Classic Camera Revival

Episode 214 - Hosts of the Round Table

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 everyth...

Episode 213 - The Proud & The Humble

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The one thing that will always keep a photographer humble is that we all make mistakes, some big, some small, some fixable. So join the gang as they t...

Episode 212 - Let's All Shoot One Camera II

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a while since we've done one of these shows. It was back with the Nikon FA, and in that case, we just passed the camera around the table. Bu...

Episode 211 - The 50/50 Draw

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's still 2025, and it's still Leica's 100th birthday. And as part of the global celebration, they recently released their first Leica-branded film, ...

Episode 210 - Chasing North

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our co-host Chrissie did something to push themselves out of their comfort zone and decided to take a solo trip to Iceland. Armed with a Samsung phone...

Episode 209 - A Sit Down with Cinemot

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Here in North America, we're fortunate to have several camera and photography stores dedicated to keeping film shooters like us happy. However, today'...

Episode 208 - Falling For Fall

23 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Officially, fall has arrived here in Southern Ontario. Although with the warm weather we've been having recently, it's hard to tell other than the fac...

Episode 207 - I Know What You Did Last Summer

09 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're at the end of summer, and, like you, we don't know how it went by so quickly. Also, the constant heat warnings here in Southern Ontario limited ...

Episode 206 - Camino de Santiago

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Photography is a journey, and sometimes that journey intersects with another, and that's what today's episode is all about. For those who don't know, ...

Episode 205 - OverLooked/UnderRated

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to photography, there's always going to be the popular items. The ones that everyone wants to have and use, we're talking the Leica M3, ...

Episode 204 - A Decade of GAS

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is another live show from the streets of Toronto during our 10th Anniversary Photo Walk & Brewery Tour. The tour took the gang from S...

Episode 203 - Ten Year Retrospective

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's hard to believe that CCR has been on the air for ten years and produced more than 200 episodes, so Alex sits down and thinks back on how CCR got ...

Episode 202 - A Century of Progress

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 cameras they prod...

Episode 201 - In the Loupe: Nick LoPresti

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

They say that everything is bigger in Texas, and that certainly includes the personalities of the film photographers! Join Alex as he sits down with N...

Episode 200 - Ahead By Two Centuries

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's hard to believe that 2025 marks several significant anniversaries. First off, it's the 200th anniversary of photography as a whole, CCR is celebr...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 199 - In The Loupe: Ebi Agbeyegbe

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's hot seat is Ebi Agbeyegbe, a local GTA photographer. Ebi, originally from Nigeria, came to Canada to study chemistry but eventually went in...

Episode 198 - What's the Delta?

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Various names, including Modern Grain, Delta Grain, or T-Grain, are known for these films. These are the newest style of black and white film emulsion...

Episode 197 - A Few of Our F(-Mount)avourite Things

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It should come as no surprise that the core team at CCR are Nikon fans. Between Alex, James, and Bill, we have a ton of Nikon kit, from cameras to len...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 196 | Stranger Things

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From strange cameras to films and developers! Join Alex, James, and Bill as they sit down for a quick roundtable on some of the stranger things they'v...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 195 - The Magic of Print

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The whole team is together again and in person with a special darkroom episode. We generally talk about gear, films, paper and other technical things....

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 194 - In The Loupe: Clayton Sharp

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We sit down with another talented Photographer, Clayton Sharp! If the name rings a bell, Clayton is the second half of the latest podcast to hit the F...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 193 - Creativity In Dark Times

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's hard to be creative, especially with everything happening. Inspiration isn't there; there is a strange balance between staying informed and sane....

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 192 - In The Loupe: Joe Pollock

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, Alex sits down with Joe Pollock, one half of Joe & Clayton Start a Film Photography Podcast, to talk about everything photogra...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 191 - Picking & Choosing

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Last year and this month, two natural disasters directly affected tens of thousands of Americans; among them, we're sure are listeners of this podcast...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 190 - Leftovers, Again?

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Well, we have reached the end of our 10th season, so it only makes sense to look back over some of the topics we've covered and fill in some of the ga...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 189 - How Fast is Too Fast?

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Fast lenses are everywhere these days, and they have been around for a while, with lenses having wide-open apertures of f/0.95 and f/1.2. But these da...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 188 - The Eternal Film

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to iconic films, there is no black & white film to reach that level than Kodak Tri-X. First introduced in 1940 as a 200-speed sheet ...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 187 - In The Loupe: Ted Smith

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you're looking for a photographer doing exciting things in the fashion field, especially with experimentation and Kodak Tri-X rolls, look no furthe...

Episode 186 - Better Living Through Chemistry

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

These days, there is a tonne of fantastic film chemistry available, but it can be hard to decide where to go next or even where to start. And while Al...

Episode 185 - In The Loupe: Andrew Reynolds

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Joining Alex and James in the studio today is Andrew Reynolds, a fellow Canadian from the East Coast! Join the trio as they talk about the good things...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 184 - Lessons Learned

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With September being back-to-school for many, the usual crowd sits down for a roundtable to talk about the lessons they have learned with photography!...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 183 | In The Loupe: Paul RyBolt

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Joining James & Bill on today's show is noted long-time photographer and camera seller Paul RyBolt. Paul is one of several hosts on the Camerosity...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 182 - Dead Hand Cameras

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You will have to pry these cameras from our cold, dead hands! Yes, back in May, a group of bloggers released another coordinated set of blog posts out...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 181 | Reuniting the Clan

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a while since we've done an entire episode dedicated to Canon cameras, and today, we have some real treats! We're discussing the earliest Ca...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 180 - In The Loupe: Chris Erickson

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

No shade on Polaroid.... Today, we have a pair of Chrises on the show; Chris Erickson is joining Chrissie! If that name isn't familiar, he's Just Anot...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 179 | Seeing Beyond

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Infrared photography is one of the more unique niches of the hobby and can produce some amazing and wild images using light beyond our visible spectru...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 178 - Ilford Rhapsody

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We see a little silhouetto of a roll film, and for this episode, we're a little high, a little low because Ilford matters! Yes, this episode is a rhap...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 177 - The Leitz Waltz

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There's a whole lot of nerding out happening in this episode; join Bill and special guest Dan Tamarkin of Tamarkin Camera. Dan is the second-generatio...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 176 - Box Camera Madness II

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The topic of box cameras hasn't been discussed in a great deal since our first season, so Alex is back with a solo episode about his box camera collec...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 175 - Of Distant Memories

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Photography is driven by nostalgia. Photos can take you back to places where you have been; you can see people as they were or even stare into the fac...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 174 -Still Zooming Along

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

That's right, we're doing it again with another episode about zoom lenses. While many of us are prime lens sort of people, a zoom lens can offer up a ...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 173 - Night of the Living Film

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

From Plus-X to Panatomic-X and Fujifilm colour stocks, join Alex, Bill and James as they discuss their favourite discontinued film stocks and what the...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 172 - Travelling Light II

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

While we're still far from summer vacation, many people are already starting to figure out where they're going on holidays this year. As photographers...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 171 - In The Loupe: Tawnya Mahoney

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Family albums, photo projects, books and double exposures. Jess, Chrissie, and Alex all sit down with the talented local Toronto photographer Tawnya M...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 170 - Do You Want to Buy A Nikon

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to Nikon, tons of cameras and lenses are available, and you might feel a bit frozen when making that choice and where to jump in. Well, ...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 169 - Baby It's Cold Outside II

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Even though this year's winter has not exactly been the best so far, with the lack of snow and almost a continuation of the weather we expect through ...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 168 - Date Your Cameras, Marry Your Lenses Pt. II

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As part of revisiting some of our classic episode topics, this episode traces itself back to Season 2, Episode 13. The idea is that it is more importa...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 167 - Would you Like to Play a Game?

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're kicking off season ten with a little game, which is much harder than it sounds! Join Alex as he sits down with Daren from Learn Film Photography...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 166 - Resolved:2023

22 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Well, we made it to the end of another year, and the whole team is back around the table for one final episode, including a special guest, John Meadow...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 165 - Frugal Film Project Roundtable

08 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Frugal Film Project is a collective photography challenge to help reign in the cost of photography. Starting in 2018, it encourages using budget c...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 163 - The Other Nikons

10 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Throughout its history, Nikon cameras have been primarily aimed at the professional market, from their stunning rangefinders in the S-Range to the ori...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 162 - In the Loupe: Suzanne Pedersen

27 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a while since we've interviewed a fellow film photographer, and today, joining Bill and Alex, is Suzanne Pedersen, a Colorado-based photogra...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 161 - Unlucky

13 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In my experience, there's no such thing as luck - Obi Wan Kenobi From an RB67 purchased behind a Tim Horton's Dumpster, a sketchy FM, endless Polaro...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 160 - The Little F’s Pt. 2

29 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone knows and loves the various cameras: FM, FE, FM2, FM2n, and FE2. But there are a series of cameras that are part of the minor F's that make s...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 159 - The Little F’s Pt. 1

15 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The world of SLRs changed with the release of the OM-System from Olympus. It proved you could have a professional, high-end SLR in a small package. Ni...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 158 - Any Given Situation

25 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The whole team is on board for this one! Together we have enough kit to open up a small camera shop or a museum at least, but one of the hardest thing...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 157 - The Last of the F’s

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

While we have given cameras like the F, F2, and F3 their own separate episodes, the final three "Big F's" in Nikon's lineup were more evolutions of ea...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 156 - Live from the TFS

28 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Toronto Film Shooters Meetup. Our co-founder Alex started the initiative and noticed a post on the old APU...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 155 - In the Loupe: Kelsey Smith

14 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, we are happy to welcome Kelsey Smith to the podcast. If you haven't been paying attention to Social Media, Kelsey is a relative ne...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 154 - In the Loupe: I Dream of Cameras

30 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joining Bill, James, and Alex is the dynamic duo, Jeff and Gabe, the folks behind the I Dream of Cameras podcast. Together they talk about all things ...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 153 - Don’t Drink the Rodinal - Part 4

16 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It has been a while since we last visited the topic of film developers. So in today's episode Alex sits down to talk about some of the more exoctic de...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 152 - Accessorise This!

26 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to photography, there's always something extra you can get, and often these accessories are also the key to getting you things from here...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 151 - In the Loupe: Sarah Stellino

12 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today Jess and Chris sit down with renowned mid-west large format photographer Sarah Stellino. Topics include portraiture, farm work, parenthood, and ...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 150 - In the Loupe: Molly Kate

28 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bill and Alex sit down with Molly Kate, better known online as Eclectachrome! We discuss science fiction, accounting, professional photography, film, ...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 149 - Photographic Journeys

14 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone's photographic journey is different, but they all move around in strange and unique ways. Sometimes a new medium makes a new path clear, or y...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 148 - What Were They Thinking?!?

24 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a long time since we've had a show where we shouted into the void, so we're shouting again and going on about some of the stranger decisions...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 147 - An Update from the Lab

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Matt from ReveniLabs joins Alex for an update on the latest from ReveniLabs! And things have been busy since the release of the brilliant spot meter. ...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 146 - In the Loupe: James Lane

24 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Alex sits down with James Lane, the high-priest of 510-Pyro. They discuss the starting of Zone Imaging and where 510-Pyro comes from....

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 145 - In the Loupe: Amy Jasek

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today Bill Smith sits down with Amy Jasek, better known as Texas Girl Photography across the wide Internet World and is a regular contributor to the F...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 144 - Gas-X

27 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As a podcast that promotes ourselves as helping to feed photographers GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrom), it can be a breath of fresh air to help people f...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 143 - Resolution:2023

12 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We're at the start of a new Season! And why not have a trip around the table to discuss our team's goals, resolutions, projects and other photographic...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 142 - The Year That Was - 2022

29 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We've made it here to the end of another year and another season of the Classic Camera Revival! So why not join the whole team, John, Jess, Chris, Bil...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 141 - The Dangerfield Zone

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There are no saxophone solos in this episode because we aren't heading into the Danger Zone, but rather the Dangerfield Zone. Join Alex, John, and Bil...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 140 - Worth the Effort

24 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Let’s face it; film photography can be fairly frustrating. A lot can go wrong, and some things can be more difficult when viewed through a modern co...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 139 - Twenty-Four FPS Pt. 2

10 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As a follow-up to part one, where the team tackled the black & white motion picture films that have been creeping into the still photography lane, on ...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 138 - Seventies Electric

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The 1970s were weird. Polyester leisure suits, disco, drugs, and all the euphoria of the post-war boom before the crashing realisation of the 1980s. B...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 137 - Cursed Cameras

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The team here digs into the cursed cameras as we get into the spooky season. Those that never worked right or had something strange going on made us w...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 136 - Get Tanked!

29 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, the team sets about discussing their favourite single malt scotches and whiskeys, well, not really. We consume some fine single-ma...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 135 - Mystery Camera Challenge V

09 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're going back to the Mystery Camera Challenge, only this time Alex is picking out cameras for the team from his collection and choosing cameras tha...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 134 - Recent Developments

25 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

While Film Photography has been around for a while, some recent developments have occurred within the hobby and community. So in today's episode, Alex...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 133 - Summer Lovin’ On Film

11 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

While we might be heading into the last days of Summer, that doesn't mean we can't look back and look forward to next year with the team's favourite c...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 132 - Ring ’Round the Commonwealth

28 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, joining James, Bill, and John are two fellow film photographers, podcasters, YouTubers, and generally all-around amazing people, M...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 131 - A Family Affair

15 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One thing that always happens is that as a photographer you usually end up with a camera that belonged to a family member, or maybe a family member en...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 130 - Voices of Women II

23 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's our annual episode where the entire show is taken over by an all-women team! So join Chris and Jess as they host a roundtable with a group of ama...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 129 - The F Goes Electric

09 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After a long delay, we're continuing our drive into the professional model Nikon SLRs. The third version or Nikon F3 came out in 1981 and marked a maj...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 128 - In the Loupe: Lina Bessonova

26 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Suppose you've been living under a rock. In that case, the name Lina Bessonova may not be familiar to you, but if you're active on social media and de...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 127 - The 120mm Files

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we're talking all things medium format while poking a little fun at the widespread misinterpretation of 120 film as "120mm film." We'...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 126 - Twenty-Four FPS

29 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

You have to remember, when it comes to the standard 35mm film almost everyone shoots or has shot once in their life didn't start its life as a stock f...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 125 - Environmentally Speaking

14 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Let's face facts, when it comes to film photography it isn't exactly the best for the environment, between water use, packaging, and of course the che...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 124 - Pour Another Round (and another, another, another....)

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join the crew from Classic Camera Revival as we sit down to a round table episode to discuss anything and everything. We welcome Bill from Studio C-41...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 123 - The Magician’s Apprentice

11 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to photography, despite all the leaps and bounds forward, it has taken since the first image was recorded on a medium using exposure to ...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 122 - Film Photography: An Introduction

25 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone has to start somewhere and while we do a lot of assumptions that our regular listeners have been in the game for a while, we've realised that...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 121 - The Digital Age

11 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The year, 1995, the shriek and howl of the dial-up modem sound through the library at Sam Sherratt Middle School in Milton, Ontario. For good or ill t...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 120 - The Clone Wars

27 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There are no bad batches here, the gang sits down for a lively discussion about rebranding. Let's face it, the idea of rebranding items especially in ...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 119 - Moving Pictures

13 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The winter is a good time to kick back and enjoy a good movie or TV show, so for our season 8 premiere, the gang is going to talk about our favourite ...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 118 - Workhorses Pt. 2

16 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In our first episode, we discussed those cameras that can take any work we throw their way, and so to close off this season; we're bringing that topic...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 117 - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

09 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to Film Photography, most of the technology behind the medium has not changed that much since its inception. But some things are still s...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 116 - The Feels When...

25 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to camera gear there are some that have the feels, and there are others that don't have the feels. So in this episode, the gang discusse...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 115 - Mystery Camera Challenge IV

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

While we love shooting and talking about our own cameras, what happens when you're thrown for a loop you can get some interesting results! So with the...

Classic Camera Revival - Episode 114 - Separation Anxiety

28 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A solo show, join Alex as he discusses the idea of downsizing a camera collection, how to go about choosing the gear that has to go and what to keep a...