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Episode 72: Pentax 17, Rollei 35 AF, and Widelux-X OH MY!!!

Episode 72: Pentax 17, Rollei 35 AF, and Widelux-X OH MY!!!

We return with the first episode with all four hosts in nearly two months with a great show.  We had plans to discuss Fuji and Ricoh on this episode, but like our reputation as the first and only open source film photography podcast, sometimes things don’t go as planned. Recorded…

June 28, 2024 July 1, 2024 Camerosity Podcast
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Nikon 28Ti (1994)

Nikon 28Ti (1994)

This is a Nikon 28Ti, a premium point and shoot 35mm camera made in Japan by the Nikon Corporation starting in 1994.  The Nikon 28Ti was the follow-up to the Nikon 35Ti from the year prior, widening the focal length to 28mm and adding a new flash mode and all…

June 25, 2024 June 25, 2024 Photography / Reviews  12.0 / 35mm / Japan / Nikon
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Episode 71 Part 2: The Second Part

Episode 71 Part 2: The Second Part

As promised, here is the second half of the first ever two part episode in the Camerosity Podcast’s history! This one features your two favorite Camerosity hosts Theo and Mike, but unlike in the first half, we had the call in lines open.  Joining us are returning callers Brian Howard,…

June 20, 2024 June 20, 2024 Camerosity Podcast
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Wrayflex Ia (1953)

Wrayflex Ia (1953)

This is a Wrayflex Ia, a 35mm SLR camera made by Wray Optical Works Ltd. in Bromley, London, UK between the years 1953 and 1958.  The Wrayflex Ia is an update to the original Wrayflex I whose only change was that it exposed 24mm x 36mm images instead of 24mm…

June 19, 2024 June 19, 2024 Photography / Reviews  10.0 / 35mm / England / Wray
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Episode 71 Part 1: Our First Two Parter!

Episode 71 Part 1: Our First Two Parter!

In what has been the most hectic period of the podcasts history, Paul went on a month’s long vacation to Ireland, Theo became the most important man in Corporate Australia, Anthony’s personal life dialed it up a notch, and Mike became Mr. Soccer Tournament Man so the scheduling of four…

June 18, 2024 June 18, 2024 Camerosity Podcast
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Contax N1 (2001)

Contax N1 (2001)

This is a Contax N1, a semi-professional 35mm SLR camera made by Kyocera in Japan starting in 2001.  The Contax N1 was the very last 35mm film SLR ever made using the Contax name and one of the final Contax cameras of any kind.  The Contax N1 uses a new…

May 28, 2024 May 28, 2024 Photography / Reviews  11.0 / 35mm / Japan / Kyocera
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Yashica Electro AX (1972)

Yashica Electro AX (1972)

This is a Yashica Electro AX, a 35mm SLR made by Yashica Co., Ltd. in Tokyo Japan starting in 1972.  The Electro AX was the second to last in Yashica’s TL-series of SLRs and the only model with aperture priority auto exposure.  Like other Yashica SLRs, the Electro AX uses…

May 21, 2024 May 21, 2024 Photography / Reviews  35mm / 9.0 / Japan / Yashica
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Kowa SW (1964)

Kowa SW (1964)

This is a Kowa SW, a 35mm scale focus camera made in Japan by Kowa Optical Works in 1964.  The Kowa SW was a short lived camera designed around a wide angle 28mm f/3.2 lens which had an unusually wide 75 degree angle of coverage.  The Kowa SW supported a…

May 14, 2024 May 14, 2024 Photography / Reviews  11.0 / 35mm / Japan / Kowa
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Tanack Type-V3 (1959)

Tanack Type-V3 (1959)

This is a Tanack Type-V3, a 35mm rangefinder camera made in Japan by Tanaka Optical Co., Ltd. in 1959.  The Tanack Type-V3 was the last commercially released camera made by Tanaka, who was known for a series of Leica rangefinder copies which they made throughout the 1950s.  The Tanack Type-V3…

May 8, 2024 May 8, 2024 Photography / Reviews  10.0 / 35mm / Japan / Tanack
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Five Cameras I’ll Take With Me to the Grave

Five Cameras I’ll Take With Me to the Grave

Earlier this year a group of film photography bloggers had the idea where each of us would write an article discussing our five favorite cameras, and sharing them all together and see what we came up with.  Never one to miss out on the opportunity to discuss some of the…

May 6, 2024 May 6, 2024 Photography / Articles
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Episode 70: The Best of the 1970s

Episode 70: The Best of the 1970s

Is it a coincidence or did we plan it all along?  Episode 70 of the Camerosity Podcast is all about the 70s!  In this episode, the gang does our best to fit the best, the worst, and other noteworthy camera and photographic advancements of an entire decade into a 104…

May 4, 2024 May 4, 2024 Camerosity Podcast
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Miranda Automex (1960)

Miranda Automex (1960)

This is a Miranda Automex a 35mm SLR camera made by Miranda Camera K.K. in Japan between the years 1960 and 1962.  The Automex was Miranda’s first metered cameras and also the first in what was then a new body design which had a single shutter speed dial for fast…

April 30, 2024 April 30, 2024 Photography / Reviews  35mm / 9.0 / Japan / Miranda
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