Bringing It All Back Home

Season 4 Episode 23 - Getting Unstuck

Welcome back! Bringing It All Back Home returns (at last) for another episode - all about how to work with a change in direction, a pivot away from stuff that no longer makes sense ,let alone brings any joy. Topics: Frugal project, Lensrental Voigtlanders, writing workshops, becoming a fan of American Cinematography magazine, gale force winds, sinus issues as well as a change of seasons gone bad. Tune in, check it, and search for the Zen mind that stays true.

Season 4 Episode 22 - Henri Cartier-Bresson & the Leica SBOOI. Today's episode explores the shortcomings & solutions for the (film version) Leica CL — particularly a combo that can overcome the issue of its cluttered, small, not so bright viewfinder. Hence: an episode all about the Leica SBOOI, Henri Cartier-Bresson, as well as his not so well known project spending a week photographing various locations in New Jersey. Also: a bit about a recent upgrade to the Epson V850

HCB in New Jersey;

https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-75-902z3dv6

More about the SBOOI:

https://johnnymartyr.wordpress.com/2022/03/21/shining-a-light-on-bright-line-viewfinders/

Season 4 Episode 21 - Finding Frugal - The Frugal Film Project. Today's episode explores getting started with this year's Frugal Film Project: what you need to get onboard, maximum spending limits, the FB group, & how to discover which film to use. Also covered: The reason I almost always test new cameras with TMAX 100, why the Frugal Film Project Facebook Group is worth joining - and why other groups may not be. Tune in, check it out, and stay tuned.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1163101494091862/

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/29118-USA/Kodak_8570541_TMX_35mm_100_Roll.html

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/classic-camera-revival/id963593864?i=1000637918175

Season 4 Episode 20 - The Power of Nostalgia (A Nikon D200 Homecoming). Today's episode brings it all back home with a reconnection (& eBay purchase) of the legendary CCD sensor 2005 Nikon D200. Also expored on this episode: nostalgia inspired pursuits. Are they always able to deliver? Can we go back in time? Do long gone cameras have the ability to generate newfound joy? Tune in & check it out.

Season 4 Episode 19 - Winter Analog Combo . Today's podcast explores a highly recommended Winter Analog Combo for medium format: Pentax 645, with the SMC Pentax-A 150mm 3.5 lens. Two weekend shoots, one in sub-freezing weather - another immediately after a snow storm. Explored: Fujifilm Acros ll, Ilford FP4, as well as the benefits of using Rodinal with Acros in a semi-stand 100+1 dilution. Interested in shooting more medium format film all year round without breaking your budget? Tune in & see if this could be for you.

Season 4 Episode 18 - How a wireless mic inspired me to create new VIDEO. Today's episode is all about using DJI's latest wireless mic combined with a brilliant Sony utlrawide (14mm 1.8 GM ala Lensrentals), and how it helped me mark a return to making videos. Tune in for details on how it all came together: working with 32 bit float, finding a cool Sony custom picture profile (PP10 w/rec 709) — and what the heck happens when Final Cut Pro decides to gobble up your remaining SSD storage. Render files (and how to undo them), plus the need for a gimbal & more; also, a glimpse at my new method of using KimTech KimWipes for last step negative cleaning. Links below for the video:

My photo walk video (Mid-Century Margate):

https://youtu.be/2eG8UO-udF0

How to get cleaner negatives:

https://youtu.be/GPVVxJUbUrM?si=bqJ-sx0xIT9epT8u

Season 4 Episode 17 - Konica Hexanon AR. Today's episode is all about winning at eBay - against the odds. A listing with no real information, photos that never reveal the actual lens (just the lens cap), and a seller that hasn't a clue about what they're actually selling—What could go wrong? Tune in & check out the near miracle of this astonishing hidden gem, the mind-blowing sharpness & character that is the 50mm Hexanon AR 1.8 lens. And why your host is now absolutely ready to explore the seriously neglected but brilliant AR system.

Mentioned: Konica Hexanon AR 50mm 1.7, Konica FS-1, Classic Lenses Podcast.

Konica Files: http://www.konicafiles.com/3-hexanon-ar-lenses/

Season 4 Episode 16 - Rolling back to Rolleiflex. Welcome back to a new episode of Bringing It All Back Home - this one is all about the risks & rewards of jumping into the bargain priced level of Rollei known as the Automat series. Is it worth the gamble? Are you prepared to wait 6 months for a CLA? Is it possible to plunge ahead with these 75 year old cameras and ignore the various repair needs? Tune in and check it out! Mentioned: Rolleiflex 3.5 MX Automat model K4A (X sync), Schneider Kreuznach Xenar, Harry Fleener, Mark Hansen, Mamiya C33.

Season 4 Episode 15 - Leica 28mm f/2.8 ASPH Elmarit-M II. Bringing It All Back Home returns with a look at another killer lensrental: the fantastic Leica 28mm f/2.8 ASPH Elmarit-M II paired with a 1969 Leica M4, Ilford Delta 100, ID-11 1+1, and a very, very cold golden hour morning of shooting local mid-century architecture. Is this lens for you? Will you need to give up all rational arguments & fork out $2450 on a six ounce wide-angle prime? Tune in & Check It Out.

Season 4 Episode 14 - Pentax 6x7 & the Polar Plunge. Bringing It All Back Home is back for a special New Year's Day episode - and this one is bringing it all back to the Pentax 6x7 medium format camera (beast). Join us for a look at why it still has advantages over the RZ67, why the wooden grip and lens focus ring are essential, and how it fared taking portraits of the way-too-popular Margate Polar Plunge.

Season 4 Episode 13 - Leicaflex SL. Today's episode concentrates on finding genuine Leica goodness without going crazy on your budget. Focusing mostly on the R-bayonet series Summicron, as well as the made-in-Wetzlar Leicaflex SL camera, this episode will attempt to sort out 3 different price ranges: under $400, under $600, under $1100 . Topics include: Oscar Barnack, Leica CL, 50mm Summircon-R, 40mm Summicron-C. Walter Sandler, the "Willem" effect on eBay prices, as well as finding joy in the look, feel, performace, & outcome of your gear.

Season 4 Episode 12 - Long, Long, Long

Bringing It All Back Home is back and is going long with medium format film: Fujifilm Acros, Ilford FP4, as well as 10-stop ND filters, South Jersey piers, Reciprocity Timers, & more! Tune in and discover whether black & white medium format is the long-exposure solution for you.

Season 4 Episode 11 - Analog Combo: Leica M4, Voigtlander Apo-Lanthar 35mm f/2, FP4Plus, Rodinal Stand. Bringing It All Back Home returns with an Analog Combo - testing out the Voigtlander Apo-Lanthar for 35mm on a December morning with perfect golden hour light. Rodinal Stand, Leica M4, Vintage Breeze Blocks & a mid-century architecture tangent: it's all here!

Season 4  Episode 10 - Leica CL - Is it for you? Did you catch Willem Verbeeck using one recently? Bringing It All Back Home takes a deep dive into whether or not it is worth it to consider the LEICA CL as your first M-mount system. Crowded frame-lines, faulty plastic take-up spools, awkward film loading method - it all gets a serious evaluation. Are you experienced with 40mm? Can you be sold on the Summicron-C 40 cult? How does a $450 DAG CLA make you feel? Tune in and consider the CL options.

Links:

Sherry Krauter interview: https://www.notes.nicefilmclub.com/posts/interview-with-a-leica-repair-master-sherry-krauter

DAG: https://www.dagcamera.com/store/c1/Featured_Products.html

Summicron-C 40: https://www.35mmc.com/02/04/2016/leica-40mm-summicron-review/

Current eBay prices for Leica CL/Summicron: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2505460.m570.l1313&_nkw=Leica+CL+summicron&_sacat=0

Willem Verbeeck shooting a Leica CL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV4v6omhyRs

Season 4 Episode 9 - Perfect Light: A Late Autumn Photo Shoot

Bringing It All Back Home returns this week with an episode describing a last minute, quite lucky, photoshoot: perfect late autumn light, red leaf foliage by a lilly pond lake, a brilliant & wonderful model - and lots of cool gear. This episode includes a hands-on look at the Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II, as well as the always wondrous RZ67 combined with Acros 100 & Portra 800.

Bringing It All Back Home returns with a LIVE CHAT featuring New Jersey photographer Brian Coyle. Tune in and discover Brian’s photo journey: from his first camera to his latest projects. Topics include: Englishtown raceway, skateboarding with a fisheye, his all-time favorite camera, & why medium format is way more fun.

Check out Brian’s Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/brianjcoyle/

Season 4 Episode 7 - Analog Lens Review: 1974 Nikkor 35mm 2.8 AI (converted) K lens

Bringing It All Back Home is back with a lens review, two analog combos, and a search for Kafka in all the wrong places. Join us & tune in as this episode sings the praises of 1970s AI lenses, explores the perfect combo of deep yellow filters and a camera that meters pefectly, and continues the search for understanding how to compose wirth a 35mm lens intuitively.

Topics: Nikon F100, Nikkormat FT3, K-lenses, Yellow filters, ID-11, Tmax 100, FP4 bulk roll.

Links: Is it Pre-AI?

https://youtu.be/yYFbIzI7m3E?si=K2--qvL7qavsCwoT

Nikkor Serial lenses:

http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/lenses.html

Season 4 Episode 6 - Analog Combo: Carl Zeiss Biogon ZM 35mm f/2, Leica M4, Kodak TMAX 400

Bringing It All Back Home is back with an Analog Combo — this time focusing on a rented Zeiss Biogon 35mm combined with the classic Leica M4. Tune in & check out this review, the results compared to the Nokton classic — as well as a recap of recent color scans from nicefilmlab.

Topics: Carl Zeiss Biogon ZM 35mm f/2, Leica M4, Kodak TMAX 400, ID-11, Lensrentals, Voigtlander 35mm f/1.4 Nokton II, Stock vs. 1+1, nicefilmlab, Wildwood, NJ, 

Season 4 Episode 5 - Landscape In The Pine Barrens

Bringing It All Back Home returns for an episode dedicated to Landscape Photography in South Jersey - when the light & foliage & mist is peaking. Will you have the ability to be at the right place, at the right time? Does the gear even matter? Tune in & Turn on for another episode!

Batsto https://batstovillage.org/history/

https://www.pinelandsimagery.com Albert Horner 

https://richardlewisphotography.com/2023/10/21/fall-pine-barrens-whitesbog/. Richard Lewis

Looking to put every camera you own into a full rotation? This episode explores the idea behind completing a full round: getting hands-on (over two months) with ALL your gear, as well as using up all your film on hand. Which cameras still have the fun factor? Listen in to this new episode of Bringing It All Back Home: see if the experiment was worth it - discover if this is something that might work for you - and how a sudden craving for more medium format work might come out of it.

This week's Bringing It All Back Home episode is all about chasing the amazing surf photography opportunities during the week of Hurricane Lee. Did the forecast hold up? Was I able to get any cool shots using an F100 and Tmax 100? Did the waves deliver? Was my borrowed D500 having issues? Tune in - & check it out!

Gesler: https://www.instagram.com/gesler/

Cruz: https://www.instagram.com/stories/cruzdinofa/

Season 4 Episode 2 is all about the inspiration and fascination with Over Exposing  and Under Developing.  Drawing from the advice of Darkroom Dave (former Ilford chemist, master darkroom printer, landscape photographer), as well as (assistant to Rodney Smith) Terence Falk, we’ll explore two proven methods for getting the most out of B&W films such as Ilford’s FP4 and Kodak’s Tri-X. Ansel Adams zone system for portraits? Tune on in to Bringing It All Back Home - and check it out.

Darkroom Dave

https://www.darkroomdave.com/tutorial/processing-your-first-black-and-white-film/

B&H Podcast about Rodney Smith

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b-h-photography-podcast/id1052860428?i=1000626928195

Season 4 Episode 1 - The Golden Hour. Bringing It All Back Home returns! 

This first episode of Season 4 takes a look at one of the all-time basics: working with some of the best Kodak color film to explore the best of golden hour light. On this episode the inspiration begins with the fine vibes and beautiful photography that is the work of bonzenschneider.

https://www.instagram.com/bonzenschneider/

Tune in & check out: Exploring the 6° morning light, why you don’t need a $2k lens, and how sometimes it all comes down to just finding the right film for the right light. 

Season 3 Episode 25 - R You Experienced? Bringing It All Back Home comes to a season finale with an unexpected swerve towards the  land of Leica R - Leica R3 & the Summicron-R 50mm F/2 . Come onboard as the depths of Leica reality distortion are plunged into once again: near-miss eBay bids for items way beyond budget; the magic designs of Walter Sandler; why SLRs are just as cool (if not more) than rangefinders. And why betting on an over-engineered electronic wonder from the 70s is an idiotic risk too tempting to pass up. 

More about Walter Sandler 

http://www.phsc.ca/phsc_e-mail/Vol-5/PHSC-E-Mail-V5-2-Dr-Mandler.pdf

Stay in touch with the podcast! 

Instagram: https://instagram.com/charles_k77?igshid=MmIzYWVlNDQ5Yg==

Twitter/X:

@cwkphotolocal

To Summicron Or Not To Summicron

To Summicron Or Not To Summicron - That is the question. Bringing It All Back Home is back for another Season 3 summer episode — and this one is all about two exceptional Leica m-mount 50mm lenses. On this episode we’ll be exploring the build quality, ergonomics, results — and wow factor — of the Voigtlander APO LANTHAR f/2, as well as the Leica Summicron-M 50mm f/2 type 5 V. And a recurring theme — unavoidable, really — is how much are these dream upgrades going to cost? So tune in, grab a cup of tea, and join the improbable reality distortion field that unfolds with rented Leica glass.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/86059-USA/Leica_11826_50mm_f_2_0_Summicron_M.html

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1622398-REG/voigtlander_ba362a_apo_lanthar_50mm_f_2_0_aspherical.html

Season 3 Episode 23 - The Magic of 1.2

Hello & welcome back to another episode of Bringing It All Back Home. Today's podcast is all about the irrational but heartfelt love for the latest take on an ultra fast 50mm prime: the modern version on the sliver of depth of field magic known as f/1.2 - in this case the Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM. An astounding, jaw-dropping, overachiever of a lens - with an equally breathtaking list price. Tune in to see if this piece of glass might be a contender for your next rental!

Topics: Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM, X-rite ColorChecker, Lensrentals.com. Ilford Perceptiol

Season 3 Episode 22 - Trying Out Something New Today's new episode explores a variety of topics, mostly centered on trying new stuff: Using Lensrental.com promotions to test out the Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM lens, as well as the Voigtlander 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical. Trying out a new developer - Ilford's extra fine grain powder developer Perceptol. Using the 40mm Summicron-C on the M4 instead of the CL. Craving a return to the classic and clean 50mm framelines of the M4. Purchasing an $18 Nikon N75. And wrapping up with a sudden craze for 10 stop ND filters, including two brands not tried before: Urth as well as Green.L filters.

https://www.filmbodies.com/cameras/camera-reviews/nikon-n75-review.html

Season 3 Episode 21 - The Greatest Lens I’ve Ever Purchased? How a random link to a NIKKOR - The Thousand and One Nights website led me to discover one of the greatest lenses I've ever purchased. Optics: Absolutely Great. Fun factor: incredible. Value? Tune in & learn more about this astonishing bargain kit lens - the AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G. It will do more than happily surprise you - it might even blow you away.

https://imaging.nikon.com/imaging/information/story/0063/

Mentioned on this podcast: Haruo Sato, Nikon F100, Nikon F4, TMAX 400, AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G, 300mm NIkkor F4 ED., Fuji Discovery 3000 Zoom, Olympus IS-3.

Season 3 Episode 20 - LIVE CHAT with Brian Bishop

• Growing up in the Florida Keys
• Settling in as a freshman in ACHS in 1978
• Ventnor, Winchester ave, city beach jobs, the Ventnor Pier
• Grandfather owning horses, shipping them down to Cuba, Atlantic City Race Track, Savoy Stables
• Bishop’s  Savoy Bar & Restaurant in Atlantic City
• Working in the top Photo Lab in all of Dade County, assisting with the development process, making test clips for clients to decide on the exposure variants.
• Working & living in South Beach Miami during its peak years for photography & modeling
• Daniel Fortier | Premiere Vue
• Refrema Dip & Dunk processing, the early 90s craze for cross-processing
• Being in South Beach during a truly changing time (late 80s-early 2000s).
• Growing up in AC during its changes as well
• Living by the Forsythe Wildlife Refuge
• The origin of a neck tattoo 
• Surgeries & becoming an amputee 
• New career direction, helping others help themselves, providing peer support & counseling for the mental health association and the amputee community
• Finding your own answers - motivation to keep on moving.
• Mind & Body 

Season 3 Episode 19 - Analog Combo: CONTAX Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm F/1.7 Lens w/ the CONTAX ST

Another analog combo - this time featuring the legendary glass that is c/y mount Carl Zeiss. Luckily today’s episode is not only about lens performance that will blow your mind - but it comes at a quite reasonable price. Yes, today will be all about the often maligned AEJ version of the Zeiss lineup, as well as their somewhat neglected SLRs from the 80s & 90s. Will this under $200 50mm Planar live up to the c/y lenses of renown? Are there any original 1975 era RTS cameras that still fully function? Is the viewfinder on the CONTAX ST a joy to behold? Tune in, turn on - grab a cup of tea - and listen in.

Topics: Contax c/y lenses, Contax RTS, Contax 167 MT, Contax ST, CONTAX Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50mm F/1.7  AEJ, MMJ, Rodinal stand development, 50mm primes, Kodak TMAX, Acros 100.

https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1487249

https://camerapedia.fandom.com/wiki/Contax_RTS 

https://cameragx.com/2020/04/04/contax-st-and-vario-sonnar-28-85-worth-the-hype/ 

Season 3 Episode 18 - Analog Combo: Leica M4, Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4 II

Today's Memorial Day weekend episode is all about walking around with a classic rangefinder camera, a vintage-style modern lens, a 1960s Gossen light meter, — and getting lots of requests for photos from far too many drunken shoobies. Tune in, check out the gear, and decide if this kit is right for you - or possibly way too costly to hit the desired fun factor.

Topics: Leica M4, Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4 II, Gossen Luna Pro SBC, Ilford Pan F, Philly Shoobies, Margate City Greenhouse beach bar.

Season 3 Episode 17 -  The Last Resort & Why I Bought A Hammerhead

Today’s episode explores the inspiration & challenge of Martin Parr’s The Last Resort  - his brilliant collection of 6X7 photographs highlighting 1980s vacationers on a rundown New Brighton Beach. Shot with a Plaubel Makina rangefinder, daylight flash, highly saturated color film - and an impeccable use of Magnum-style composition - his enduring work poses both technical & artistic questions: How did he possibly pull off these perfect photos?

Also on board: birding/surfing pics, the elusive search for a long lens that one could actually afford, renting the Nikkor 200-500mm.

Topics: Martin Parr, The Last Resort, Hammerhead flash, SunPak, Metz, Nikkor 200-500, Lensrentals.com, Magnum, Henri-Cartier Bresson, Atlantic City

https://www.magnumphotos.com/arts-culture/society-arts-culture/martin-parr-the-last-resort/

Season 3 Episode 16 - A Decade of Home Developing 

Is D76 truly the Yacht Rock of film developers? Will using Rodinal 100+1 stand development turn you into a lazy genius? Did this podcast actually compare Ilford ID-11 to Michael McDonald’s background vocals? Aw, Mama - Has It Really Been Ten Years? Tune into today’s newest Bringing It All Back Home episode celebrating black and white film home developing. Tips, tricks, mistakes that could have been avoided - and only a minor diversion into bulk loading. Topics discussed: Kodak D76, Ilford ID-11, Rodinal Stand Development, Kodak HC-110, Ilford DDX, Epson V550, Plustek, Darkroom Dave.

Interested in seeing what you might need to get started? Check out this wish list:

⁠https://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/wishlist.jsp#/7CA3309B51/charles-film-wish-list⁠

Darkroom Dave

https://www.darkroomdave.com⁠

Season 3 Episode 15 - Andrew Wyeth’s Home Places

"You can be in a place for years and years and not see something, and then when it dawns, all sorts of nuggets of richness start popping all over the place. You've gotten below the obvious." —Andrew Wyeth

Today’s new episode of Bringing It All Back Home is all about revisiting the life, work, & obsessions of Andrew Wyeth — exploring what it meant to finally visit his home town of Chadd’s Ford, as well as the historic Kuerner Farm. What does it mean to be deeply rooted in place? Can we discover the magic lurking in everyday realism? And did it really take me 10 years to finally drive out to Chadd’s Ford and see the landscape for myself? Tune in, turn on, and check out the poetry & vision that was the work of Andrew Wyeth.

Michael Palin documentary on Wyeth:

 https://youtu.be/D5PrpI9y8W0

Explored on this episode: Andrew Wyeth, Michael Palin, N.C. Wyeth, Jamie Wyeth, Helga Testorf, Chadd’s Ford Township, Brandywine Museum Of Art. Andrew Wyeth HOME PLACES exhibition February 4-July 13, 2023,

Season 3 Episode 14 - Anatomy of a Film Photoshoot

Three legendary portrait lenses - a bunch of different film stocks - and one hour to work with a terrific model in a great South Jersey location: come back onboard to the Bringing It All Back podcast and find out how it all went! Which lenses? Asahi Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR 6×7 105mm F/2.4 | Nikon AI NIKKOR 105mm F/2.5 | Mamiya Macro K/L 140mm F/4.5 M/L-A 

Changing 120 medium format rolls mid shoot? Using a handheld meter & fluctuating (depending on the camera) between ISO 320 & ISO 50? 

Doing an entire shoot completely analog with nothing but manual focus lenses? Did it all work out? Or was it a disaster? Tune in, turn on, and check it out.

https://lens-db.com/mamiya-macro-k-l-140mm-f45-m-l-a/

https://lens-db.com/nikon-ai-nikkor-105mm-f25-1977/

https://lens-db.com/asahi-super-multi-coated-takumar-6x7-105mm-f24-1971/

When does a handheld meter truly hit the spot? Tune in to the latest episode of Bringing It All Back and discover the amazing Ansel Adams era pocket-size Weston Master II. Also noted: Gossen Luma Pro sbc, as well as the industry standard Sekonic L-308S.

http://www.westonmeter.org.uk

http://www.westonmeter.org.uk/thecompany.html

http://www.jollinger.com/photo/meters/meters/gossen_lunaprosbc.html

http://www.jollinger.com/photo/meters/meters/weston_735-m2.html

Can a neglected 20 year old camera bring joy? Does it do more than just scratch the nostalgia itch?

Is the hunt for Digicams and 6 megapixel cameras from 2000-2005 just a deluded zoomer thing?

Come aboard for this latest episode of Bringing It All Back Home where neglected 20 year old digital cameras suddenly produce “film-like” files, incredibly accurate colors. Explore the latest YouTube trend for interesting and neglected CCD sensors, digicams. Join in on the debate: is it all wishful thinking? Are any of these retro digital combos worth another look? Should I buy another D200?

https://petapixel.com/what-is-ccd-cmos-sensor/

https://www.dpreview.com/products/search/cameras#criterias=SpecsSensorSize%2CSpecsSensorType&view=grid&paramSpecsSensorSize=OneInch%2CFourThirds%2CAPSCH%2CFullFrame&paramSpecsSensorType=CCD

When I find myself in times of trouble - Mamiya RZ67 comes to me? Well, sort of. Join us on Bringing It All Back Home for an episode revolving around medium format: the film, the camera combos, the current fave developer, as well as uplifting joy. Included: Ilford HP5 Plus, MAMIYA RZ67, Mamiya Sekor Z 90mm f/3.5 Lens for RZ67, ILFORD ID-11. PENTAX 645, PENTAX-A 45MM, PENTAX-A 75MM 2.8. 120 films: Portra 400 & 160, Gold 200, Fuji 400H.

Season 3 Episode 10 - Say goodbye to digital full frame?

Welcome back to the Bringing It All Back Home podcast! This episode is all about why I’m selling off my barely used mirrorless full frame camera - and what the heck led me here. If Kodak Tri-X & Portra are the ultimate in portrait-shoot satisfaction - why add a digital camera? Is Milky Way photography a good enough reason to invest thousands of dollars into a mirrorless setup? Is owning a full frame mirrorless camera all its cracked up to be if you're a film-vintage-camera fanatic? ... Am I switching to SONY? Tune-in, turn-on, and check out the latest episode.

Today's focus on Bringing It All Back Home is all about coming back to the vintage slow speed goodness that is Ilford PANF Plus 50. Considering a new film to bulk load? In love with shooting wide open on your vintage lens? A fan of ID11 or D76 stock development? Well, this could be a go to combination. This episode also explores what to watch out for when it comes to this somewhat finicky emulsion. Also discussed: Nikkor 105mm 2.5 AI, Contax ST, 1.7 c/y Planar 50mm, as well as waiting for some good light. As always: Plenty of love for the mid-century miracle that is a mile stretch of Wildwood, NJ.

Bringing It All Back Home returns with a podcast exploring the compact but brilliant PENTAX ME SUPER. This episode takes a deep dive into the advantages of the Pentax ME Super vs the Pentax MX, raises the flag for aperture priority, and shows the 80s trend for buttons some love. We’ll also explore the Gear Acquisition Syndrome that follows great podcast episodes (I Dream of Cameras, Classic Lenses, Camerosity), as well as the eternal question: Which new bulk roll to buy?

South Jersey Time Travel: Levon and the Hawks, The Band, Tony Marts, and the persistence of empty places.

Bringing It All Back Home is back with a new episode about discovering the backstory of a local empty lot. Join us as this new episode takes a sideways look at rediscovering the details, paying closer attention to the storytelling behind what is both here - and not here. Tony Marts, Levon and The Hawks, The Band, Bob Dylan, Edie Sedgwick, Somers Point, 1965 … And Time Travel through sound, songs, & Google research.

https://youtu.be/wZFryB54vE4 Recorded the summer of 1965, 2:am, in a room above Tony Marts.

https://youtu.be/MrHw-PhI8vo Levon & The Hawks recorded live in 1965 at the Onyx club.

Bringing It All Back Home returns for a New Year’s Day episode all about the Yashica Electro 35 and its astonishing Yashinon  DX 1.7 45mm lens. What makes the lens so special? Will your eBay purchase actually have working electronics? Does anyone list them as tested? Step-less shutter, DIY repairs, a lens that outperforms almost any in its class - listen in, subscribe, and check out this must have rangefinder. *Plus* Some New Year’s Day ideas for starting a fresh new Photo library.

Great video on this Yashinon 45mm DX 1.7 lens

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSb3OsHglBE

Bringing It All Back Home celebrates Patti Smith's birthday with a Live Chat featuring Tom Shorg. Join us as Tom discusses how it all got started, growing up in South Jersey during the mid 70s yet drawn to the gritty streets of NYC. The original Rock Scene magazine, CBGBs. We also pay special attention to Patti's years at Glassboro State College, South Jersey connections, Deptford High School, AVANT magazine & more. 

Mamiya RZ67. The Big box with a big budget and an even bigger risk - is it worth it? Listen in to this new episode of the Bringing It All Back Home podcast and decide for yourself. We’ll explore the Mamiya RZ67's phenomenal ride in popularity due to Willem Verbeeck’s YouTube Channel, its peak years in Annie Leibovitz's photography, and where we are today in December 2022. We’ll also touch on three legendary lenses - 90, 110, 140. 

Looking to go wide, ultra wide, on both mirrorless and film? Do Zeiss manual primes live up to the hype? Tune in to this new Bring It All Back Home episode and find out! We go live with the results, explore using the lens on both the Nikon mirrorless Z5 (with FTZ adapter) and the legendary Nikon F4 (circa 1988). A nod to Lensrentals, the 135mm 3.5 Sonnar, as well good ole TMAX 100.

Season 3 Episode 2 brings it all back home with a return to the analog combo series: all about the right combination of camera, film, & developer. Join us for an episode devoted to the most classic of vintage SLR cameras: the original Nikon F, as well as the near perfect Nikkor-H 50mm f/2 pre-AI. Listen in for the laid back joy of stand developing! And celebrate Rodinal - created in 1891 - plus its amazing connection to TMAX film. 

Links:

Nikon F history

FPP Podcast about B&W developers

Grays of Westminster

Rodinal history

Season 3 is here and the Bringing It All Back Home podcast is ready to relaunch with or without a towel. What is in store for season 3? Photography, home-made autobiographical fiction (not quite finished), music, art, long-lost code, reaching out to Scandinavia — and more. Rejoin the podcast! Subscribe for the thrills, or perhaps the inexplicable shout outs to Norway. 

Finding the right tool for job sounds easy, right? This Bringing It All Back Home episode attempts to chart the fun yet bumpy Minolta labyrinth,  a quest to find the the right analog gear for (vintage Raleigh English 3 speed) boardwalk bike rides. It starts with an outrageously lucky eBay Buy-It-Now on a rare black XD-11, takes a few loops & left turns - and finally arrives at the workhorse champ that is the Minolta X-570. 

Ribs is back! Returning to the podcast with a new book - Ribs (Wayne Reid) is here for a live chat about the third volume in his series, including the epic sea journey from UK to Antigua, long distance truck driving through Eastern Europe, & the lessons from life on the sea and what it all means. Join us for a very special episode with a great pal, brilliant writer, and amazing storyteller.

It’s the episode Bringing It All Back Home has been waiting for since the podcast began - a live chat with Jerry Bennett. A renowned photographer working in Philadelphia & South Jersey since the mid 80s, Jerry has consistently put his energy & passion into a brilliant body of work that spans four decades. Eye-popping fashion shoots created in his legendary Spring Garden studio, as well as on-location portraits throughout Philly - including abandoned industrial locations & Eastern State Penitentiary - Jerry’s work has always aimed higher. Join co-host Gerry Hecht and I as we get to know more about how it all started, making the transition from film to digital, working with Audrey Kitching, Jade Vixen, & more.

Jerry's work

https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/1374/viewall#/41926779

Why shoot film when you can shoot film? Real film, as in Motion Picture film. Bringing it all back home returns this week with co-host Gerry Hecht to explore using FPP's Double X black and white film, otherwise known as Kodak Eastman 5225, a still-in-use motion picture film recently used in the award winning film The Lighthouse, as well as classics such as Paper Moon. This episode also dives into pairing it with the classic vintage combo: Nikkormat FT2 and the original sonar design Nippon Kogaku Nikkor 105mm 2.5 non-ai.

Making a move and job change eleven days before the pandemic begins - succeeding at the new job financially but eventually getting let go due to widespread company layoffs - but then choosing to bring it all back home to the career of your dreams. We speak with Frelyni Fernandez about her truly amazing journey: taking the leap into doing what you love. We talk about how it began, what led to the leap, as well as inside gear talk about how she produces her YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6sMkfIEYFh7nJsOUe-VZ3Q/featured

Bringing It All Back Home returns with an episode about heartbreak, 6 X 7 medium format cameras that stop working for no good reason, the Glory Years of collecting 6 X 7 (now gone), and a possible way to salvage a breakup with a Pentax 6 X 7 that one can no longer trust 18 months after an expensive CLA.

Bringing It All Back Home goes live on tape from Parvin State Park with Kevin Madden and co-host Gerry Hecht. A special episode on the shape of things to come as spring begins and we mark the changes and challenges of the last year. Upswing included.

Bringing It All Back Home connects with Anthony Jones: He’s a Monster Man, a Creature Maker, a brilliant special effects and make-up effects artist who also happens to be one of the pioneers of Sci-Fi costumes at Creation Conventions and Comic-Cons. Anthony takes us through how he got started, growing up in NYC, new and old projects, and more. 

As a Bonus 4/20 episode co-host Gerry Hecht, Ph.D, takes a timely dive deep into the chemistry and controversy of Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol. This episode does not shy away from the going into the weeds, as it were - breaking down both organic and chemical distinctions of Delta-8. Join us on this unique and trending issue as we explore CBD, Hemp Farmers, and more - especially how Delta-8 is upsetting the regulatory Cannabis scenarios. 

Bringing It All Back Home Season 2 Episode 3 goes deep into selling gear on eBay, camera gear mostly, and what to expect when your supposedly  finished sales are capable of being reversed anytime within 30 days. Moving gear during pandemic hit, slowed-down USPS, getting a buyer who has 2 pages worth of fraud warnings, and learning to go all Marie Kondo on the stuff you just can't let go of.

Bringing It All Home is back! Season 2 launches with a 3am road trip down to Sea Isle City, a night sky of near perfect conditions, and a chance to relearn the basics of Milky Way photography with almost all new gear. 

Join Season Two co-host Gerry Hecht and I as we go live for a podcast "test recording" at Parvin State Park. Is this working?

Bringing It All Back Home returns for Episode 38 - and it’s an exploration of the 1958 rangefinder known as the Konica IIIA. Is this the most underrated classic 50s rangefinder of all time? The mythical poor man's Leica M3? Join today's podcast as your host, Charles, explores how he discovered this neglected but brilliant camera, as well as its astonishing CLA and eBay source. 

Photos

https://youtu.be/cZ3flZG1G9M

Japan Vintage Camera

https://youtu.be/cZ3flZG1G9M

Bringing It All Back Home returns for episode 37 with another Analog Combo and this time it features the all time classic developer - Rodinal. Combined with Rollei RPX 25, a Minolta SRT 101, the Rokkor 58mm 1.4, and some bright light — the results can be staggering. Join us again as your host, Charles, goes all in on Rollei R09/Rollei RPX 25, as well as singing the praises of Minolta’s groundbreaking CLC metering system. This episode also attempts to unravel the weirdness that is the current Rollei brand, its mysterious relationship with Ilford, and why you might want to hold off using RPX in 120 format.

It’s great to be back. And here’s to Bringing It All Back home, whichever way we can.

Photos

https://photos.app.goo.gl/2xYAHmC25rJrMxTs6

Ilford Spots

https://www.ilfordphoto.com/statement-120-roll-film/

Minolta SRT 101

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minolta_SR-T_101

RPX 25 Origins?

https://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=165711

Freestyle Photographic Supplies

https://www.freestylephoto.biz/9725-Rollei-Compard-R09-One-Shot-Agfa-Rodinal-Formula-Film-Developer-500-ml

Bringing It All Back Home returns for episode 36, an update with Kevin Madden & Gerry Hecht on how the current situation has unfolded, looking back on where they were when it began — and what we're facing now. The first in what may be several special episodes dealing with the Coronavirus in New Jersey and how we can get through it.

Bringing It All Back Home returns for Episode 35 - and it’s A Return To The Darkroom. This episode explores how it all began, the gear involved, and putting off, for years, actually putting it all together. Now that the virus lockdown is extending the StayHome Lockdown - for at least another month - your host, Charles, dives into what will be needed to make the Darkroom process continue. Gear includes the Schneider 80mm f/4 Componon-S Enlarging Lens, the Beseler 23CII-XL Dichro Enlarger, as well as 8 x 10" Ilford MULTIGRADE RC Deluxe Pearl paper. Join in - check it out - and subscribe!

Bringing It All Back Home returns for Episode 34 with a look at one of the slowest B&W films out there,  addressing the current COVID-19 pandemic, looking for ways to stay motivated and positive, discovering old prints, as well as pondering a return to a fresh new improvised Darkroom setup. 

Take a listen and come onboard for future Live Chats as we all go through these strange times.

Photos

https://photos.app.goo.gl/SRcJkoeeFXfD8nfw7

Bringing It All Back Home returns for episode 33 with another Analog Combo and it starts - you guessed it - with the Classic sweetness that is a 1951 Rolleiflex Automat Model 4 TLR, combined with one of the best black & white films made by Ilford today, Delta 100 Pro. Souped up in the developer that just keeps giving - what else? - HC-110. Join in and check out the *extra fun. Bonus South Jersey pronunciations included.

Bringing It All Back Home returns for Episode 31 — a look back on the classic 70s SLR system known as OM. Your host, Charles, explores how he got started with his back in 2005, the brassed-up pawn-shop OM-1, and his years relearning photography with the manual focus Zuiko 50mm 1.4 lens ... And why the OM system might still fall short compared to a Barnack Leica. Check it out!

Photos from the OM-1 years

https://photos.app.goo.gl/wvQ1WkzH9jPxdBQJ9

Bringing It All Back Home returns for Episode 29 as your host, Charles, returns to the fabled Doo-Wop Wildwoods in search of sublime morning sunlight on its 1950s motels, as well as Sunny 16 metering, a Barnack-era Leica IIIA, a Nikkormat FT2, a rant against modern Jersey shore architecture, and a massive chart massive mess up when it comes to dilutions. Is less really more? Can useable negatives be found after completely screwing up development times? Listen in — and find out!

Photos

https://photos.app.goo.gl/62PkBRyrAn6zjKFU7

Bringing It All Back Home returns for Episode 28 as your host, Charles, explores taking photos of a live concert performance, dragging the shutter with Godox TT350 flash — then spending a week renting the mirrorless Fujifilm X-E3. Also, using GoodSync to save the day with a dying external drive.

photos

https://photos.app.goo.gl/akDyVzqX3P6umfwaA

Bringing It All Back Home returns for Episode 27 as your host, Charles, goes on a road trip to a rally in Wildwood, NJ. Returning to Ilford Delta 100 35mm film, rediscovering The Wildwoods, family landmarks, and getting back into Street Photography during a rare visit by the President of the United States.

Photos

https://photos.app.goo.gl/X6ea92VRzrRwBLHBA

Rock & Roll History - Wildwood

https://pleasekillme.com/rock-roll-wildwood-new-jersey/

Wildwoods By The Sea documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQBLpuCRWC0

Bringing It All Back Home returns with Episode 26 — a Live Chat with Don Roman. Join us as we explore Don's journey into photography and filmmaking, his years working at Modern Age in NYC, Buckminster Fuller, the coolest Nikon body ever (Nikon F),  assistant camerawork on NYU film productions, Richard Avedon's American West murals, motorcycle road trips to Guatemala, as well as directing and producing (and lighting) several amazing 16mm projects at Glassboro. Don's work and vision in analog and digital has always been inspiring & brilliant. Here's a link to his web site.

https://www.donromanphotography.com

Bringing It All Back Home returns with Episode 25 - featuring a Live Chat with Ken Zimmerman. Join us as we explore Ken's journey through songwriting, overseas busking in London's Tube, Bob Dylan in Tel Aviv, piano bar contracts (and ways to get around them), new music, and live singer-songwriter gigs at The Burren.  Check out more of Ken's music here.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz0o7C97MLFqTrAULM0fjWQ

Bringing It All Back Home returns with Episode 24 — and it is a special one. A Live Chat with local filmmaker Alex DePhillipo who, along with Andrew Gessler, runs Dark Fall Productions, a professional South Jersey video production company that has produced brilliant & beautiful surfing movies during the last ten years. Come listen to their story and get inspired by their jaw-dropping, amazing work.

Dark Fall

Bringing It All Back Home returns for Episode 23 as your host, Charles, goes on a  quest to rediscover the legendary Nikon 105mm 2.5 lens, particularly the original Sonnar design Pre-AI version. Last minute eBay bids, Nikkormat FT2, as well as almost getting caught in a severe Holiday Discount induced Gear Acquisition Syndrome fever. Check it out — and subscribe!

More about the 105mm

Finding the right camera for Pre-AI lenses

https://imaging.nikon.com/history/story/0005/index.htm

https://emulsive.org/reviews/camera-reviews/nikon-camera-reviews/how-to-save-money-with-a-nikon-pre-ai-camera-system#pre-ai-nikon-camera-bodies-nikonnbspvs-nikkormat

Bringing It All Back Home returns for Episode 22 as your host, Charles, explores his new passion for (slow-shutter) Panning Speedblur — and how challenging it can be for all the right and left conditions to line up. This episode also includes reports on the latest Rollei Walk, as well as looking back on the best of 2019's smartphone photography, including a street shot session from Memorial Day when thousands of Philly teenagers descended on Margate's beaches. Join us and subscribe!

Photos

https://photos.app.goo.gl/qfRSEZdXkWnGvvWf6

Bringing It All Back Home returns for episode 20. Join us as your host, Charles, explores his renewed interest in East German cameras, specifically those made in Dresden, his recent call with his pal Heike (from Dresden), plans to explore eBay, as well as a possible photo travel plan for 2020. Pushing Ilford HP5, Zenits,  and tangents about coal stoves. Check it out!

#Pentacon6

#Dresden

Bringing It All Back Home returns for episode 19, a live chat with Joe Playo. Join us as we connect with Joe's concept albums — Summer of Joe/Summer of Joe 2.5. We explore Joe's decision to create and produce music on his own, his journey as a writer & hiphop artist, making his own beats, and growing up in South Jersey. Joe's music is authentic and inspiring — check out his work!

Joe Playo

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/joe-playo/970609202

Bringing It All Back Home returns for episode 18, a live chat with Paula Sussman. Join us as we explore Paula's journey through her passion for making art, her first oil painting at 7, her journey from South Jersey to Montana and Italy, and what inspires her today to keep being true to artwork, herself. Come on board and check out Paula's story, as well as her Instagram and web site. 

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/paula_sussman_art/

Paula Sussman Fine Art

https://www.paulasussmanart.com

Bringing It All Back Home returns (at last) for Episode 17, wherein your host, Charles, gives a shoutout to listeners from Finland, developing Tmax film, HC-110, eBay finds, Fujica cameras, Pentax waist-level finders, #todayatapple Philly Photo walk, staycation colds, Indie Photo Lab, Epson scanner software weirdness ... and more.

album

Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/tKNVSiPJskSq9wzD6

Bringing It All Back Home returns for Episode 16, a reflection on location & timing, miracle fog, inimitable sunrise light — and the mystical art of getting a decent motion blur (panning) surfing shot. Join us, subscribe, and listen as your host Charles bangs his face into the microphone yet again. 

Link to photos:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/efM5vbf1cxYj5wvZ6

Bringing It All Back Home returns with Episode 15, where your host Charles takes a look at the somewhat unusual film called Rollei Retro 80s. This episode also includes an introduction to his passion for Surfing Photography. Here's a link to the album of photos.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/p2E2tv2LUzK42gh47

Rollei Retro 80s

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1175111-REG/rollei_810812_retro_80s_black_and.html

Nikkor F4 300mm ED

https://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/3004af.htm

Bringing It All Back Home returns for Episode 14, a live chat with Ted Felsberg. Join us as we discover Ted's journey through his career as a photographer, his South Jersey background, his decision to go all in on Wedding Photography — and more. Check out Ted's latest work here on his Facebook page: 

https://www.facebook.com/felpho/

Also he has more on his site.

http://www.felsbergphotography.com

Bringing It All Back Home returns for episode 13, this time taking a look at the ultimate classic TLR camera — Rolleiflex. Your host, Charles, attempts to explain how he imagined one could be had on a budget, explores the beauty and delight of using a lightweight medium format camera, and sings the praises of original Nottingham Raleigh bicycles. Celebrate the end of Shoobie season & check it out.

Photos

https://photos.app.goo.gl/e8Qx9K4g75VNcXai6

Bringing It All Back Home returns for episode 12 - and this one is all about jumping into the Leica reality distortion field — specifically the Barnack Leica IIIA coupled with a collapsible Elmar 50mm 3.5 lens. Your host, Charles, explores the idea of Leica on a budget, Henri Cartier-Bresson, learning to love loading a Barnack, and singing the praise of Youxin Ye and his amazing new beam splitter. Come on board and get all Leica'd up!

Loading and cutting film for the LeicaIIIA

https://youtu.be/5usQs44jSB4

Youxin Ye 

http://www.yyecamera.com

Recent shot with the LeicaIIIA

https://www.flickr.com/photos/tothebluesea/48550511626/in/dateposted/

Bringing It All Back Home returns for episode 11 - and this one is all about under-the-radar 70s classics — specifically the legendary Minolta SRT 101 coupled with the Rokkor MC 58mm 1.4 lens. Also onboard: Ilford's slowest speed B&W film, PanF 50. Your host. Charles, manages to soup it all up in HC-110 while doing the laundry. Come on board and check out this episodes (possibly) working links to the photos!

Episode 11 photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/r3eikD21bxPJQK436

Bringing It All Back Home  returns for episode 10, another Analog Combo featuring the medium format Pentax "The Beast" 6X7, the legendary "Beauty" Takumar 105m 2.4 Lens, the fine-grained Kodak Tmax 100, as well as Kodak's brilliant HC-110 developer. Check out the link to the photos.    https://photos.app.goo.gl/eF97RXo8Syone1ZL6

Episode 9 introduces the first of many Analog Combos - and this one is all about reliability, getting it done, and focusing on film. Your host, Charles, breaks down his recommendations for the underrated Nikon F100, the "Rockstar" 85mm 1.8D, the vintage and easily scanned Ilford FP4Plus, as well as using DDX.. Also check out Darkroom Dave's great tutorials. Come on back to Bringing It All Back home - (and subscribe!).  Here is the link to the gear being used as well as example photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/23p5BR3kEH8BKMHU6

Bringing It All Back Home returns for episode 8, a live chat with Marc A. Gallo. Producer, composer, musician, sound designer — and now he's been cloned! Join us as we discover what's behind his latest project, Gallospole, his web series of soundtracks, animations,  and videos. Discover more about his remarkable dark political satire. And learn more about the man behind the egg.

Bringing It All Back Home returns for episode 7, a live chat with Roger Ulbrich who is based in Miami Beach and continues to work in  all kinds of formats — including photography, video and film, music, documentary. We explore how Roger got started, his South Jersey background, and get a glimpse into some of his extraordinary projects. Check out Roger's work here in IMBD.

Bringing It All Back Home returns for episode 6, a live chat with pro photographer Kenneth Hamlett, who began his work in South Jersey and is now based in Atlanta, Georgia. Join us for a journey into how Kenneth began his career, our Atlantic City High School Photography class, his passion for Fashion and Beauty photography, as well as his Architectural work.  Check out Kenneth's brilliant, beautiful photos here!

Thanks to John Leach, episode 5 features a premiere of his new CD, Back To Old Dixie. A special episode in so many ways. Join us as John shares with us his music, his heart, and his American Ride. 

Episode 4 connects with Wayne "Ribs" Reid, an author and friend from England. Writing, Stories, the Universe, and Morris dancers! Ribs has published two remarkable and mesmerizing books, both of which are available from Amazon. A great chat with one of the most adventurous and brilliant storytellers I've ever met. We had one or two tech issues with the call - but the sound is much improved. Check it out - and look for his books! You can find his books here on amazon.

Bringing It All Back Home returns for episode 3, looking into how it all got started. Your host, Charles, manages to bluster his way through 30 minutes without, um, stumbling too much. Also includes a look at shooting with Kodak Portra 400.

Live with Gerry Hecht, podcasting from Baton Rouge. Apologies about the audio quality - working on making this better for live chats. 

In this first episode of Bringing It All Back Home your host, Charles, blunders his way through 25 minutes of podcasting about South Jersey Photography shoots, portraits on trains, and night sky photography with light painting. Train photo example here. And light painting here.