#99 Lenses of the Year
So having done a Christmas show, the CLP has now completely sold out and done an awards show. So sit back and listen to a list of the usual winning names such as the Nikon D90 etc...
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EPISODE 99: LENSES OF THE YEAR
PERRY MVP (Lens of the Year): Leica 35mm Summicron Version IV "King of Bokeh" Duo of the Year (Best Camera-Lens Combo): Hasselblad XPan + 45mm f4
Rookie of the Year (Best Newcomer): Fujinon 5cm f2.8 LTM
Sports Personality of the Year (Best Character): Canon 50mm f1.5 LTM
Special Mention (Best Non-Rangefinder Lens): Olympus Pen F 38mm f1.8
SIMON Lens of My Year: Helios/Cyclop 100mm f2 Simon's Cyclop on eBay
Lens of My Year Runner-Up: Schneider Curtagon 35mm f4 PA
Camera of My Year: Horizon 202
Camera of My Year Runner-Up: Contax AX
Lifetime Achievement Award: Carl Zeiss 50mm f1.4 Planar C/Y mount
JOHNNY Lens, Camera, and Film of the Year: Voigtlander Color-Skopar 21mm f/4 LTM with Voigtlander Bessa L + Minolta Panorama Adapter on Ilford XP2 Super
Best Supporting Lens: Canon LTM 35mm f2 + Bessa R (special edition blue, aka the ’Batman Bessa’)
Best New (to me) Lens: Minolta M-Rokkor 40mm f2 + Rollei 35 RF
Medium Format Camera of the Year: Voigtlander Bessa I Skopar 6x9
Digital Camera of the Year: Fuji X100s with Fujinon Super EBC 23mm f2
Point and Shoot Panorama of the Year: Minolta Riva Panorama with 24mm 4.5 lens
Best Soviet Panorama Camera by a Weapons Designer: KMZ FT-2 with Industar-50 f3.5 lens by Fedor Vasilievich Tokarev
Rant-Inspiring Camera of the Year: Nikon D90, and the cheap bastards still using them (in a good way!) ________
EPISODE 99 TAGS #CLP99 #Lensesoftheyear #TheKarls #yearofthepano ________
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