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Bringing It All Back Home
by charles kershenblatt
A podcast from Charles Kershenblatt about South Jersey analog Photography — as well as connecting with creative people and projects from around the world.
Episodes
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1978's Nikon FE
1978's NIkon FE. Bringing It All Back Home returns with a look at one of the original classic compact cameras from the 70s — Nikon's original FE. This episode explores where it fits within NIkon's late 70s line-up, its strengths and weaknesses, as well as its amazing viewfinder. Topics include:...
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NIKON AF-S 14-24MM 2.8G - Changing Your Outlook
NIKON AF-S 14-24MM 2.8G - Changing Your Outlook. Bringing It All Back Home returns for another episode about Ultrawide photography: the classic, best in class brilliance that is the NIKON AF-S 14-24MM 2.8G. Topics: How it rates in 2026, currently used prices, the protruding bulbous front element,...
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Nikon 10-20mm f/4.5-5.6 DX VR—Ultimate Ultrawide Value?
Nikon 10-20mm f/4.5-5.6 DX VR—Ultimate Ultrawide Value? Bringing It All Back Home returns with an under-the-radar ultrawide DX lens from Nikon that punches far above its weight: incredibly fast accurate focus, absurdly lightweight & small, yet capable of stunning results....
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70s Nostalgia : Konica C35. My First Camera
70s Nostalgia: Konica C35. My First Camera. Bringing It All Back Home looks back 50 years later on my first camera: The Konica C35. This episode explores its wonderfully compact and minimalist design, its remarkable Hexanon lens, and why its CdS meter never let me down — even when using…
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Small, Light, & Fun: Zuiko 35mm 2.8 With The OM10 Camera
Small, Light, & Fun: Zuiko 35mm 2.8 with OM10. Bring It All Back Home returns with a classic late 70s analog combo: The Olympus System OM10 camera, coupled with the lightweight 35mm 2.8 MC Auto-W. How lightweight? 600 grams total. This episode explores the hunt for vintage 35mm lenses, how buying...
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Summer Vibes — Kodak Portra 400 120 Film
Summer Vibes — Kodak Portra 400 120 Film. Bringing It All Back Home returns with an episode about discovering that classic soft, airy, warm, pastel and cinematic look: a Kodak Summer Color vibe. Gentle contrast, creamy highlight roll-offs, complemented by the vintage medium format dimensionality....
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Young Osprey Are Starving To Death
Young Osprey Are Starving To Death. Today's Bringing It All Back Home podcast concerns South Jersey wildlife — particularly the plight of our Osprey—facing food scarcity. Based on new reports from Audubon, Conserve Wildlife NJ, as well as Save Menhaden.Org, a disaster is unravelling after decades...
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Budget 6X6 — Rolleicord IV
Budget 6X6 — Rolleicord IV. Bringing It All Back Home returns with a review of the 1953 Rolleicord IV. Does it meet the Budget 6X6 requirements when it comes to price, fun, usability, results? Do replacement Ultrabright screens really make a difference? Tune in and check out the latest eBay wonder.
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Brassai & Henry Miller: Paris at Night, 1931
Brassai & Henry Miller: Paris at Night. 1931. Bringing It All Back Home returns with a look back at two artists working in Paris in the early 30s: Brassai & Henry MIller. Topics: Night photography, Voigtlander Bergheil 6X9, Miller's Letters To Emil, Luis Buñuel, Un Chien Andalou, The Eye of…
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Is The RZ67 Still A Thing?
Is The RZ67 Still A Thing? Bringing It All Back Home returns with an episode looking back on the phenomenal rise (2019-2024) of the big black box from Mamiya. How it languished in relative obscurity & low prices between 2013-2018—then took off & went viral after Willem Verbeek's first year of...
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Developing Film With RODINAL
Developing Film With RODINAL. Bringing It All Back Home returns with an episode about using the oldest (and old school) film developer of all time: Rodinal. Specifically: using it in a 100+1 dilution, semi-stand. Topics: FPP podcast, R09, temperature adjustments before the hour development…
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Houdini & The Other Side (Atlantic City , 1916)
Houdini & The Other Side (Atlantic City, 1916). Bringing It All Back Home returns with a special episode returning to the theme of South Jersey Time Travel: Atlantic City, NJ circa 1916-1922. Included: Harry Houdini, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Seance that broke a friendship, the hidden meaning…
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Jumping Back Into Minolta
Jumping Back Into Minolta. Bringing It All Back Home returns with an episode all about the Minolta SR-T 202. Part review, part reflection on underdog systems, this episode explores how to find the right camera to match some truly astonishing "punches above its weight" glass. Topics: Mechanical...
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FUJIFILM Neopan 100 Acros II
FUJIFILM Neopan 100 Acros II Season 6 Episode 6 is all about one film: FUJIFILM Neopan 100 Acros II. It's history, discontinuation & surprising revival in 2019, pricing compared to TMAX, reciprocity, as well as its sometimes magical characteristics.
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Nikon F5 - The World's Greatest 35mm Film Camera?
Nikon F5 - The World's Greatest 35mm Film Camera? Bringing It All Back Home returns with an episode celebrating the legendary Nikon F5. Introduced 30 years ago in 1996, the Nikon F5 still can deliver unmatched performance and reliability — and could be the greatest 35mm film camera ever made....
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An Analog Blizzard?
Bringing It All Back Home returns with an update on how a major winter snowstorm brings both opportunities and challenges for one's photography, particularly minimalist black & white film compositions. Will there be enough light? 50 mph winds? A chance to find some Zen composition? Also: a look…
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A Longer Reach - NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR
A Longer Reach - NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR. Bringing It All Back Home returns with a review of a rented NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens. This episode explores why this amazing lightweight 500mm is possibly the best value on the used Telephoto market right now. Topics: why its lightness and...
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Analog Combo: Nikkor-S Auto 35mm 2.8 | Nikon F2A
Analog Combo: NIKKOR-S Auto 35mm 2.8 | Nikon F2A | TMAX 100 | Kodak HC-110. Bringing It All Back Home returns with another Analog Combo featuring a vintage Pre-AI Nikkor lens, an all-time classic Nikon body, as well as one of the greatest Kodak b&w films available today. Topics: Pre-Ai/Non-Ai...
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The Leica R4S
The Leica R4S Bringing It All Back Home returns for an episode on where to go next with your Leica R series lenses. Bored with the Leicaflex SL? Ready to take a gamble on the R3-R7 series (when Leica partnered with Minolta)? We'll dive into what to look out for, why the Leicaflex SL still…
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Year End Round Up - 2025
Year End Round Up - 2025. Bringing It All Back Home sums up 2025 with a gear round up: fave lens rentals, best low-budget eBay camera systems, as well as what worked the best overall for 2025. Includes: Konica FS-1, Olympus OM2, Mamiya C3, Canon Pro 300 printer, the joy of shooting 6X6…
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Peter Lindbergh - Unlocking a Perfect Portrait
Peter Lindbergh - Unlocking a Perfect Portrait Bringing It All Back Home returns with an episode all about exploring a perfect portrait: Peter Lindbergh's classic 1994 b&w shot of Kate Moss. Topics: Lindbergh's style, technique, cameras, film, lenses. The mystery behind the shoot, the beauty of...
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Canon Pro-300 - A Pivotal Next Step?
Canon Pro-300 - A Pivotal Next Step? Bringing It All Back Home returns with a follow-up episode on home printing—featuring a pre-owned Canon Pro-300 from eBay. Explored: Returning and getting a refund on a damaged Pro-310, buying the previous Canon Pro model (used) from eBay, the differences...
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Hahnemühle Highway
Hahnemühle Highway . Bringing It All Back Home returns with an episode on home printing. From darkroom prints with a Beseler 23CII to the latest Canon dye and pigment ink printers, this episode explore the Pros & Cons of making the big splurge. Topics include: Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-310...
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Back To Hexanon
Back To Hexanon. Bringing It All Back Home returns to the theme of the budget 28mm — this exploring the neglected world of Konica's legendary Hexanon lenses. Discussed on this episde: the compact 4th version of the Hexanon AR 28mm 3.5 lens. Also: Hexanon 40mm 1.8, Hexanon 50mm 1.7. Links:...
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Analog Combo - Leica CL, Industar 50, Eastman Double X
Analog Combo - Leica CL, Industar 50, Eastman Double X, HC-110 Dilution H. Lytkarino Optical Glass Plant, No. 233 — Lytkarino. LZOS -1953 era https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lytkarino_Optical_Glass_Plant Double X:...
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Panorama On Film: I Finally Get It
Panorama On Film: I Finally Get It. Today's new episode is all about discovering how to convert a Pentax 6X7 into a Hasselblad Xpan-like panorama camera. It's all inspired by Kyle McDougal's most recent YouTube videos. Topics: I Dream Of Cameras, 65:24, panorama conversion kits, American…
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Reworking A Thirty Year Old Project
This month I published a revised version of a writing project that began in 1995. In today's Bringing It All Back Home podcast —I'll explore its origins, its themes of mortality & escape, as well the perspective that decades of distance can provide. My book (on amazon): https://a.co/d/arU0P35...
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Grateful Dead By Jim Marshall: A Review
Bringing It All Back Home returns with an episode dedicated to the photography of Jim Marshall. Inspired by the new collection— The Grateful Dead By Jim Marshall— this episode takes a dive into Jim Marshall's career, his obsession with cars, guns, Leicas & cocaine, as well as his still somewhat...
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Olympus OM-2 and Zuiko 28mm 3.5
Bringing It All Back Home returns with an episode all about the Olympus OM-2 and Zuiko 28mm 3.5, as well as the classic Zuiko 50mm 1.4. In this episode: Pros & Cons of the OM-2, what to look out for; the excellent results at f8 from the cheapest of Zuiko 28mm lenses; being surprised by the...
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Summer 2025 Roundup
Bringing It All Back Home returns for a summer roundup: exploring classic Vivitar flashes (285HV) and medium format cameras to hunt down the Martin Parr beach resirt vibe. Reflecting on concert photography circa 1979 with Ekatachrom 160 slide film and a Konica C35. Hunting down a street…
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The Ultimate Portrait Prime?
The Ultimate Portrait Prime? Today's episode of Bringing It All Back Home explores the brilliance behind the SONY FE 135mm f/1.8 GM. Is this SONY 135mm the hidden gem of portrait lenses? How does it hold up on a beach engagement photoshoot? Did SONY succeed in producing some of the best portrait...
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Summer of 95 - Last Chances
Summer of 95 - Last Chances. Bringing It All Back Home returns for a special summer series — a look back at the summer of 1995 in order to discover still relevant creative themes. In this episode it kicks off with the idea of Last Chances - the idea that time will not wait for you to get your act...
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Brilliance On A Budget
Brilliance On A Budget - Analog Combo: Nikon F2A, Nikkor-H 28mm 3.5, Kodak Gold. Season 5 episode 18 is all about an analog combo that will punch way above its weight - and thrill you with its performance & durability. Nikon F2A, Nikkor-H 28mm 3.5 (AI converted), & Kodak Gold. Camera $113 Nikon…
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Three Leica Lenses (That Aren't Crazy Expensive)
Three Leica Lenses (That Aren't Crazy Expensive) - Bringing It All Back Home returns with an episode all about three different Leica lenses: a screw-mount, an M-mount collapsible, and a Walter Mandler R mount. Even though they're all classic Leica lenses - they can be found for under $500.…
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Saul Leiter & The Rabbit Hole Of Color
Saul Leiter & The Rabbit Hole Of Color Season 5 Episode 16 returns with an episode exploring the inspiration of Saul Leiter's color photography, the rising cost of color film, CCD sensors such as the Nikon D200 & Leica M8, as well as the rabbit hole of YouTube videos on the subject. Includes…
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Medium Format 2025 - Going All In?
Medium Format Revisited - Going All In? Season 5 Episode 15. Bringing It All Home returns for an episode dedicated to this question: Would you commit six months or a year to exclusively shooting medium format? Would you be able to make the total switch? Included: Hasselblad 500c, Mamiya C3, RZ67,...
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Mid Century Modern
Mid Century Modern - Today's episode is a rumination on what makes mid century modern homes & motels so timelessly appealing to photographers. Included: characteristics of MCM, why so many new homes & buildings are so ugly, the brilliance of JULIUS SHULMAN, as well as the must-have Taschen book...
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Pentax PZ-70 - Bargain Brilliance From The 90s
Pentax PZ-70 - Bargain Brilliance From The 90s. Bringing It All Back Home returns with another bargain combo from the mid-90s - The Pentax PZ-70 with its kit 35-80mm lens. Included: a look at its ergonomics, value, metering, as well as getting around the limitations of the KAF2 kit lens. Also, a...
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Analog Combo - Legacy Pro L110, Pentax 6X7, TMAX 100
Analog Combo - Legacy Pro L110, Pentax 6X7, TMAX 100. Season 5 Episode 12 is all about getting stunning results with matching the beauty that is the Pentax 6x7 Super Multi-Coated Takumar 2.4/105 lens with Kodak TMAX 100 b&w film - and a tiny amount of HC-110. This episode includes: Why the…
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Analog Combo In The Snow - TMAX 100, Rodinal, RZ67
Analog Combo In The Snow - TMAX 100, Rodinal, RZ67. Season 5 Episode 11 is all about chasing the golden hour morning light the day after a snowstorm - and the gear that brought it all together. Topics: Mamiya RZ67, Rodinal R09, Kodak TMAX, as well as the small stuff that helps keep it from…
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The World Turned Upside Down
The World Turned Upside Down. Bringing It All Back Home returns for a new episode, Season 5 Episode 10 - using an ultra-wide manual lens at a polar plunge, developing mishaps, learning from mistakes, and addressing the catastrophe in Los Angeles. Topics: Venus Optics Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D for...
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Portfolios & Prints - What To Do With A Year's Worth Of Photos?
Portfolios & Prints - What To Do With A Year's Worth Of Photos? The year is almost over & you've got loads of photos - what to do with them? Bringing It All Back Home wraps up 2024 with an episode about exploring three options for where to go next: sharing a curated image gallery through Adobe...
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2024: A Look Back
Bringing It All Back Home Season 5 Episode 8 is a look back on the year 2024. What went well? What came up short? Top 3 film choices, all-round best developer, a survey of hits & misses, as well as some ideas for 2025. Topics: Kodak films, scanning, Wildlife & Surfing photography, Night Sky &...
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Magic Light: A Portrait Shoot By A Ghost Forest
Magic Light: A Portrait Shoot By A Ghost Forest. Season 5 episode 7 is a behind the scenes look at a fall foliage portrait shoot down near Dennis Creek, South Jersey, also known as Jake's Landing. Three film cameras, one mirrorless digital, a wonderful model ,as well as exceptional golden hour...
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My 3 Days With The Fujifilm X100VI
My 3 Days With The Fujifilm X100VI . Bringing It All Back Home returns with a review of the brilliant but unobtainable Fujifilm X100VI. Thanks to lensrentals.com I was able to test one out as well as discover the actual sensation of using the most hyped - and Tik Tok trendiest - camera of 2024....
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Nikon's Finest Creation - Nikon F2
Bringing It All Back Home returns (Season 5 Episode 5) for an exploration of the mechanical workhorse that is the legendary Nikon F2. An engineering masterpiece that supports the best manual focus lenses Nikon ever produced. On this episode: comparing it to the original F, its fun factor, weight...
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Hasselblad 500 C - Hands On
Season 5 episode 4 is all about the Hasselblad 500 C, from mythical medium format wonder - to actually holding one in your hands. My First roll, first impressions — and of course a few gratuitous recordings of ... THE SHUTTER.
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Get Your Kicks On Cheap 6X6
Get Your Kicks On Cheap 6X6 Season 5 episode 3 Looking for a 6X6 but can't quite commit to spending over $500, let alone dropping $2000? Check this latest episode of Bringing It All Back Home. Included: Mamiya C3 and it's awesome vintage chrome magic. Comparisons between cheap Mamiya TLR cameras…
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The Contax RTS
Bringing It All Back Home returns with a follow up episode on what camera you should consider for the killer Zeiss c/y glass system. Today's podcast is all about the 1975 Contax RTS, the original classic, the first camera introduced by Zeiss, Yashica, and the Porsche design group. Included: its...
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3 Lenses That Changed Everything
Hello & welcome back to Season Five of Bringing It All Back Home. Today's episode is all about three SLR lenses that changed everything for me. From the incredibly affordable NIkkor-H Auto 1:2 50mm to the hidden gem that is the c/y Zaiss Planar 1,7/50 to the Walter Mandler brilliance that is the...
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A podcast from Charles Kershenblatt about South Jersey analog Photography — as well as connecting with creative people and projects from around the world.
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