Classic Camera Revival

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 62 - Rolleing Right Along

There's a certain look to a TLR, and when it comes to TLR cameras nothing matches the Rollei line. So on our episode today, the gang takes a look down the rabbit hole that is the history of Rolleiflex and Rolleicord Twin-Lens cameras.

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 61 - Large Format 101

We've covered Large Format in bits and pieces across our five seasons, but never sat down and done a back-to-basics. So James and Alex sit down and cover (almost) everything you need to know about Large Format from the camera types, lenses, equipment, movements, and developing. This is a primer, your 101 course.

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 60 - The Gold Standard

A solo episode today as John covers one of his favourite cameras, the War-Time hero, the Kodak Medalist.

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 59 - To the Stars

John and Bill sit down to talk to Stephen Dowling, the man behind the website Kosmo Foto and the driving force behind bringing Kosmo Foto Mono 100 to the market. The three sit down around our interview table to discuss everything about the site, how it came to be, the man behind the site, and the reasons behind bringing Mono 100 to the market. Along with the inspiration behind the awesome Soviet Style graphics. If you haven't visited Kosmo Foto, we certainly recommend visiting and following the awesome content.

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 58 - Don't Drink the Rodinal (Part Two)

Continuing our chemical fix, the team discusses Kodak HC-110, Rodinal, and Pyrocat-HD!

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 57 - Don't Drink the Rodinal (Part One)

Don't drink the Kool-Aid or in this case Rodinal. The CCR gang gets a little nerdy and discusses how B&W film works and a brief summary of the science behind it all then digs into three amazing developers, Kodak D-76 (and Ilford ID-11 and Kodak D-23), Kodak Xtol, and Kodak TMax Developer. Don't see a developer you like, stand tuned for Part Two!

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 56 - Zooming Right Along

The gang settles around for a lively (and a dirty) talk about our favourite zoom lenses with representation from Minolta, Canon, and Nikon. We also return to a new favourite, Fomapan 400!

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 55 - Dancing on a Pinhead

Pinhole photography is not something we've tackled here on CCR before, but the Spring Toronto Film Shooter's meetup gave us a chance to break out cameras hand-made, to adapted out of our existing kit to play with this fun 'lensless' form of photography!

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 54 - On the Scale

The gang tackles some of their favourite scale or guess focus cameras from top notch to toy! We also discuss the Ilford Simplicity kit, an easy way to get into home B&W Developing without shelling out too much for chemistry or for an easy and portable way to develop on the road.

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 53 - The Spotmatic

You can't have a history of the SLR without including the Asahi Pentax Spotmatic. A beautiful SLR with amazing optics that has attracted a near fanatical following. You've been asking for an episode about the Spotmatic and Takumar, well Bill and Mike dig in deep.