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)?