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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#68 Photographica And The Blue Bessa
#67 Remembering Karl
#66 Karl Havens Update
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#64 Designing Lenses With Jason Lane (Will you still love us when we’re 64?)
#02 REAL CFNSLSP: When Podcasts Collide
#01 Classic Film Negatives Sunny Lensless Studio Podcast (CFNSLSP)
#61 Adapting and Modifying with Nick Lyle
#60 Catching Up
#59 When Podcasts Go Bad And Budget Lenses Are Good
#58 The Hong Kong Scene With Perry Ge
#57 When Fungus Attacks! with Lyndon Booth
#56 Coffee With Anthony Rue
#55 Casually Photophiling with James Tocchio
#54 How To Build Your Camera With Raffaello Palandri
#53 Wet on Wet Bokeh!
#52 Matthew Duclos & The Heartbreaker
#51 The Mike & Bob Show!
#50 We Are One
#49 100mm With Bryan Nagar
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