It's Pulaski Day in Chicago, and we're celebrating by talking about adapting lenses. We lose Simon part way through the episode, but Perry and Johnny continue on. The guys talk about a number of unique classic lenses ideal for adapting, and take a deep dive into the techniques for fitting them to film and digital cameras.

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EPISODE 108 LINKS


Yeenon eBay Shop


Extreme Macro – Focusing Helicoids


Fujitar P.C 35mm F2.5 Asahiflex Lens Test


Canon 25mm f/3.5 LTM


Little Garden in Hong Kong


35mmc – That Time I Shot an 18-55mm APS-C Digital Lens on a 35mm Pentax Film Camera


Cameraquest – Voigtlander Vitessa L: Most Elegant 35 Folder


Wollensak Fastax 16mm High Speed Camera


"McCloud" TV Intro


Polish Museum of America – Pulaski Day


Chicago Sun-Times – What Casimir Pulaski Day means to Chicago


WBEZ Curious City – The Rise of Casimir Pulaski Day

VPK-X Photography on Facebook



Pulaski Day Playlist


Kidd Russell – Pulaski Day


Sufjan Stevens – Casimir Pulaski Day


Big Black – Kasimir S. Pulaski Day

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