Classic Camera Revival

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.

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 52 - Large Format Strikes Back

We're back and bigger than ever! Yes, we're taking another look at Large Format, from the Linhof Master Technika V, The SP-445 compact processing system, and reasons why we've given up on LF or don't even want to start!

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 51 - The Second F

Its name is legendary, and it has a legacy to back up that legend. The Nikon F2 and it's near infinite level of customisation and modification made it the perfect follow up to the original Nikon F, and on today's episode Bill and James break down and dig deep to give you the Second F.

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 50 - The Nifty Fifty

It's our fiftieth episode! And what better way to celebrate than by digging into that wonderfully normal lens, the 50mm! The team brings their best 50s to the table without the white wall tires. We also explore some of our favourite photography books!

Classic Camera Revival - Interview.01 - E is for Emulsive

One of the biggest film photography websites out there these days is Emulsive, and several of our team has authored articles in the past or a feature interview. So we figured it was high time we had the elusive EM the man behind the website on for an interview! So to kick off our first two episode month, EM sat down with John and Bill for a lovely chat.

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 49 - The Shoestring

Photography, especially film photography can be rather expensive. From Hasselblads to Leica, these cameras are premium machines with premium prices. But it doesn't have to be that way. The gang helps our your wallet and show that even on a shoestring budget you can produce amazing images. From the venerable Pentax Spotmatic to Fujica ST605, Svema, Ultrafine, and Kentmere films are well loved and show off what you can do with inexpensive equipment.

Classic Camera Revival - Season 5 - Introduction

Yes, folks, that's right we're a couple weeks away from our first episode, so we're coming to you with a brief episode today to discuss a few things such as feedback, and what Season 5 will hold!

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 48 - Disco Fever

Disco isn't dead over on Classic Camera revival where we end the year talking about the cameras that made the 1970s, from some Minolta Madness, a Tiny 35mm and a classic Olympus Rangefinder. Not to mention how we carry these cameras around!

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 47 - Millennium

While by the year 2000 digital cameras were starting to join the product lines of some major film manufactures, it didn't mean they stopped producing film cameras, so in this episode, we take on some of the amazing cameras that were produced in the 21st-Century. The gang also discusses their tips, tricks, and equipment used to digitize their film.

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 46 - Do You See What I See

The CCR Gang takes another look at the lenses we use, from the classic Nikkor 105 f/2.5 to the modern Nikkor 85 f/1.4G and everything in between. We also talk on the other films in the Rollei catalogue!