This week Karl Havens, Johnny Sisson and Simon Forster discuss the pros and cons of super fast 50=58mm standard lenses. Complete with the insights of listeners via a poll held last week as well as why Karl gets his dog to lick his lenses. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher | Google ________ EPISODE LINKS _______ SUPPORT THE PODCAST Donate on Ko-fi CONTACT Send ideas & questions for the podcast EMAIL LIST Sign-up to receive an email when each podcast goes live INSTAGRAM BestVint...
Jul 24, 2018•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 80
Bond villain, former aristocrat and film camera obsessive, EM from Emulsive.org joins Karl, Johnny and Simon to tell us about adapting lenses we've never heard of to cameras we would never consider using for that purpose! LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher | Google ________ EPISODE LINKS _______ SUPPORT THE PODCAST Donate on Ko-fi CONTACT Send ideas & questions for the podcast EMAIL LIST Sign-up to receive an email when each podcast goes live INSTAGRAM BestVintageLens | #classi...
Jul 16, 2018•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 81
This week Karl, Johnny and Simon talk about their experiences of buying lenses and cameras on eBay, good and bad, as well as give some advice on reading between the lines of eBay description. Plus the usual drivel and a conversation about film that may be too long for James Giordano... LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher | Google ________ EPISODE LINKS _______ SUPPORT THE PODCAST Donate on Ko-fi CONTACT Send ideas & questions for the podcast EMAIL LIST Sign-up to receive an emai...
Jul 10, 2018•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 82
Episode 25 When Hamish Met Jimmy D For our 1/4 century special we have Hamish Gill and James Giordano with us, and unsurprisingly, the show turns into a Hamish & Jimmy love-in. It's a long and increasingly opinionated podcast with topics from bad photographers to "flâneuring" as well as the most seamless topic link you might ever hear. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher | Google ________ EPISODE LINKS _______ SUPPORT THE PODCAST Donate on Ko-fi CONTACT Send ideas & question...
Jul 03, 2018•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 83
The inspirational Anil Mistry talks to Karl, Johnny and Simon about his street/street portraiture and experimental photography with classic lenses. This episode contains mild swearing. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher | Google ________ EPISODE LINKS _______ SUPPORT THE PODCAST Donate on Ko-fi CONTACT Send ideas & questions for the podcast EMAIL LIST Sign-up to receive an email when each podcast goes live INSTAGRAM BestVintageLens | #classiclenses | #bestvintagelens FOLLOW THE...
Jun 25, 2018•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 84
This week Karl Johnny and Simon discuss three interesting threads from the Facebook group, Photography with Classic Lenses; What sensor size do the members use? Do you use classic lenses for the experience rather than image quality? Does the podcast do too much analogue talk? Karl tells us about his latest Nikkors and Minolta 35-70mm f/3.5 Zoom. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher | Google ________ EPISODE LINKS _______ SUPPORT THE PODCAST Donate on Ko-fi CONTACT Send ideas & qu...
Jun 19, 2018•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 85
Episode 22 of the Classic Lenses Podcast Dutch, Belgium based documentary photographer, Eric Sluis talks to Karl Johnny and Simon about using classic lenses for paid work as well as sharing some of his extensive knowledge of wartime Carl Zeiss Jena lenses including LTM39 versions of Contax bayonet lenses. Also worth noting, Karl & Johnny are still being influenced by Hamish Gill's appearance on the show and are continuing to get bleeped out... LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher...
Jun 12, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 86
Pro glamour photographer, James Giordano returns with his clicking microphone to give us a masterclass in artificial light photography as well as telling us about flash equipment "for the ignorant..." LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher | Google ________ EPISODE LINKS _______ SUPPORT THE PODCAST Donate on Ko-fi CONTACT Send ideas & questions for the podcast EMAIL LIST Sign-up to receive an email when each podcast goes live INSTAGRAM BestVintageLens | #classiclenses | #bestvintag...
Jun 05, 2018•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 87
This week we've been given questions galore by our listeners, so we plough our way through them as best we can before moving on to our travel lens picks. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher | Google ________ EPISODE LINKS _______ SUPPORT THE PODCAST Donate on Ko-fi CONTACT Send ideas & questions for the podcast EMAIL LIST Sign-up to receive an email when each podcast goes live INSTAGRAM BestVintageLens | #classiclenses | #bestvintagelens FOLLOW THE HOSTS Karl Havens Flickr | Ins...
May 29, 2018•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 35
This week we are celebrating the 5th anniversary of 35mmc.com with Hamish Gill. Hamish manages to rant a little without swearing, although the same could not be said about Johnny and Karl... So many subjects covered, we hope you enjoy the show as much as we did making it. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher | Google ________ EPISODE LINKS _______ SUPPORT THE PODCAST Donate on Ko-fi CONTACT Send ideas & questions for the podcast EMAIL LIST Sign-up to receive an email when each po...
May 22, 2018•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 36
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? LISTEN...
May 15, 2018•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 37
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... LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher | Google ________ EPISODE LINKS _______ SUPPORT THE PODCAST Donate on Ko-fi CONTACT Send...
May 07, 2018•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 38
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. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher | Google ________ EPISODE LINKS _______ SUPPORT THE PODCAST Donate on Ko-fi CONTACT Send ideas & questions for the podcast EMAIL LIST Sign-up to receive an email when ea...
May 01, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 39
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. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher | Google ________ EPISODE LINKS _______ SUPPORT THE PODCAST Donate on Ko-fi CONTACT Send ideas & questions for the podcast EMAIL LIST Sign-up to receive an email when each podcast goes live INSTAGRAM BestVintageLens | #classiclenses | #bestvintagelens...
Apr 23, 2018•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 40
This week, Karl Havens, Johnny Sisson and Simon Forster are joined by Netherlands based photographer, Svetlana Belinsky LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher | Google ________ EPISODE LINKS _______ SUPPORT THE PODCAST Donate on Ko-fi CONTACT Send ideas & questions for the podcast EMAIL LIST Sign-up to receive an email when each podcast goes live INSTAGRAM BestVintageLens | #classiclenses | #bestvintagelens FOLLOW THE HOSTS Karl Havens Flickr | Instagram Johnny Sisson Instagram | C...
Apr 16, 2018•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 41
This week, Karl Havens, Johnny Sisson and Simon Forster talk about lenses in the 24-28mm range. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher | Google ________ EPISODE LINKS _______ SUPPORT THE PODCAST Donate on Ko-fi CONTACT Send ideas & questions for the podcast EMAIL LIST Sign-up to receive an email when each podcast goes live INSTAGRAM BestVintageLens | #classiclenses | #bestvintagelens FOLLOW THE HOSTS Karl Havens Flickr | Instagram Johnny Sisson Instagram | Central Camera Company Si...
Apr 09, 2018•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 42
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. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher | Google ________ EPISODE LINKS _______ SUPPORT THE PODCAST Donate on ...
Apr 02, 2018•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 43
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... LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher | Google ________ EPISODE LINKS _______ SUPPORT THE PODCAST Donate on Ko-fi CONTACT...
Mar 27, 2018•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 44
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 LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher | Google ________ EPISODE LINKS _______ SUPPORT THE PODCAST Donate on Ko-fi CONTACT Send ideas & questions for the podcast EMAIL LIST Sign-up to receive an email when each podcast goes live INSTAGRAM BestVintageLens | #classiclenses | #bestvintagelens FOLLOW THE HOSTS Karl Havens Flickr | Instagr...
Mar 12, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 45
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... LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher | Google ________ EPISODE LINKS _______ SUPPORT THE PODCAST Donate on Ko-fi CONTACT Send ideas & questions for the podcast EMAIL LIST Sign-up to receive an email when each podcast goes live INSTAGRAM BestVintag...
Mar 06, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 46
In this episode, Karl Havens, Johnny Sisson and Simon Forster cover a multitude of topics including LTM39 vs SLR lenses, a few f/1.2 lenses and as well the least informative review of the new Fuji X-H1 (a name which Simon forgets already), you'll ever hear. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher | Google ________ EPISODE LINKS _______ SUPPORT THE PODCAST Donate on Ko-fi CONTACT Send ideas & questions for the podcast EMAIL LIST Sign-up to receive an email when each podcast goes live...
Feb 27, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 47
Adult Entertainment Industry photographer, James Giordano joins us to talk about portrait shooting from the days of film through to digital and his hobby photography with classic lenses. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher | Google ________ EPISODE LINKS _______ SUPPORT THE PODCAST Donate on Ko-fi CONTACT Send ideas & questions for the podcast EMAIL LIST Sign-up to receive an email when each podcast goes live INSTAGRAM BestVintageLens | #classiclenses | #bestvintagelens FOLLOW T...
Feb 20, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 48
This week we talk about the Jupiter-8 and Jupiter-9 and Karl proves his sophistication with the Jupiter-3. Plus a detailed explanation of the lens cleaning technique known as sand socking. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher | Google ________ EPISODE LINKS _______ SUPPORT THE PODCAST Donate on Ko-fi CONTACT Send ideas & questions for the podcast EMAIL LIST Sign-up to receive an email when each podcast goes live INSTAGRAM BestVintageLens | #classiclenses | #bestvintagelens FOLLOW...
Feb 13, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 49
The most popular lens ever? The Helios-44 and it's variants including fake 44M-7's. We also talk about focussing helicoids. Joining us for the discussion is Ήμων Παπαδανιήλ (Imon). LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher | Google ________ EPISODE LINKS _______ SUPPORT THE PODCAST Donate on Ko-fi CONTACT Send ideas & questions for the podcast EMAIL LIST Sign-up to receive an email when each podcast goes live INSTAGRAM BestVintageLens | #classiclenses | #bestvintagelens FOLLOW THE HOS...
Feb 06, 2018•58 min•Ep. 50
Karl Havens, Johnny Sisson and Simon Forster talk about the camera bodies we use to shoot with classic and manual focus lenses. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher | Google ________ EPISODE LINKS _______ SUPPORT THE PODCAST Donate on Ko-fi CONTACT Send ideas & questions for the podcast EMAIL LIST Sign-up to receive an email when each podcast goes live INSTAGRAM BestVintageLens | #classiclenses | #bestvintagelens FOLLOW THE HOSTS Karl Havens Flickr | Instagram Johnny Sisson Insta...
Jan 30, 2018•55 min•Ep. 51
How not to say "Takumar" plus radiation, yellowing and new arrivals. Plus Topcon RE, Canon LTM 35/2.8 & Hasselblad 500C/M snippets. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher | Google ________ EPISODE LINKS _______ SUPPORT THE PODCAST Donate on Ko-fi CONTACT Send ideas & questions for the podcast EMAIL LIST Sign-up to receive an email when each podcast goes live INSTAGRAM BestVintageLens | #classiclenses | #bestvintagelens FOLLOW THE HOSTS Karl Havens Flickr | Instagram Johnny Siss...
Jan 23, 2018•46 min•Ep. 52
In this episode, Karl Havens, Johnny Sisson and Simon Forster talk about three lenses we like and why? The three lenses are the Helios-103, Voigtlander Super Wide Heliar 15mm f/4.5 and the Contax Yashica mount Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm f/1.4. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher | Google ________ EPISODE LINKS _______ SUPPORT THE PODCAST Donate on Ko-fi CONTACT Send ideas & questions for the podcast EMAIL LIST Sign-up to receive an email when each podcast goes live INSTAGRAM BestVin...
Jan 16, 2018•45 min•Ep. 53
Episode 1 of the Classic Lenses Podcast. Sorry about the dodgy audio... LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher | Google ________ EPISODE LINKS _______ SUPPORT THE PODCAST Donate on Ko-fi CONTACT Send ideas & questions for the podcast EMAIL LIST Sign-up to receive an email when each podcast goes live INSTAGRAM BestVintageLens | #classiclenses | #bestvintagelens FOLLOW THE HOSTS Karl Havens Flickr | Instagram Johnny Sisson Instagram | Central Camera Company Simon Forster Website | Eb...
Jan 08, 2018•45 min•Season 1Ep. 54
