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Episode 94: Camera Shopping at Roberts Camera and Blue Moon

Episode 94: Camera Shopping at Roberts Camera and Blue Moon

We are back with Episode 94 of the Camerosity Podcast.  For this episode, we decided to revisit a topic we covered all the way back in Episode 30, which is talking about camera stores with people who work in camera stores. Joining us for the discussion are Meredith and Corey…

June 24, 2025 June 24, 2025 Camerosity Podcast
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Tomioka Lausar (1937)

Tomioka Lausar (1937)

This is a Tomioka Lausar, an interchangeable lens roll film camera made by Tomioka Kōgaku Kenkyūjo in Tokyo, Japan in 1937.  The Lausar has a focal plane shutter and a body that is modeled to look like the Leica rangefinder, except it doesn’t have a rangefinder and it shoots 3cm…

June 20, 2025 June 20, 2025 Photography / Reviews  127 / Japan / Tomioka
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Episode 93: John Wade, Wrayflex and Clockwork Cameras

Episode 93: John Wade, Wrayflex and Clockwork Cameras

We’re back with Episode 93 of the Camerosity Podcast!  This time, we’ve altered our recording time to better suit those of our listeners across the pond who are normally sleeping when we record at our usual time.  For this ‘European time zone friendly’ episode, we welcome special guest, collector, and…

June 11, 2025 June 11, 2025 Camerosity Podcast  Wray
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KMZ Zenit-6 (1964)

KMZ Zenit-6 (1964)

This is a Zenit-6, a 35mm SLR camera made by Krasnogorski Mekhanicheskii Zavod (KMZ) in the former Soviet Union between the years of 1964 and 1968.  The Zenit-6 was part of a series of new leaf shutter SLR cameras produced by KMZ that use the Zenit C-mount which is a…

June 10, 2025 June 10, 2025 Photography / Reviews  35mm / KMZ / Soviet
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Minolta V3 (1960)

Minolta V3 (1960)

This is a Minolta V3, a 35mm rangefinder camera made by Chiyoda Kogaku Seiko K.K. starting in September 1960.  The Minolta V3 was the follow up to the earlier Minolta V2 from 1958, expanding the top shutter speed to a record high 1/3000 with the clever use of its Optiper-Citizen-HS…

June 3, 2025 June 3, 2025 Photography / Reviews  35mm / Japan / Minolta
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