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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

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