#99 Lenses of the Year

So having done a Christmas show, the CLP has now completely sold out and done an awards show. So sit back and listen to a list of the usual winning names such as the Nikon D90 etc...

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EPISODE 99: LENSES OF THE YEAR

PERRY
MVP (Lens of the Year):
Leica 35mm Summicron Version IV "King of Bokeh"

Duo of the Year (Best Camera-Lens Combo):
Hasselblad XPan + 45mm f4

Rookie of the Year (Best Newcomer):
Fujinon 5cm f2.8 LTM

Sports Personality of the Year (Best Character):
Canon 50mm f1.5 LTM

Special Mention (Best Non-Rangefinder Lens):
Olympus Pen F 38mm f1.8

SIMON
Lens of My Year:
Helios/Cyclop 100mm f2
Simon's Cyclop on eBay

Lens of My Year Runner-Up:
Schneider Curtagon 35mm f4 PA

Camera of My Year:
Horizon 202

Camera of My Year Runner-Up:
Contax AX

Lifetime Achievement Award:
Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.4 Planar C/Y mount

Brancopan Kickstarter

JOHNNY
Lens, Camera, and Film of the Year:
Voigtlander Color-Skopar 21mm f/4 LTM with Voigtlander Bessa L + Minolta Panorama Adapter on Ilford XP2 Super

Best Supporting Lens:
Canon LTM 35mm f2 + Bessa R (special edition blue, aka the ’Batman Bessa’)

Best New (to me) Lens:
Minolta M-Rokkor 40mm f2 + Rollei 35 RF

Medium Format Camera of the Year:
Voigtlander Bessa I Skopar 6x9

Digital Camera of the Year:
Fuji X100s with Fujinon Super EBC 23mm f2

Point and Shoot Panorama of the Year:
Minolta Riva Panorama with 24mm 4.5 lens

Best Soviet Panorama Camera by a Weapons Designer:
KMZ FT-2 with Industar-50 f3.5 lens by Fedor Vasilievich Tokarev

Rant-Inspiring Camera of the Year:
Nikon D90, and the cheap bastards still using them (in a good way!)

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