{"id":9331,"date":"2026-03-24T06:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T10:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/?p=9331"},"modified":"2026-03-17T19:31:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T23:31:24","slug":"classic-camera-revival-episode-220-life-of-the-third-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/24\/classic-camera-revival-episode-220-life-of-the-third-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Camera Revival &#8211; Episode 220 | Life of the (Third) Party"},"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 220 - Life of the (Third) Party\" 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=qmckk-1a742cc-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>There&#8217;s something to be said about OEM lenses with full compatibility, native mount support, and a high level of quality control. That all comes with a cost attached. Then there are third-party manufacturers: companies that often offer the same level of compatibility, quality control, and multiple lens mount options, but many don&#8217;t carry a price tag as high as the original manufacturers&#8217;. So today, we have John and Bill, joined by Mario and Brian, to discuss all things third party, from classic Tokina, Tamron, and Sigma. Modern options from TTArtisans and 7Artisan lenses, and of course, Light Lens Labs, who are painstakingly creating modern, affordable versions of classic Leitz Optics.<\/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>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allthingsfilm.ca\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">All Things Film (London, 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:\/\/filmwarehouse.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Great Canadian Film Warehouse<\/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>There&#8217;s something to be said about OEM lenses with full compatibility, native mount support, and a high level of quality control. That all comes with a cost attached. Then there are third-party manufacturers: companies that often offer the same level of compatibility, quality control, and multiple lens mount options, but many don&#8217;t carry a price tag as high as the original manufacturers&#8217;. So today, we have John and Bill, joined by Mario and Brian, to discuss all things third party, from classic Tokina, Tamron, and Sigma. Modern options from TTArtisans and 7Artisan lenses, and of course, Light Lens Labs, who are painstakingly creating modern, affordable<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/24\/classic-camera-revival-episode-220-life-of-the-third-party\/\"><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":[35,34,38,36,1776],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9331"}],"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=9331"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9498,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9331\/revisions\/9498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}