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Episode 42: The United States of Argus

Episode 42: The United States of Argus

No one has recently challenged the Camerosity Podcast as the “Nerdiest Film Photography Podcast” but that won’t stop us from further proving that point by taking a trip to the USA! No, not that USA, this time I am talking about the United States of Argus!  For Episode 42 we…

February 10, 2023 February 10, 2023 Camerosity Podcast  Argus / USA
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Kodak Colorsnap 35 Model 2 (1964)

Kodak Colorsnap 35 Model 2 (1964)

This is a Kodak Colorsnap 35 Model 2, a 35mm scale focus viewfinder camera made in London, England by Kodak Ltd. London between 1964 and 1967.  It was a refreshed version of the original Kodak Colorsnap 35 which started production in 1959.  Both Colorsnap cameras were created by the British…

February 9, 2023 January 26, 2024 Photography / Reviews  35mm / 7.0 / England / Kodak
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Super Kodak Six-20 (1938)

Super Kodak Six-20 (1938)

This is a Super Kodak Six-20, a medium format folding camera made by Eastman Kodak in Rochester, NY in 1938.  The Super Kodak Six-20 is historically significant for a variety of reasons, most importantly, it was the first mass produced camera with automatic exposure.  The camera was created by famed…

February 7, 2023 January 26, 2024 Photography / Reviews  15.0 / 620 / Kodak / USA
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Episode 41: Dr. Brandon Monroe, Contax M.D.

Episode 41: Dr. Brandon Monroe, Contax M.D.

As of August 2023, Brandon Monroe has disappeared from social media and no longer responds to emails or DMs.  He seems to have abandoned his Contax repair business, so the Camerosity Podcast can longer endorse his services.  I am leaving this episode available to listen to as it covers a…

January 20, 2023 August 23, 2023 Camerosity Podcast  Zeiss-Ikon
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Bonus Pentax Discussion

Bonus Pentax Discussion

When recording Episode 38, we ended the discussion at the end of the M42 era and picked up with the K-mounts in Episode 40.  Although you never heard us touch upon the K-mounts in Episode 38, we actually did start talking about them, but decided to scrap that part as…

January 9, 2023 January 9, 2023 Camerosity Podcast  Pentax
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Episode 40: Pentax Part Deux

Episode 40: Pentax Part Deux

We’re starting off the new year with a continuation of the Pentax discussion we started in Episode 38.  Pentax Part Deux picks up with the K-Mount SLRs produced by Asahi in the 1970s and we go through the auto focus cameras, covering Pentax point and shoots, and even the Pentax…

January 6, 2023 January 6, 2023 Camerosity Podcast  Pentax
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2022 Year in Review

2022 Year in Review

A couple of weeks ago, this site celebrated it’s 8th anniversary since I started writing camera reviews, and like the passage of the entire year, I can’t believe how fast the time has flown. As has been the case for every year since I’ve been keeping track, 2022 was a…

December 23, 2022 January 1, 2023 Photography / Articles  2022
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Episode 39: Camerosity Trivia Challenge

Episode 39: Camerosity Trivia Challenge

Another year is in the books!  There have been 23 episodes of the Camerosity Podcast this year, and as we close out 2022, the guys and I thought it would be fun to play some trivia.  The first ever Camerosity Trivia Challenge pits the hosts against our listeners in a…

December 22, 2022 December 22, 2022 Camerosity Podcast
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Welta Superfekta (1935)

Welta Superfekta (1935)

This is a Welta Superfekta, a folding Twin Lens Reflex camera built by Welta Kamerawerke in Freital, Germany starting in 1935.  The Superfekta was an upgraded model of the earlier Perfekta, offering larger 6cm x 9cm exposures using a rotating film back capable of both landscape and portrait oriented photos…

December 20, 2022 January 26, 2024 Photography / Reviews  12.0 / 120 / Germany / Welta
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3 Outstanding Cameras from 2022

3 Outstanding Cameras from 2022

Not everyone reviews cameras or has a camera blog.  The fact that you are here suggests you at least like old film (and some digital) cameras.  You probably have one or two of your own, or maybe you’re a retired dentist with thousands of them.  Whatever the case, I know…

December 16, 2022 December 22, 2022 Photography / Articles  Konica / Teraoka / Zeiss-Ikon
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Oskar Barnack’s First Leica

Oskar Barnack’s First Leica

One of the greatest stories I’ve heard while collecting and researching old cameras is how one of the greatest cameras ever made was created. The story goes that in 1911, a Zeiss employee named Oskar Barnack was recruited by his friend and former colleague, Emil Mechau to work for a…

December 15, 2022 December 26, 2022 Photography / Articles  Leica / Prototype
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Yashica J-3 (1963)

Yashica J-3 (1963)

This is a Yashica J-3, a 35mm Single Lens Reflex camera made by Yashica Co., Ltd. in 1963.  It was an update to the earlier Yashica Penta J, adding a coupled CdS exposure meter and top plate readout, but retaining that model’s M42 screw mount.  The Yashica J-3 was an…

December 13, 2022 January 26, 2024 Photography / Reviews  35mm / 9.0 / Japan / Yashica
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