Episode 106: Camerosity Invades Europe

Ever since the very first episode of this show, we've aimed to include as many of our listeners in our shows as possible, but that our hosts are located in three different countries and in four different time zones makes finding a time that works for everyone difficult, especially those of you in Europe and other European-aligned time zones where it is often the middle of the night when we typically record.

In an effort to give more people in these areas of the world the opportunity to join us, on occasion we change our recording time. For Episode 106, we did just that and saw a large number of people show up!

Joining Anthony, Paul, Stephen, Theo, and Mike on this show were returning and first time callers, Brendon Wilson, Brian MacDomhnail, Fernando Villava, Ira Cohen, Joey Alvillar, John Wade, Josh Calvetti, Krijn Vogelaar from Holland, Kamil from Norway, Norris Liu, Pat Casey, Stuart Pratt, Vlad Kern, and Wayne Scheipers.

On this show, we covered a wide array of topics including one of Paul's most hated Nikons, John Wade shares with us a very interesting Ilford monorail camera which supports shooting on 35mm film, Ira shares his love for Eigenbau cameras, and we admire Krijn's beautifully painted Kodak box cameras.

In addition, we cover a large range of cameras from the AGFA Automatic 66, to the Kodak Medalist, Hasselblad SWC, Leidolf Lordomat, Mamiya RB67, the Tom Thumb 'radiocamera', and Mike shares a quick preview of a neat rangefinder camera he picked up called the Wenk Wenka.

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 returning to one of the gang's favorite camera families, the Kodak Retina. To help us navigate the nuances of so many Retina models, we are happy to welcome Chris Sherlock, of Retina Rescue. Chris has many years of experience repairing Kodak Retinas and other leaf shutter cameras and is sure to have a great deal of insight into these wonderful cameras! We will record Episode 107 on Monday, April 6th at 7pm Central Daylight Time, 8pm Eastern Daylight Time, and Tuesday April 7th at Noon New Zealand Standard Time. For more time zones, please consult the World Time Buddy calculator and plug in your time. Make sure you set your calendars and look out for the show announcement at the usual locations and be prepared to join us!

In This Episode

• Happy Birthday to Pat Casey / Kamil and the Olympus mju Zoom / Minolta Dynax 5 / Nikon F80
• Paul Really Hates the Nikon F70 / Mike’s First DLSR was the Nikon D40x
• Fujifilm Finepix Pro early DSLRs were F80 bodies
• John Wade has stopped writing books, but still writes for Amateur Photographer
• Ilford KI Monobar, a 35mm monorail camera
• John has Stanley German’s (Botanist in 1940s) specially made one off camera with all his slides
• Ira's Eigenbau and Frankencameras / Machinists Who Make Good Cameras at Home
• John showed a stereo camera which was converted to a Panoramic Camera
• Paul likes the pretty Kodak Model F 620 box camera
• Kodak pushed 620 across the world
• Agfa Automatic 66 and the Goerz Minicord
• Krijn's Hand Painted Kodak Brownies
• Brendan has a Mandelar Leica M lens, they are a hot item
• Third party lenses are really good value
• Wayne is shooting a Zeiss-Ikon Contessa 35 and a Kiev 88
• Vlad has had a few problems with US Customs
• Mike has gone 3D printing crazy
• Josh has a new Minolta Rokkor 40mm f/2 CL Leica mount
• Joey picked up a Hasselblad SWC which could have gone through the Camerosity rounds
• Leidolf Lordomat / Brian has reduced his camera collection a lot, he is enjoying the Pentax MX
• Wishing the I Dream of Cameras podcast congratulations for 100th episode
• Some cameras have strange battery compartments
• Fernando has a new Kodak Medalist
• Many photographers used the collected cameras as workhorses
• Good photographers do not rely on the camera alone for the results
• Kamil scored a Mamiya RB67 Pro S
• New seals are often needed for older cameras / Don’t put cameras in the sun
• Norris brought in a radio camera called the Tom Thumb
• Mike Picked Up a Wenk Wenka / Stuart has a Rolleicord 5b and some Zeiss Ikoflexes

Links

The Camerosity Podcast is now on Discord! Join Anthony, Paul, Theo, Stephen, 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.

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