Season 4 Episode 24 - Swirls & Spirals. Today's Bringing It All Back Home Podcast explores the inspiration behind purchasing the legendary Helios 44-2 lens, how it influenced three different camera systems - as well as a shout out to American Cinematographer magazine. Explored: Helios 44-2, M42 mount, Mamiya Sekor 1000 DTL, Poor Things, cinematogra…

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 Cinematog…

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 know…

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 …

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 t…

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…

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…

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 …

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 yea…

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? W…

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 ta…

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 inc…

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. --- Send in a voice message: ht…

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: i…

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. Ar…

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-…

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:…

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 meter…

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 scan…

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://b…

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 wort…

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/…

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 a…

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 bonzensc…

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 San…

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 LAN…

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, …

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 Percepto…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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 - an…

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 …

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, & obses…

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 | Niko…

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…

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 a…

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 …

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 ph…

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 f…

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 po…

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 i…

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 - l…

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, S…

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…

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 …

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!…

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 s…

Ever find it impossible to see what's right in front of you? Season 2 comes to an end with an episode about rediscovering an amazing lens, waking up from medium format bias — and happily plunging back into the cult that is Leica. Join Bringing It All Back Home for an episode celebrating the Leica CL, as well as the hidden gem of high resolution and…