{"id":431,"date":"2015-11-27T07:00:47","date_gmt":"2015-11-27T12:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/07\/classic-camera-revival-episode-11-the-challenge\/"},"modified":"2023-02-09T12:59:52","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T17:59:52","slug":"classic-camera-revival-episode-11-the-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/27\/classic-camera-revival-episode-11-the-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Camera Revival &#8211; Episode 11 &#8211; The Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ccr-logo-leaf.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ccr-logo-leaf-300x300.png\" alt=\"ccr-logo-leaf\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1681\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe id='audio_iframe' src='http:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/wuqdy-5a873e?from=yiiadmin' data-link='http:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/wuqdy-5a873e?from=yiiadmin' height='100' width='100%' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' data-name='pb-iframe-player' ><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We love our own cameras so for the most part will bring something we&#8217;re used to or have some experience with to the table for the past episodes. So for November we&#8217;re switching it up, throwing a wrench in the works&#8230;we&#8217;re doing a mystery camera challenge! That&#8217;s right each host has selected a camera from their collection (to make things fair\/easy the only criteria was that it had to be a 120 camera, and we all used the same film Rollei RPX xxx) and not told anyone else, then we each pull a name from a hat and use that person&#8217;s camera.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cameras featured on Today&#8217;s Show&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/camera-wiki.org\/wiki\/Pentax_645\">Pentax 645<\/a><\/em><br \/>\nOne of the under-dog cameras in the 6&#215;4.5 lineup, the Pentax 645 was not a system camera like the Mamyia but is a solid workhorse of a camera and is Alex&#8217;s Medium Format &#8216;snap-shot&#8217; camera, which is why he chose to bring this camera to the table. But it wasn&#8217;t Alex shooting the camera, that honour went to Donna who loved the camera and really wants to steal it from Alex in his sleep.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make: Pentax<\/li>\n<li>Model: 645<\/li>\n<li>Type: Single Lens Reflex<\/li>\n<li>Format: Medium Format (120\/220) 6&#215;4.5<\/li>\n<li>Lens: Interchangeable, Pentax K645 Mount<\/li>\n<li>Year(s) of Manufacture: 1984<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/22988445390\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Classic Camera Revival - Episode 11 - The Mystery Camera Challenge\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5650\/22988445390_2a891819ca_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"586\" alt=\"Classic Camera Revival - Episode 11 - The Mystery Camera Challenge\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/127162463@N05\/22683601464\/in\/dateposted\/\" title=\"Old Rail Road Track in Milton\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5675\/22683601464_627c03b87b_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" alt=\"Old Rail Road Track in Milton\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em>Pentax 645 &#8211; SMC Pentax A 645 35mm 1:3.5 &#8211; Rollei RPX 100 @ ASA-100 &#8211; Kodak Xtol (Stock) 8:00 @ 20C<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/127162463@N05\/23312185705\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"donna - p645 - rpx 100 - 014\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/637\/23312185705_e404afd053_b.jpg\" width=\"763\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"donna - p645 - rpx 100 - 014\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em>Pentax 645 &#8211; SMC Pentax A 645 35mm 1:3.5 &#8211; Rollei RPX 100 @ ASA-100 &#8211; Kodak Xtol (Stock) 8:00 @ 20C<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/camera-wiki.org\/wiki\/Mamiya_Universal\">Mamyia Universal<\/a><\/em><br \/>\nDesigned as a smaller form-factor press camera to get away from the bulky 4&#215;5 press cameras the Mamyia Universal was one of the final iterations of the Mamyia Press line. Designed to be a full out system camera with interchangeable format backs, interchangeable lenses and an action grip. Mike really enjoyed the camera especially with the action grip and massive 6&#215;9 back.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make: Mamyia<\/li>\n<li>Model: Universal<\/li>\n<li>Type: Rangefinder<\/li>\n<li>Format: Medium Format, Multiple (Back Dependent)<\/li>\n<li>Lens: Interchangeable, Mamyia Breach Lock<\/li>\n<li>Year(s) of Manufacture: 1969<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/22916336119\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Classic Camera Revival - Episode 11 - The Mystery Camera Challenge\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/680\/22916336119_46fbfc90b1_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"631\" alt=\"Classic Camera Revival - Episode 11 - The Mystery Camera Challenge\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/photosblia\/23334026115\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"Mill Pond - Mamiya Universal Press\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/726\/23334026115_f7265f3910_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" alt=\"Mill Pond - Mamiya Universal Press\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em>Mamyia Universal &#8211; Mamyia-Sekor 1:3.5 f=90mm &#8211; Rollei RPX 100 @ ASA-100 &#8211; Kodak Xtol (Stock) 8:00 @ 20C<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/photosblia\/23251410761\/in\/faves-33182025@N00\/\" title=\"Mill Pond - Mamiya Universal Press\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/677\/23251410761_ed9a89b1a6_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" alt=\"Mill Pond - Mamiya Universal Press\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em>Mamyia Universal &#8211; Mamyia-Sekor 1:3.5 f=90mm &#8211; Rollei RPX 100 @ ASA-100 &#8211; Kodak Xtol (Stock) 8:00 @ 20C<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/camera-wiki.org\/wiki\/Lubitel_2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lubitel 2<\/a><\/em><br \/>\nAlex was the proud user of Donna&#8217;s Lubitel 2, this Russian TLR is a favourite among film shooters as it&#8217;s just plain awesome considering it is a Soviet Camera. And for Alex a bit of nostalga as his first TLR experience was with the Lubitel 2. Cheap, well made, and a fantastic lens this is a great camera to introduce someone to the wonders of TLR photography.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make: Lomo<\/li>\n<li>Model: Lubitel 2<\/li>\n<li>Type: Twin Lens Reflex<\/li>\n<li>Format: Medium Format, 120, 6&#215;6<\/li>\n<li>Lens: Fixed, Lomo T-22 75mm f\/4.5<\/li>\n<li>Year(s) of Manufacture: 1954-1980<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/23201655671\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Classic Camera Revival - Episode 11 - The Mystery Camera Challenge\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/704\/23201655671_4798307e62_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Classic Camera Revival - Episode 11 - The Mystery Camera Challenge\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/22993290990\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Classic Camera Revival - Mystery Camera Challenge\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5654\/22993290990_48170c85ac_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Classic Camera Revival - Mystery Camera Challenge\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em>Lomo Lubitel 2 &#8211; Lomo T-22 4,5\/75 &#8211; Rollei RPX 100 @ ASA-100 &#8211; Kodak Xtol (Stock) 8:00 @ 20C<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/23262977616\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Classic Camera Revival - Mystery Camera Challenge\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5812\/23262977616_27b564ce61_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Classic Camera Revival - Mystery Camera Challenge\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em>Lomo Lubitel 2 &#8211; Lomo T-22 4,5\/75 &#8211; Rollei RPX 100 @ ASA-100 &#8211; Kodak Xtol (Stock) 8:00 @ 20C<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/camera-wiki.org\/wiki\/Kodak_Medalist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kodak Medalist<\/a><\/em><br \/>\nSadly the camera that John had picked out for the Mystery Camera Challenge was a Ricoh Diacord, which had some issues in the cold wet weather during the shooting day so it was a DOAcord. But that didn&#8217;t stop John, he had his fresh from the repair shop Kodak Medalist. This bulky camera shoots huge 6&#215;9 negatives and was a favourite of the US Navy.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make: Kodak<\/li>\n<li>Model: Medalist<\/li>\n<li>Type: Rangefinder<\/li>\n<li>Format: Medium Format, 620, 6&#215;9<\/li>\n<li>Lens: Kodak Ektar 100mm f\/3.5<\/li>\n<li>Year(s) of Manufacture: 1941<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/23284288995\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Classic Camera Revival - Episode 11 - The Mystery Camera Challenge\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5743\/23284288995_cd5e028920_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"631\" alt=\"Classic Camera Revival - Episode 11 - The Mystery Camera Challenge\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/johnmeadows\/22912424459\/in\/dateposted\/\" title=\"Stream\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/712\/22912424459_7afc25ff17_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"706\" alt=\"Stream\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em>Kodak Medalist I &#8211; 100mm\/3.5 Ektar lens &#8211; Rollei Retro 400s &#8211; Rodinal (1+25) 10:30 @ 20C<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/johnmeadows\/23197716211\/in\/dateposted\/\" title=\"Tree Reflection\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5720\/23197716211_777837f498_b.jpg\" width=\"704\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Tree Reflection\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em>Kodak Medalist I &#8211; 100mm\/3.5 Ektar lens &#8211; Rollei Retro 400s &#8211; Rodinal (1+25) 10:30 @ 20C<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And to end off the show we have a special interview with Jacques Brodeur of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.argentix.ca\/index01.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Argentix.ca<\/a> a wonderful photo supply shop out of Quebec and currently the only Canadian source for colour film developing chemistry!<\/p>\n<p>And a special thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knoxmilton.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Knox Presbyterian Church Milton<\/a> for letting us record at their facilities for this episode!<\/p>\n<p>Looking for a good spot to get your gear and material fix&#8230;check out <a href=\"http:\/\/burlingtoncamera.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burlington Camera<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.downtowncamera.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Downtown Camera<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmplus.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Film Plus<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/bellarte.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Belle Arte Camera<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.camtechphoto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Camtech<\/a>,  if you&#8217;re in the GTA region of Ontario, if you&#8217;re on the West Coast (British Columbia) check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beauphoto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beau Photo Supply<\/a>. Additionally you can order online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.argentix.ca\/index01.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Argentix<\/a> (Quebec), the <a href=\"http:\/\/filmphotographyproject.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Film Photography Project<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freestylephoto.biz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Freestyle Photographic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Also you can connect with us through email: <a href=\"mailto:classiccamerarevivial@gmail.com\">classiccamerarevivial[at]gmail[dot]com<\/a> or by Facebook, we&#8217;re at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/classiccamerarevival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Classic Camera Revival<\/a> or even <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ccamerarevival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter @ccamerarevival<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We love our own cameras so for the most part will bring something we&#8217;re used to or have some experience with to the table for the past episodes. So for November we&#8217;re switching it up, throwing a wrench in the works&#8230;we&#8217;re doing a mystery camera challenge! That&#8217;s right each host has selected a camera from their collection (to make things fair\/easy the only criteria was that it had to be a 120 camera, and we all used the same film Rollei RPX xxx) and not told anyone else, then we each pull a name from a hat and use that person&#8217;s camera. Cameras featured on<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/27\/classic-camera-revival-episode-11-the-challenge\/\"><span>Read More &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[35,34,36],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2769,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431\/revisions\/2769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}