Camerosity

After a six week break, the Camerosity crew are back with another episode, but unlike most, we decided not to send out invites and instead just got everyone together and hit the record button.  As it turned out, we hit record so fast, we forgot to make an intro!

On this, the 113th episode of the Camerosity Podcast, what we lacked in callers we more than made up for in massive amounts of GAS!  Who would have thought that keeping five camera collecting lunatics away from each other for a month and a half and we would get ourselves into so much trouble?!

We start the show with a brief summary of what each of us have been up to and Mike dominates this section complaining about being without power for over 10 days in mid August due to a massive storm called a derecho which decimated the area he lives in.  We quickly get to more interesting discussions, recapping recent pickups both through Japanese auctions and more traditional channels including Theo's beautiful new black chrome Leicaflex SL2 and Anthony's "bucket list" Rolleiflex SL66.

We get into more obscure cameras too, such as a beautiful French folding rangefinder called the DeMaria-Lapierre Telka III, a late Voigtländer rangefinder called the Vitomatic III CS, and a Honeywell inspired and Zeiss branded camera built in Braunschweig, Germany called the Zeiss-Ikon Contessa S310.

There is a ton of GAS in this episode, but you'll just have to listen to the show to know what it is, but in addition to specific camera models, we talk about the differences between Ai and AiS lenses, the merits of aperture priority AE vs shutter priority AE, and even a hearty discussion about our favorite midlevel DSLRs including a comparison between the equally awesome Nikon D300 and D7000.

As always, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are influenced by you!  Please don’t feel like you have to be an expert on a specific type of camera, or have the level of knowledge on par with other people on the show.  We LOVE people who are into shooting or collecting cameras, no matter how long you’ve been doing it, so please don’t consider your knowledge level to be a prerequisite for joining!

The guys and I rarely know where each episode is going to go until it happens, so if you’d like to join us on a future episode, be sure to look out for our show announcements on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, the Camerosity Discord server, and right here on mikeeckman.com. We usually record every other Monday and announcements, along with the Zoom link are typically shared 2-3 days in advance.

We don't yet have a topic for the next episode, but whatever it is, we will record it on Monday, September 21st at 7pm Central Daylight Time, 8pm Eastern Daylight Time, and 6pm Canada Saskatchewan Time.  For more time zones, please consult the World Time Buddy calculator and plug in your time.  Make sure you set your calendars and look out for the show announcement at the usual locations and be prepared to join us!

In This Episode

Camerosity is back after taking several weeks off / What exactly is a derecho?

Mike survived ten days without power / Generators, sump pumps and keeping the camera collection dry

Buying cameras from Japan / Buyee shipping options / ECMS versus air shipping

Lithium batteries can dramatically change your Japanese shipping options

Documenting damaged packages when buying through Buyee

Theo gets cameras from Japan to Australia surprisingly quickly

Shipping cameras from the United States to Australia can take considerably longer

Theo's beautiful Leicaflex SL2 / Black chrome versus black paint

Leica black chrome wear / Early Leica M6 finish problems

Leica R4, R4S and R4SP / Which version should you buy?

The Leica R4's relationship to the Minolta XD / Why some cameras have noticeable shutter lag

Minolta's "Final Check" metering system / Feature or workaround?

Aperture priority versus shutter priority / Which does the Camerosity crew prefer?

Canon AE-1 / AV-1 / AT-1 and the Canon A-series exposure modes

Konica's preference for shutter priority

Nikon Ai versus AiS lenses / Why AiS mattered for shutter priority and program exposure

Olympus OM cameras and why Olympus never offered conventional shutter priority

Learning f-stops with pizza mathematics

Mike buys an Olympus M-1 from Japan / M-1 versus OM-1

Leica's objection to the Olympus M-1 name

Olympus M-system lenses / Other subtle M-1 differences

Stephen buys a broken lens just to get the lens hood and accidentally fixes it

When a parts camera turns out to be better than the camera it was supposed to repair

The Honeywell rangefinder that wasn't a Pentax

Zeiss Ikon S312 / Zeiss Ikon Contessa S310

Anthony's Zeiss Ikon Voigtländer Vitessa 1000 SR

Theo's Pentacon Six TL / Carl Zeiss Jena 80mm f/2.8 Biometar

Repairing a Pentacon Six using a donor body

Shooting expired Kodak Panatomic-X in medium format

Getting thirteen exposures from a 12-exposure roll

Pentacon Six shutter sounds / Thankfully not as violent as a Pentax 67

Adapting medium-format lenses to Micro Four Thirds and Nikon F

Biometar versus Biotar / The history of the Zeiss Biometar design

How the Biometar design ultimately contributed to the Flektogon

Paul is tempted by a Rolleiflex SLX on Facebook Marketplace

Rolleiflex SLX batteries and modern replacement options

Paul finds an extremely nice Contax IIIa with 50mm f/1.5 Sonnar

Anthony finally gets his bucket-list Rolleiflex SL66

Anthony trades his Leica M4-2 for the Rolleiflex SL66

Why Anthony never got along with the Leica M4-2 film loading system

Rolleiflex SL66 macro capability / Reversing lenses / Lens movements

The Camerosity camera circle continues / Anthony's old cameras find new homes with listeners

Finding the correct Rolleiflex SL66 strap

Stephen rediscovers early Nikon DSLRs / Nikon D70 for $25

Nikon D200 versus D300 versus D300S

Why the Nikon D300 might be one of the greatest digital camera bargains today

APS-C isn't necessarily a disadvantage / 28mm becomes a useful 42mm equivalent

Nikon D300 autofocus fine tuning / Using Ai and manual focus Nikon lenses on digital bodies

Theo used the D300 as one of his main digital cameras for years / Nikon D300 versus D7000

Why the D7000 blurred the line between consumer and professional Nikon bodies

Nikon's excellent inexpensive 18-55mm DX kit lens

Nikon 18-200mm DX superzoom / Better than pixel peepers might suggest

DxO PhotoLab profiles can transform older lenses

Correcting chromatic aberration, softness and distortion with modern software

Buying a camera because you already own the brochure for it

Mike's final Buyee shipment... supposedly / Telka III

Asahi Camera annual camera guides / Researching obscure Japanese cameras

Why old camera magazines remain invaluable historical resources

The decline of blogs and disappearing online camera research resources

Mike's Voigtländer Vitomatic III CS / Ultron f/2 lens / A working Voigtländer rangefinder is apparently possible

eBay Global Shipping sends a camera on a tour of North America

Stephen's month-long shipping odyssey from the United States to Canada

Mike buys a Certo Six, a beautiful camera, perfect bellows, dead rangefinder

The increasing difficulty of finding technicians willing to repair obscure cameras

Camera repair options have noticeably declined during the lifetime of Camerosity

Sarah Davis begins learning Hasselblad repairs

Why the next generation of camera repair technicians is so important

Jeremy Scott rescues auction purchases for several Camerosity listeners

45 Argus cameras weigh approximately 51 pounds

Jeremy apparently now has a pile of Olympus OM cameras to repair

Links

The Camerosity Podcast is now on Discord! Join Anthony, Paul, Theo, Stephen, and Mike on our very own Discord Server. Share your GAS and photography with other listeners in the Lounge or in our dedicated forums. If you have questions for myself or the other guys, we have an “Ask the Hosts” section as well where you can get your question answered on a future show! Check it out! https://discord.gg/PZVN2VBJvm.

If you would like to offer feedback or contact us with questions or ideas for future episodes, please contact us in the Comments Section below, our Camerosity Facebook Group, Instagram page, or Discord server.

Order Your Very Own Camerosity Podcast T-Shirt! - https://www.zazzle.com/z/tbykl0hg

Sarah Davis Photo Repair - https://www.sdavisphotorepair.com/

The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast

Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/

Camerosity in Spanish Podcast - https://camerosity.es/

Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/

Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris - https://thisoldcamera.net/

Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/

Whenever you get a bunch of camera collectors together to talk about rangefinders and SLRs, the focus of the conversation almost always centers around those models with interchangeable lenses.  Thread mount Leicas, Contax rangefinders, Nikon F-series and Zeiss-Ikon Contarexes almost always dominate the discussion.  While certainly worthwhile cameras to talk about, lens swappable cameras overshadow their fixed lens counter parts, and for Episode 112, the Camerosity crew decided to take a deep dive into those rangefinder and SLR models where the lens can't be removed.

Joining Anthony, Paul, Stephen, Theo and Mike are regular and first time callers A.J. Gentile, Aaron in Idaho, Basile from Montreal, Ben Ryerson, Fernando Villava, Greg Harp, Howard Sandler, Marty Olsen, Ron Gee, Sarah Davis, Vlad Kern, and Wayne Scheipers.

We start off the episode asking if anyone who listened to Episode 111 was inspired to buy anything from a Japanese auction, but then we hand over the virtual mic to Vlad Kern who had a crazy eBay story regarding an extremely rare Smena camera he ended up selling, buying back, and then having to sell a second time.  In addition, we were joined by Sarah Davis who came back on to check in with how her repair business has been going.  Since her first appearance on the show in Episode 108, several Camerosity listeners have reported being very happy with her repair services.

When we finally got on topic, we shared our love for a large number of mostly fixed lens rangefinders including the Minolta Hi-Matic 7, Yashica Electro series, the Mamiya Super Deluxe, Konica III, and even though we primarily stayed with 35mm cameras, we discussed Fuji's lineup of excellent 6x4.5, 6x7, and 6x9 rangefinders including the popular "Texas Leica".  In addition to covering GAS, Anthony asked the question if any fixed lens rangefinders ever had telephoto lenses, and Mike gave a quick lesson on what exactly the Yashia Electro's "Pad of Death" is and what it sounds like.

For fixed lens SLRs, we covered models by Mamiya, Zeiss-Ikon, Nikon, Canon, and a few others.  Mike shared one of his favorites, the strange Fujica ST-F with the Ihagee Exa style shutter and in body flash.

It wouldn't be a Camerosity show if we didn't get off topic, and our listeners were quick to ask questions about adapting Soviet lenses, what the difference is between an Industar and a Jupiter, whether or not Zeiss lenses for Contax SLRs are better than Yashica lenses, and whether the Vectis APS SLR was responsible for Minolta going out of business.

As always, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are influenced by you!  Please don’t feel like you have to be an expert on a specific type of camera, or have the level of knowledge on par with other people on the show.  We LOVE people who are into shooting or collecting cameras, no matter how long you’ve been doing it, so please don’t consider your knowledge level to be a prerequisite for joining!

The guys and I rarely know where each episode is going to go until it happens, so if you’d like to join us on a future episode, be sure to look out for our show announcements on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, the Camerosity Discord server, and right here on mikeeckman.com. We usually record every other Monday and announcements, along with the Zoom link are typically shared 2-3 days in advance.

We don't yet have a topic for the next episode, but rest assured whatever it is, it will likely involve a bunch of adults irresponsibly spending their money on half century or older cameras!  When we know what we plan on talking about, we will be sure to update you through the usual channels, but we will record Episode 113 on Monday, August 10th at 7pm Central Daylight Time, 8pm Eastern Daylight Time, and 6pm Canada Saskatchewan Time.  For more time zones, please consult the World Time Buddy calculator and plug in your time.  Make sure you set your calendars and look out for the show announcement at the usual locations and be prepared to join us!

In This Episode

Has anyone bought anything from Buyee since the last episode? / Nikon F90X

Vlad Kern's crazy eBay story / Soviet Smenas / Paul's experience with International shipping

Cameras are one of the only collectible things that do their job as good or even better than when they were new

Most cameras, even when new weren't very accurate at their maximum shutter speeds

Pentax SP 500 with missing 1000 speed / Fujica ST605 with 700 shutter speed and f/2.2 lenses

VF Moto Shutter Speed Tester / Shutter speed testers with LED light sources

Using a CRT monitor to check shutter speeds

Minolta Hi-Matic 7s /  Voltage differences with Mercury batteries

Theo bought the Agfa Makro 110 camera and it needs 3 Mercury batteries

Paul really hates the Konica Auto S2 and S3 / Yashica Lynx 5000 and 14 Rangefinders

Yashica Electro 35 series / Theo has an Electro 35 GL / Pad of Death

Konica II and III series rangefinders / Konica IIIM Half-Frame Model / FED Mikron 2

Mamiya 528TL SLR / Mamiya Super Deluxe Rangefinder / Majamatic

Other Fixed Lens SLRs / Contaflex / Kowaflex / Nikkorex / Canonex / Fujica ST-L

Fuji GS645S / Fuji's lineup of medium format rangefinders / Fuji GL690 Professional / What is a "Texas Leica"?

Kowa made two fixed lens rangefinders with telephoto lenses / Kowa T85 and T100

Why do Fuji Medium Format Rangefinders have a shutter counter on the bottom?

Voigtländer B / L / BR / Vitomatic IIa / Vito III / Voigtländers with Ultron lenses

Vitoret 110 Camera / Marty bought a Minolta Vectis off Paul / Other APS SLRs

Bridge SLRs / Olympus iS-Series / What is a Bridge Camera?

Why didn't Pentax make Rangefinders? / Many Japanese companies "stayed in their lane"

Teraoka Auto Terra Super / Minoltina-S / Greg Makes Lemonade from Lemons

How do Yashica Lenses compare to Zeiss Lenses for Contax SLRs?

Industar 50 and other Soviet Lenses / Adapting fixed rangefinder lenses to M39 and M42

The next episode of Camerosity in Spanish will be about Soviet cameras and lenses

Links

The Camerosity Podcast is now on Discord! Join Anthony, Paul, Theo, Stephen, and Mike on our very own Discord Server. Share your GAS and photography with other listeners in the Lounge or in our dedicated forums. If you have questions for myself or the other guys, we have an “Ask the Hosts” section as well where you can get your question answered on a future show! Check it out! https://discord.gg/PZVN2VBJvm.

If you would like to offer feedback or contact us with questions or ideas for future episodes, please contact us in the Comments Section below, our Camerosity Facebook Group, Instagram page, or Discord server.

Order Your Very Own Camerosity Podcast T-Shirt! - https://www.zazzle.com/z/tbykl0hg

Sarah Davis Photo Repair - https://www.sdavisphotorepair.com/

The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast

Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/

Camerosity in Spanish Podcast - https://camerosity.es/

Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/

Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris - https://thisoldcamera.net/

Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/

We're back in time for both the 111th Episode and the belated 5th Anniversary of the Camerosity Podcast!  Even though we forgot about our own anniversary, we commemorated the occasion with a topic from the Discord suggestion box, buying cameras from Japanese auctions!  If at first, this seems like a dry topic, then clearly you aren't the target audience for this show as any option for more GAS is always welcome here!

Joining Anthony, Paul, Stephen, Theo, and Mike are a combination of regular callers and a couple newbies, A.J. Gentile, Bryan Hewitt, NP from Discord, Greg Harp, Heath from Maryland, Ira Cohen, Jeremy Scott, Jody Oliver, Marty Olsen, Nick Marshall, Ron Gee, and Will Pinkham!

For those who have only experienced buying cameras through eBay, the first thing you should know about buying on Japanese auction sites is that if you are not in Japan, you need to use a proxy and while there are many out there, they're not all the same.  Starting off the show, we attempt to explain the differences between the most popular options, what's similar about them and more importantly, what's different.

On the show were a large number of people who have experience with these types of proxy sites, so the various callers shared their experiences, both good and bad, with them, detailing what they liked and where things can go wrong.

In our attempt to explain how all these proxies work, we did a pretty poor job of promoting them, and by the end of the show, we may have turned people off from ever wanting to use one!  But hey, the more information you have, the better you are able to make a decision.

While a majority of the show stayed on topic, we did get to some recent GAS near the end, including Mike's white whale and pickups from A.J., Greg, Will, and a purchase that Stephen made during the show!

As always, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are influenced by you!  Please don’t feel like you have to be an expert on a specific type of camera, or have the level of knowledge on par with other people on the show.  We LOVE people who are into shooting or collecting cameras, no matter how long you’ve been doing it, so please don’t consider your knowledge level to be a prerequisite for joining!

The guys and I rarely know where each episode is going to go until it happens, so if you’d like to join us on a future episode, be sure to look out for our show announcements on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, the Camerosity Discord server, and right here on mikeeckman.com. We usually record every other Monday and announcements, along with the Zoom link are typically shared 2-3 days in advance.

The recording for the next show is just a couple days away, but for Episode 112, we are going to discuss fixed lens rangefinders and SLRs.  While collectors and users often get the most excited over interchangeable lens cameras, there were a huge number of excellent fixed lens cameras and since many don't get a lot of love, we hope to change that on the next show.  We will record Episode 112 on Monday, July 20th at 7pm Central Daylight Time, 8pm Eastern Daylight Time, and 6pm Canada Saskatchewan Time.  For more time zones, please consult the World Time Buddy calculator and plug in your time.  Make sure you set your calendars and look out for the show announcement at the usual locations and be prepared to join us!

In This Episode

5th Anniversary of the Camerosity Podcast / Introducing the returning callers, and a couple of new ones

eBay is the de facto used camera marketplace, but Japan has their own auctions

Stephen’s GAS is extreme

What are Buyee, From Japan, and ZenMarket? / What about Yahoo! Auctions Japan and Mercari Japan?

Proxy services are above board and welcomed / Sometimes items are restricted, but you have other options

Yahoo! auctions are a soft close, unlike eBay, and it affects sniping

Coupons from the proxy services, and the tricks to using them

Why junk can be near mint, and near mint can be junk

What experiences have we all had with the condition of items?

Mike spotted an issue with a Baldaxette through the photos that wasn’t in the description

NP’s expired film-buying experience

Lack of buyer protections and lack of contact with the seller compared to eBay

Consolidated shipping is a huge plus

Why you can end up paying for shipping twice, and options for tariffs

Packaging can vary when you consolidate, and beware of batteries

Deals can be had with items that are less desirable in different regions

Camera models sold in Japan can have different names than in other countries

Some items can be listed on both Yahoo! and eBay at the same time, and it’s not always legit

Fun with translations

Anthony takes us to Europe with Catawiki, and compares notes with Ira Cohen

Greg Harp and Ira share their big wins with mislisted items: a 1950 Canon and a Leica IIId

The Arco 35 with View-Arco is becoming Mike’s White Whale

Superbuy is a proxy service for China

Stephen goes over Inspection and insurance options on Buyee

Greg got some cameras he didn’t buy

Paul’s domestic Mercari misadventure with the Rolleiflex SL66

Sharing the GAS: A.J. Gentile’s Kiev 4a and Aires 35-V

Marty Olsen snagged a Minolta Maxxum 500si from a $5 bin

Will Pinkham had a banner week, getting Canon 110ED 20, Agfa Karat 36, and Lavec Mini Spy XR8

Jeremy Scott ran into Norris Liu on Whatnot

Bryan Hewitt modified a Mamiya film back with the Mercury Works 135 Pano Conversion Kit for RB67 Back and uses it on his Graflex

Theo picked up an Agfamatic 5008 Makro pocket after the 110 episode

Ron Gee got a King Regula after reading Mike’s review, and bought a Rollei 35 T from Paul, a Universal Minute 16 is Greg’s latest

Mike finally found a MIOJ Konica I

Links

The Camerosity Podcast is now on Discord! Join Anthony, Paul, Theo, Stephen, and Mike on our very own Discord Server. Share your GAS and photography with other listeners in the Lounge or in our dedicated forums. If you have questions for myself or the other guys, we have an “Ask the Hosts” section as well where you can get your question answered on a future show! Check it out! https://discord.gg/PZVN2VBJvm.

If you would like to offer feedback or contact us with questions or ideas for future episodes, please contact us in the Comments Section below, our Camerosity Facebook Group, Instagram page, or Discord server.

Order Your Very Own Camerosity Podcast T-Shirt! - https://www.zazzle.com/z/tbykl0hg

The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast

Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/

Camerosity in Spanish Podcast - https://camerosity.es/

Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/

Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris - https://thisoldcamera.net/

Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/

We have returned with the tiniest episode we've ever done, covering 110 Pocket Instamatic and other 16mm subminiature cameras.  This was a topic which the Camerosity crew had no idea would be so popular, but our loyal listeners came through and delivered a full show of giant opinions about cameras which make tiny negatives!

On this episode, Anthony, Paul, Stephen, Theo and Mike were joined by A.J. Gentile, Edward Michelet, Eric Schneck, Fernando from Germany, Greg Harp, Ira Cohen, Pat Casey, and Will Pinkham where everyone spoke about their favorite Pocket Instamatic and 16mm subminiature cameras.

We started things off with a bit of history and moved into one of the most consistently popular 110 cameras, the full system Pentax Auto 110 SLR.  We talk about other premium 110 cameras like the two Minolta 110 SLRs and the Canon ED, along with a really neat German camera called the Agfamatic 6008 Makro Pocket, a camera that was so awesome, it inspired Theo to buy one while the show was recording.

We talk about challenges with the format, including its extremely small size, the lack of a pressure plate, and how 110 opened the door to the ill fated Kodak Disc format which in turn, brought us T-Grain film still used today with film stocks like Kodak TMax.

We cover a wide variety of other cameras, including some interesting 16mm cameras made by Minox, Yashica, and KMZ in the Soviet Union and even a few bizarro ones like the Tasco binocular camera and the Voltron Star Shooter 110.  It wouldn't be a Camerosity Podcast episode without us getting off topic, and for this episode, our diversion ended up being all about camera batteries!

As always, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are influenced by you!  Please don’t feel like you have to be an expert on a specific type of camera, or have the level of knowledge on par with other people on the show.  We LOVE people who are into shooting or collecting cameras, no matter how long you’ve been doing it, so please don’t consider your knowledge level to be a prerequisite for joining!

The guys and I rarely know where each episode is going to go until it happens, so if you’d like to join us on a future episode, be sure to look out for our show announcements on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, the Camerosity Discord server, and right here on mikeeckman.com. We usually record every other Monday and announcements, along with the Zoom link are typically shared 2-3 days in advance.

The next episode is coming soon, and as of this writing, we don't yet have a topic, but I am sure it will be something to stretch your GAS budget even farther than before.  We will record Episode 111 on Monday, June 29th at 7pm Central Daylight Time, 8pm Eastern Daylight Time, and 6pm Canada Saskatchewan Time.  For more time zones, please consult the World Time Buddy calculator and plug in your time.  Make sure you set your calendars and look out for the show announcement at the usual locations and be prepared to join us!

In This Episode

The History of 110 Film / Kodak introduces Pocket Instamatic in 1972

Limitations of the Cartridge Design / Film Flatness Issues

Pentax Auto 110 SLR / Lenses Lack a Diaphragm

Best 110 Cameras: Canon 110ED, Minox 110, Voigtländer 110

Agfamatic 6008 Makro Pocket, Minolta Weathermatic 110, Pocket Fujica 110

The Unreliability of the Rollei 110 Camera

European Perspectives on 110 / Agfa's Significant Investment in Premium 110 Designs

110 Slide Film / Kodachrome and Ektachrome in 110

Problems Caused by Projecting 110 Slides in Standard Projectors

Reloading 110 Film / Single Perforations / Film Speed Notches

Which Cameras Can Accept Reloaded Film

Other Subminiature Cameras: Minolta 16, Kiev 30 & 330, Vega 2

Who Was the Target Audience for 110 Film?

Kodak Was a Film First Company / Comparisons to Disc Film / T-Grain

Tasco Binocular Cameras / A Horse Race Radio Camera

Mike Wants a Cyclops Binocular Camera / Theo Bought an Agfamatic 6008 During the Show

Stephen Loves the Voltron Star Shooter 110

Where to Buy Batteries / Kodak's K-Type Battery / Storing Batteries

Links

The Camerosity Podcast is now on Discord! Join Anthony, Paul, Theo, Stephen, and Mike on our very own Discord Server. Share your GAS and photography with other listeners in the Lounge or in our dedicated forums. If you have questions for myself or the other guys, we have an “Ask the Hosts” section as well where you can get your question answered on a future show! Check it out! https://discord.gg/PZVN2VBJvm.

If you would like to offer feedback or contact us with questions or ideas for future episodes, please contact us in the Comments Section below, our Camerosity Facebook Group, Instagram page, or Discord server.

Order Your Very Own Camerosity Podcast T-Shirt! - https://www.zazzle.com/z/tbykl0hg

Adam Paul's 110 Camera Round Up - https://quirkyguywithacamera.blogspot.com/2018/04/small-format-size-big-format-results.html

The Official Camerosity Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/camerositypodcast

Camerosity Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/camerosity_podcast/

Camerosity in Spanish Podcast - https://camerosity.es/

Theo Panagopoulos - https://www.photothinking.com/

Paul Rybolt - https://www.ebay.com/usr/paulkris - https://thisoldcamera.net/

Anthony Rue - https://www.instagram.com/kino_pravda/

Way back in the early days of the Camerosity Podcast, we did a show with Canon historian and author Peter Kitchingman, and recently as the gang looked back at what topics were worth revisiting we decided to come back to Canon rangefinders.  But what expert would we get this time?  As it turned out, Peter was available and willing to come back so we decided to retread this bountiful topic and deliver a "Part Deux" to Canon rangefinders.

Joining Peter and the regular hosts were Greg Harp, another excellent resource for these cameras who has a great deal of knowledge, plus listeners A.J. Gentile, Ben Ryerson, Ira Cohen, Jeremy Scott, Joan, John Roberts, Norris Liu, William Smith, and Will Pinkham.

We start off with some brief history and then get into some of the earliest Canon rangefinders like the original Canon and the slightly later Canon J and JII.  Moving onto the historically significant S, SII, and IIBs and eventually covering the II, III, and IV series.  We move along to the back loaders like the V, VI, P, and 7 series, covering various lenses, including the 0.95 Dream lens, a very rare original Canon mount wide angle lens, and others.  Greg and Peter even share a bit of knowledge about Canon's X-Ray cameras which they made during and after the war.

Although a majority of you probably wanted to hear the most about the interchangeable lens models, we give some love to the fixed lens Canonet models like the trigger wind Canonet, the Canonet QL17 G-III, and even some of the more economically priced models.

Unusual to a Camerosity episode, we largely stayed on topic for this only only slightly veering into one Argus lens (blame Mike for that), but we answer a bunch of questions such as why is having different magnification ratios for the rangefinder useful, why is having separate viewfinder and rangefinder windows better, and what role did Nippon Kogaku play in Canon's history.

As always, the topics we discuss on the Camerosity Podcast are influenced by you!  Please don’t feel like you have to be an expert on a specific type of camera, or have the level of knowledge on par with other people on the show.  We LOVE people who are into shooting or collecting cameras, no matter how long you’ve been doing it, so please don’t consider your knowledge level to be a prerequisite for joining!

The guys and I rarely know where each episode is going to go until it happens, so if you’d like to join us on a future episode, be sure to look out for our show announcements on our Camerosity Podcast Facebook page, the Camerosity Discord server, and right here on mikeeckman.com. We usually record every other Monday and announcements, along with the Zoom link are typically shared 2-3 days in advance.

Our next episode will be number 110, and we listened to you all for a topic and you chose 110 "Pocket Instamatic" cameras.  This means the Pentax and Minolta 110 SLRs will definitely make an appearance, but in the event we can't fill a whole episode about 110 cameras, we are opening up the discussion to all 16mm subminiature cameras.  We will record Episode 110 on Monday, June 8th at 7pm Central Daylight Time, 8pm Eastern Daylight Time, and 6pm Canada Saskatchewan Time.  For more time zones, please consult the World Time Buddy calculator and plug in your time.  Make sure you set your calendars and look out for the show announcement at the usual locations and be prepared to join us!

In This Episode

Peter Kitchingman is Back / Peter Still has Hundreds of Copies of His Book for Sale

A Show Listener Recently Picked up a Canon JII and Asked What it Was

The Origins of Canon's Early Models / Rangefinder Less Canon J

Nippon Kogaku's Role with the Early Canon Cameras / Serial Numbers are Difficult to Track

Canon J-Mount vs Leica Thread Mount (24 tpi vs 26 tpi) / The Canon SII Was the First LTM Canon

Canon Remained Profitable During the War Making X-Ray Cameras

Mike Thinks the Rotating Prism Was One of Canon's Best Features

Which Canon is Good for a First Time Canon Rangefinder Owner?

Quick Ways to Differentiate a Canon II, III, and IV / Canon IV Sb

The Never Ending Questions About the EP Mark

Some Canon Sleeper Lenses / Canon Often Launched Cameras with Wide-Angle Options

The Canon V-Series / Lever Wind Models and the VT Trigger Wind Models

Japanese Summilix 50mm f/1.4 Canon Lens / Trigger Film Advances

CR Skinner and the Canon 1950 Model / Origin of the Name "Dream Lens"

Canon 7 / Canon f/0.95 Lens and its Use in Hollywood / Stanley Kubrick's f/0.7 Zeiss Planar Lens

Differences Between the Canon 7s and 7sZ / Lenses with Hoods Which Block the Viewfinder

Why Do Some Lenses Inexplicably Skyrocket in Value? / Influencers

The Helios-44 is Influencer Proof / Getting Stuff from Ukraine

Canon Made Some Decent Fixed Lens Rangefinders Too / Trigger Winds

Canonet 19 / Canonet QL17 GIII / Canonet QL25 and 28 Models

Canon Cameras at the Leitz Auction / Repainted Black Cameras

Tips on Identifying a Repainted Camera vs an Original Painted Camera

What Are the Advantages of Having Multiple Magnification Ratios in a Rangefinder?

Auxiliary Viewfinders / Canon V and VIs Have Built in Automatic Parallax for Viewfinders

Experiences with Canon or Konishiroku Collapsible 50/3.5 LTM Lenses

Keeping a Record of Camera Provenance and History

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