So, after a summer break, it’s time again to brush up on your 2nd Grade classical history and moderately-sized furry mammal knowledge as it will be required to get the most out of this episode. Off topic we discuss the Fujinon 55mm f/2.2 and a

Classic Lenses Podcast Presents: Cocaine & Waffles, The End of the Line (Final Episode)

May 20th, 2021 1h 46m

The Final Chapter of the Cocaine & Waffles Podcast Experiment Starring:Mike Eckman Johnny Sisson Theo PanagopoulosAnthony Rue Mark FaulknerRick OlesonDaniel HausmanVadislav KernRob JamiesonCheck out the The Ohio Camera Collector's

#144 Vivitastic!

May 18th, 2021 1h 49m

A slew of Vivitar purchases by Simon is the inspiration for a Vivitar special show where we give something of a potted history of the once great American lens brand. Whilst Vivitar has always been at the value end of the lens market, many of th

Classic Lenses Podcast Presents: Cocaine & Waffles, Episode 1

May 13th, 2021 1h 29m

The Cocaine & Waffles Podcast Experiment Starring:Mike Eckman Johnny Sisson Cheyenne Morrison Perry Ge Mike NovakAnthony Rue Eric Enrico Jason Theo Panagopoulos

#143 Isabel Curdes And Her Desert Island Lenses

Apr 22nd, 2021 1h 27m

In July, 2019 (Episode #77), we thoroughly enjoyed having the rare talent that is Isabel Curdes on the show, so we are delighted to able to maroon her on our desert island with 4 special lenses and two cameras (one is a big digital camera with

#142 Global GAS

Mar 26th, 2021 1h 58m

There's something in the air, it's almost tangible... that's right it's pent up GAS, and we've just released it! Perry finally (and properly) breaks his No Nut November pledge from last October, Simon meets one of his hero lenses, and Johnny ha

#141 Classic Lenses Land Of Confusion

Mar 6th, 2021 1h 51m

It appears that taking a month off has not helped with the intelligence and lens knowledge of the three hosts. Perry struggles with cleaning marks, Simon struggles with the Minolta Rokkor VFC 24mm f/2.8 and Johnny struggles with the "focus bubb

#140 City By The Sea With Anil Mistry

Jan 31st, 2021 2h 12m

Anil’s back and he’s brought his Unusual Eye with him. It’s just as well that we had Anil booked as Johnny had a Red Dot course to attend and could not be with us. As well as chatting about Anil’s excellent new photo book, which you can win a c

#139 The Classic Digital Camera Podcast

Jan 17th, 2021 1h 26m

We're back and winter lockdown boredom is playing havoc with our minds. What else could explain our desire to talk about early digital point and shoots, DSLRs, and a particular Canon EF lens that causes Johnny to have an almost Indiana-level me

#138 Vlad Kern, Part 2, Approved Version

Dec 19th, 2020 1h 49m

Vlad Kern returns this week for another deep dive into the photographic world of the Former Soviet Union. We cover an extensive list of topics, including rare Soviet camera, export models, and espionage cameras. Comrade Vlad has many great stor

#137 Super-tele Wallaroo

Dec 6th, 2020 1h 49m

Following a lengthy discussion on stray Australian marsupials, we dive into a host of more pressing questions this week. Will Perry succumb to Rodenstock GAS? What is Johnny's perfect TLR accessory? Is Simon hoarding Tessars? Plus chat about vi

#136 Emails, Part Trois

Nov 21st, 2020 1h 22m

Just when you thought that we could not keep it up for two weeks on the trot, another show turns up like a bad penny. The week sees us reach the finale of our listener emails trilogy and includes a special section where we hear from supporters

#135 il Buono il Brutto il Gutterman

Nov 13th, 2020 1h 31m

A short catch up this week along with a superficial comparison between the Pentax 50mm f/1.2 and the Konica 57mm f/1.2. The main event being part two of our catch up of listener emails and an official complaint. We become uplifted by La Résista

#134 I Mentioned Indiana, But I Think I Got Away With It...

Oct 29th, 2020 1h 32m

Well we’ve had a three week break and it’s done us the world of good. We’re more relaxed and less opinionated than ever. A mountain of quality emails helps us to gently ease ourselves back into the swing of things with topics including Speed Pa

#133 Yo Gutterman, Where's My Pizza?

Oct 6th, 2020 1h 57m

The much anticipated Frozen Pizza Episode is now here. SPOILER ALERT! Chicago Deep Dish Pizza is garbage (according to Simon). Trans Am Mullet Man Sex In A Fiero Pro Pizza Guy Mike Gutterman brings his expertise to present a balanced pizza epis

#132 Abstinence and Rodinal With A Twist Of Lemon

Sep 23rd, 2020 2h 6m

Simon strikes gold with a great haul of interesting lenses, Perry gives up buying cameras and lenses for the rest of 2020, (there are caveats…) and Johnny has been drinking the Rodinal again. Johnny’s questionable habits may explain why he has

#131 BESSADACTYL

Sep 16th, 2020 1h 55m

Just when Simon thought that Johnny and Perry would be done talking about rangefinders after last week’s great show with Dan Tamarkin, he was proven to be wrong. Simon was also wrong about the Mongoose by Ethan “Cameradactyl” Moses, which alrea

#130 Dan Tamarkin and the Leica Hysterical Society

Sep 7th, 2020 2h 12m

Johnny and Perry's wildest dreams comes true! We are joined by none other than Dan Tamarkin of Tamarkin Camera in Chicago, America's Premiere Leica Specialist. We take a deep-dive into rangefinder photography and all things Leica. Dan is an ama

#129 Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Eckman

Aug 31st, 2020 1h 59m

Mike Eckman makes an overdue reappearance and we catch up on some of the things he’s been up to recently with his classic camera review website, www.mikeeckman.com. It turns out that Mike has been writing articles about cameras with bad names,

#128 Simon's Table Of Gear

Aug 24th, 2020 2h 10m

Simon did not get the chance to do an update on his latest gear related activity last week, so he more than makes up for it this week. Pleanty of Mamiya C330, Yashica YF & Yashinon 5cm f/1.8, Pentacon Six & 120mm f/2.8 Biometar, Large Format pr

#127 Retina Flare Goatsecx

Aug 17th, 2020 1h 57m

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

#126 Cheddar Man, Lens Bugs, and Camera Repair

Aug 12th, 2020 1h 50m

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.

#125 The Kaleidoscopic World of Mike Epstein

Aug 3rd, 2020 1h 55m

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 len

#124 Xenotar or Planar? Not a Tessar, obvs

Jul 27th, 2020 1h 24m

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 n

#123 So Many Things Today Are Making Sense...

Jul 20th, 2020 1h 36m

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 w