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: Classic Lenses Podcast, Pre-AI lenses. LINKS: https://photothinking.com/2024-02-06-nikon-fe-feeling-it/
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, performance, legacy, and why it still might be perfect for seascapes. Also: Nikon D810, Alex Luycks, Phillip Reeves review. https://phillipreeve.net/blog/review-nikon-af-s-14-24mm-2-8g-way-ahead-of-its-time/
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. https://photographylife.com/reviews/nikon-10-20mm-dx-vr-af-p/2
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 Kodachrome slide film. https://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Konica_C35
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 the lens with a camera often proves to be a better value, as well as a look at the very lightweight and seriously fun OM10. Links: https://blog.jimgrey.net/2023/04/10/olympus-om-10/ http://www.alexluyckx.com/blog/2021/02/15/optical-review-blog-no-14-olympus-g-zuiko-12-8-f35mm/ https://aperturepedia.com/olympus-om/
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. Topics: Nice Film Lab, Pentax 6X7, 105mm 2.4, Hybrid attempts at the film look with Nikon mirrorless, as well as the CCD of the NIkon D200.
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 of Osprey recovery & conservation. If this subject interests you & you would like to raise awareness & learn more, here are the links: Audbon: https://www.audubon.org/magazine/ospreys-chesapeake-bay-are-starving-death-disastrous-rates-what-will-it-take-save-them Conserve Wildlife NJ: https://conservewildlifenj.org/2026/06/11/signs-of-food-stress/ Save Menhaden: https://savemenhaden.org photo Credit: Bryan Watts
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.
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 Paris. links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Un_Chien_Andalou https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassaï https://www.amazon.com/dp/0300192517?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
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 YouTube videos in 2019. Is it still a thing in 2026? Have the prices come down? Is it still worth it for the 110mm 2.8 lens? Includes: Nick Carver, Willem, comparisons to Pentax 6X7, as well a question or two about the never ending battle between walk-around ergonomics vs results.
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 begins, the process from start to finish. Is it possibly the best developer out there for slow speed 120 film?
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 of a pier. Also the connections behind the episode: James Joyce, Julian Barnes, Jim Morrison; as well as a look back on the legendary Cottingley Fairies photographs. Links: https://atlanticcityweekly.com/archive/houdini-sir-doyle-do-ac/article_a16ab3ba-95b9-50e1-a2e0-eca01dd8eaae.html https://outoftheboxideas.blog/2026/03/14/escaping-the-box/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottingley_Fairies https://web.randi.org/uploads/3/7/3/7/37377621/jref13edmod_fairies_teacher_print.pdf https://youtu.be/FtSVxd_pXns?si=bQ0OC-R7UJ63Lhog
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 cameras, the options for underdog systems such as Minolta, the race to compete with the Om-1, as well as the AE-1; the beauty of black enamel paint wearing away to reveal the smooth golden brass; shutter sounds that inspire confidence; as well as the Minolta MD 50mm F/2. Links: https://youtu.be/yCuxo2swu_w?si=yxqWUU9kwuf3P9_c https://phillipreeve.net/blog/minolta-md-50mm-2-review/
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.
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. Topics: used eBay prices, integrated motor drive, 8 fps, 1/8000 shutter speeds, as well as possibly the greatest Giorgetto Giugiaro design. LInks: Joe MacNally & the Nikon F5 (1996): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvfr2k66j4U&list=WL&index=1&t=2048s
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 at Michael Kenna and his amazing work, his love of simplicity, as well as his go-to Hasselblad gear. Michael Kenna links: Michael Kenna’s Sense Of Snow https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1GJTVvNbpk/ https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16xG6HXEUG/ https://www.michaelkenna.net/ivwork.php https://youtu.be/EebLFDqAZuw?si=4MCmRcbOtHy40b4b
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 small size is a game changer for wildlife & action photography; why it has come down in price on the used market; as well as comparisons with the very good but much older Nikkor 300mm lenses. Also: Is there a price for a single lens—above which you just can't consider? https://www.tonywhitehead.com/wildlight/archives/9553
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 lenses, Stop-down metering, the hidden value in non-Ai glass, sharpness/microcontrast, as well as the overall feel and value of the combo. https://imaging.nikon.com/imaging/information/story/0038/index.html http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/serialno.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcjHtVMcCJE
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 rules—yet what makes this Leica R4s such a cool 1986 companion. Topics: Walter Mandler, Shutter Lag, the 160 millisecond norm, how to find the silver piston of the mirror damper, and why these particular R series cameras are still very much a fun gamble. DIY repair link: https://silvergrainclassics.com/en/2023/01/leica-r4-repair-rising-from-the-dead-part-2/
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, additional must-have Pentax 6X7 lenses— 6X7 135mm f/4 — as well as the ever popular mirrorless purge through mpb.com. Also, is it time to finally bail on the Leica M mount system (before it's too late)?