long Ago the 1980s Was / The Leica M6 Was Popular with HobbyistsMinolta Maxxum 7000 and Nikon N2020 Were Popular for the Every ManNikon 4004 and 5005s Were Dogs, but the 6006 and 8008/8008s Were Very NicePininfarina Designed Nikon SLRs in the 80s and Created the Red StripeAnthony's Go To 80s Nikon is the Nikon FM2 / FM2 Motor DrivesConverting Non-Ai Lenses to Ai / Theo Loves the Nikon FAPaul Loves the Nikon F3 / HP Finders / Nikon F3P / Nikon FM3aNikon L35AF "Pikaichi" / Nikon OneTouch AF3 / Pikaichi 46mm Lens FiltersOlympus XA Series / Minox 35 Series / Agat 18K / Mamiya UEarly Point and Shoots Had Superior Image Quality Due to Single Focal Length LensesCanon MC / Plaubel 67W and 670Fuji Brought Back the Folding Camera with the GS645 / GS645W / GA645Patrick Rapps and His Kodak No.2 String Set from 1889 / The Original 1888 KodakDon Goldberg Still Services the Minox 35 Series / Chinon Bellami / Canon Snappy SCanon Aqua Snappy and Minolta Weathermatic Underwater Cameras / Ricoh 500 ME / Yashica T-SeriesMike and Mina Both Love the Contax RTS II / Contax RTS III / Repairing Contax SLRsAutofocus SLRs Were Not Meant to Be Manually Focused / A Nod Back to the Rick Oleson EpisodeManual Focus SLRs with Focus Confirmation / Canon AL-1 / Minolta X-600 / Pentax ME-FCameras Supporting External Autofocus Lenses / Canon T80 / Revue AC3 w/ Revuenon AF Lens / Nikon F3AFOlympus and Konica Both Gave up on Interchangeable Lens SLRs in the 1980s / Konica Tomato and Konica RecorderTrivia: Name a Rangefinder Camera with Leica Thread Mount You Could Still Buy New in the 1980sKodak Disc Film / T-Grain Film / Scanning Disc FilmMike Forgets What Decade He's In And Talks about APS FilmTasco Binoculars Camera / Canon Xap-Shot and Still Video Cameras / Sony Mavicas / Bronica GS-1Mark Picked Up a Pentax 17 / Film for Classics 620 Spools / Theo Gets a Rollei 35AFListener Question: What Small Form Factor SLR Would You Recommend for a 10 Year Old?
Links
The Camerosity Podcast is now on Discord! Join Anthony, Paul, Theo, and Mike on our very own Discord Server. Share your GAS and photography with other listeners in the Lounge or in our dedicated forums. If you have questions for myself or the other guys, we have an “Ask the Hosts” section as well where you can get your question answered on a future show! Check it out! https://discord.gg/PZVN2VBJvm.
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, Instagram page, or Discord server.
The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast
Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/
Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/
Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris - https://thisoldcamera.net/
Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/
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Episode 79: Medium Format SLRs
21 Oct 2024· Camerosity
On this episode of the Camerosity Podcast, the guys took a suggestion off the top of the Camerosity Suggestion Box™ and dedicated this episode to medium format SLRs. That's right, finally, an entire episode dedicated to Bronica, Mamiya, Rolleiflex, Kiev, and Norita SLRs (but not that H-brand).
Joining Anthony, Paul, Theo, and Mike on this show are returning callers A.J. Gentile, Brian Zeman, Miles Libak, Will Pinkham, and first time callers Andrew Wells, Fernando from Germany, Henry Blanton, Robert Wawrzinek, and Tom Zoss.
The show gets off to a quick start with the Bronica system, one that Mike has limited experience with, but the listeners make quick work out of recommending an accessory that Mike immediately decided he needed. Our love for this Japanese SLR starts with the early S-series, moves into the GS, and finally ETRS series, but one is a clear favorite.
Another well received SLR is the Kowa Six which Mike has been tirelessly shooting in the weeks prior to this show, ready to share his thoughts. Anthony and Andrew both share their strong desires to own a Rolleiflex SL66, and Fernando shares his love for Soviet and East German medium format SLRs.
A huge number of "less common" cameras like the KW Reflex Box, VEB WEFO Master Reflex, Fujita Six, Folmer-Graflex National Graflex, and both the horizontal and vertical versions of the Ihagee Exakta 66 get their mentions. We point out the 6x6 SLR with the fastest medium format lens ever made, who is best to repair Mamiya SLRs, and ponder the age old question, "Why didn't anyone ever make a 6x9 SLR?"
We get a little off topic, discussing John Minnick's Aero-Liberator SLRs used by Graham Burnett, Graflex's "Stove Top" SLRs, and Tom Zoss's custom Graflex XL with a very wide Rodenstock lens on it. Plus, as an added bonus, we cover the only 16mm SLR in any of our collections, the KMZ Narciss SLR!
As always, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are influenced by you! Please don’t feel like you have to be an expert on a specific type of camera, or have the level of knowledge on par with other people on the show. We LOVE people who are into shooting or collecting cameras, no matter how long you’ve been doing it, so please don’t consider your knowledge level to be a prerequisite for joining!
The guys and I rarely know where each episode is going to go until it happens, so if you’d like to join us on a future episode, be sure to look out for our show announcements on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, the Camerosity Discord server, and right here on mikeeckman.com. We usually record every other Monday and announcements, along with the Zoom link are typically shared 2-3 days in advance.
Our next episode will be Episode 80 and we're taking the opportunity to dedicated this episode to cameras of the 80s (you get to pick the century). The 1980s saw a huge advancement in auto focus SLRs, the use of lightweight plastics, and the beginning of the "bridge camera" era. If you're fans of gems like the Nikon FM2, Minolta X-700, Leica M6, or the Yashica Samurai, this is the episode for you! We will record Episode 80 on Monday, October 28th at 7pm Central Daylight Time and 8pm Eastern Daylight Time.
In This Episode
Mike Owns Two Bronica SLRs / Bronica S2 / Bronica GS-1Kiev-60 SLR w/ Screw Lens Mount Adapter / ARAX Repaired and Upgraded CamerasOrder Matters on the Kiev Cameras / Repairing Kiev SLRs / Kievs with Pentacon Six MountPaul Declares the Bronica and Kowas to Be Value Leaders / Early Bronica S-SeriesBronica S2 Has a Removable Helicoid Which Adds Flexibility / Adapting Other Lenses to BronicasMike's Early Review of the Kowa Six / Kowa 66Fujita 66 / Kalimar Six / Kodak Duo Six-20John Minnick and Graham Burnett's Aero-Liberator SLR / Stove Top Graflex SLRsMike is Working on a Review for the Folmer-Graflex National GraflexKW Reflex-Box is a Box Camera That's Also an SLRBrian GASses Mike into Buying a Winder Grip for the Bronica GS-1Anthony's Favorite Medium Format SLR is the Rolleiflex SL66 / The Scheimpflug EffectIhagee Exakta 66 Horizontal and Vertical CamerasKochmann Reflex-Korelle / Master ReflexNorita 66 and Pentacon Six / The Noritar 80mm f/2 Lens is Faster than Most Medium Format SLR LensesRepairing the Rolleiflex SL66 / Watching Watch Repair Videos on YouTube / Chris Sherlock's Camera Repair VideosBill Rogers is a Great Resource for Mamiya SLR Repair / Mirror Stop on the Mamiya 645sHow Many People Shoot Both Medium Format Rangefinders and SLRs?Nobody Made a 6x9 SLR / The Fuji 690 Rangefinder Series is as Close as You'll GetTwo Huge Cameras are the Gowland Flex and Fuji GX680What is the Difference Between the Mamiya RB67 and RZ67?KW Pilot 6 / Chinese Great Wall DF SeriesTom Zoss's Custom Graflex XL with Rodenstock Wide Angle LensMike Likes Vignetting / Bill Rogers for Mamiya Repair / Who is Repairing Retinas NowThe Only 16mm SLR We Know About / KMZ Narciss
Links
The Camerosity Podcast is now on Discord! Join Anthony, Paul, Theo, and Mike on our very own Discord Server. Share your GAS and photography with other listeners in the Lounge or in our dedicated forums. If you have questions for myself or the other guys, we have an “Ask the Hosts” section as well where you can get your question answered on a future show! Check it out! https://discord.gg/PZVN2VBJvm.
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, Instagram page, or Discord server.
The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast
Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/
Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/
Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris - https://thisoldcamera.net/
Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/
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Episode 78: Super Ikontas, Pearls, and No Anthony!
7 Oct 2024· Camerosity
One of the benefits to having four hosts is that if something comes up and someone can't be on a recording, the show can go on. For Episode 78, we were short Anthony, so what did the guys decide to talk about while he wasn't there? One of Anthony's favorite cameras of course! The Zeiss-Ikon Super Ikonta 532/16 is a medium format folding camera that shoots 6cm x 6cm images and is one of the very few medium format folding cameras with both a rangefinder and fast f/2.8 lens.
In addition to it being one of Anthony's favorite cameras, it is also a favorite of professional photographer Johnny Martyr who, along with a stable of vintage Leicas, shoots his Super Ikonta professionally, offering medium format prints to his clientele. On this episode, Johnny shares with us his motivation on why he incorporated medium format into his business and why he chose this specific camera.
Episode 78 was light on guests as Paul, Theo, and Mike were also joined by returning callers AJ Gentile and Miles Libak, but we made up for it with a nice discussion of GAS! The conversation eventually moved from 6x6 folders to 4.5x6 folders and Mike gave his recommendation on one of the best Japanese 4.5x6 folding rangefinder cameras, the Konica Pearl IV. In addition, Mike also recommended an unlikely 6x9 folding camera as a value champion that still punches above its weight with a great lens.
Paul shares some recent cameras he's dug out of his crypt and Theo talks about his recent adventures with a Nikon S2 and Olympus Pen FT and how he accidentally redscaled some film without knowing it. We briefly discuss the merits of prism based viewfinders and what would happen if you purposely loaded black and white film backwards.
As always, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are influenced by you! Please don’t feel like you have to be an expert on a specific type of camera, or have the level of knowledge on par with other people on the show. We LOVE people who are into shooting or collecting cameras, no matter how long you’ve been doing it, so please don’t consider your knowledge level to be a prerequisite for joining!
The guys and I rarely know where each episode is going to go until it happens, so if you’d like to join us on a future episode, be sure to look out for our show announcements on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, the Camerosity Discord server, and right here on mikeeckman.com. We usually record every other Monday and announcements, along with the Zoom link are typically shared 2-3 days in advance.
Episode 79 will be all about medium format SLRs. If you're interested in Bronica, Mamiya, Kowa, Norita, Praktisix, (but hot Hasselblad) SLRs, this is the episode for you! We will record on Monday, October 14th at 7pm Central Daylight Time and 8pm Eastern Daylight Time.
In This Episode
Only Three Hosts / AJ Working on His New Blog / Paul is Still Doing Long Trips for CamerasJohnny Martyr is Exploring Medium Format / Voigtländer Perkeo Inspired HimWelta Weltur / Zeiss Super Ikonta B and Fast f/2.8 LensesPaul’s Loves the Plaubel Makina 6x7Viewfinders Made with Prisms vs Beamsplitters / Kodak Medalist has a bright viewfinderMike Randomly Sends Cameras to Johnny / Miles Had an Ensign Selfix 820 Special Super Ikonta 6x4.5 / Strap Lugs / Paper Thickness Can Cause Transport Issues in Some CamerasWelta Weltini is Too Complex / Semi LeotaxKonica Pearl II, III, or IV Are All Great 4.5x6 CamerasThe Voigtlander Bessa 66 is Nice / Gallus Delux is a French Foth Derby / Voigtländer Perkeo 127Kodak Tourist / Voigtländer Bessa III 667 / Fujifilm GF670 Professional / Balda Super BaldaxTheo has been shooting the Nikon S2 and the Olympus Pen FTHighlight is the Robot II which accidentally used to red scale filmDoes anyone know what happens in putting B&W film backwards?Very Easy to Put Film Backwards in a Mamiya RB67Mike got a Zeiss-Ikon Hexacon / Pentacon FMThe Mamiya 6 is Just As Good as the Mamiya 7Mike Wants to Shoot Cameras to Just Enjoy Them NowMiles is Testing an Uncoated Biogon on a Prewar ContaxA Brief History of the Contax and Why We've Never Done a Zeiss-Ikon Episode
Links
The Camerosity Podcast is now on Discord! Join Anthony, Paul, Theo, and Mike on our very own Discord Server. Share your GAS and photography with other listeners in the Lounge or in our dedicated forums. If you have questions for myself or the other guys, we have an “Ask the Hosts” section as well where you can get your question answered on a future show! Check it out! https://discord.gg/PZVN2VBJvm.
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, Instagram page, or Discord server.
The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast
Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/
Johnny Martyr - https://johnnymartyr.wordpress.com/
Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/
Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris - https://thisoldcamera.net/
Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/
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Episode 77: Camerosity Blogging
1 Oct 2024· Camerosity
In what is a record for the longest time between recording and release, Episode 77 is finally here! Recorded more than 2 weeks ago, in this episode we follow up Episode 76 with a second episode about "stuff we know". Before they were podcast superstars, Theo, Mike, and Paul have blogs and we wanted to share some behind the scenes secrets of the wonderful world of blogging.
Joining us are fellow bloggers, Peggy Marsh, Alex Luyckx, Eric Jason, Dan Cuny, and Jim Grey who tell us their origin stories, what their process is for how they choose what to write about, and what's next for their blogs. Joining us are non bloggers, A.J. Gentile and Will Pinkham who get inspired and consider making their own blog!
As a group, we also discuss the state of blogging, has the luster of long form reviews been replaced by byte sized content from TikTok and Instagram Reels? Alex discusses his experiences with Adox Scala and black and white reversal developers, Dan Cuny talks about his collection of vintage film negatives that he scans and posts online, and Paul reveals a guy he found in China that can modify standard Hasselblad backs, turning them into Hasselblad XPan sized panoramic backs.
Because of a combination of regular delays along with a laptop crash which required this episode to be edited from beginning to end twice, Episode 78 has already been recorded before Episode 77 was ready for release. Paul, Theo, and Mike had an intimate discussion with Johnny Martyr, A.J. Gentile, and Miles Libak about shooting medium format, Mike's favorite Japanese 4.5x6 folding camera, and how the process of professionally shooting film in the digital age has changed from before.
Episode 79 will be all about medium format SLRs. If you're interested in Bronica, Mamiya, Kowa, Norita, Praktisix, (but hot Hasselblad) SLRs, this is the episode for you! We will record on Monday, October 14th at 7pm Central Daylight Time and 8pm Eastern Daylight Time.
The guys and I rarely know where each episode is going to go until it happens, so if you’d like to join us on a future episode, be sure to look out for our show announcements on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, the Camerosity Discord server, and right here on mikeeckman.com. We usually record every other Monday and announcements, along with the Zoom link are typically shared 2-3 days in advance.
In This Episode
How Blogging Relates to This Podcast / A Private Blogger Facebook Chat Has Improve All Our SitesWill There Ever Be a Video Version of the Camerosity Podcast?Peggy Marsh from Camera Go Camera / Do Not Reverse Her Blog's Name / Argus C3 / Purma Special / Photavit 828 / Agilux AgimaticAlex Luyckx and His Origin Story / Alex Loves Seeing How Different Developers Can Change How a Film LooksDeveloping Adox Scala Film / Black & White ReversalSet a Realistic Time Table for New Articles to Maintain Excitement and QualityPaul Has a Blog and He Reviews One Camera Every Decade!Eric Jason from Aperture Preview / Samoca 35 II / Perfex Cameras / Radio Companies That Also Made Cameras / Clarus MS-35Eric Works for Retrospekt Repairing PolaroidsHas Blogging Lost Its Luster? / How Much Readership Is There? / TikTok and Reels Byte Sized Content / Mr. BeastDan Cuny Gives Mike a Run for His Rare Camera Review Money / Inoca Six Stereo CameraMike Has No Idea How Many Cameras He Has / Cornu Ontoflex TLRDan Loves to Digitize Old Negatives and Plates / Old Images Tell A Great Story / Mike Doesn't Like Ansel AdamsJim Grey Joins the Show and Talks about Down the Road / Operation Thin the HerdReply to Every Comment / Jim Acquires a Camera For the Purpose of Reviewing ItAJ Started a Youtube Channel During the Pandemic to Stay BusyTips For Starting a Photo Blog or Podcast / Do What You Love / Your Voice Matters / Have a Thick Skin / If You Want to Make a Blog, Do It!Perhaps the Greatest Thing About Blogging is the Content is Searchable / Sticky ContentThe Wayback Machine is Great for Web 1.0, But Not So Much for Current Gen BlogsPaul Found a Guy in China Who Can Modify Hasselblad Backs to Shoot XPan FormatTheo's Mamiya 7 Habit is Driving Mike to Drink / Extinct BlogsMike is Sending Anthony a Leonardo Pinhole Camera
Links
The Camerosity Podcast is now on Discord! Join Anthony, Paul, Theo, and Mike on our very own Discord Server. Share your GAS and photography with other listeners in the Lounge or in our dedicated forums. If you have questions for myself or the other guys, we have an “Ask the Hosts” section as well where you can get your question answered on a future show! Check it out! https://discord.gg/PZVN2VBJvm.
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, Instagram page, or Discord server.
The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast
Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/
Peggy Marsh - Camera Go Camera - https://cameragocamera.com/
Alex Luyckx - https://www.alexluyckx.com/blog/
Eric Jason - Aperture Preview - https://www.aperturepreview.com/
Dan Cuny - https://www.dancuny.com/camera-collecting-blog
Jim Grey - Down the Road - https://blog.jimgrey.net/
Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/
Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris - https://thisoldcamera.net/
Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/
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Episode 76: Buying and Selling Cameras
11 Sep 2024· Camerosity
For most episodes of this show, we rely on experts to come and talk to us about a specific topic. We value the experiences and knowledges of people who know a lot about a brand or a style of camera to teach us something that we didn't already know. For Episode 76 however, we decided to go with something the Camerosity hosts are already experts on, which is buying and selling cameras.
You don't get to have the experiences between the four hosts without access to a great deal of hardware, so we thought for this episode we would share some stories of how we all got to where we are at today. In addition to our personal experiences, Anthony, Paul, Theo, and Mike share their best tips and tricks not only for buying cameras but also when it comes time to sell something.
Joining us on this episode are returning callers, Mark Faulkner, Mike Litwin, Will Pinkham, and first time caller Cody Yoder. We cover the basics of buying and selling on eBay but also ways in which we've accumulated gear through estate sales, Facebook Marketplace, and through good old human interaction. Paul shares his thoughts on the state of buying and selling, Mike discusses one of his favorite eBay sellers and why he doesn't buy from them anymore, and Anthony shares his story for how he met one of the most eccentric camera collectors in Florida.
In addition to buying and selling, Cody tells us a story about how he literally walked into a garage full of Hasselblads, Theo gives us an update on what it was like shooting and developing film while on vacation in Vietnam and Paul answers a question for how he decides how much to offer a seller when buying a large collection.
For the next episode, we are sticking with topics we know well and will dedicate Episode 77 entirely to blogging. This podcast wouldn't exist if Mike had never started mikeeckman.com and met Anthony, Paul, and Theo through his site, so if you've ever been interested into the behind the scenes of researching and reviewing cameras for a website, this is the episode for you. In addition to Mike and Theo's thoughts, we are going to solicit some of your other favorite bloggers and get their thoughts as well. Episode 77 will be recorded on Monday, September 16th at 7pm Central Daylight Time and 8pm Eastern Daylight Time.
The guys and I rarely know where each episode is going to go until it happens, so if you’d like to join us on a future episode, be sure to look out for our show announcements on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, the Camerosity Discord server, and right here on mikeeckman.com. We usually record every other Monday and announcements, along with the Zoom link are typically shared 2-3 days in advance.
In This Episode
How is the eBay Camera Selling Market Going? / Paul Buys Cameras from Cody YoderCody's Camera Garage Find / Hasselblads / Paul Stays Away from Facebook MarketplaceThe First Wave of Vintage Cameras Have Already Been Sold By Their Original OwnersThe Bottom of the Box is Where the Fun Stuff IsMike's Biggest Missed Opportunity Came When He Just First Started Collecting.Anthony's Friend's Big Rollei Haul / Rolleiflex SLX / Paul's 800 Mile DayHow Do You Calculate What You'll Pay When Buying a Large Collection?Selling on eBay Sucks Right Now / Paul Got in Trouble with eBayAnthony's Perspective on Old Cameras in Florida / How Anthony Met Bernard DanenbergKurt Ingham's Collection / Buying Used Cameras in AustraliaMike Litwin Has Been Buying Several Camera Books / Larry Gubas's Zeiss BookThe Current State of Camera RepairsCameras That Often Don't Work: Pentax ES II and Konica FT-1 MotorMark's Bad Experience Selling His Leica M3Tips for Buying on eBay: Be Patient, Use Wishlists, Build a Network of Other Collectors, Common MisspellingsMike's Favorite eBay Seller Used to be Tictocnmore / Buying from Antique MallsTips for Selling on eBay: Take Good Pictures, Put Effort Into Your Description, Require Signature on International BuyersTheo's Experiences Shooting and Developing Film in VietnamMike Still Doesn't Like Shooting 58mm Lenses
Links
The Camerosity Podcast is now on Discord! Join Anthony, Paul, Theo, and Mike on our very own Discord Server. Share your GAS and photography with other listeners in the Lounge or in our dedicated forums. If you have questions for myself or the other guys, we have an “Ask the Hosts” section as well where you can get your question answered on a future show! Check it out! https://discord.gg/PZVN2VBJvm.
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, Instagram page, or Discord server.
The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast
Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/
Mike's Guide to Buying and Selling Cameras on eBay - https://mikeeckman.com/2019/04/gas-attack-buying-cameras-on-ebay/
Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/
Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris
Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/
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Episode 75: The Definitive Pentax Podcast with Gerjan van Oosten
15 Aug 2024· Camerosity
A brand of camera that we've talked quite a bit about on this show is Pentax, but in every episode where this brand came up, the same book and author gets brought up as a great resource for screw mount Pentax and Takumar lenses, which is "The Ultimate/Definitive Asahi Pentax Collector's Guide 1952-1977" by Gerjan van Oosten. While this is a great book to read, this is a podcast, so we like to talk to people, so for Episode 75, rather than continue to talk about a book, we went straight to the source and got the book's author, Gerjan van Oosten to join us!
For this episode, we were missing Theo, but joining Anthony, Paul, Mike, and Gerjan are returning callers Patrick Casey and Wannes Scheipers. Gerjan discusses some of his least favorite Takumar lenses, backwards compatibility of Takumar lenses, what's so special about the 8-element Super Takumar 50mm f/1.4 lenses, why the Spotmatic doesn't actually have a spot meter, what Honeywell had to do with Pentax, export market cameras like the Asahiflex H2 and Asahi Pentar, and a fun discussion about a prototype camera called the Pentax Metalica.
In addition to Pentax camera and lens GAS, we get into discussions about why so many early SLRs had 58mm lenses, a little bit of Nikon history, Anthony's recent habit of breaking into churches, shooting the Horseman Convertible, and Mike's thoughts on the Leica M5.
Gerjan covers his book and that there's three editions of the camera, all with significant changes from the earlier versions. Only the latest 2023 edition is currently for sale direct from him, so if you're interested in buying this excellent book straight from him, he sells them direct on eBay at the following link:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/335212596808
We had a lot of fun recording this episode, but we will be taking a break from new shows for a little while. Although we have some ideas for future shows, nothing is planned at the moment, nor do we know when the next episode will be recorded, so be sure to look out for our show announcements on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, the Camerosity Discord server, and right here on mikeeckman.com. We usually record every other Monday and announcements, along with the Zoom link are typically shared 2-3 days in advance.
In This Episode
Introducing Gerjan van Oosten / Pentax ES IIRecommendations for Takumar Lenses for Someone Getting Started / Gerjan Won't Recommend These Three LensesTakumar 17mm and 20mm Fisheyes Are "Art Lenses"The Mystique of the Takumar 50mm f/1.4 8-Element LensAsahi Started making cameras with a 35mm SLR / Mike Loves the Asahiflex / Are the Earlier Cameras Built Better?M42 Version of the Takumar 58mm f/2.4 Lens / Mike Doesn't Love the 58mm Focal LengthPaul Made Mike Buy a Nikkor 5.8cm f/1.4 Lens / Why Did Early SLRs Often Have 58mm Lenses?Gerjan Has 3 Versions of His Book, from 1999, 2021, and 2023 and They're All Different InsideDid Pentax Ever Try to Make a 35mm Rangefinder?The Beatles Loved the Asahi Pentax SvAsahu Pentaxes and Honeywell Pentaxes / Pentaxes for Different MarketsThere Was Going to be a Pentax H4 But the Name Sounds like Death in JapaneseWhat is the Difference Between Preset and Automatic Lenses?Early Yashica Yashinon and Asahi Takumar SLR Lenses Look Remarkably SimilarMany 50mm Lenses Aren't Actually 50mmPentax Rarities: Asahiflex H2 / Asahi Pentar / Pentaxes Sold in Export MarketsAre All Iterations of M42 Takumar Lenses Backwards Compatible?Are K-Mount Pentax Lenses Inferior to M42 Takumars? / De-yellowing Radioactive LensesThe Pentax Metalica Could Have Been a Game ChangerWhy Did Asahi Sell Pentaxes in the US Under the Honeywell Name?Herbert Keppler's Influence on Pentax / The Pentax Spotmatic Doesn't Have a Spot MeterWhat is in the Future for Pentax?Anthony Loves the Horseman Convertible and Paul's Leica M4-2Anthony Breaks into Historic Churches to Take PhotosThe Leica M5 Has One of the Slowest Meters Ever MadeZeiss-Ikon Super Ikontas / Anthony Loaned Three Different Models to Mike
Links
The Camerosity Podcast is now on Discord! Join Anthony, Paul, Theo, and Mike on our very own Discord Server. Share your GAS and photography with other listeners in the Lounge or in our dedicated forums. If you have questions for myself or the other guys, we have an “Ask the Hosts” section as well where you can get your question answered on a future show! Check it out! https://discord.gg/PZVN2VBJvm.
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, Instagram page, or Discord server.
The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast
Gerjan van Oosten - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1088887718612334
Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/
Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/
Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris
Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/
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Episode 74: Third Party Lenses and Home Developing Hacks
25 Jul 2024· Camerosity
As the world's first, number one, and only open source film photography podcast, we take pride in that in each episode you all get to influence the discussions we have. For Episode 74, we decided to take it a step farther and dedicate the entire episode to two broad topics that listeners of this show have suggested to us. The first is to cover the confusing and wide array of third party lenses and the second to go over some tips and tricks for home film development. Never ones to disappoint our listeners, the gang took your suggestions to heart and turned both into a whole episode...mostly!
Joining Anthony, Paul, Theo, and Mike was a full house of returning callers A.J. Gentile, Dan Cuny, Dan Hausman, Mario Piper, Michael Wescott (Wes) Loder, Miles Libak, Ray Nason, Robert Coates, Will Pinkham, and Mark (sorry, Mark, we didn't get your last name!)
We quickly jump into a lens discussion first clarifying what exactly is considered a Third Party Lens maker? From there the wormhole quickly opens as we bounce around with discussions regarding Asanuma, Vivitar, Kiron, and what Mike calls the "German B-List Lens Makers" like Steinheil, A.Schacht, Staeble, Enna-Werk, and many others. Wes jumps in and pivots the discussion to the vast array of lenses available for the Akarette/Akarelle and Lordomat systems, and then Mike quickly gets back on track professing his love for the Wirgin Edixa.
We cover the Voigtländer Zoomar and the rash of very good Chinese lens makers like TTArtisan, 7Artisans, Light Lens Labs, and the obscure Japanese lens maker MS-Optics.
For home development, we cover a whole host of hacks from doubling up on rolls of 120 on a single spool, how Mike pushes HC-110 to the absolute limit when developing black and white and Anthony chimes in with his suggestions for how to make shooting a Minox camera the most affordable way possible. We get into other things like tips for flatbed scanning and what everyone thinks about digitizing. It was certainly a live discussion, but I should probably stop typing here and encourage you to listen to the episode.
For the next episode, we are revisiting one of our favorite brands of camera, Pentax! Although we have dedicated multiple whole episodes to Pentax, this time we have Pentax historian Gerjan van Oosten who authored "The Ultimate Asahi Pentax Screw Mount Guide 1952 - 1977" which I consider to be one of the most definitive Pentax resources ever written. The amount of info that Gerjan has about Pentax, Takumars, and everything relating to screw mounts is far more than we can ever hope to capture in a single episode, but we will certainly try! To accommodate Gerjan's European time zone, Episode 75 will be recorded on Monday, August 5th at the special time of 2pm Central Daylight Time, 3pm Eastern Daylight Time, and 9pm Central European Time.
The guys and I rarely know where each episode is going to go until it happens, so if you’d like to join us on a future episode, be sure to look out for our show announcements on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, the Camerosity Discord server, and right here on mikeeckman.com. We usually record every other Monday and announcements, along with the Zoom link are typically shared 2-3 days in advance.
In This Episode
Clarification on the Ricoh Singlex and the Nikon F Mount / Recommendations for PASM Manual Focus CamerasWhat is a Third Party Lens Maker? / Almost Every Japanese Camera Company Started Off Making LensesAsanuma Was One of the First Good Third Party Lens Makers / Later Became KironVivitar Was a Marketing Company But Was Instrumental in Developing Computer Designed LensesVivitar Serial Numbers / Ponder & Best / Vivitar Flash UnitsWhat are T-Mount Lenses? / T-Mount vs AdaptallHow Did Sears Become Such a Big Camera Distributor? / Focal, Photo-Quelle, Revue, HanimexThe Beginning of Zoom Lenses / Nikkor 43-86 Zoom / TV LensesAkarelle, Akarette, and Arakrex / German "B-List" Lens Makers / Lordomat LensesMike Really Likes the Steinheil Quinon Lens / Wirgin Edixa SLR Lenses Are Not the Same As Regular M42 LensesVoigtländer Zoomar 36-82mm f/2.8 Lens / The Beauty of Imperfect Lenses / Some Lenses Can Be Too PerfectChinese Lenses / Light Lens Labs, TTArtisan, 7Artisans Lenses / MS-Optics LensesVoigtländer Cosina Lenses / Super-Nokton 28mm f/0.8 / Paul Loves the Nikkor 58mm f/1.4Tricks for Loading Film on Paterson Reels / Loading Robot and Photavit CassettesDeveloping Your Own Film Saves a Ton of Money / High Upfront Cost to Get StartedScanning with a Flatbed vs Digitizing / Negative Lab Pro / Building a Home Development KitLoading Two Rolls of 120 Onto the Same Reel / Mike Prefers the Unicolor C41 KitMonobaths / Scanning vs Digitizing / Kodak TMax Kills FixerA Flatbed Scanner is More than Adequate for 90% of Film ScanningAvoiding Newton Rings / A&R Glass / Target Photo FramesAnthony Economizes Shooting Minox Cameras By Cutting His Own FilmNikon S Rangefinder Lenses / Compatibility Between Nikon and Contax Lenses
Links
The Camerosity Podcast is now on Discord! Join Anthony, Paul, Theo, and Mike on our very own Discord Server. Share your GAS and photography with other listeners in the Lounge or in our dedicated forums. If you have questions for myself or the other guys, we have an “Ask the Hosts” section as well where you can get your question answered on a future show! Check it out! https://discord.gg/PZVN2VBJvm.
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, Instagram page, or Discord server.
The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast
Dan Cuny - https://www.dancuny.com/camera-collecting-blog
Wes Loder - https://wesloderandnikon.blogspot.com/
Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/
Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/
Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris
Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/
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Episode 73: Fuji and Ricoh
20 Jul 2024· Camerosity
For the second episode in a row, we promised to deliver a thrilling discussion about two brands of Japanese cameras that have more in common than you might think. Fuji and Ricoh both started making products for the photography industry right before the war, but originally started out in different industries, for Fuji, it was celluloid plastics and Ricoh (then called Riken) it was as a chemicals research company. Each took a path making lenses and cameras, but in both instances photography was never each company's main focus. Both Fuji and Ricoh invested heavily in the photocopier industry in the later part of the 20th century, and both successfully made the jump into the digital camera world. Both companies continue to make new cameras today, Fuji with their excellent lineup of X-Series digital mirrorless, and Ricoh with their GR point and shoots and their ownership of the Pentax brand.
In this episode, Anthony, Paul, Theo, and Mike are joined by Paul's personal Fuji rep, Bob Grzesiak, returning callers Brad Swain, Howard Sandler, Mark Faulkner, Miles Libak, and first time caller, Dan Cuny.
We extensively cover many of Fuji's medium format cameras from the Texas Leica, their variety of 4.5x6, 6x7, 6x8, 6x9, and even their lone 6x17 model, plus the company's mid century rangefinders, the extremely compact and very quirky Fujica Mini, their entry into SLRs with the Fujicarex, the Fuji ST-series, and the unloved Fuji AX-series. For Ricoh, time is spent on their Auto-Half series and Hi-Color 35, along with some of Ricoh's screw mount SLRs and Mike's favorite Ricoh, the Anscomark M interchangeable lens rangefinder camera.
In addition, we get to hear which of these two companies used to throw the best parties for camera dealers, a little bit of history regarding the Fuji Finepix S-Series DSLRs, a bit about the Ricoh GR-series, plus a strange digital camera that had not only interchangeable lenses, but also interchangeable sensors, plus some bonus discussion about Mamiya Prismat "bastard cameras" like the original Ricoh Singlex with the "sorta" Nikon F-mount, and a strange Tower branded camera made by Mamiya with an Ihagee Exakta lens mount and a Canon lens.
This proved to be a very lively discussion, covering a huge amount of different camera models from two brands that don't get discussed nearly as often as others. If you find that your collection is thin on cameras by either of these manufacturers, this is the episode that will surely flare up a case of GAS. Get ready to open your wallet!
For the next episode, we will be exploring the world of third party lens makers like Vivitar, Sigma, Tamron, Spiratone and many others, plus we hope to revisit a topic that started in a thread on the Camerosity Podcast Facebook group regarding home processing. Episode 74 will be recorded on Monday, July 22nd at 7pm Central Daylight Time and 8pm Eastern Daylight Time.
The guys and I rarely know where each episode is going to go until it happens, so if you’d like to join us on a future episode, be sure to look out for our show announcements on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, the Camerosity Discord server, and right here on mikeeckman.com. We usually record every other Monday and announcements, along with the Zoom link are typically shared 2-3 days in advance.
In This Episode
Fuji and Ricoh Have Remarkably Similar Histories / Roico 127 CameraFuji Made LTM Lenses and One Nikon S-Mount Lens in the 50sFuji Made the Hasselblad XPan / Fuji Large Format LensesFujica ST-801 and ST-901 / Fuji's f/1.6 and f/2.2 Lenses and 1/700 Shutter SpeedsFujica 35SE Rangefinder and Other Fixed Lens Rangefinders / Fujicarex II SLRA Change of Priorities Caused Fuji To Change Their Lineup in the Mid 1960sRapid Cassette Fujis and the Half Frame Fujica MiniThe Fujica V2 and Compact Deluxe Rangefinders Are ExcellentFuji GF670 and Other Folding Cameras / Fujicaflex Automat TLRBob Loans a Fuji G617 to Car & Driver and They Destroy ItThe Fujita 66SL (Kalimar 66) is Not a Real FujiThe Fuji GX680 is Massive and Difficult to SellFujifilm FinePix S-Pro Series DSLRs / Super CCD SensorsFuji Ignored Their AX SLRs / Fujica AX-5The Ricoh TLS-401 Has a Useless Waist Level FinderPaul Used to Party Hard With the President of Ricoh / Ricoh Solar Powered CamerasRicoh Made the Anscomark M in Exchange for Photo Copier Technology from GAFThe Ricoh Singlex Uses a Variation of the Nikon F-Mount But it is Not the SameMamiya Made Prismat Cameras That Are the Basis for the Nippon Kogaku Nikkorex, Ricoh Singlex, and Many OthersOther Bastard Mamiya Cameras / Canon Canonex / Mamiya Prismat and Tower Cameras with Canon Exakta Mount LensesRicoh GR-Series Compact Digital Cameras / Ricoh GXR Interchangeable Sensor CamerasRicoh Diacord / Ricoh 500 and 519M / Ricoh Hi-Color 35Mark Faulkner Sells his Leica M3 / The Mystique of the M3 / X-Raying Boxes at Bowling AlleysKenneth Panda Sells Kits to Adapt Fuji Ace Instant Cameras to Use Instax FilmLightning Round: Which Cameras Do You Regret Not Taking Out More Often?Shooting IR and Full Spectrum Through Modified Digital Cameras / Sony DSC-F828Kodak Bantam Special / The Canon 7 is Still the Best Value in LTM 35mm Rangefinders
Links
The Camerosity Podcast is now on Discord! Join Anthony, Paul, Theo, and Mike on our very own Discord Server. Share your GAS and photography with other listeners in the Lounge or in our dedicated forums. If you have questions for myself or the other guys, we have an “Ask the Hosts” section as well where you can get your question answered on a future show! Check it out! https://discord.gg/PZVN2VBJvm.
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, Instagram page, or Discord server.
The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast
Mark Faulkner - https://thegashaus.com/
Dan Cuny - https://www.dancuny.com/camera-collecting-blog
Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/
Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/
Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris
Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/
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Episode 72: Pentax 17, Rollei 35 AF, and Widelux-X OH MY!!!
28 Jun 2024· Camerosity
We return with the first episode with all four hosts in nearly two months with a great show. We had plans to discuss Fuji and Ricoh on this episode, but like our reputation as the first and only open source film photography podcast, sometimes things don't go as planned.
Recorded within a week of the release of the new half-frame Pentax 17 and a video preview of the upcoming Rollei 35 AF, the gang and I just knew we had to share our thoughts on these two new cameras. But since none of us have actually seen either camera, we called someone who we knew would have some insight into what it is like to make a new camera in 2024, Marwan El Mozayen from Silvergrain Classics. As you remember, in Episode 52, Marwan came on the show and talked about his project re-releasing the Widelux panoramic camera, along with the support of none other than Jeff Bridges.
Joining Marwan, Anthony, Paul, Theo, and Mike on this episode are returning callers AJ Gentile, Daniel Bemes, Patrick Casey, Patrick Rapps, Skip Williams, William Pinkham, and first time callers Antony Hands, John Frank, and Brad (we never did get Brad's last name!)
We extensively cover the Pentax 17 and the announcement of the Rollei 35 AF with some behind the scenes thoughts on the development of both cameras, but after covering those two models, Marwan shares with us what's new with the new Widelux, where in development it is at, and possible futures for the camera.
Beyond that, we discuss other swing lens cameras like the Noblex and Viscawide 16, and after that we finally manage to get into Fuji a bit, mainly with their instant film cameras, we cover models like the FP-1, the merits of Instax Wide, and even a brief mention of Fuji's Integral film, called Fuji Ace. Antony shares with us his love for the Fuji GF670 and GF670W, and Mike promotes a new Argus book that was recently released.
This was a very fun episode chock full of great discussion and interesting information. As always, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are influenced by you! Please don’t feel like you have to be an expert on a specific type of camera, or have the level of knowledge on par with other people on the show. We LOVE people who are into shooting or collecting cameras, no matter how long you've been doing it, so please don’t consider your knowledge level to be a prerequisite for joining!
Silvergrain Classics Discount Code: During the show, Marwan El Mozayen mentioned that listeners of this show get a discount when ordering a copy of issue #23 of their magazine. To receive this discount, use code: CAMER24510 when ordering.
For the next episode, since we barely scratched the surface of Fuji and never got to Ricoh like we had planned, maybe we'll do that...or maybe we'll do something else. WHO KNOWS?! All I can tell you is that we are back to our regular 2 week cadence of recording new episodes, so whatever we end up talking about, Episode 73 will be recorded on Monday, July 8th at 7pm Central Daylight Time and 8pm Eastern Daylight Time.
The guys and I rarely know where each episode is going to go until it happens, so if you’d like to join us on a future episode, be sure to look out for our show announcements on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, the Camerosity Discord server, and right here on mikeeckman.com. We usually record every other Monday and announcements, along with the Zoom link are typically shared 2-3 days in advance.
In This Episode
Guess Who's Back? Marwan's Back! / A Brief IntroIntroducing the Pentax 17 / Marwan Had an NDA Early in the Process of Making the Pentax 17Pentax Chose Half Frame to Appeal to Those Used to Smartphones / Many Style Cues Taken from Classic PentaxesZone Focusing is Ideal for the Type of Lens in the Pentax 17 / What Kind of Shutter Does it Have?The Rollei 35 AF is Made By a Company More Known for Instant Film CamerasThe Rollei Name Today Has Nothing to do with the Original Rolleiflex NameAntony Had to Sell Many Cameras to Afford His Leica M7 / The Leica M7 is AwesomePentax is Planning More Cameras, Possibly a Mechanical SLRNew Electronic Cameras from Pentax and Mint Restart the Clock on Failing Electronic CamerasYounger Generations Are Much More Portrait Ratio OrientedSilver Bridges is Making the Widelux-XThe Original Wideluxes Were Never Completely Reliable, the Widelux-X Has to be BetterSome Parts for the Widelux-X Can Be Used as Replacements for Parts in Original WideluxesPriming the Widelux Lens Before Shooting it Can Help Reduce Uneven ExposuresElectronic Noblex vs Mechanical Widelux (and Horizont)There is No Release Date for the Widelux-X, It Will Be Ready When It Is ReadyThe Viscawide 16 is the Ultimate Swing Lens Camera!The Fuji FP-1 Was Made in the 1980s for Peel Apart Instant Pack Film and Was Awesome!Fuji Peel Apart Film Was Everyone's Favorite Instant FilmThe Fuji FP-100C Color Film Survives Much Better than the FP-3000BThere is Zero Chance That Fuji or Polaroid Will Ever Bring Back Peel Apart Instant FilmLomoGraflok Backs / Adapting 4x5 Cameras to Shoot Instax Wide / Polaroid 110 CamerasFuji Ace Instant Film and Cameras Was Their Version of Integral Instant FilmInstax Wide / What is the Future for Instax Wide? / Instax Wide 400Mike Wishes Fuji Had Made a Semi-Pro Instax Wide CameraOther Options for Shooting Instax Wide on Other Sheet Film CamerasMike Promotes the new Book, Argus: Fine American Cameras by Phil Sterritt and Mike ReitsmaQ&A From the Camerosity Discord / Ninja Star Bokeh / Konica Hexar AFFuji GF670 and GF670W Folding Camera / Get the New SilverGrain Classics Issue
Links
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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, Instagram page, or Discord server.
Japan Camera Hunter's Live Preview of the Rollei 35 AF - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWz7A2e05Xc
Argus: Fine American Cameras - https://argusinfo.net/argusbook/ArgusBookMain.htm
Silvergrain Classics - https://shop.silvergrainclassics.com/detail/index/sArticle/42181/sCategory/92
The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast
Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/
Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/
Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris
Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/
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