Episode 107: Chris Sherlock No Longer Repairs Retinas

Episode 107: Chris Sherlock No Longer Repairs Retinas

From Camerosity by Mike Eckman

April 15, 2026 · 1h 40m · Episode 110

About this episode

Chris Sherlock discusses his experience with the Kodak Retina system and camera repair.

For over a year, one of my most sought after guests to come on the show has been Chris Sherlock of Retina Rescue. Way back in December 2019, I had a chance to sit down and have a discussion with Chris and I have wanted to have another opportunity ever since and it finally happened! Episode 107 is all about Chris Sherlock and his experience repairing and collecting the Kodak Retina system. I promised Chris, I would make it very clear that he is still retired and is not taking in any new work, but Chris is still active on YouTube, publishing complete walkthroughs of CLAs on Retinas and other cameras. Joining Chris are Anthony, Paul, Stephen, Theo, and Mike and a long list of callers, including A.J. Gentile, Aaron Knesal, Ben Ryerson, Doug Willoughby, Eric Schneck, Fernando Villava, Joao Gomes, Greg Harp, Howard Sandler, Michael Boudreaux, Norris Liu, Pat Casey, Robert Rotoloni, and Will Pinkham. Chris starts things off with how he got started repairing cameras, all the way back in the 1970s working for Kodak in Wellington, New Zealand and then continues onto his first Retina models and why he started his site. We discuss a wide range of Kodak Retina models, from the folders, solid…

People in this episode

Host: Mike Eckman

Guest: Chris Sherlock

Topics covered

  • camera repair
  • Kodak Retina
  • photography
  • YouTube
  • collecting cameras

Keywords

  • Kodak Retina
  • camera repair
  • photography
  • YouTube
  • camera collection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kodak, Retina Rescue

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