The Classic Lenses Podcast

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. Al

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). ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
 Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher  ________ Lyndon Booth Website | Twitter | Facebook ________ 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? ________ EPISODE 126 TAGS #CLP126 #LondiniumCameras #CameraBugs #Cheddarman #CameraRepair SUPPORT THE PODCAST
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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. ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
 Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher    ________ MIKE EPSTEIN Frame Focus Foto ________ EPISODE 125 LINKS   SMC Pentax-M 50mm f1.7 NIKKOR-S 5cm f1.4 Voigtlander Bessa R3M And 50mm f2 Heliar Classic Pentax 645 Yashica 6x6 TLRs Voigtlander Bessa R2S & R2C Rangefinders Voigtlander Bessa R3M And 50mm f2 Heliar Classic Amazon Best Sellers Make a Kaleidoscope ________ EPISODE 125 TAGS #CLP125 #Kaleidoscope #PentaxK #SMCPentaxM #NikonS #Pentax645 #Hasselblad #YashicaTLR #Analbeads SUPPORT THE PODCAST
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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… ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
 Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher  ________ EPISODE 124 LINKS Rolleiflex Buying Guide Rolleiflex 2.8 Series Six Months with the Rolleiflex 2.8 D The Digital Analog Collective Ultra Low ISO Club Podcast Harry Fleenor’s Rolleiflex TLR Serial Number Guide ________ EPISODE 124 TAGS #CLP124 #Rolleicord #Rolleiflex #TLR SUPPORT THE PODCAST
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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. ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
 Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher  ________ EPISODE 123 LINKS Contax AX Ten Classic East German Cameras Rollei VB Ancient Exposure Guides flilterfind.net Roger Waters - Amused to Death Ricky Gervais - AfterLife ________ EPISODE 120 TAGS #CLP123 #ContaxAX #Rolleicord #RogerWaters #RickyGervais #MarkZuckerbergPedo #35mmElmar #Xenar SUPPORT THE PODCAST
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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. ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
 Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher  ________ EPISODE 122 LINKS Kobalux/Avenon 28mm f3.5 Voigtlander 28mm f/3.5 Color-Skopar Yashica YE Fujifilm Instax Wide Field of View Calculator https://usedlens.co.uk/ Take a Scroll Through Malört's History Laphroig Medicinal Alcohol ________ EPISODE 120 TAGS #CLP122 #Malort #Laphroig #Instax #YashicaYE #Kobalux28mm SUPPORT THE PODCAST
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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... ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
 Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher  ________ NICK LYLE Homemade Camera Podcast | Flickr | Instagram | Whitesavage & Lyle ________ EPISODE 121 TAGS #CLP121 #NickLyle #BronicaS2 #Petri SUPPORT THE PODCAST
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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.  ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
 Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher  ________ EPISODE 120 LINKS Series 6 Filters Filterfind.net Vivitar 28mm f2.8 Leitz Summar 50mm f2 Icarex 35CS 58mm Biotar f2 Jena Minolta X500 Minolta ‘Glow’ 15mm Voigtlander Finder Classic Lenses Podcast T-Shirts Exakta to Minolta Adapters Fundraiser to rebuild Central Camera Central Camera Company T-shirts ________ EPISODE 120 TAGS #CLP129 #Minolta #Rokkor #Vivitar #Summar #Icarex35 #Biotar #Viewfinders #Adapters SUPPORT THE PODCAST
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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. ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
 Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher  ________ EPISODE 119 LINKS Voigtlander Viewfinders Voigtlander Lenses with Focusing Stick Kobalux / Avenon 28mm f3.5 Topcon R Topcon RE Exakta RTL 1000 Kodak Medalist Zeiss Ikon Contaflex I (861/24) Large Format Photography Podcast: #30 Great Reciprocity With Clyde Butcher Bronica S2A Type II Tilt/Shift Bellows LEICA M10 Monochrom ________ EPISODE 119 TAGS #CLP119 #Voigtlander #FocusTabs #Topcon #Exakta #KodakMedalist #BronicaS2 #LFPP #LeicaM10Monochrom ________ SUPPORT THE PODCAST
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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. ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
 Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher  ________ 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 360 Nation Chicago 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 ________ EPISODE 118 TAGS

Back from the defeat by Mike Novak on last week’s Pub Quiz show, we’re handling it well, or at least two of us are. This week Simon opens his lens cupboard door and invites Johnny and Perry to direct his hands into its dark depths. What will he pull out? ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
 Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher  ________ EPISODE 117 LINKS Vivitar Lenses The DKL Lens Thread Yeenon DKL to M42 Lens Mount Adapter Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 45mm f2.8 DKL Schneider-Kreuznach Retina-Curtagon 35mm f2.8 DKL Carl Zeiss Distagon 28mm f2.8 T* Contax/Yashica Petri Penta M42 35mmc: Mamiya RZ67 Lenses & Accessories ________ EPISODE 117 TAGS #CLP117 #Bokakkeh #CupboardLenses #Macro #PetriPenta  #SchneiderKreuznach #Vivitar #MamiyaRZ67 #Distagon #ContaxYashica #CarlZeiss ________ SUPPORT THE PODCAST
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So you think you know about lenses? Come and have a go at the Classic Lenses Podcast Pub Quiz! Quizmaster Perry Ge puts hosts Johnny & Simon against each other and the might of uber photo gnome, Mike Novak. Who will take the gold? More importantly, who's going home with a sad silver medal face? MIKE NOVAK flickr | Instagram | Beautiful Grainy Mush ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
 Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher  ________ CLASSIC LENSES PODCAST PUB QUIZ #1 ROUND 1: GENERAL LENS KNOWLEDGE 1. Which camera company made Sekor lenses? 2. What is the significance of the following 3 places: Midland, Solms, Wetzlar? 3. How many elements are there in the original Petzval lens? 4. What do the following lenses all have in common? Zeiss 50mm f1.4 Planar, Super Takumar 55mm f1.8, Canon 35mm f2 LTM, Olympus Pen 38mm f1.8, Leica 50mm Summicron 5. The Canonet QL17 is one of world’s most beloved fixed lens rangefinders. What do the QL and 17 stand for? (Need both) 6. Who was Ludwig Bertele? 7. Taylor Hobson &

Johnny has been allowed back into our own Facebook group and his ban seems to have done him and everybody else a world of good. The sun has been shining, and even Simon has taken a photo (plural, in fact!) Perry is deep in the Cooke Panchro zone. Added to this unnaturally good mood, Someone's knockin' at the door Somebody's ringin' the bell... ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
 Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher  ________ EPISODE 115 LINKS Arsenal Mir 24-H Vivitar Series 1 90mm f2.5 VMC 1:2 Macro "Bokakkehkina” Kuribayashi C.C. Petri Orikkor 50mm f2 Rolleiflex 2.8c Xenotar KMZ FT-2 Rollei 35 RF M-Rokkor 40mm f2 CLE FOMAPAN 200 Creative Filmed with Cooke Lenses Cooke Speed Panchro Cinematography ‘The Spy’ Cinematography Moraine Hills State Park, McHenry, Illinois Great Egret Sandhill Crane Beer Direct, Stoke-On-Trent It’s not a Takoomah! Bokakkeh Couto Camera Company on eBay ________ EPISODE 115 PLAYLIST Let 'Em In - Paul McCartney & Wings Wings - The Fall Broken Wings - Mr. Mister

Something of a quickie this week, but we managed to unload plenty of lens talk as well as discuss Chris Holland’s lens buying guide and introduce a luscious new word. ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
 Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher  ________ EPISODE 114 LINKS Kiev 88 Tair-33 300mm f4.5 Zeiss-Opton Biogon 35mm f2.8 Polaroid 195 Classic Lens Buying Guide and 10-Point Checklist Rolleiflex 2.8c Bokakkeh Couto Camera Company on eBay ________ EPISODE 114 TAGS #CLP114 #Bokakkeh #Bukakke #Buttcrack #WetOnWet #Polaroid195 #Tair33 #Kiev88 #ZeissOptonBiogon35mm #Rolleiflex #RolleiRF35 ________ SUPPORT THE PODCAST
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Dr Karl Havens left us a year ago this week and we still miss him dearly. To mark his passing, we take Karl’s memory to our desert island and do our best to work out what cameras and lenses he might have taken with him. So please come and take a trip that Karl would have loved and hated in equal measure as we agonize over what he may have picked.   ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
 Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher  ________ EPISODE 113 LINKS Karl’s Desert Island Selections: Sony A7II Voigtländer Bessa R3A Fuji X-E2 Voigtländer Nokton SC 40mm f1.4 Canon 50mm 1.4 LTM (Top Mint+++++ No Worms) Voigtländer 15mm f4.5 Super Wide Heliar LTM Honorable Mentions: Leica IIIa Olympus Pen EEs Olympus Pen F G.Zuiko Auto-S 40mm f1.4 Olympus OM 180 f2.8 Voigtländer 21mm Color-Skopar Voigtländer Color Heliar 75mm f2.5 Asahi Takumar 58mm 2.4 Heliar Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-P 10.5cm f2.5 Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-P 85mm f2 Nikon Nikkor-S 55mm f1.2 NON-AI Nikon 24mm f2.8 AI-s Lester A. Dine 105mm f2.8 Helios 44 50mm f2 M39 (‘Triple Zed

Johnny could not be with us this week, he’s felling a little better but he has other pressing concerns, so Perry and Simon man up and take on the mammoth task of responding to your emails. In the last podcast, Simon asked listeners for feedback on what they wished to hear in future shows and boy did you tell us! So sit back in safe isolation and hopefully enjoy the show. ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
 Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher  ________ EPISODE 112 LINKS Sebastião Salgado: Genesis Abstract: The Art of Design — Platon Classic Lens Buying Guide and 10-Point Checklist Adapt projector lenses to Pantax 67 A Guide to Cinelux Lenses Carl ZEISS 28mm f/2.8 Biogon T* Enna München Lithagon 35mm f3.5 Enna München Tele-Ennalyt 90mm f2.8 Contax G to Leica M Lens Conversions LEICA 90mm f2.8 ELMARIT 'Unknown Spain', forward by Simon Forster Serengeti & Kenny Segal’s New Album 'Ajai' ________ EPISODE 112 TAGS #CLP112 #Pentax67 #SebastiãoSalgado #Cinelux #ZeissBiogon28mm #EnnaLithagon35mm #EnnaTe

We're back after another two week lockdown lay-off and it seems that few things have changed. None of us has gone outside to shoot, Perry is digging LTM lenses, Simon's making lens caps and Johnny.... let's say that he's still under doctor's care and that's the best explanation for his flat field focus lecture. ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
 Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher  ________ EPISODE 111 LINKS Spiratone 75mm Flat Field Macro Lens Flektogon 35mm 2.8 Mir 37mm f2.8 Chiyoko Super Rokkor 5cm f2 Petri Color Corrected Super 4.5cm f1.9 Malort Hand Sanitizer Jeppson’s… Bourbon? Curved Field And Flat Field Lenses Process Camera Peter Defty Process Camera Portraits Circumscribe a Square Around a Circle Circle of Confusion Olympus Microscopy Resource Center General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F1-11 ________ EPISODE 111 TAGS #CLP111 #FlatField #Covid19 #Malort #ChiyokoSuperRokkor5cm #Mir37mm #Flektogon35mm #SquareCircle #CircleOfConfusion #SigueSigueSputnik _____

Oh boy... The world has changed a little in the two weeks since our last recording, but thankfully Perry wants to talk about Exakta and Topcon lenses. The elephant that calls itself Covid-19 makes it's presence known and we talk through the different experiences that the we have encountered and how it is affecting our photographic worlds. Not all the bleeping is Johnny swearing. On a more positive note, Simon launches his new range of lens caps so that your more obscure lenses can be protected from scratches and contagion. ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
 Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher  ________ EPISODE 110 LINKS AkArette Camera Topcon RE Super There's a stink bug on my microphone Nut Milking ________ EPISODE 110 TAGS #CLP110 #Exakta #Topcon #Covid19 #Bleeping ________ SUPPORT THE PODCAST
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It’s finally here: we’ve made the long-awaited Digitization Special! In this episode we are joined by two titans of the digitization world, Hamish Gill of Pixl-latr (and other stuff) and Nate Johnson, the man behind the brilliant Negative Lab Pro plugin for Lightroom. We cover as many bases as possible, going through the pros and cons of different digitization methods, and Hamish throws in a couple of rants for good measure. ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
 Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher  ________ EPISODE 109 GUESTS Hamish Gill  pixl-latr (new website coming soon) Nathan Johnson Negative Lab Pro | X-Chrome ________ EPISODE 109 LINKS Adobe Creative Cloud Scanner Types Comparison Understanding Dynamic Range Photo Scanner Technology Explained  ________ EPISODE 109 TAGS #CLP109 #HamishGill #NathanJohnson #pixllatr #NegativeLabPro #XChrome #Digitizing #Scanning ________ SUPPORT THE PODCAST
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It's Pulaski Day in Chicago, and we're celebrating by talking about adapting lenses. We lose Simon part way through the episode, but Perry and Johnny continue on. The guys talk about a number of unique classic lenses ideal for adapting, and take a deep dive into the techniques for fitting them to film and digital cameras. ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
 Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher ________ EPISODE 108 LINKS Yeenon eBay Shop Extreme Macro – Focusing Helicoids Fujitar P.C 35mm F2.5 Asahiflex Lens Test Canon 25mm f/3.5 LTM Little Garden in Hong Kong 35mmc – That Time I Shot an 18-55mm APS-C Digital Lens on a 35mm Pentax Film Camera Cameraquest – Voigtlander Vitessa L: Most Elegant 35 Folder Wollensak Fastax 16mm High Speed Camera "McCloud" TV Intro Polish Museum of America – Pulaski Day Chicago Sun-Times – What Casimir Pulaski Day means to Chicago WBEZ Curious City – The Rise of Casimir Pulaski Day VPK-X Photography on Facebook Pulaski Day Playlist Kidd Russell – Pulaski Day Sufjan St