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Got outside with the Light Lens Lab 50mm f/2 “Cooke” Speed Panchro II. For those not in the know LLL is doing historical recreations of long out of production classic lenses, a Cooke design this time, but usually Leica. It seems to be a split lens personality. Glow and vintage f/2-2.4, sharper and more modern very quickly as you climb. Distance plays a big role. Anyway, honeymoon stage and these are just short walks in Woodside and Alviso, CA this weekend to test, but as we have M-mount shooters posting a few to show rendering. Tempted to picked up their 50mm f/2 “Elcan”, now discontinued and prices climbing weekly, to give a go as original completely out of reach.

Fully enjoying the second season of Schmigadoon!

Now this is how you introduce changes!

Fun explanation on how photos were sent by wire

The older I get the more I think still lens and cine lens people don't have much in common (even historical references), but... https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/moment/the-tuner-create-classic-cinematic-looks-on-your-camera

The Lofi Magic of VHS Audio

Thank god you don't live in the United_States_of_America. It sounds rough.

For Lee Friedlander and/or Coen Brothers fans, a couple shows (SF & NYC) and corresponding book coming out. https://fraenkelgallery.com/exhibitions/lee-friedlander-framed-by-joel-coen

Chris Miller’s Chip War

Maybe the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 is too new? Coincidently yesterday I got stuck at a "drop off" party at California's Great America, or as I call it "hell hole", and I've only been there once before, with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5, also 10 megapixels, but CCD. Really loved the colors, which sent me down the CCD rabbit hole. This time the only camera I had with me was the hipster Hasselblad with a Voigtlander lens that required using electronic shutter and these 44 x 33mm medium format Sony sensors are known for the horrible rolling shutter. Anyway, in case there is any doubts, the 13 year old tiny 1/1.63" sensor Panny LX5 destroys the Hasselblad 907x 50C II with ES on moving objects.

Not sure if this summary existing is good or bad, but if want a little of the V magic, but not willing donate more than 18 minutes… Just finished and fun memories.

Nostalgia chills

https://petapixel.com/2023/04/19/lonely-redditors-duped-into-paying-for-pictures-of-ai-generated-woman/

On that note... https://www.npr.org/2022/12/13/1142467098/emerald-city-nights-revisits-jazz-pianist-ahmad-jamal-in-a-series-from-the-1960s

Test Flight EDIT: Not today

Here's a great, short, old doc on Adams...

I have to admit there's still a tiny residue taint here. Silly I know and won't keep me from seeing the show. I'm just repeating what everyone else has said, but it was similar for Hitchcock for years (or during those Serrano years early Spielberg). I lived in the architecture dorm for a year and Frank Lloyd Wright was the same. Just really hard when a single name is known by so many and repeated so often, no matter their justified fame. As for dorm room posters, was in Esmé's fifth grade class yesterday and they recently put up Escher prints and I cringed. See? Exposure, then corruption for life. Grahame, the recent Exposing Muybridge doc could be a fun follow-up as the above shots of different photographers in similar locations are mentioned. Also, due to the timeline, the photographers life Adams was born into (about when Muybridge died).

Where the hell should this thread go? Any thoughts on Schiit’s new “universal surround” dac/preamp/headphone amp? https://www.schiit.com/products/syn Some development history over on the other site (linked in announcement email).

Probably best to A/B to be sure. How was the show?

I wear that hat often. In a group chat yesterday I posted "I guess Leica is out of business". It went similarly.

Okay, my jokes don’t always land.

Leica once again copies Pentax