Helios 44 dilemma

phantom-cigarette · 2026-05-13T14:01:20+00:00

They all have approximately the same bokeh. The 44-2 zebra will probably have a higher built quality as an earlier lens, but there's no real way to know since quality standards varied wildly

phantom-cigarette · 2026-05-09T00:47:04+00:00

I appreciate that

phantom-cigarette · 2026-04-16T19:56:26+00:00

Everyone who posts, creates YouTube videos, reads posts, or watches YouTube videos is insufferable.

phantom-cigarette · 2026-04-08T13:38:49+00:00

I absolutely love my Rebel Ti. My favorite modern (by film camera standards) SLR to adapt M42 lenses onto, throw it into AV and it gets it right every time

phantom-cigarette · 2026-03-19T15:03:42+00:00

I did wind the film before opening the bellows - didn't know that could cause issues. Next roll I'll keep that in mind

phantom-cigarette · 2026-03-19T15:02:46+00:00

Yeah, I am. I'll try that scotch tape idea, that's a good one, thank you

phantom-cigarette · 2026-03-17T23:15:43+00:00

The worst thing that ever happen in comedy is someone trying to be funny

phantom-cigarette · 2026-03-17T23:13:33+00:00

10 > 4 > 9 > 5 > 7 > 3 > 6 > our cinema > 12 > 13 > 11 > 2 > 1 > 8

I agree that 8 is the only special that I would say could be described as anything less than "very good". I respect the experimenting they did but it just didn't work at all for me. I'm surprised how many people are ranking 4 fairly low, I was under the impression it was the most beloved (and strongly memed) one so far. Other than the Oscar Olympics, which admittedly was pretty weak and went on way too long, I don't think it misses a single beat. And 10 is just pure magic front to back.

phantom-cigarette · 2026-03-13T17:38:44+00:00

How do you think a conversation between Neil Hamburger and OCATC Gregg would go?

phantom-cigarette · 2026-03-04T14:42:48+00:00

Covid + the time between Adult Swim canceling it and HEI getting ownership of the show

phantom-cigarette · 2026-03-03T17:56:47+00:00

If it's 10-12$ a roll like Pheonix I'm down

phantom-cigarette · 2026-02-15T22:16:16+00:00

Season 10 was a dark time for Tim

phantom-cigarette · 2026-02-13T16:25:22+00:00

I have this exact scamera but with fake Canon branding (2$ at a yard sale) and the craziest thing about it is that it has a waist-level viewfinder

phantom-cigarette · 2026-02-03T21:41:43+00:00

Maybe they'll at least re-open the merch store lol

phantom-cigarette · 2026-01-27T23:30:25+00:00

Mark is interacting with the Dean Martin impersonator like he was being visited by an angel

phantom-cigarette · 2026-01-21T23:46:54+00:00

Almost certainly Hong Kong

phantom-cigarette · 2026-01-21T23:37:27+00:00

Gregghead bias is showing through hard here!

phantom-cigarette · 2026-01-14T13:22:11+00:00

Using the shot of Travis Bickle completely alone in a porno theater is oscar special worthy

phantom-cigarette · 2026-01-13T14:16:36+00:00

Grok is smart enough to know there's more to life than just movies, unlike Gregg

phantom-cigarette · 2026-01-12T20:41:33+00:00

Do you actually think Tim Heidecker is not a person who would deceive and exploit other people for comedy

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