Banished to Okinawa for treating Graeme Jago badly last week, Perry retaliates with a list of demands about how this week’s show is conducted. The tight editorial constraints see Johnny and Simon resort to a plethora of listeners emails as well as talk about rat photography, don’t put that Aero Ektar too close to me, changing the recording slot to allow for whiskey, and Ooftah is the word. ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Podbean | iTunes | Stitcher ________ EPISODE 88 LINKS & REFERENCES Ultra...
Oct 07, 2019•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 209
Graeme Jago of the Sunny16 Podcast joins the guys to read some Haiku and pick a winner for the Konica lens giveaway. True to form, Mr. Jago can’t resist causing a bit of chaos and picks a fight with Perry about street photography. Perry has a proper rant, then proceeds with counting Haiku syllables like a card shark in Vegas. Graeme also brings a bag of interesting lenses to discuss. Johnny does his best to avoid the Haiku fiasco altogether and Simon does his best to keep this hairy monster of a...
Oct 01, 2019•2 hr 20 min•Ep. 208
Deep statements such about whether a camera makes a noise or the photographer as well as, what is "whilst"? Other topics include Contax/Kiev lens adapters, adapter stacking, loud and quite shutters, Pentax 105mm f/2.4 medium Format lens, Agfa Ambi Silette and a couple of Karl Havens anecdotes. Miss you Karl! ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Podbean | iTunes | Stitcher ________ EPISODE 86 LINKS & REFERENCES Ambi Silette review by Mike Eckman Pentax 6X7 review at Japancamerahunter.com The Robot ...
Sep 23, 2019•2 hr 19 min•Ep. 207
Well the title says it all, except it does not get close! So much to talk about this week as Johnny breaks a camera, Perry is exposed as an eBay noob, and Simon attempts to load a simple load camera, live on the podcast -- what could go wrong? Also in the show, Simon is caught saying something nice about using a rangefinder, we have sympathy for for Lucas Frazee's tragic lens with a great body, and Graeme Jago from the Sunny 16 Podcast is a bad person. ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Podbean | iT...
Sep 16, 2019•2 hr 19 min•Ep. 206
This week we catch up with listeners letters and we announce how listeners will get the chance to win Perry’s #cheaplenschallenge Konica 40mm f/1.8. Plus, weird Topcons, perspective (yes again) and how this discussion affects Hamish Gill’s sanity, and oh, we’re briefly joined by a Super Special Guest. ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Podbean | iTunes | Stitcher ________ Super Special Guest flickr | Instagram | Sunny 16 Podcast EPISODE 84 LINKS & REFERENCES 5cm f1.5 Tokyo Optical Co. Simlar 21m...
Sep 09, 2019•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 205
We mentioned that Mike Novak was in Chicago town last week, and this week we find out what he got up to on his visit with friends and our own Johnny Sisson. Yes, that means lots of talk about “real” pizza, some stuff they call pizza and sell to tourists, dipped sandwiches and why a McDonalds does a roaring trade in ketchup sachets. In between culinary exploits, we learn more about the miniature wonder of the Rollei 35 and why scale/zone focussing does not make a camera useless, as well as comfor...
Sep 02, 2019•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 204
Is the effectiveness of a camera's winding lever enough to justify keeping it, even though Simon can't take a decent picture with the camera for toffee? Is there a Novak in town? Can a plastic Soviet camera be somebody's soul creature? Clearly the answer is yes, but why...? ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher ________ EPISODE 82 LINKS & REFERENCES The Horizon 202 Micro Contrast and the ZEISS ‘Pop’ – by Lloyd Chambers Leitz Leica Elmar 3,5cm f3.5 Leica 50mm Summilux f1.4...
Aug 26, 2019•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 203
We’ve seen much of Edward Noble’s excellent work in the Photography With Classic Lenses Facebook Group, so we asked him to join us for a chat about bokeh panoramas, Infrared, mono and false colour, and his prototype Zeiss lens. Plus, for those that like the less technical side of things, Johnny asks if bokeh panoramas are actually photographs… ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher ________ EDWARD NOBLE Website | Flickr | Instagram | YouTube | Facebook EPISODE 81 LINKS & R...
Aug 19, 2019•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 202
Perry returns, but Simon disappears! Due to some technical difficulties at the Classic Lenses Podcast UK home office, we lose Simon part way through the episode, but Perry and Johnny continue on unsupervised. Perry shares tales of astrophotography and lobster rolls from his holiday in The Maritimes, and gets starry-eyed over his new Topcor 3.5cm lens. Johnny discusses finer points of the Canon IVSB, and pays tribute to his teacher and mentor, Barbara Crane. Bit of a rocky one here without Captai...
Aug 12, 2019•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 201
Perry is still hitting the road to New Brunswick in Canada, so we've asked Eric Sluis to take time out from shooting all sorts of weird activities that go on outside his front door at Mons in Belgium, to take up the hot seat. Having postponed "The Nigel Cliff Question" from last week as it was simply too colossal for the time we had, Eric, Johnny, and Simon tackled the question, "Can a cheap lens compete with an expensive one?" Of course the answer is, "It depends" but extraordinarily, that phra...
Aug 05, 2019•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 200
We finally get around to answering your emails this week! Seeing that Perry is gallivanting around North America, we asked frenemy of the show and the man behind the constructive feedback summaries of our show on Instagram's @bestvintagelens, Ricardo Bayon to sit in the third seat and help us out. Topics include cheap vs expensive adapters, focusing screens, why it's difficult to adapt some lenses to other systems, what does the aperture pin do, and what's wrong with a Spotmatic? Plus a couple o...
Jul 29, 2019•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 199
Don’t let anyone tell you that gear does not matter! Also, don’t start thinking that if you have the same gear, you can replicate the work of Isabel Curdes, as even she cannot! Isabel takes us laughing into the dark places she feels most comfortable. Along the way we take a trip through some of the A-list equipment Isabel has made the most of, and then moved on. A Flex Body Hasselblad with a digital back, boring Leica Summiluxes, an amazing large format soft focus Cooke lens, adapting to her Fuj...
Jul 22, 2019•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 198
We went on a bit this week, or rather Simon and Perry did. Johnny went a way for a while to do some household chores, but sneaked back later hoping he had not been missed. He hadn't, because Simon was salivating over his friend's Contax and Zeiss collection that had been laid before him. So, a camera heavy episode, but with plenty of lots of Planar, Sonnar, and yes, Tessar talk to to keep you happy. ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher ________ EPISODE 76 LINKS & REFEREN...
Jul 15, 2019•2 hr 24 min•Ep. 197
Do aspherical elements improve or detract from ooftah (bokeh)? Has Johnny shot flowers with his Primoplan? Has Simon been comotosed by Tessars? These are a few things tackled this week, plus forthright opinions on C-41, street photography hesitancy and Johnny and Simon narrow down the listeners suggestions for Perry's cheap lens challenge. ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher ________ EPISODE 75 LINKS & REFERENCES CineStill °Cs "Temperature Control System" TCS-1000 Yashi...
Jul 08, 2019•2 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 196
Perry loves cheap lenses, Simon digs Tessars (instead of burying or sinking them) and Johnny says nice things about bokeh with a Primoplan. An alternate universe strikes the podcast this week as the hosts acknowledge their lens prejudices and promise to at least try to overcome them... Plus trash talk on (some) Leica equipment, a quick chat on Zunow lenses and cameras, and more than you might hope for on Johnny's ginger beer. ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher ________ EPI...
Jul 01, 2019•2 hr•Ep. 195
This week, Simon watches the new promotional video for the Hasselblad CFV II digital back for Hasselblad V Series cameras and decides to make something of a chimera out of his Sony and 500 C/M... We finally catch up on a few emails from Robbie Jamieson, Chris Holland and a correctly pronounced Ian Barnaby Nutt and finally do their emails some justice. As usual we can't get through a show without talking about panorama cameras and Perry's Xpan, and Perry gives tips on what he describes as budget ...
Jun 24, 2019•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 194
This week Per Edman, a full time wiseguy of the Minolta Mafia, returns with a big little camera – a Fuji GFX 50R. Is it a large format camera as some Fuji marketing says, or is it not even medium format? Opinions are expressed and they may well be disagreed with... So is it worth mounting 35mm SLR lenses on the little behemoth? This question is answered and we also find out the sad truth why Per is so passionate about Minolta gear... ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher ____...
Jun 17, 2019•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 193
This week, Perry finds himself in the middle of a 1 million person strong protest demonstration, so he naturally grabs his Konica Hexar + Zeiss ZM Biogon & Hasselblad Xpan. Following on from a chat about Perry's undoubtedly worthy photos, the conversation naturally turns to flower and bokeh photography. Plus, news from Fujifilm, and find out why Simon felt guilty about shooting poppies with a Cyclop 100mm f/2? Perry and Johnny are still scratching their heads on that one... ________ LISTEN T...
Jun 10, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 192
Perry Ge officially becomes a host of the Classic Lenses Podcast, and after an eternity, Johnny and Simon finally let him talk, and then there's no stopping him! Topics cover what professional sellers do with nice gear, focus aids, Alpa cameras & lenses as well as forgetting the difference between a Sonnar and a Planar... All this plus Johnny's long awaited field recording of Central Camera customers and co-workers. ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher ________ EPISODE 7...
Jun 03, 2019•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 191
We have a full on lensgasm this week! Perry Ge is our returning guest, and we welcome him by promptly sending him away on a sinking ship to be washed up with his simple choice of three lenses from his collection as well as one from his dreams. So, put on your sunglasses and listen to the most lens namedropped episode ever! ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher ________ EPISODE 69 LINKS Ricoh 28mm 2.8 LTM Leica Summicron 35mm f2 V4 Canon 50mm 1.5 LTM Leica M6 Leica M Typ 240 _...
May 27, 2019•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 169
A round-up on some the things that we've been up to lately. Simon had a table at the UK's largest camera fair, Photographica 2019 in London, and went mad for Tessars. Johnny traded his Nikon S2 for some magic blue beans in the shape of a Bessa R. Lots of lens talk as usual, listener questions, and we don't manage to answer why Johnny prefers a Kiev to a Nikon S2 and Simon prefers a FED S to a Leica II. Don't forget: Ko-fi donations to the podcast in May will go to the Down Syndrome Association o...
May 20, 2019•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 168
Anil Mistry joins us this week to help say goodbye to our friend, Dr Karl Havens. To honor Karl's memory, his family requests donations be made to the Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida (DSACF) Ko-fi donations made to the Classic Lenses Podcast during the month of May will also go directly to DSACF ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher ________ KARL HAVENS Flickr | Instagram ________ Special thank you to Karl's family: Claudia (Havens) Wade, John Havens, Todd Havens...
May 13, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 167
We don't have a podcast this week, but we've recorded a short update. A Classic Lenses Podcast dedicated to Karl will be out next week with Anil Mistry as our guest. Thank you for keeping Karl and his family in your thoughts. ________ Karl's Obituary To honor Karl's memory, the Havens family is grateful for your support of the Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida (DSACF) Ko-fi donations made to the Classic Lenses Podcast will be sent to the DSACF We'd like to hear your memories and thoug...
May 06, 2019•5 min•Ep. 166
Host of the Classic Lenses Podcast, Creator of the Photography With Classic Lenses Facebook group, Professor and Program Director at the University of Florida, husband to Pam and father to Andy, has died. Karl had suffered from a heart condition for which he took medication and unfortunately for us all, his heart gave up suddenly on Friday. It saddens us greatly to share this news here. Karl was a guest recently on the Sunny 16 Podcast , and our friends Ade, Rachel, and Graeme have graciously al...
Apr 29, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 165
Just when Karl, Johnny, and Simon started to think they knew about lenses, Jason Lane comes along and makes them realize how little they actually know. Why does a Petzval swirl? Why do new high resolution lenses have a gazillion elements? Why is field of view is more important than focal length to a designer? These, and many more questions, are answered in this highly technical episode. Plus, the latest news on glass plate photography! ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher __...
Apr 15, 2019•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 164
This week on The Real CFNSLSP: the first confirmed kill in the War to Destroy All Podcasts. Simon's PC dies, Karl's router dies, Johnny goes full idiot (as usual), and EM's evil plan comes to fruition... WARNING: This episode contains adult language & adult beverages. NSFW. ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher ________ LINKS The Hypersensitive Photographers Podcast Emulsive 35mmc The Manchurian Candidate ________ SUPPORT THE PODCAST Donate on Ko-fi CONTACT Send ideas &am...
Apr 08, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 163
This week, we present the final episode of the Classic Lenses Podcast. Our guest is The Man, The Myth, The Legend, from Fort Dodge, Iowa, USA: Mike Novak. We talk Twin Lens Reflex cameras, classic lenses, garden gnomes, Nickon/Naikon cameras, and how to photograph the perfect #NovakianLunch. An unexpected guest from a remote volcanic island stops by to join the chat as well. (Note: Karl is still MIA somewhere in the swamps of Florida...) ________ LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher ...
Mar 31, 2019•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 162
This week, Johnny and Simon are joined by Nick Lyle, one half of the Homemade Camera Podcast. Nick, when he's not being a blacksmith and an artist, likes to make Frankencameras out of trashed camera parts so he knows a thing or two about adapting lenses where they don't normally belong. Plus find out how to make a stitched super high resolution image using a medium format lens without moving the lens... LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher | Google ________ NICK LYLE Homemade Camera ...
Mar 25, 2019•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 149
After last week's disaster, we take some time out to catch up with the classic lens related things we've been getting up to recently, so as usual, many topics are covered. Johnny is forced to justify (again) why the Canon 50mm f/1.8 LTM is a "Budget" lens, a listeners email leads to a conversation about how different lenses work on different sensors, and Simon has his drink spiked shortly before being interviewed at The Photography Show by the Sunny 16 Podcast. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTu...
Mar 18, 2019•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 148
Just like the song Tribute by Tenacious D, what you are about to hear is the greatest podcast ever. Tribute. Despite trying to blame Ethan Moses , Simon screwed up royally this week and the entire budget lens spectacular episode was even more incomprehensible than usual. Not to be put of by losing two hours of the best podcasting ever made, the dynamic trio set about recording it again in half the time and with more attitude... LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Pobean | iTunes | Stitcher | Google ________ E...
Mar 11, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 147
