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Monday Aug 17, 2020
Monday Aug 17, 2020
Version 1: After two weeks of having guests on the show, Perry is bursting at the seams to tell us what he’s acquired. Although we finally get a show devoid of mathematics (that’s why it’s called maths and not math), however we can’t leave TLRs completely alone as we discuss the intricacies of square format photography. All this and quite a but of love for Schneider and a few DKL lenses, but no love for Kodak Retina camera bodies. Finally, don’t do an internet search for that phrase you will hear, you have been warned…
Version 2: Perry brings his Goatsecx wrecking ball to episode 127 (yes, it’s so bad we can’t use the word or our podcast RSS will get flagged as p*rn. You have been double warned!) A scattershot of topics, everything from Retina DKL to Takumars, the merits and challenges of square format composition, and we even squeeze in a couple of listener emails (we didn’t think it would all fit.) A math-free (why add an extra 'S' if you're abbreviating?) episode with just a hint of Euclidean geometry. All this and more from the photography podcast that is “much bigger than other podcasts”...
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My Favourite Lenses Series – Schneider-Kreuznach Xenon 50mm f1.9 DKL
Golden Ratio of the Square with extra math(s)
Time Magazine’s Tribute to Goatse.cx Cover
A New Guide to Rollei Photography By Fritz Henle
Don Henley: All She Wants To Do Is Dance
Don Henley: Dirty Laundry (Global TV Toronto version)
Links from Nick Marshall
Super-Multi-Coated Macro-Takumar 100mm F4 Macro
Bellows-Takumar/Super-Multi-Coated Bellows Takumar 100mm F4
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#CLP127 #goatsecx #BellowsTakumar #KodakRetina #Curtagon #TeleArton #SchneiderLens #Mastadonosaurus
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Johnny Sisson
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Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
UK camera and lens repair guy, Lyndon Booth of Londinium Cameras dropped in for a chat and to answer listener emails. We had a great time with Lyndon on his first appearance back in February 2019 and his latest visit does not disappoint either. As you may expect, there’s talk of early Britons, (possibly relatives of Lyndon), Einstein, and camera bugs (the living kind that go out on family trips).
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Lyndon Booth
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EPISODE 126 LINKS
Learn Camera Repair
Who was Cheddar Man?
Wallace And Gromit - A Grand Day Out
Hanker for a Hunka Cheese
I Never Work Out - Chedda Cheese
Chedda Cheese feat. Chills - Yoshi
Americans try ~REAL~ Cheddar Cheese and British Food
Cheddar Cheeses from Wisconsin | State of Cheese
What Is American Cheese Really Made Of?
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EPISODE 126 TAGS
#CLP126 #LondiniumCameras #CameraBugs #Cheddarman #CameraRepair
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Perry Ge
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Johnny Sisson
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Karl Havens
The Karl Havens Excellence Endowment | Flickr | Instagram
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Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Regular listeners will recognis(z)e the name Mike Epstein as he's a friend of Perry's and also starred in a video we have on our YouTube channel. Mike and Perry give each other a lot of GAS and this partially explains Mike's vast camera and lens collection. We also hear about Mike's home made kaleidoscope filter that has a hole where one might expect to see beads.
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MIKE EPSTEIN
Frame Focus Foto
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EPISODE 125 LINKS
Voigtlander Bessa R3M And 50mm f2 Heliar Classic
Yashica 6x6 TLRs
Voigtlander Bessa R2S & R2C Rangefinders
Voigtlander Bessa R3M And 50mm f2 Heliar Classic
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EPISODE 125 TAGS
#CLP125 #Kaleidoscope #PentaxK #SMCPentaxM #NikonS #Pentax645 #Hasselblad #YashicaTLR #Analbeads
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Perry Ge
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Johnny Sisson
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Karl Havens
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Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
On last week’s show, Perry got big Rolleiflex GAS, so big that he was forced to buy one. SPOILER ALERT! However, Perry’s path to Xenotar enlightenment was not as flat and true as it should have been, and his Rolleiflex dream was crushed. Fear not, for Simon now has Rolleiflex GAS and Perry’s not done with the iconic TLR just yet. Step in Johnny to fan the flames of their new desire…
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EPISODE 124 LINKS
Six Months with the Rolleiflex 2.8 D
Harry Fleenor’s Rolleiflex TLR Serial Number Guide
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EPISODE 124 TAGS
#CLP124 #Rolleicord #Rolleiflex #TLR
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Perry Ge
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Johnny Sisson
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Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Having tried and failed at math(s) last week, this week you can listen us decipher cryptic numbers and pictograms from the mid-20th Century. If that sounds odd, then things get worse, but at least there are some sane listener emails and along with some Dame Judy Dench lust.
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EPISODE 123 LINKS
Ten Classic East German Cameras
Roger Waters - Amused to Death
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EPISODE 120 TAGS
#CLP123 #ContaxAX #Rolleicord #RogerWaters #RickyGervais #MarkZuckerbergPedo #35mmElmar #Xenar
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Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
We’ve been doing it wrong all the time: Perry explains why we should be relying on math(s) to help use choose which lenses to take with us on a photography trip. Put your faith in percentage differences he says. Hmm. We plough/plow through listener email(s) and explain why we missed a show last week.
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EPISODE 122 LINKS
Voigtlander 28mm f/3.5 Color-Skopar
Fujifilm Instax Wide
Field of View Calculator
Take a Scroll Through Malört's History
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EPISODE 120 TAGS
#CLP122 #Malort #Laphroig #Instax #YashicaYE #Kobalux28mm
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Perry Ge
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Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Nick Lyle, our guest from Show #61 (and the Homemade Camera Podcast), makes a triumphant return this week. Nick helps us out with a range of topics including how lens blooming led to modern lens coatings and selecting lenses to suit certain film types. Whilst most of us adapt lenses to a camera, Nick makes prefers to make a camera to suit a lens...
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NICK LYLE
Homemade Camera Podcast | Flickr | Instagram | Whitesavage & Lyle
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EPISODE 121 TAGS
#CLP121 #NickLyle #BronicaS2 #Petri
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Perry Ge
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Johnny Sisson
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Karl Havens
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Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
Simon's newly acquired Minolta X-500 appears to melting his stone cold heart when it comes to all things Rokkor, but don't get too excited, it's more of a light thaw than a flash flood of Himalayan melt water. Perry bashes Zeiss optics in the topsy turvy new world, but fortunately Johnny's keeping us grounded with his unvarnished opinions.
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EPISODE 120 LINKS
Series 6 Filters
Filterfind.net
Classic Lenses Podcast T-Shirts
Exakta to Minolta Adapters
Fundraiser to rebuild Central Camera
Central Camera Company T-shirts
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EPISODE 120 TAGS
#CLP129 #Minolta #Rokkor #Vivitar #Summar #Icarex35 #Biotar #Viewfinders #Adapters
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Simon Forster
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Perry Ge
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Johnny Sisson
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Karl Havens
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Monday Jun 15, 2020
Monday Jun 15, 2020
After throwing knobs in #89, Perry returns to the subject this week with an in depth discussion of his favorite appendage as well as his lockdown GAS buying spree. Johnny talks about some bargain yet suspiciously familiar camera equipment that is showing up for sale in Chicago as well as delivering buying advice to Simon's about his dream Exakta RTL 1000.
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EPISODE 119 LINKS
Voigtlander Lenses with Focusing Stick
Zeiss Ikon Contaflex I (861/24)
Large Format Photography Podcast:
#30 Great Reciprocity With Clyde Butcher
Bronica S2A Type II Tilt/Shift Bellows
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EPISODE 119 TAGS
#CLP119 #Voigtlander #FocusTabs #Topcon #Exakta #KodakMedalist #BronicaS2 #LFPP #LeicaM10Monochrom
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Perry Ge
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Johnny Sisson
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Saturday Jun 06, 2020
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
A short episode about current events that strike close to home. Johnny provides local insights the destruction of Central Camera Company in Chicago as a result of the unrest sweeping the US following the murder of George Floyd. Warning: politics are discussed.
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EPISODE 118 LINKS
Central Camera Company blog regarding the destruction
CBS2 Chicago Live interview with Don Flesch, owner of Central Camera
Radio interview with Don Flesch about Central Camera
Chicago Tribune story about Central Camera
Fundraiser to rebuild Central Camera
Central Camera Company T-shirts
Organizations working for justice and accountability:
George Floyd Memorial Fund
Chicago Community Bond Fund
Know Your Rights Camp
The Bail Project
The National Bail Fund Network
NAACP Legal Defense Fund Communities United Against Police Brutality
Minnesota Freedom Fund
Black Visions Collective
Reclaim The Block
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EPISODE 118 TAGS
#CLP118 #GeorgeFloyd #BLM #CentralCamera #since1899 #wedofilm
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