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Tuesday May 15, 2018
#18 FAQ's with Ήμων Παπαδανιήλ
Tuesday May 15, 2018
Tuesday May 15, 2018
This week we are answering a few frequently asked questions and seeing that Karl Havens cannot be with us this week, we are joined by Ήμων Παπαδανιήλ, better known as Imon (an admin) from the Photography With Classic Lenses Facebook group. Main Questions; M39 lenses; what's the difference? Leica/Zenit/Paxette/enlarger etc Lenses with the same optics, but different brands Tomiolka/Prakticar/Minolta/Leica/Vivitar/Tokina/Ricoh/Cosina etc What's the best budget classic lens to start off with?
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Monday May 07, 2018
#17 Vladislav Kern's Guide To Soviet Optics
Monday May 07, 2018
Monday May 07, 2018
A history of the Soviet optical industry and debunking Soviet lens myths with the renowned collector, Vladislav Kern. Among other topics, Vlad covers how and why the USSR started to produce optics, the Soviet "acquisition" of the Carl Zeiss factory at Jena, a potted history of the Helios 44 including the "illegal" Helios 44-3 and the importance of bacon fat...
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Tuesday May 01, 2018
Tuesday May 01, 2018
This week, Karl Havens, Johnny Sisson talk about the lenses they're currently using most frequently and Simon Forster talks about a quick and dirty comparison test with a Zeiss 50/1.5 Opton Sonnar, two Jupiter-3 lenses including an early version and a new 7Artisans 50mm f/1.1.
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Monday Apr 23, 2018
#15 Tapping into the knowledge of Mike Eckman
Monday Apr 23, 2018
Monday Apr 23, 2018
This week, Karl Havens, Johnny Sisson and Simon Forster are joined by Indiana based reviewer of old camera equipment, and admin of the huge Facebook group, Vintage Camera Collectors, Mike Eckman.
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Monday Apr 16, 2018
#14 Shooting Classic Lenses With Svetlana Belinsky
Monday Apr 16, 2018
Monday Apr 16, 2018
This week, Karl Havens, Johnny Sisson and Simon Forster are joined by Netherlands based photographer, Svetlana Belinsky
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Tuesday Apr 10, 2018
#13 24mm-28mm (+1mm)
Tuesday Apr 10, 2018
Tuesday Apr 10, 2018
This week, Karl Havens, Johnny Sisson and Simon Forster talk about lenses in the 24-28mm range.
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Monday Apr 02, 2018
#12 Photography, Life & Everything With Geza Singer
Monday Apr 02, 2018
Monday Apr 02, 2018
In this episode Geza Singer, a prolific Hungarian born photographer started to shoot with a Lubitel 2 TLR in the early 1960's whilst in exile in Transylvania, tells Karl Havens, Johnny Sisson and Simon Forster how he managed to complete his formal photography education in London. Moving on to covering the US Vietnam protests with an Exakta Varex through to his current day work.
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Tuesday Mar 27, 2018
#11 135mm Lenses
Tuesday Mar 27, 2018
Tuesday Mar 27, 2018
In this episode, Karl Havens, Johnny Sisson and Simon Forster talk about a focal length that has fallen out of favour, the 135mm lens. Plenty of chat about Sonnars, Jupiter-11's and the "Bokeh Monster". Simon talks about his latest acquisition and Karl buys another lens during the podcast, giving listeners a rare opportunity of seeing a master lens buyer at work...
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Monday Mar 12, 2018
#10 Minolta Revisited
Monday Mar 12, 2018
Monday Mar 12, 2018
Per is back for round two of defending the honour of Minolta, and this time he's carrying zooms with him... Plus the Voigtlander Zoomer and Helios-40
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Tuesday Mar 06, 2018
#09 There's Something About Minolta...
Tuesday Mar 06, 2018
Tuesday Mar 06, 2018
In this episode, Karl Havens, Johnny Sisson and Simon Forster are joined from Sweden by Per Edman. Not only is Per an admin of the Facebook group, Photography with Classic Lenses, he's also a fully paid up member of the Minolta Mafia...
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