Camerosity

For Episode 114, we were really missing some of our overseas listeners so we decided to shift time zones and record at a more European friendly time zone...on a Saturday! We were down two hosts, but joining Paul, Stephen, and Mike were Bob Rotoloni, Greg Harp, Leo Lukens, Leon "mamp" Blankenhorn, Norris Liu, NP, Ron Gee, Wayne Scheipers, and Will Pinkham. Mike starts out with a heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed to the care package after his unexpected surgery (which also is why we've been short on episodes lately), but we quickly get into GAS with Wayne's fancy new Nikon Zf.  We compare it to some other Nikon DSLRs, but quickly get back to film business comparing the viewfinders of the Nikon S2 and SP rangefinders. Norris covers some of his Texas auction pickups including a crazy spinning 360 degree panoramic camera which then leads to a short discussion of every other 360 cameras we could think of! Paul shares with us his challenges with a Ikoflex TLR which he says you need a manual to operate and Mike gets into his recent obsession with Arco 35 "Japanese Retinas" to which he is trying to collect them all.  Norris Liu does a live unboxing of a Ricoh Singlex which he recently picked up and we get into the differences between that camera's Nikon F lens mount comparing it to real Nikon cameras and their Nikon F mount. 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! For this episode, I'm trying out a new transcript feature where the audio of this show is automatically transcribed into a text file with time stamps.  It doesn't get the names of the people who are speaking but the text is mostly accurate so if you'd like to read along, check it out! http://mikeeckman.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/CamerosityEpisode114Transcript.txt 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 going to be giving out a bit of homework to our hosts and callers.  We want everyone to come prepared to discuss up to 4 cameras and rank them however you like. You can pick your 4 favorite cameras, your 4 most hated cameras, 4 cameras you find the most interesting. It doesn’t really matter the ranking, just rank 4 cameras and be prepared to talk about them!  We are going to be recording episode 115 on Monday, October 26th at 7pm Central Daylight Time, 8pm Eastern Daylight Time, and 11am Tuesday the 27th Australian Eastern Daylight Time (Sydney).  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 19:17 – Stereo camera haul: Realist 45, David White, Wirgin Stereo Cameras 0:13 – Intro and catching up after a long break 2:01 – Mike gives thanks for the listener care package during surgery recovery 4:02 – Wayne's new Nikon Zf, compared with Z5 and D3200 6:39 – Leo's Nikon S2 rangefinder with 35mm f/2.5, and SP haze problems 10:12 – Kodak Vision3 250D without Remjet from Atlanta Film Company 13:22 – 3D World TL-120 three-lens 3D camera and Nishika N8000 22:56 – Rare Hachiyo Stereo Alpin and Haneel TriVision Bakelite stereo camera 25:44 – Texas estate auction lots and Globuscope 360° panoramic camera 28:19 – Other spinning panoramic cameras: Lomography Spinner 360, Seitz Roundshot Medium Format Camera 29:15 – Auction shipping costs and caveats 33:54 – Bob Rotoloni's Nikon rangefinder book versus Larry Gubas Zeiss-Ikon reference books 35:38 – Argus K, Argus B, Argus A and C3 finds 41:20 – Rapitake, Whittaker Micro-16 and Ansco Memo cassette reloading 45:38 – Collectors who accumulate many copies of one camera 47:14 – Fixing a Kodak Retina's Compur shutter 48:36 – Will's Ricoh 500, freeing a stuck focus, and Graflex 35 51:47 – Steven's Olympus mju mini Digital S color collecting 54:00 – Patience with deals, plus a cheap Nikon 18-200mm VR lens 56:41 – Ikoflex quirks and Kine Exakta interlocks and self-timer 1:00:40 – Live unboxing of the Ricoh Singlex and its Nikon F-mount 1:06:30 – Arco 35 rangefinders and the coupled View Arco viewfinder 1:13:22 – Budget Linholf Technar unboxing 1:15:20 – Will Travel 4x5 with Nikonos rangefinder and Topcor 90 1:16:21 – Meyer Optik Primotar E and lenses with limited taking apertures 1:22:57 – Pentacon Pentina and the French Telka III 6x9 folder 1:24:56 – Wrap-up, ideas for future shows including motion picture cameras 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. 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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After a six week break, the Camerosity crew are back with another episode, but unlike most, we decided not to send out invites and instead just got everyone together and hit the record button.  As it turned out, we hit record so fast, we forgot to make an intro! On this, the 113th episode of the Camerosity Podcast, what we lacked in callers we more than made up for in massive amounts of GAS!  Who would have thought that keeping five camera collecting lunatics away from each other for a month and a half and we would get ourselves into so much trouble?! We start the show with a brief summary of what each of us have been up to and Mike dominates this section complaining about being without power for over 10 days in mid August due to a massive storm called a derecho which decimated the area he lives in.  We quickly get to more interesting discussions, recapping recent pickups both through Japanese auctions and more traditional channels including Theo's beautiful new black chrome Leicaflex SL2 and Anthony's "bucket list" Rolleiflex SL66. We get into more obscure cameras too, such as a beautiful French folding rangefinder called the DeMaria-Lapierre Telka III, a late Voigtländer rangefinder called the Vitomatic III CS, and a Honeywell inspired and Zeiss branded camera built in Braunschweig, Germany called the Zeiss-Ikon Contessa S310. There is a ton of GAS in this episode, but you'll just have to listen to the show to know what it is, but in addition to specific camera models, we talk about the differences between Ai and AiS lenses, the merits of aperture priority AE vs shutter priority AE, and even a hearty discussion about our favorite midlevel DSLRs including a comparison between the equally awesome Nikon D300 and D7000. 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 don't yet have a topic for the next episode, but whatever it is, we will record it on Monday, September 21st at 7pm Central Daylight Time, 8pm Eastern Daylight Time, and 6pm Canada Saskatchewan 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 Camerosity is back after taking several weeks off / What exactly is a derecho? Mike survived ten days without power / Generators, sump pumps and keeping the camera collection dry Buying cameras from Japan / Buyee shipping options / ECMS versus air shipping Lithium batteries can dramatically change your Japanese shipping options Documenting damaged packages when buying through Buyee Theo gets cameras from Japan to Australia surprisingly quickly Shipping cameras from the United States to Australia can take considerably longer Theo's beautiful Leicaflex SL2 / Black chrome versus black paint Leica black chrome wear / Early Leica M6 finish problems Leica R4, R4S and R4SP / Which version should you buy? The Leica R4's relationship to the Minolta XD / Why some cameras have noticeable shutter lag Minolta's "Final Check" metering system / Feature or workaround? Aperture priority versus shutter priority / Which does the Camerosity crew prefer? Canon AE-1 / AV-1 / AT-1 and the Canon A-series exposure modes Konica's preference for shutter priority Nikon Ai versus AiS lenses / Why AiS mattered for shutter priority and program exposure Olympus OM cameras and why Olympus never offered conventional shutter priority Learning f-stops with pizza mathematics Mike buys an Olympus M-1 from Japan / M-1 versus OM-1 Leica's objection to the Olympus M-1 name Olympus M-system lenses / Other subtle M-1 differences Stephen buys a broken lens just to get the lens hood and accidentally fixes it When a parts camera turns out to be better than the camera it was supposed to repair The Honeywell rangefinder that wasn't a Pentax Zeiss Ikon S312 / Zeiss Ikon Contessa S310 Anthony's Zeiss Ikon Voigtländer Vitessa 1000 SR Theo's Pentacon Six TL / Carl Zeiss Jena 80mm f/2.8 Biometar Repairing a Pentacon Six using a donor body Shooting expired Kodak Panatomic-X in medium format Getting thirteen exposures from a 12-exposure roll Pentacon Six shutter sounds / Thankfully not as violent as a Pentax 67 Adapting medium-format lenses to Micro Four Thirds and Nikon F Biometar versus Biotar / The history of the Zeiss Biometar design How the Biometar design ultimately contributed to the Flektogon Paul is tempted by a Rolleiflex SLX on Facebook Marketplace Rolleiflex SLX batteries and modern replacement options Paul finds an extremely nice Contax IIIa with 50mm f/1.5 Sonnar Anthony finally gets his bucket-list Rolleiflex SL66 Anthony trades his Leica M4-2 for the Rolleiflex SL66 Why Anthony never got along with the Leica M4-2 film loading system Rolleiflex SL66 macro capability / Reversing lenses / Lens movements The Camerosity camera circle continues / Anthony's old cameras find new homes with listeners Finding the correct Rolleiflex SL66 strap Stephen rediscovers early Nikon DSLRs / Nikon D70 for $25 Nikon D200 versus D300 versus D300S Why the Nikon D300 might be one of the greatest digital camera bargains today APS-C isn't necessarily a disadvantage / 28mm becomes a useful 42mm equivalent Nikon D300 autofocus fine tuning / Using Ai and manual focus Nikon lenses on digital bodies Theo used the D300 as one of his main digital cameras for years / Nikon D300 versus D7000 Why the D7000 blurred the line between consumer and professional Nikon bodies Nikon's excellent inexpensive 18-55mm DX kit lens Nikon 18-200mm DX superzoom / Better than pixel peepers might suggest DxO PhotoLab profiles can transform older lenses Correcting chromatic aberration, softness and distortion with modern software Buying a camera because you already own the brochure for it Mike's final Buyee shipment... supposedly / Telka III Asahi Camera annual camera guides / Researching obscure Japanese cameras Why old camera magazines remain invaluable historical resources The decline of blogs and disappearing online camera research resources Mike's Voigtländer Vitomatic III CS / Ultron f/2 lens / A working Voigtländer rangefinder is apparently possible eBay Global Shipping sends a camera on a tour of North America Stephen's month-long shipping odyssey from the United States to Canada Mike buys a Certo Six, a beautiful camera, perfect bellows, dead rangefinder The increasing difficulty of finding technicians willing to repair obscure cameras Camera repair options have noticeably declined during the lifetime of Camerosity Sarah Davis begins learning Hasselblad repairs Why the next generation of camera repair technicians is so important Jeremy Scott rescues auction purchases for several Camerosity listeners 45 Argus cameras weigh approximately 51 pounds Jeremy apparently now has a pile of Olympus OM cameras to repair 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. 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. Order Your Very Own Camerosity Podcast T-Shirt! - https://www.zazzle.com/z/tbykl0hg Sarah Davis Photo Repair - https://www.sdavisphotorepair.com/ The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/ Camerosity in Spanish Podcast - https://camerosity.es/ 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/

Whenever you get a bunch of camera collectors together to talk about rangefinders and SLRs, the focus of the conversation almost always centers around those models with interchangeable lenses.  Thread mount Leicas, Contax rangefinders, Nikon F-series and Zeiss-Ikon Contarexes almost always dominate the discussion.  While certainly worthwhile cameras to talk about, lens swappable cameras overshadow their fixed lens counter parts, and for Episode 112, the Camerosity crew decided to take a deep dive into those rangefinder and SLR models where the lens can't be removed. Joining Anthony, Paul, Stephen, Theo and Mike are regular and first time callers A.J. Gentile, Aaron in Idaho, Basile from Montreal, Ben Ryerson, Fernando Villava, Greg Harp, Howard Sandler, Marty Olsen, Ron Gee, Sarah Davis, Vlad Kern, and Wayne Scheipers. We start off the episode asking if anyone who listened to Episode 111 was inspired to buy anything from a Japanese auction, but then we hand over the virtual mic to Vlad Kern who had a crazy eBay story regarding an extremely rare Smena camera he ended up selling, buying back, and then having to sell a second time.  In addition, we were joined by Sarah Davis who came back on to check in with how her repair business has been going.  Since her first appearance on the show in Episode 108, several Camerosity listeners have reported being very happy with her repair services. When we finally got on topic, we shared our love for a large number of mostly fixed lens rangefinders including the Minolta Hi-Matic 7, Yashica Electro series, the Mamiya Super Deluxe, Konica III, and even though we primarily stayed with 35mm cameras, we discussed Fuji's lineup of excellent 6x4.5, 6x7, and 6x9 rangefinders including the popular "Texas Leica".  In addition to covering GAS, Anthony asked the question if any fixed lens rangefinders ever had telephoto lenses, and Mike gave a quick lesson on what exactly the Yashia Electro's "Pad of Death" is and what it sounds like. For fixed lens SLRs, we covered models by Mamiya, Zeiss-Ikon, Nikon, Canon, and a few others.  Mike shared one of his favorites, the strange Fujica ST-F with the Ihagee Exa style shutter and in body flash. It wouldn't be a Camerosity show if we didn't get off topic, and our listeners were quick to ask questions about adapting Soviet lenses, what the difference is between an Industar and a Jupiter, whether or not Zeiss lenses for Contax SLRs are better than Yashica lenses, and whether the Vectis APS SLR was responsible for Minolta going out of business. 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 don't yet have a topic for the next episode, but rest assured whatever it is, it will likely involve a bunch of adults irresponsibly spending their money on half century or older cameras!  When we know what we plan on talking about, we will be sure to update you through the usual channels, but we will record Episode 113 on Monday, August 10th at 7pm Central Daylight Time, 8pm Eastern Daylight Time, and 6pm Canada Saskatchewan 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 Has anyone bought anything from Buyee since the last episode? / Nikon F90X Vlad Kern's crazy eBay story / Soviet Smenas / Paul's experience with International shipping Cameras are one of the only collectible things that do their job as good or even better than when they were new Most cameras, even when new weren't very accurate at their maximum shutter speeds Pentax SP 500 with missing 1000 speed / Fujica ST605 with 700 shutter speed and f/2.2 lenses VF Moto Shutter Speed Tester / Shutter speed testers with LED light sources Using a CRT monitor to check shutter speeds Minolta Hi-Matic 7s /  Voltage differences with Mercury batteries Theo bought the Agfa Makro 110 camera and it needs 3 Mercury batteries Paul really hates the Konica Auto S2 and S3 / Yashica Lynx 5000 and 14 Rangefinders Yashica Electro 35 series / Theo has an Electro 35 GL / Pad of Death Konica II and III series rangefinders / Konica IIIM Half-Frame Model / FED Mikron 2 Mamiya 528TL SLR / Mamiya Super Deluxe Rangefinder / Majamatic Other Fixed Lens SLRs / Contaflex / Kowaflex / Nikkorex / Canonex / Fujica ST-L Fuji GS645S / Fuji's lineup of medium format rangefinders / Fuji GL690 Professional / What is a "Texas Leica"? Kowa made two fixed lens rangefinders with telephoto lenses / Kowa T85 and T100 Why do Fuji Medium Format Rangefinders have a shutter counter on the bottom? Voigtländer B / L / BR / Vitomatic IIa / Vito III / Voigtländers with Ultron lenses Vitoret 110 Camera / Marty bought a Minolta Vectis off Paul / Other APS SLRs Bridge SLRs / Olympus iS-Series / What is a Bridge Camera? Why didn't Pentax make Rangefinders? / Many Japanese companies "stayed in their lane" Teraoka Auto Terra Super / Minoltina-S / Greg Makes Lemonade from Lemons How do Yashica Lenses compare to Zeiss Lenses for Contax SLRs? Industar 50 and other Soviet Lenses / Adapting fixed rangefinder lenses to M39 and M42 The next episode of Camerosity in Spanish will be about Soviet cameras and lenses 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. 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. Order Your Very Own Camerosity Podcast T-Shirt! - https://www.zazzle.com/z/tbykl0hg Sarah Davis Photo Repair - https://www.sdavisphotorepair.com/ The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/ Camerosity in Spanish Podcast - https://camerosity.es/ 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/

We're back in time for both the 111th Episode and the belated 5th Anniversary of the Camerosity Podcast!  Even though we forgot about our own anniversary, we commemorated the occasion with a topic from the Discord suggestion box, buying cameras from Japanese auctions!  If at first, this seems like a dry topic, then clearly you aren't the target audience for this show as any option for more GAS is always welcome here! Joining Anthony, Paul, Stephen, Theo, and Mike are a combination of regular callers and a couple newbies, A.J. Gentile, Bryan Hewitt, NP from Discord, Greg Harp, Heath from Maryland, Ira Cohen, Jeremy Scott, Jody Oliver, Marty Olsen, Nick Marshall, Ron Gee, and Will Pinkham! For those who have only experienced buying cameras through eBay, the first thing you should know about buying on Japanese auction sites is that if you are not in Japan, you need to use a proxy and while there are many out there, they're not all the same.  Starting off the show, we attempt to explain the differences between the most popular options, what's similar about them and more importantly, what's different. On the show were a large number of people who have experience with these types of proxy sites, so the various callers shared their experiences, both good and bad, with them, detailing what they liked and where things can go wrong. In our attempt to explain how all these proxies work, we did a pretty poor job of promoting them, and by the end of the show, we may have turned people off from ever wanting to use one!  But hey, the more information you have, the better you are able to make a decision. While a majority of the show stayed on topic, we did get to some recent GAS near the end, including Mike's white whale and pickups from A.J., Greg, Will, and a purchase that Stephen made during the 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. The recording for the next show is just a couple days away, but for Episode 112, we are going to discuss fixed lens rangefinders and SLRs.  While collectors and users often get the most excited over interchangeable lens cameras, there were a huge number of excellent fixed lens cameras and since many don't get a lot of love, we hope to change that on the next show.  We will record Episode 112 on Monday, July 20th at 7pm Central Daylight Time, 8pm Eastern Daylight Time, and 6pm Canada Saskatchewan 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 5th Anniversary of the Camerosity Podcast / Introducing the returning callers, and a couple of new ones eBay is the de facto used camera marketplace, but Japan has their own auctions Stephen’s GAS is extreme What are Buyee, From Japan, and ZenMarket? / What about Yahoo! Auctions Japan and Mercari Japan? Proxy services are above board and welcomed / Sometimes items are restricted, but you have other options Yahoo! auctions are a soft close, unlike eBay, and it affects sniping Coupons from the proxy services, and the tricks to using them Why junk can be near mint, and near mint can be junk What experiences have we all had with the condition of items? Mike spotted an issue with a Baldaxette through the photos that wasn’t in the description NP’s expired film-buying experience Lack of buyer protections and lack of contact with the seller compared to eBay Consolidated shipping is a huge plus Why you can end up paying for shipping twice, and options for tariffs Packaging can vary when you consolidate, and beware of batteries Deals can be had with items that are less desirable in different regions Camera models sold in Japan can have different names than in other countries Some items can be listed on both Yahoo! and eBay at the same time, and it’s not always legit Fun with translations Anthony takes us to Europe with Catawiki, and compares notes with Ira Cohen Greg Harp and Ira share their big wins with mislisted items: a 1950 Canon and a Leica IIId The Arco 35 with View-Arco is becoming Mike’s White Whale Superbuy is a proxy service for China Stephen goes over Inspection and insurance options on Buyee Greg got some cameras he didn’t buy Paul’s domestic Mercari misadventure with the Rolleiflex SL66 Sharing the GAS: A.J. Gentile’s Kiev 4a and Aires 35-V Marty Olsen snagged a Minolta Maxxum 500si from a $5 bin Will Pinkham had a banner week, getting Canon 110ED 20, Agfa Karat 36, and Lavec Mini Spy XR8 Jeremy Scott ran into Norris Liu on Whatnot Bryan Hewitt modified a Mamiya film back with the Mercury Works 135 Pano Conversion Kit for RB67 Back and uses it on his Graflex Theo picked up an Agfamatic 5008 Makro pocket after the 110 episode Ron Gee got a King Regula after reading Mike’s review, and bought a Rollei 35 T from Paul, a Universal Minute 16 is Greg’s latest Mike finally found a MIOJ Konica I 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. 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. Order Your Very Own Camerosity Podcast T-Shirt! - https://www.zazzle.com/z/tbykl0hg The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/ Camerosity in Spanish Podcast - https://camerosity.es/ 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/

We have returned with the tiniest episode we've ever done, covering 110 Pocket Instamatic and other 16mm subminiature cameras.  This was a topic which the Camerosity crew had no idea would be so popular, but our loyal listeners came through and delivered a full show of giant opinions about cameras which make tiny negatives! On this episode, Anthony, Paul, Stephen, Theo and Mike were joined by A.J. Gentile, Edward Michelet, Eric Schneck, Fernando from Germany, Greg Harp, Ira Cohen, Pat Casey, and Will Pinkham where everyone spoke about their favorite Pocket Instamatic and 16mm subminiature cameras. We started things off with a bit of history and moved into one of the most consistently popular 110 cameras, the full system Pentax Auto 110 SLR.  We talk about other premium 110 cameras like the two Minolta 110 SLRs and the Canon ED, along with a really neat German camera called the Agfamatic 6008 Makro Pocket, a camera that was so awesome, it inspired Theo to buy one while the show was recording. We talk about challenges with the format, including its extremely small size, the lack of a pressure plate, and how 110 opened the door to the ill fated Kodak Disc format which in turn, brought us T-Grain film still used today with film stocks like Kodak TMax. We cover a wide variety of other cameras, including some interesting 16mm cameras made by Minox, Yashica, and KMZ in the Soviet Union and even a few bizarro ones like the Tasco binocular camera and the Voltron Star Shooter 110.  It wouldn't be a Camerosity Podcast episode without us getting off topic, and for this episode, our diversion ended up being all about camera batteries! 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. The next episode is coming soon, and as of this writing, we don't yet have a topic, but I am sure it will be something to stretch your GAS budget even farther than before.  We will record Episode 111 on Monday, June 29th at 7pm Central Daylight Time, 8pm Eastern Daylight Time, and 6pm Canada Saskatchewan 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 The History of 110 Film / Kodak introduces Pocket Instamatic in 1972 Limitations of the Cartridge Design / Film Flatness Issues Pentax Auto 110 SLR / Lenses Lack a Diaphragm Best 110 Cameras: Canon 110ED, Minox 110, Voigtländer 110 Agfamatic 6008 Makro Pocket, Minolta Weathermatic 110, Pocket Fujica 110 The Unreliability of the Rollei 110 Camera European Perspectives on 110 / Agfa's Significant Investment in Premium 110 Designs 110 Slide Film / Kodachrome and Ektachrome in 110 Problems Caused by Projecting 110 Slides in Standard Projectors Reloading 110 Film / Single Perforations / Film Speed Notches Which Cameras Can Accept Reloaded Film Other Subminiature Cameras: Minolta 16, Kiev 30 & 330, Vega 2 Who Was the Target Audience for 110 Film? Kodak Was a Film First Company / Comparisons to Disc Film / T-Grain Tasco Binocular Cameras / A Horse Race Radio Camera Mike Wants a Cyclops Binocular Camera / Theo Bought an Agfamatic 6008 During the Show Stephen Loves the Voltron Star Shooter 110 Where to Buy Batteries / Kodak's K-Type Battery / Storing Batteries 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. 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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