Who we arE
Who are we? It’s simple really. We are cinematographers, photographers, and artists with a passion for the experience of creating. We thrive on finishing an art piece, but also in the journey it takes to completion. Because every product takes a different path, we explore, adjust, and learn with new and unique tools and companions along the way. To share those experiences with you too, we’ve created That Vintage Lens, a collection of individuals with varied backgrounds and passions, and we tell our stories through podcasts and through blogs. We hope you’ll join us on this journey, and we hope you learn something! We know we will.
Featured Podcasts
Dan Tamarkin is one of the nation's leading Leica experts, and a native of our grand city of Chicago. Branden, Daniel, and Andy sit down with Dan to talk all about the storied camera brand, as well as his renowned camera store, Tamarkin Camera: America's Premiere Leica Specialist.
Do you know how many types of film there are right now? We certainly know a lot, but there are so many we've never shot! In this episode, each person chooses an uncommon film for the grab-bag and everyone selects a film at random. Let's see what they found, and why they chose what they did!
What film cameras do we use? You're about to find out. Catch up with the team as they discuss their primary "daily carry" cameras, and which camera they're looking to pick up soon!
Featured Blog Posts
Why are we here?
"Film is dead!" the headlines cried. "Onward with progress!" they shouted. "Pish-Posh!" replied the resistance.
Though the influence of the analogue may pale in comparison to its impact in yesteryears, the world of grain and manual focus remains very much alive. Certainly, too few aspects of our modern lives will have the same lasting effect or timeless qualities of this "deceased medium."
Unfortunately, it seems we've come to expect this impermanence and have abandoned the idea of timelessness. We encounter too few lasting experiences, and too few lasting memories, with too few lasting items to prompt them. In all our efforts to innovate, we've fallen backward. That Vintage Lens is here to aid in a reversal of this trend; to remind those reading and watching of all that is lasting and meaningful, both tangible and intangible.
The idea came from a masterful working of German glass and steel; a rather simple item with admirable longevity: a vintage lens. While our lives may consist of temporary goods and temporary experiences, there are still remnants of a time when such was not the norm; a time when moments were valued, experiences were cherished, and memories lasted a lifetime.
Today, we remember those times and the photographic instruments that preserved them. Today we look forward while remembering the virtues of that which came before. Here's to history, here's to timelessness, and here's to the experience.
