I Dream of Cameras #35 mm (feat. Talya Adams)

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Episode 35 • mm (feat. Talya Adams)

• Gabe’s bare-bones kit for his upcoming Canada trip: Leica M4 and M10
• The Nikonos V is nice-konos! - let’s hear from Nikonos shooters!
• the mailbag, featuring:
  • more talk of travel gear
  • do you have cute names for your cameras?
  • homebrew copystands
  • the mysterious allure of the 40mm focal length (Summicron, Hexanon, Pentax, Zuiko, Ultron, etc.)
• Talya Adams interview:
  • how she got into film photography
  • her thrift-store Rollei 35 S and the Rollei B 35 that replaced it
  • her LA shop of choice: Walter’s Camera Repairs
  • learning her way around the exposure triangle
  • learning to develop her own film
  • her love for TMax 400
  • capturing personality in portraiture work
  • her next camera: the Canon AE-1 Program
  • how her admiration for Jane Bown led her to the Olympus OM-1
  • and then the OM-4 and the OM-10
  • what led her into medium-format?
  • her experiences with the Mamiya RB67, Mamiya 645, Pentax 645… before getting her own Pentax 6x7
  • her first rangefinder cameras: the Olympus 35RC and Canon QL17
  • not much love for the Canon P - she prefers the 7s
  • “buying the dip” on eBay
  • how many cameras is excessive?
  • her key shooters: Leica M3, Hasselblad 500C, Pentax 6x7 and Yashica A
  • why should Jeff want a Big Ugly Box camera like the 500C? because it will make him a better person
  • the philosophy which underlies her YouTube channel: develop your eye
  • Talya’s Instagram, YouTube, Medium and website