Whenever you think of the world's greatest open source film photography podcast, of course everyone thinks of Camerosity, but when they think of Camerosity, the second thing everyone thinks of is the World Cup! While this exciting socc...I mean football championship is going on, what better time than for the gang and I to record our third European Time Zone friendly episode! As we have the previous two times, we pack up our mobile recording studio and hit the road to visit our friends in the UK,...
Nov 29, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 38
For the second episode in a row, we take a deep dive into a singular brand of cameras, and as you can pretty much already guess, Episode 36 is all about Minolta! The guys and I visit the Minolta Disco with returning callers, Alex Luyckx, Bill Smith, Howard Sandler, Mark Faulkner, Mario Piper, Robert Rotoloni, Wannes Scheipers, and first time caller, Mig Cero. The Minolta Disco is a strange place where we cover history of the company, our favorite models, common problems and what to look for when...
Nov 11, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 37
For the past two episodes, we stocked up the discussion ahead of time with guests to talk about what we wanted to talk about. For this episode, we didn't invite anyone and ended up with more guests than any other episode we've done so far! His ears must be ringing after his name came up near the end of Episode 34, but Dan Tamarkin from Tamarkin Camera stopped by to talk about the Leica 72 in the upcoming Tamarkin Auctions. Along with Dan is a star studded cast of returning callers Robert Rotolon...
Oct 27, 2022•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 36
We're back! It's been three weeks since our last episode, so that just gave us an extra week's worth of time to think of questions to ask our two special guests! Returning is Jess Ibarra from Viva La Film in New South Wales, Australia who is Theo's source for CLAs and always offers her insights into the general repair of cameras. Joining Jess is Ryan Jones, owner of Pro Camera in Charlottesville, Virginia . Ryan was a repair technician at Pro Camera for six years before the opportunity to take o...
Oct 13, 2022•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 35
After stroking our egos as The Nerdiest Film Photography Podcast, the guys and I double down the nerd level to "Ludicrous Speed" and take a deep dive into expired films and home development tips and tricks. With us this week are two guys that have a whole history of shooting expired films and home developing, first Adam Paul, owner and proprietor of the Classic Film Shop which has in stock over 30 different types of expired films from easy to find things like expired Kodak Tri-X to obscure nitra...
Sep 26, 2022•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 34
We're back! The gang and I are fresh off a mandatory 28 day rehab cleanse from all our GAS afflictions! To help us get back on the wagon, we only invited one guest to catch up on what we've all been up to since our last episode. From Fort Dodge, Iowa, Mike Novak returns to discuss what he's been up to, what his favorite Rolleiflex is, and a whole bunch of tips and tricks about in-home developing. In this episode, Mike shares a bunch of new cameras he's working on reviews for, things Paul is abou...
Sep 09, 2022•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 33
We have a special episode for you this week as we present Episode 31: The Best Podcast Ever (Part 1). What topics will Thrifty Theo, Asteroid Anthony, Dyna Mike, and Off-The-Wall Paul discuss? Who will join us? How many times will Theo say 'vegemite'? What new things will appear in Paul's eBay store? Will Anthony's wife have to fight any more alligators in their driveway? As this is not only the world's first, but best, and fastest growing film photography podcast, anything is on the table!!!! T...
Jul 25, 2022•3 min•Ep. 32
Myself and most of the people listening to this podcast are well aware of what it's like to buy film cameras and photography gear, but less of us know what it's like to sell it. On this, the 30th episode of the Camerosity Podcast, the gang and I bring on some current and former employees of various camera stores to give us some insight into what it's like on the other side of the counter. From Gene's Camera in South Bend, Indiana , we have owner Jack St. Pierre and regular guest Jon Gilchrist. F...
Jul 15, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 31
We're back with another fascinating installment of the world's most popular open source film photography podcast! For Episode 29, we dig into the vault and bring back a guest from the very first Cocaine and Waffles episode, mister "Sexy" himself, Cheyenne Morrison! As always, Cheyenne doesn't hold back with his unique blend of colorful commentary on recent pickups like his Nicca III-L, Texer SR, and AGFA Isoly IIIa. Joining him are returning guests Mark Faulkner, James Allen, and Jess Ibarra and...
Jun 30, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 30
Freshly rescued from our tropical getaway where we started fires with Nikkor lenses, beat away native beasts with Arguses, and swam underwater with our Nikonos, the guys and I have come to the realization that we've spent a lot of time in recent episodes talking about some of the same camera brands. We thought we would devote our next episode to some of the most underappreciated camera brands. Of course, this being the Camerosity Podcast, we don't always have control over what we talk about, so ...
Jun 21, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 29
This week on episode 27 Anthony, Paul, Theo and I get our passports ready and board onto a boat for a tropical getaway! While there, we will be taking a three hour tour to a remote, non-descript island, where us and our friend Gilligan will soak in the sights and take lots of photos in the hope of having some beautiful images when we get back! Of course, with any trip comes the difficult decision of what gear should we bring? Is compactness, performance, or ruggedness a deciding factor? Should y...
Jun 02, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 28
This week on episode 26 we play catch up on a lack of GAS discussion over the past couple of episodes. Theo, Paul, Anthony, and Mike all have a large number of cameras that they've come across, and not always from the usual sources. In addition to GAS, we share a story about the Ohio Camera Collector's Society Auction earlier this month in Columbus, Ohio in which bidding got really out of hand and the state of regional camera shows. Other topics discussed are ways to develop 116/616 film using r...
May 19, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 27
This week on episode 25 we go beyond the world of film and bring to you a whole episode talking about the history of digital cameras. In order to do that, we called upon a man who can speak to the earliest history of digital photography like no other, Steve Sasson. In 1975, at the age of only 25 while working for Kodak, Steve created the world's first digital camera. A crude looking blue and metal box with exposed electronics inside, a lens from a Kodak XL movie camera, and a cassette recorder a...
May 05, 2022•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 26
This week on episode 24 of the Camerosity Podcast, we hit the holiday road and travel to a more European friendly time zone to allow more of our British, German, and Belgium listeners to join us! Along with Anthony, Theo, Paul, and I, first time callers Calum Tilson, John-Michael Mendizza, and Wayne Scheipers joined returning callers Alan Duncan, Nick Lyle, Mark Faulkner, Bill Smith, Larry Effler, and James Allen to discuss a wide variety of topics from Instax to LOMO to Minolta SRTs. Camerosity...
Apr 22, 2022•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 25
This week on episode 23 of the Camerosity Podcast, we finally get a chance to talk to Nafis Azad about his work with large format Polaroids at the 20x24studio in New York. If you have a hard time picturing what a two foot tall instant photograph looks like, you're not alone. Listen in on the history of the 20x24 Polaroid, how it works, and other stories. Not to be outdone, Anthony, Paul, Theo, and Mike, along with returning guests Mark Faulkner, Howard Sandler, Jess Ibarra, James Allen, and Dan ...
Apr 07, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 24
This week on episode 22 of the Camerosity Podcast, we welcome special guest Dan Tamarkin of Tamatkin Camera in Chicago, Illinois to regale us with many tales of his life selling Leicas. Originally started in 1971 by his father Stan, Tamarkin Camera has been one of the most trusted Leica dealers in the country over the past 51 years, so there is little that Dan doesn't know or hasn't seen. Listen in as Anthony, Paul, Theo and Mike, along with regular guests, Jon Gilchrist, Robert Rotoloni, Mark F...
Mar 24, 2022•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 23
This week on episode 21 of the Camerosity Podcast you better hide your credit cards and deactivate your eBay accounts as there is a whole lot of GAS coming your way! Without a special guest, Mike, Theo, Paul, and Anthony were free to discuss all their recent pickups, with everything from Niccas to Noblexes. Joining us were returning callers Mark Faulkner, Jon Gilchrist, Miles Libak, and first time callers Nafis Azad, James Allen, and David Ortega who share with us their Wideluxes, Gallus Derluxe...
Mar 10, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 22
This week on the Camerosity Podcast, we've reached the 20th episode of the show! For something that was started completely on a whim, I am amazed at the support and enthusiasm from all of our listeners! We are officially the fastest growing open source film photography podcast in the world!!! Anthony, Paul, Theo and myself all really appreciate the positive feedback from you all, so thank you very much! On this episode, we cover the process of starting a community darkroom with alternative proce...
Feb 25, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 21
This week, we have a very special episode of the Camerosity Podcast. Anthony, Paul, Theo, and myself sit down with director Dean Ginsburg and producer James Carr of the documentary film, REVIVAL: The Film to Bring Back Film . Dean and James are both passionate about all things film, the history, shooting, developing, printing, the gear, and after witnessing a similar level of enthusiasm from many others, young and old, all over the world, they started out on a quest to make a documentary film th...
Feb 13, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 20
This week on Episode 19 of the Camerosity Podcast where we welcome from Sydney, Australia, camera technician, photographer, artist, and owner of Viva la Film , Jess Ibarra. Jess is self taught and has a background in electrical engineering and is here to answer any of your camera repair or any other film photography questions. Jess is joined by your regular hosts, Anthony, Theo, Paul, and I, along with returning callers Mario Piper, Howard Sandler, Vladislav Kern, Mark Faulkner, and first time c...
Feb 10, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 19
This week on Episode 18 of the Camerosity Podcast, we welcome collector, historian, and author Peter Kitchingman to the show. Peter is well known through the collector community because of his knowledge with Canon rangefinders and his book, "Canon M39 Rangefinder Lenses 1939-71 - A Collector's Guide". Peter has been collecting Canon cameras for nearly 30 years and has documented hundreds of different lenses, accessories and owns one of the largest private collections of Canon rangefinders, inclu...
Jan 28, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 18
It's an all new year and an all new episode of the Camerosity Podcast! We're back at our regular time for some call in camera discussion! For episode 17, Theo, Paul, Anthony, and I were joined by returning callers Dan Hausman, Hong Lee, Mark Faulkner, Mark Peterson, and Miles Libak where we posed the question, "What are the worst cameras you've ever used that have the best lenses?" It proved to be a worthwhile discussion as it spawned a lot of strong opinions, and some controversy! Definitely ch...
Jan 12, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 17
We're back with another episode of the Camerosity Podcast, but unlike other episodes, Episode 16 is our first ever European special in which we record at a different time to be more Europe-friendly, to give people in that region a chance to call in. Joined by first time callers, Alan Duncan, Peggy Marsh, Dominik Samol, George Griffin, and Warner Grandfield, and returning callers Bill Smith, Skip Williams, Malcolm Myers, and Miles Libak, Paul, Theo and I covered a wide range of topics, from the P...
Dec 30, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 16
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...
Dec 15, 2021•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 15
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 to...
Dec 03, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 14
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 whol...
Nov 24, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 13
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 ...
Nov 17, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 12
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 kno...
Nov 10, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 11
This week on the Camerosity Podcast, we are joined by two listeners, Michael Gossett and Nick Lyle. Michael is an experienced digital photographer, but is a novice when it comes to film. Only having shot automatic 35mm SLRs, Michael asks for recommendations on medium format cameras, and tips how to shoot scale focus, rangefinders, and home developing. As always, we talk about other things too, so take a listen to our 10th episode and enjoy! We are taking next week off, but if you are interested ...
Oct 28, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 10
This week on the Camerosity Podcast, we are joined by three listeners, Mark Faulkner, Mike Novak, and Skip Williams. Without a predetermined topic to discussed, we just winged it and managed to talk about everything from the Pentax LX, to the dangers of flying with cameras, to Mark's Big Suitcase o' 16mm Cameras. Oh, and yes, we did talk about panoramic cameras for the ninth episode in a row! Our topics were wide ranging this week, so there's certain to be something for everyone! If you are inte...
Oct 20, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 9
