{"id":467,"date":"2016-03-18T07:01:17","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T11:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/07\/classic-camera-revival-episode-15-mechanical-madness\/"},"modified":"2023-02-10T19:52:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-11T00:52:41","slug":"classic-camera-revival-episode-15-mechanical-madness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/18\/classic-camera-revival-episode-15-mechanical-madness\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Camera Revival &#8211; Episode 15 &#8211; Mechanical Madness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ccr-logo-leaf.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ccr-logo-leaf-300x300.png\" alt=\"ccr-logo-leaf\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"audio_iframe\" src=\"http:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/emdnx-5da41f\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While many in the world are keen on March Madness and College Basketball we here at the CCR are looking at all mechanical cameras. That means that the cameras may have a battery to run the light meter but they can still work without one!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cameras Featured on Today&#8217;s Show&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/camerapedia.wikia.com\/wiki\/Nikon_F2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikon F2 Photomic<\/a><\/em> &#8211; This is the camera you can take into the Zombie Apocalypse and document the end of the world and it won&#8217;t let you down.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/25171466983\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Classic Camera Revival - Episode 15 - Mechanical Madness\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1661\/25171466983_ce7ef3614c_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Classic Camera Revival - Episode 15 - Mechanical Madness\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Make: Nikon<br \/>\nModel: F2 Photomic<br \/>\nType: Single Lens Reflex<br \/>\nFormat: Miniature Format (35mm), 24x35mm<br \/>\nLens: Interchangeable, Nikon F Mount<br \/>\nYear of Manufacture: 1971-1980<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/22204992995\/\" title=\"MR BROWN\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/597\/22204992995_026d8b152f_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" alt=\"MR BROWN\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em>Nikon F2 Photomic &#8211; AI-S Nikkor 50mm 1:1.4 &#8211; Holga 400 @ ASA-400 &#8211; Kodak Xtol (1+1) 9:30 @ 20C<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/19308343683\/\" title=\"Battle of Fort George - July 2015\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/369\/19308343683_eed7b638f7_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" alt=\"Battle of Fort George - July 2015\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em>Nikon F2 Photomic &#8211; AI-S Nikkor 105mm 1:2.5 &#8211; Kodak Tri-X 400 &#8211; HC-M (monobath) 10:00 @ 24C<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/17789851146\/\" title=\"High Park Cherry Blossoms\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5442\/17789851146_19f9cd5965_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"662\" alt=\"High Park Cherry Blossoms\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em>Nikon F2 Photomic &#8211; AI Nikkor 135mm 1:2.8 &#8211; Kodak Plus-X 125 (125PX) &#8211; Kodak HC-110 Dil. B 5:00 @ 20C<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/camerapedia.wikia.com\/wiki\/Nikon_FM2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikon FM2n<\/a><\/em> &#8211; This beautiful all mechanical camera is no stranger to the podcast but Donna took a liking to this camera.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/25798096035\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Classic Camera Revival - Episode 15 - Mechanical Madness\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1690\/25798096035_15ecd4ec0f_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Classic Camera Revival - Episode 15 - Mechanical Madness\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Make: Nikon<br \/>\nModel: FM2n<br \/>\nType: Single Lens Reflex<br \/>\nFormat: Miniature Format (35mm), 24x35mm<br \/>\nLens: Interchangeable, Nikon F Mount<br \/>\nYear of Manufacture: 1983-2001<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/127162463@N05\/25171292353\/\" title=\"donna - fm2 - k100 - 002\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1586\/25171292353_4a89d3bf31_b.jpg\" width=\"639\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"donna - fm2 - k100 - 002\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em>Nikon FM2n &#8211; AI-S Nikkor 50mm 1:1.4 &#8211; Kentmere 100 &#8211; Kodak TMax Developer (1+4) 9:00 @ 20C<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/127162463@N05\/25497212170\/\" title=\"donna - fm2 - k100 - 003\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1621\/25497212170_bc89b6352d_b.jpg\" width=\"637\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"donna - fm2 - k100 - 003\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em>Nikon FM2n &#8211; AI-S Nikkor 50mm 1:1.4 &#8211; Kentmere 100 &#8211; Kodak TMax Developer (1+4) 9:00 @ 20C<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/camerapedia.wikia.com\/wiki\/Contaflex_(SLR)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Super B<\/a><\/em> &#8211; This wonderful SLR is the only camera on our show today that featured both automatic exposure but doesn&#8217;t use batteries! And like many Zeiss Ikon cameras of the era has the focus control on the camera body itself rather than on the lens, so to switch the focal length, you change the lens elements<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/25677104602\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Classic Camera Revival - Episode 15 - Mechanical Madness\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1628\/25677104602_ebe9f0cb0a_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"787\" alt=\"Classic Camera Revival - Episode 15 - Mechanical Madness\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Make: Zeiss Ikon<br \/>\nModel: Contaflex Super B<br \/>\nType: SLR<br \/>\nFormat: Miniature Format (35mm), 24x35mm<br \/>\nLens: Interchangeable, Contaflex Mount<br \/>\nYear of Manufacture: 1963<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/photosblia\/10635026274\/\" title=\"Plotting His Revenge\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7420\/10635026274_21cce8204d_b.jpg\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Plotting His Revenge\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em>Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Super-B &#8211; Carl Zeiss Tessar 50mm \u0192\/2.8 &#8211; Fujicolour Pro160S<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/photosblia\/9274718624\/\" title=\"Incredible Depth\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7339\/9274718624_d374d70619_b.jpg\" width=\"667\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Incredible Depth\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em>Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Super-B &#8211; Carl Zeiss Pro-Tessar 35mm \u0192\/3.2 &#8211; Fujifilm Reala 100<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/camera-wiki.org\/wiki\/Canon_P\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canon P<\/a><\/em> &#8211; You could say that the &#8220;P&#8221; stood for perfection on this beautiful post-war rangefinder out of Japan, and it is pretty darn close to Perfect.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/25772019316\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Classic Camera Revival - Episode 15 - Mechanical Madness\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1600\/25772019316_93135ae24b_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Classic Camera Revival - Episode 15 - Mechanical Madness\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Make: Canon<br \/>\nModel: P<br \/>\nType: Rangefinder<br \/>\nFormat: Miniature Format (35mm), 24x35mm<br \/>\nLens: Interchangeable, M39 (Leica Thread Mount, LTM)<br \/>\nYear of Manufacture: 1958-1961<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/johnmeadows\/22065857694\/\" title=\"Tracks\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5661\/22065857694_771131313c_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"590\" alt=\"Tracks\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em>Canon P &#8211; Voigtlander Color Skopar 35mm\/2.5 &#8211; Rollei Retro 80S &#8211; Rodinal (1+50) 14 minutes @ 20C<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Darkroom: That Hipstamatic Look<\/strong> &#8211; Okay so as much as we hate to admit it phone based photography apps are here to stay, but the real question is where did Instamatic, Hipstamatic, and Vintique get their ideas for Lo-Fi filters to give off that vintage look. Well we swallowed hard and dug into this rather controversial topic. What can you do if you love the look but really want to shoot the original method&#8230;film!<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/8334052087\/\" title=\"Danger\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8222\/8334052087_a6892869a6_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Danger\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em>Probably the first thing to look for is expired film, slide film and some C-41 films expire pretty badly, but if it&#8217;s your thing&#8230;<br \/>\nRolleiflex 2.8F + Heavily Expired Kodak Ektachrome E100VS<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/6186982887\/\" title=\"Toronto - September 2011\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.staticflickr.com\/6169\/6186982887_a092037a5c_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"686\" alt=\"Toronto - September 2011\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em>Or you could try developing your E-6 film in C-41 chemistry for some more weird colour shifts.<br \/>\nNikon FM2 &#8211; AI-S Nikkor 50mm 1:1.4 &#8211; Lomography XPro 100 (E-6 film developed in C-41 Chemistry<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/photosblia\/8233149049\/\" title=\"Rental Office\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8478\/8233149049_30e88cce8a_b.jpg\" width=\"954\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Rental Office\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em>Can&#8217;t afford a Holga, how about a cheap box &#8216;snap shot camera&#8217; from the 1950s or older?<br \/>\nHerco Imperial 620 Snapshot Camera &#8211; Kodak TMAX 400 &#8211; HC-110 Dil. M (1+250) 45:00<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/johnmeadows\/9988384374\/\" title=\"Red Scale - Don Valley\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3768\/9988384374_ef07474838_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" alt=\"Red Scale - Don Valley\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em>And of course finally there&#8217;s redscale, which is shooting through the film base, rather than direct onto the emulsion<br \/>\nPentax K1000 &#8211; SMC Pentax A 28mm 1:2.8 &#8211; No-Name ASA-400 Film<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re having a meet &#8216;n greet! That&#8217;s right this is your chance to network, drool, and photograph with the hosts of Classic Camera Revival and the fans and listeners in downtown Hamilton on the 7th of May, 2016! The best part is that it&#8217;s also the same weekend as Doors Open Hamilton so there will be plenty to shoot. If you plan on coming please RSVP either on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1568542506769672\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook Event<\/a> or by <a href=\"mailto:classiccamerarevivial@gmail.com\">Email (classiccamerarevival[at]gmail[dot]com)<\/a>. And we hope to see you there!<\/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>While many in the world are keen on March Madness and College Basketball we here at the CCR are looking at all mechanical cameras. That means that the cameras may have a battery to run the light meter but they can still work without one! Cameras Featured on Today&#8217;s Show&#8230; Nikon F2 Photomic &#8211; This is the camera you can take into the Zombie Apocalypse and document the end of the world and it won&#8217;t let you down. Make: Nikon Model: F2 Photomic Type: Single Lens Reflex Format: Miniature Format (35mm), 24x35mm Lens: Interchangeable, Nikon F Mount Year of Manufacture: 1971-1980 Nikon F2 Photomic &#8211;<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/18\/classic-camera-revival-episode-15-mechanical-madness\/\"><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\/467"}],"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=467"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3001,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467\/revisions\/3001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}