About this episode
The centerpiece of this episode is a delightful interview with motorcycle-ridin’ L.A. photographer Talya Adams. But first! 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