Camerosity

After a week off, Anthony, Theo, Paul, and Mike return with Episode 15 with more open source camera nonsense. This time we are joined by Nikon collector and historian, Robert Rotoloni, Bill Smith from the Classic Camera Revival Podcast, Miles Lybak, David Goldberg, Howard Sandler, and first time caller, Mark Peterson. In this episode we discuss everything from press cameras like the Koni Rapid Omega to Nikon Series E lenses, M42 SLR recommendations, Nikonos and other underwater photography, and a story about when National Geographic got rid of all their Nikon Fs and switched to the Olympus OM-1. Our next episode will be recorded on Monday, December 27th at a different time, with the hope of including some UK and European listeners. The show will be recorded at 1PM Central Time, 2PM Eastern Time, and 7PM London Time. If you are across the pond and have wanted to join the show, but didn't want to make up in the middle of the night, here's your chance to jump in and influence the discussion! This Week's Episode Camera Shipping Nightmares / Sometimes Cameras Are Shipped with Too Much Padding Nippon Kogaku Made Viewfinders for Leicas and Everyone Else Why Do Nikon Lenses Usually Hold Up So Well? The Koni-Rapid Omega, Graflex XL, and Mamiya Super 23 Howard Wants Mike to Review the Koni Omegaflex Nikkor Lenses Got Lighter in the 80s / You Can Drop 60s Nikkors on the Floor What Was Different About the Series E Nikkor Lenses? Joe DiMaggio - Not the Baseball Player NYC Camera Stores - Camera Barn, Camera Row, Olden's, Minicam, Garden Camera, Wall St, 47th St, Spiratone, Willoughby's, Ken Hansen, and more Howard Loves Burlington Camera in Canada What Was Different About Black Nikon S2 Shutters? / Nikon Rangefinder Motor Driven Cameras Robert and Paul Remember Rod Stines and Peter Lownds Anthony Shoots Manatees with His Nikonos II How Did the La Spirotechnique Calypso-Phot Become the Nikonos? Nikon Marine Housing for the Nikon Rangefinder / Nikon F4 Underwater / Rolleimarin Mark Peterson's New Pentax Spotmatic II / Recommended Asahi Takumar Lenses Other Good M42 Mount SLRs (But Not the Zenit 16) / Praktica / Yashica / Fujica / Chinon Corfield Interplan / Pontiac Lynx / Nikkor M39 Lenses The KW Praktina Inspired Much of the Nikon F / Charles and John Noble / Soviet Gulags / Noblex Panoramic Camera When UPI and National Geographic Sold Their Nikon Fs for the Olympus OM-1 The Nikon F has a 100% Viewfinder and a Mirror that Locks Down Every Single Time / The F2 Mirror Does Not Lock Down The Nikon F2 Improved A Lot About the Nikon F / Mike Likes the F2 Shutter Release Better Robert and Paul Reminisces About Shooting the Nikon F Paul Gives Mark Peterson Dan Arnold's Olympus OM-1 Santa Uses Kangaroos in Australia Episode 16 Will Be Our European Special Recorded Dec 27 at 7pm London Time Be Sure to Join the Camerosity Facebook Page, Follow us at Instagram Show Notes If you would like to offer feedback or contact me with questions or ideas for future episodes, please contact us in the Comments Section below, our Camerosity Facebook Group or Instagram page, or email us at [email protected]. The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/ Robert Rotoloni - http://www.nikonhistoricalsociety.com/p/rotoloni-book.html Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/ Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/ Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris Camerosity can also be heard on the following services: Google - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2NhbWVyb3NpdHkvZmVlZC54bWw Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/camerosity/id1583252688

We're back with episode 14 of the Camerosity Podcast. This week we threw caution into the wind and recorded a show without any idea of what we were going to talk about and letting fate decide for us. Apparently, fate wanted to talk about vintage video and stereo cameras! Joined by our first ever European listener, Malcolm Myers, former Camera Barn manager David Goldberg, former TV/News photographer Larry Effler, and returning listeners Miles Libak and Mark Faulkner, we cover a wide variety of topics. After this episode, we are switching to an episode every other week, so we will be off next week returning the week after that. We'd love it if you could join us for Episode 15 which we will record on Monday, December 13th, so look for the join link around that time. This Week's Episode How Paul Got Started Buying and Selling Cameras / Contax T / Foth Derby Tips in Shooting Scale/Zone/Estimate Focus / Olympus XA vs XA2 / Olympus Trip 35 What Was It Like in Camera Stores When The Digital Revolution Started? Videographers Saw the Electronic Revolution Before Still Photographers Did NTSC vs PAL Digital Still Video Cameras / Canon Xap Shot / Sony Mavica Digital Title Slides on Ektachrome RCA Video Discs / CED / Selectavision / The Analog Video Format on Vinyl Records Kodak Retina IIa / Topcon Unirex / UV Mount Lenses / Wink Mirror S / Topcon IC-1 Stereo Realist / David White Company / Paul Well / Contura Stereo Camera / Sawyer's View-Master Stereo Cameras Searching for Stereo Images and Vintage Film on eBay Gets You a Lot of Porn Miles Bought a Contax IIIa After Listening to Episode 13 Many Soviet Contax Mount Lenses are Just as Good as Zeiss Contax Lenses Canon VT Deluxe / Bottom Film Advance Cameras / Leicavit / Ricoh 500/519 / Canonet 19 Mike Gets a Bell & Howell Dial 35 Kit as a Gift From a Site Reader Most Clockwork Wind-up Cameras Need Film in Them to Work You Can Fire a Magic Cube Flash with a Pencil / Paul's Microflash Story Nikon SB-20 Flash Has a Built in Diffuser Older Hot Shoe Flashes Might Damage Newer Film and Digital Cameras / Minolta Has a Different Hot Shoe Nikon EM Was Marketed as the Camera for Ladies / That Blue Button on the EM Nikon FA, FG, and F3 Will Not Meter Until You Reach Exposure 1 / RTFM Camera Stores Needed to Make Profits / Selling High Margin Camera Brands like Ricoh, Mamiya, and Chinon Refurbished / Gray Market Cameras / Extended Warranties Canon VT Deluxe Part II / Canon's Rotating Prism Nikkor non-Ai Lenses Converted to Ai / Nikkor 85mm f/1.8 Join Us in the new Camerosity Facebook Group Show Notes If you would like to offer feedback or contact me with questions or ideas for future episodes, please contact me at [email protected]. The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/ Mark Faulkner - https://thegashaus.com/ Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/ Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/ Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris Camerosity can also be heard on the following services: Google - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2NhbWVyb3NpdHkvZmVlZC54bWw Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/camerosity/id1583252688

This week's episode of the Camerosity Podcast is one for the ages. Michael Wescott Loder, Nikon historian and author of "The Nikon Camera in America 1946-1953", joins us to discuss a huge number of topics regarding Nikon's history along with the Zeiss-Ikon Tenax II and a huge number of other cameras that he is interested in. We go over everything from Nippon Kogaku's role in the post war Japanese camera industry, why they were successful and Canon wasn't, Nikon rangefinder prototypes, and a whole lot of other interesting topics. But wait there's more... Also joining in on the discussion is none other than president of the Nikon Historical Society, and fellow author, Robert Rotoloni jumps in to add his thoughts and ask some questions of his own. I'm not done yet.... Returning from episode 8, author of "Making Kodak Film", Robert Shanebrook surprises us with a visit to participate in the discussion and ask some questions. Rounding out our guests are Mark Faulkner, Nick Lyle, and Miles Libak! Next week, we will return with Episode 14, so look out for the Episode announcement this upcoming Sunday, November 28th! This Week's Episode Wes Bought a Nikon S2 to Photograph in Caves / How Wes Got Started Researching Nikon Tenax II / Akarette / Akarelle / AGFA Ambi Silette / Lordomat Why Was Nikon So Successful? Why Didn't Canon or Pentax Have the Same Level of Success? Why Did Zeiss-Ikon Make the Tenax II? / Which Came First, the Tenax or Robot? Hubert Nerwin, Zeiss-Ikon, the West German Camera Industry, and the Kodak Instamatic Why Didn't West Germany Have any Focal Plane SLRs like the Contax SLR? Zeiss-Ikon Stuttgart Had to Rebuild After the War / East Germany Was Winning For a While Nikon Saw the Best Success in the US East and West Coasts, Not the Midwest Hubert Nerwin and Operation Paperclip Many Camera Companies Went Out of Business Between 1958-1962 / Differences Between Germany and Japan Nippon Kogaku Developed the Nikon F at the Same Time as the Nikon SP German SLRs Were Hampered by Their Own Reliance on the Compur Leaf Shutter Nikon and Canon Had Different Approaches Toward Making Rangefinders The Nikon S2 Originally Had Knobs for Wind and Rewind / Only Black Dial S2s Can Be Motorized Canon Made 33 Different Rangefinders Between 1945 and 1958 Why Was the Nikon F So Successful? / Why the Canonflex Failed Nikon Model One Bellows Did Nippon Kogaku and Eastman Kodak Ever Collaborate On Anything? Tuberculosis Almost Killed Medium Format in Japan David Douglas Duncan's Role In Nikon's History / Jun Miki Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 and f/1.5 Lenses Nippon Kogaku Would Service Any Camera or Lens for Any Professional Photographer During the Korean War. The Nikon F Was So Successful, It Killed the Nikon Rangefinder / The Nikon SPX and SP2 Was Built But Never Released There Were More Canon 7 Rangefinders Made Than All Nikon Rangefinders Combined Nippon Kogaku Also Worked on a Medium Format SLR and a 16mm Subminiature, None Were Ever Released What Would the Japanese Camera Industry Look Like if Nippon Kogaku Never Existed? Japanese Optics Companies Helped Each Other Out Can Nikon Survive Today? Smartphones Are Killing the Camera Industry Color Film is Out of Stock Everywhere (Except for Theo) When Nikon Made the Millennium SP and S3 Rangefinders, They Used 80-Year old Retired Guys to Train People How to Make Them Robert Rotoloni Did the Foreward in Wes Loder's Book Show Notes If you would like to offer feedback or contact me with questions or ideas for future episodes, please email me at [email protected] The Official Camerosity Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/CamerosityPodcast Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/ Wes Loder "The Nikon Camera in America 1946-1953" - https://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Camera-America-1946-1953/dp/0786432217 "The Tenax II: Zeiss Ikon's Precision, Fast-action Camera" - https://www.amazon.com/Tenax-II-Precision-Fast-action-Camera/dp/138987821X Wes's Blog - http://wesloderandnikon.blogspot.com/ Robert Rotoloni - http://www.nikonhistoricalsociety.com/p/rotoloni-book.html Mark Faulkner - https://thegashaus.com/ Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/ Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/ Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris

This week on the Camerosity Podcast, we have a quad-fecta of returning callers, Mario Piper, Mark Faulkner, Michael Gossett, and Michael Kaplan all joined Anthony, Theo, Paul, and I in a lively discussion that was dominated by everyone's favorite camera, brand Pentax! Of course, I found a way to mention Miranda again, plus a dig on Petri SLRs, and Anthony previewed a future discussion of developing in Caffenol and Black and White Reversal! Next week, we are hoping to have a special guest who is a published author of multiple camera related books, so keep an eye out for the show announcement this upcoming Sunday, November 21st around Noon Central Time. This Week's Episode Michael Gossett Returns with his AGFA Speedex We Made Him Buy Michael Kaplan Loves the AGFA Ambi Silette and Zeiss-Ikon Contessa 35 Petri SLRs Never Work / Staring at Cameras Michael Kaplan's Ephemeral Machine Podcast Leica R Lenses / Paul Loves the Leica R4 Shutter Lag on the Minolta XD11 Minolta/Leica 16mm Fisheye Lens Yellow Takumars / Radioactive Lenses Can a Yellowed Lens Replace Needing a Dedicated Yellow Filter? 8 Element Takumars / Miranda Also Has an 8-Element 50/1.4 The Pentax Section The Pentax K1 is the Perfect DSLR for Adapting Pentax K-Mount Lenses Mark loves the Pentax Auto 110 Paul's Rare Meterless Pentax SL Mike Loves the Pentax SV and the Pentax K (not the K1000) The Ultimate Asahi Pentax Screw Mount Guide by Gerjan van Oosten Five Element Takumar 55mm f/2.2 and 58mm f/2.4 Lenses Pentax ME Super and ME F (not a Pentax, but the Canon T80 is Cool) The Pentax MX - Is It the Best K-Mount Pentax? Theo's Pick is the Pentax Spotmatic SP Everyone's Favorite Pentax Lenses Vivitar Lenses 35mm f/2, 70-210mm f/3.5 Zoom, 200mm Mike Loves the Nikkor 100-300 f/5.6 Zoom Sigma Z 28mm f/2.8 M42 Lens / Joseph Ehrenreich Red Line and Blue Line The Lester Dine Macro Lens / Yashica Dental-Eye Developing in Caffenol Buying Obscure Old Films From a Guy on Etsy Black and White Reversal Development / AGFA Scala Film Souping Show Notes If you would like to offer feedback or contact me with questions or ideas for future episodes, please contact me at [email protected]. The Official Camerosity Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/CamerosityPodcast Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/ Radioactive Canomatic Lenses - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPl0NUn_Dd0 The Asahi Pentax Ultimate Screw Mount Guide by Gerjan van Oosten - https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Asahi-Pentax-Screw-Mount/dp/907653702X Etsy Classic Film Shop - https://www.etsy.com/shop/ClassicFilmShop Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/ Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/ Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris

This week on the Camerosity Podcast, we were once again joined by previous guests Paul Rybolt and Mike Novak and first time caller, Hong Joon Lee who has been following on Facebook and purchased the Contax Sonnar 1.5 I recently sold. Half way through the show however, we were joined by camera collector extraordinaire, Ira Cohen, whose massive collection of cameras I was able to visit earlier this year. Ira has the largest collection of rare and unusual cameras I've ever seen and the level of knowledge he has about collecting is unmatched. This was a fascinating episode that went in completely unpredictable directions with a lot of talk about Miranda and their history, why the Nikon F was so successful, what point is a Leica copy not longer a copy, and much, much more! As always, if you are interested in participating in our next episode, be sure to keep an eye here for a new link which will be posted around noon Central Time Sunday, November 14th! This Week's Episode Hong's Sonnar 1.5 and Mike's New Leotax Amedeo Contax Lens Adapters / Don't Buy Cheap Lens Adapters Paul's Orion Contax to Leica Adapter Miranda's Demise of the dx-3 What are the Good Mirandas? / Miranda Soligor Lenses Punch Above Their Weight Miranda's Risque Ads / Mike Gets in Touch with the Niece of the Lady from the Ads How Miranda Got Started and Why They Failed Mike Loves his Miranda A / Wirgin SLRs are Nice Too Montanus / Wirgin TLRs When Did SLRs Start to Take Over from Rangefinders? Mike's Contax I Will Never Be Serviced Ira Cohen Calls In! The Nikon F Officially Began the Era of the SLR Was it that Obvious that the Nikon F Was Superior to All Other Cameras at the Time? Camera Rigidity: Nikon vs Leica Why Was Leitz Hesitant to Release an SLR? When Is a Leica Copy No Longer a Leica Copy? We got Michael Gossett to buy an AGFA Speedex Anthony's Zeiss folders CLAd by Jurgen at certo6.com Ira's Blue Chair / Hong Works by Central Camera Ira's Prototype Box Camera Mike Gets a Book on Cameras by Douglas St. Denny from China Show Notes If you would like to offer feedback or contact me with questions or ideas for future episodes, please contact me at [email protected]. The Official Camerosity Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/CamerosityPodcast Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/ Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris Mike Novak - https://www.flickr.com/photos/greyscale3/ Hong Joon Lee - https://www.facebook.com/hongjoon.lee.33 Ira Cohen - Ira has no Internet Presence Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/ Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/