{"id":8215,"date":"2025-06-26T06:00:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T10:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/?p=8215"},"modified":"2025-06-25T06:42:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T10:42:56","slug":"classic-camera-revival-episode-202-a-century-of-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/26\/classic-camera-revival-episode-202-a-century-of-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Camera Revival &#8211; Episode 202 | A Century of Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CCR-Logo-Ten-Years-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7616\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CCR-Logo-Ten-Years-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CCR-Logo-Ten-Years-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CCR-Logo-Ten-Years-768x768.png 768w, http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CCR-Logo-Ten-Years-425x425.png 425w, http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CCR-Logo-Ten-Years.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Episode 202 - A Century of Progress\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:150px;\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=qcnk8-18e89ee-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Arial&#038;skin=1&#038;font-color=auto&#038;logo_link=episode_page&#038;btn-skin=3\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Leitz Camera, or as we know it today, Leica. The Leitz Camera Co is far older than the camera they produce, but in today&#8217;s episode Bill leads a panel of photographers including Alex (Smith), John Roberts, and David who all have one thing in common, their love of Leicas, from the Barnack rangefinders to the iconic M-Series of rangefinders and even the controversial SLR line of Leicaflexes! But no matter which side of the fence you land on, there is something special about Leica cameras and their lenses that makes them not only expensive, but worth every penny. Also Alex (our Alex) comes in with a presentation on the Leica Freedom Train, an effort by Ernst Leitz II and Elsie Kuehn-Leitz, to move hundreds of Jewish employees and their families outside of Germany from 1935-1939 and the company&#8217;s efforts to protect those enslaved under the Nazis and employed by Leitz during the war. You can read more in the <a href=\"https:\/\/legionmagazine.com\/the-leica-freedom-train\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Legion Magazine<\/a> or the Accidental Talmudist.<\/p>\n<p>CCR is ten years old this year, and to celebrate, we&#8217;re hosting a Photowalk in Brewery Tour on 12 July starting at 11 am from the Great Lakes Brewpub at 11 Lower Jarvis in Toronto, Ontario. You can find more details on the event signup page on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.photowalk.me\/photowalk\/classic-camera-revival-10th-anniversary-potowalk-brewery-tour\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Photowalk.me<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Looking for a good spot to get your gear and material fix check out <a href=\"http:\/\/burlingtoncamera.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Burlington Camera (Burlington, ON)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.downtowncamera.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Downtown Camera (Toronto, ON)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/bellarte.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Belle Arte Camera (Hamilton, ON)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/guelph.fotosource.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pond&#8217;s FotoSource (Guleph, ON)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/fotoart.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Foto Art Camera (Owen Sound, ON)<\/a>. In Quebec, <a href=\"https:\/\/photoservice.ca\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Photo Service (Montreal, QC)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/studioargentique.ca\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Studio Argentique (Montreal, QC)<\/a>,  Out West there&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/kerrisdalecameras.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kerrisdale Cameras (BC)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecamerastore.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Camera Store (Calgary, AB)<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beauphoto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beau Photo Supply (Vancouver, BC)<\/a>. Additionally you can order online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.argentix.ca\/index01.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Argentix<\/a> (Quebec), <a href=\"https:\/\/buyfilm.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">buyfilm.ca<\/a> (Ontario), the <a href=\"http:\/\/filmphotographyproject.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Film Photography Project<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freestylephoto.biz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Freestyle Photographic<\/a>. Looking for development options, check out these labs that have our support, <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.borealislab.qc.ca\/borealis\/en-home\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bor\u00e9alis Photo Lab<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oldschoolphotolab.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Old School Photo Lab<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thedarkroom.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Darkroom<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmrescue.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Film Rescue International<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Also you can connect with us through Facebook: we&#8217;re at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/classiccamerarevival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Classic Camera Revival<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/classiccamerarevival\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram (@classiccamerarevival)!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Leitz Camera, or as we know it today, Leica. The Leitz Camera Co is far older than the camera they produce, but in today&#8217;s episode Bill leads a panel of photographers including Alex (Smith), John Roberts, and David who all have one thing in common, their love of Leicas, from the Barnack rangefinders to the iconic M-Series of rangefinders and even the controversial SLR line of Leicaflexes! But no matter which side of the fence you land on, there is something special about Leica cameras and their lenses that makes them not only expensive, but worth every<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/26\/classic-camera-revival-episode-202-a-century-of-progress\/\"><span>Read More &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8215"}],"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=8215"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8389,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8215\/revisions\/8389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}