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Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
The dust has only just settled from the fallout from last week’s show, as we had a record number of comments made about it in our small but perfectly formed Facebook group. Calm has now been restored with some serial number serendipity and Perry’s new acquisitions, one of which uses similar letters to a lens that Simon loves. Also, how to photograph a pimp whilst maintaining his annonyminity. All in all, plenty of Rodenstock and Schneider-Kreuznach lens action along with the classic lens powerhouse camera, the Agfa ePhoto 780.
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EPISODE 107 LINKS
A History of the Xenon Lens by Cheyenne Morrison
Schneider-Kreuznach Xenon 50mm f2 by M42 Mount Spiral
Schneider-Kreuznach Xenon 50 mm f2 at Allphotolenses
Wolverhampton Camera Fair
Simon’s awesome New Exakta Rear Lens Caps!
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EPISODE 107 TAGS
#CLP107 #Exakta #Xenon #Rodenstock #SchneiderKreuznach #AgfaePhoto780 #AnilMistry
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Karl Havens
The Karl Havens Excellence Endowment | Flickr | Instagram
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Tuesday Feb 18, 2020
Tuesday Feb 18, 2020
Anil Mistry makes a very welcome return to CLP Towers this week and there’s not a Leica or RF lens in sight, much to the relief to those aspiring street photographers that don’t dig rangefinders. Anil presides over a Fuji vs. Sony fight in which three of the four people on the podcast think that Fuji being a camera company automatically means he should buy a Fuji over a Sony. All this nonsense and loads of lens talk, Japanese Helios, the joy of (digital) printing, and an inexplicable decent into hip-hop.
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EPISODE 106 LINKS
Minolta MC Rokkor PG 50mm f1.4
Meyer-Optik Görlitz Lydith 30mm f3.5
Helios Auto Wide Angle 35mm f2.8
Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 135mm f2.8 (C/Y)
Lomography Neptune Convertible Art Lens System
Voigtlander 40mm f2 Ultron SLII
Signs and Wonders: The Photographs of John Beasley Greene - the Art Institute of Chicago
Early and Unknown: Photographs from the Archive of Joseph Sterling - Stephen Daiter Gallery
Great Sea restaurant in Chicago - Eater Chicago
Korea’s Black Day: When Sad, Single People Get Together And Eat Black Food - Smithsonian Magazine
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EPISODE 106 TAGS
#CLP106 #anilmistry #FujivsSony
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EPISODE 106 SHOUTOUTS
Hong Joon Lee | Ron Wightman | Patrick Vennari
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Karl Havens
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Monday Feb 10, 2020
Monday Feb 10, 2020
This week, Perry discusses life and photography in Hong Kong on Coronavirus lockdown, Simon attempts to survive the Great Stone-on-Trent Snowpocalypse of 2020, and Johnny risk life and limb in Chicago for hotdogs. The guys also discuss different flavours of Canon 35mm LTM lenses, photo-free photo walks, and life as a Leicaman. Emails and shoutouts as well.
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EPISODE 105 LINKS
Mike Walker on Instagram
Ken Rockwell - The LEICAMAN (aka Ricardo Bayon)
Canon Camera Museum - S Lenses
Fup Duck Photography - Angle of view
Hasselblad - ‘Equivalent' 35 mm format (24x36 mm) focal lengths
DSLR Bodies - Making Sense of Nikon Lens Abbreviations
Viewfinder Vikings, Episode 22 - Free Film!
FuckYoSwag.com - Promotion, Music and Video Production
No bond for man who shot himself in penis whilst robbing hot dog stand on Halloween
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EPISODE 105 PLAYLIST
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Fifteen Feet Of Pure White Snow
The Corona Virus Song 2020 - Joshua vlogs
Coronavirus Song - Bob Fred III
Coronavirus Song - Stephen Paul Taylor
Coronavirus Song - Sound of Silence Parody by Alvin Oon
Grinderman - No Pussy Blues (Live on Later)
Jack McBrayer & Triumph Visit Chicago's Weiner's Circle - CONAN on TBS
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EPISODE 105 TAGS
#CLP105 #coronavirus #snowpocalypse #ContaxG2 #LeicaM3 #CanonTLMlenses #fuckyoswag #hotdogstand
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Tuesday Feb 04, 2020
Tuesday Feb 04, 2020
Johnny’s back and he’s got a new toy, Perry has moved on from shooting riots to shooting the Zombie Apocalypse that is Coronavirus Hong Kong, and Simon is utterly confused as to whether familiarity with equipment is the road to photography enlightenment or whether it’s just great gear or both and neither. Also this show we get through a backlog of great emails from listeners.
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#104 LINKS
Sunny 16 Podcast episode 187 with Perry Ge
Sunny 16 branch Photo Meetup and Stroll
Japan Exposures: Converted Contax G Lenses for Leica M
Photoethnography.com's Classic Camera DB: Leica M3
johanniels.com: Leica M3
35mmc: Double Stroke vs. Single Stroke (Leica M3)
35mmc: Palubel Makina 67
Ken Rockwell: Nikon 13mm f5.6
Ken Rockwell: Voigtländer 40mm f/2
Cameraquest.com: Voigtlander SL 12/5.6 and SL 15/4.5 for Nikon F
DAG Camera: Static electricity on M3 glass pressure plate
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EPISODE 104 TAGS
#CLP104 #FringePinching #FunnyRainbows #ContaxG2 #LeicaM3 #Coronavirus
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Monday Jan 27, 2020
Monday Jan 27, 2020
Ethan Moses, esteemed podcast tart of Cameradactyl, Homemade Camera Podcast, and guest on every other podcast ever fame, joins us to talk about lenses, lots and lots of lenses. Mamiya Press lenses, his favourite Nikon and rangefinder glass, and medium format Russian lenses. For listeners of a nervous disposition, Ethan does not treat his lenses with tender loving care. Also Johnny was feeling under the weather this week, so Perry talks too much about RF lenses to Ethan instead.
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CAMERADACTYL CAMERAS | BRANCOPAN Kickstarter | Homemade Camera Podcast | Instagram
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#103 LINKS
Canon Canonette 1965 TV Commercial
Kiev 60 / Pentacon Six Standard Lens Test
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EPISODE 103 TAGS
#CLP103 #CAMERADACTYL #BRANCOPAN #HomemadeCameraPodcast
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Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
Not content to bring one special lens to the party, Perry brings three absolute stunners with him, while Simon’s back shooting his Sony. We also catch up on Johnny in the darkroom (yes he did say he was done with that), and catch up on the emails we ran out of time to discuss last week. A show packed to the gills with lens talk in an attempt hold on to those listeners we alienated in show #100… So buckle up for some serious Zeiss, Pentax, Petzval, Industar, Taylor Hobson and Olympus action!
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#102 LINKS
New Petzval 58 Bokeh Control Art Lens
The Bokeh Factory - Palecwnosie
Taylor, Taylor & Hobson Cooke Ivotal Anastigmat 1 inch f/1.4 Made (C-Mount)
Basic Photographic Sensitometry Intro by Kodak
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EPISODE 101 TAGS
#CLP102 #Industar22 #NewPetzval58mm #9cmElmar #BokehFactory #CookeIvotalAnastigmat1inch #ContaxGConverted #Takumar83mm #ContactPrints #CharacteristicCurve #Sensitometry
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Monday Jan 13, 2020
Monday Jan 13, 2020
So, after our almost universally acclaimed and made for YouTube extravaganza better known as #100, we’re back on the radio/podcast. Normal service is resumed with Johnny & Perry going on about scale focusing issues that could easily be dealt with by adapting to digital or just shooting an SLR camera, and we still love our panorama cameras. We have some excellent emails this week leading to plenty of lens and camera talk, plus we launch our latest lens giveaway. Be warned attempting to win the lens will come at a heavy price…
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#101 LINKS
Compact Bible Magnifier Sheets
Some guy named Edward Weston makes a contact print
Scientists put 3D glasses on cuttlefish
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EPISODE 101 TAGS
#CLP101 #MediumFormat #6x6 #6x9 #6x4.5 #Rolleiflex
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Tuesday Jan 07, 2020
Tuesday Jan 07, 2020
Our second anniversary and our 100th show. To mark the occasion professional lens designer, Jason Lane has returned and this time you get to see the software that Karl, Johnny and Simon were raving about in Karl’s final show, Episode #64. So here’s something of a first for us, a podcast designed to be watched on Youtube, rather than just listened to as an audio file. Having moved away from highly technical shows, here’s one for those people that want to get down and dirty at the lens element scale as Jason gives an insight into the world of lens design.
Watch Episode 100 on YouTube
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#100 LINKS
College of Optical Sciences, The University of Arizona
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EPISODE 100 TAGS
#CLP100 #JasonLane #LensDesign #Zemax #Pictoriographica
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Tuesday Dec 31, 2019
Tuesday Dec 31, 2019
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
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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EPISODE 99 TAGS
#CLP99 #Lensesoftheyear #TheKarls #yearofthepano
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Monday Dec 23, 2019
Monday Dec 23, 2019
The CLP breaks with tradition and actually does a Christmas show this year! So what lenses and cameras do Perry, Johnny and Simon want for Christmas? To make it easier/harder the wish list of gear that they want Santa to acquire for them is broken down into price based categories. So that will be a Cameradactyl Brancopan, Voigtlander, Olympus, Canon, Leica, Dallmeyer, KMZ, Mamiya and many more...
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EPISODE 98 LINKS & REFERENCES
CAMERADACTYL Brancopan
Dallmeyer Super-Six 50mm f1.9
Elcan 50mm f2
M a la Carte
Krasnogorsk FT-1. FT-2, FT3
Optical scheme of elmar 3,5 cm
Voigtlander Bessa III Wide 667 Rangefinder
Fuji GF670 / Voigtlander Bessa III
Johanniels.com: 7 favorite lenses for screw mount Leicas
What is the Panorama format and which cameras have it?
The U.S. Minicam Boom, By Fortune Editors: October 1, 1936
EPISODE 98 XMAS PLAYLIST
Dirty Jingle Bells
Chipmunks Roasting On An Open Fire
Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis
All I want for Christmas is Baby Yoda
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EPISODE 98 TAGS
#CLP98 #CLPXMAS2019
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