Classic Camera Revival

Episode 233 - Summer Book Report

With everyone settled back in school, we decided it was time to hand out a bit of homework and have them do a summer book report. No, we didn't assign this task before th

Episode 232 - Seven-Hundred-Fifty

We're back on the topic of Infrared, this time with James, Alex, John and Bill! Infrared light is part of the electromagnetic spectrum, which includes the visible light s

Episode 231 - (em)brace Impact

Alex is back for one last solo episode before getting back to our regular episodes, and this time he's live on location at Brock University. Alex recounts photographing t

Episode 230 - Juxtaposed

We love our advanced, top-of-the-line, high-quality cameras here on CCR. The Nikon F5 and F6, Rolleiflex, Hasselblad, and large-format cameras with multi-element lenses.

Episode 229 - In the Loupe: Jess Beaudin

Jess Beaudin first came to our attention when CBC posted an article about her use of natural materials to develop and print her photographs. So, of course, we wanted to g

Episode 228 - Lens Tetralogy IV - Telephotos

And we've made it to the end of the tetralogy, and we're going beyond the portrait length to talk about telephotos, which, for our purposes, are lenses that are 200mm and

Episode 227 - Lens Tetralogy III - Portraits

Before we get to long lenses, we're going into lenses that are designed for portraits, it doesn't matter if you're talking headshots, couples, quarter length, these are a

Episode 226 - Lens Tetralogy II - Normals

While everyone always associates the term "normal lens" with the 50mm focal length, here at CCR, we're going with more of a range between 28mm and 60mm. In reality, norma

Episode 225 - Lens Tetralogy I - Ultra-Wides

We're finally doing it, a full set of four episodes, a "tetralogy" all about lenses. In this first part, we're covering ultra-wide lenses. To help keep things ultra-wide,

Episode 224 - In the Loupe: Kevin Ealaín

In today's episode, Alex sits down with Kevin Ealaín, the founder of Darkroast Arts, a name he chose after discovering the joys of working with Caffenol. Since then, he's

Episode 223 - In the Loupe: Raf Lopes

We love hearing from members of the community as a whole, especially when they reach out to us to talk about life, photography, film and more. So in today's episode, join

Episode 222 - Pirates of the Leicaflex

Join John and Bill with special guest Jeff Greenstein of the smash hit I Dream of Cameras to talk about everything Leicaflex. Everyone connects the names Leitz and Leica

Episode 221 - The Great Fujifilm Show

All Fujifilm, All the Time! We've been talking about doing a show dedicated to Fujifilm for a while now, and the time has finally arrived! While Fuji often catches flak f

Episode 220 - Life of the (Third) Party

There'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. The

Episode 219 - Best Before

So, back in December 2025, Alex handed out some expired film to James and Bill, and today we're back revisiting the topic of expired film. And while Bill & James haven't

Episode 218 - Now Look Closer

Today, Alex is joined by David Smith, a Biology professor and researcher at Western University in London, Ontario. While we mostly talk about cameras on the show, David h

Episode 217 - 51 Years of K

Last year, we were so caught up in our own tenth anniversary that we completely forgot about the fifth anniversary of the K-Mount! While the K-Mount is most often associa

Episode 216 - Pilgrim's Progress

Last year, we chatted with James McFarlane about his journey and pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago. What we did not count on was finding a second film photographer who

Episode 215 - Mystery Camera Challenge VI

We're back for Season 12! While we wanted to include a Mystery Camera Challenge as part of our 10th anniversary season, it just didn't work out. So James, Alex and Bill h

Episode 214 - Hosts of the Round Table

Well, we all made it through another season, and not much worse for wear. The team had a relaxing time sitting around the table and discussing everything they did this ye