at least four or five hours would be a detailed discussion of the Leitz company in the 1970s, the development of the M5 and the Leicaflex, the near bankruptcy of the company, the migration to Canada, and the production of the M4-2
I would like to discuss how in only two years, US television went from the nuanced depiction of terrorism found in Deep Soace 9, to that found in 24, and we still haven't gone back. I honestly find this fascinating.
I feel like forcing senators to hold forth on their various personal interests and curiosities would be pretty humanizing with voters. It would be nice to know what things the people ostensibly governing us care about beyond the accumulation of power.
A deep dive into the psychology of the various famous people in Tudor England. Also how most TV shows and movies get their costuming and timelines incorrect.
I've 4 hours on the astrological synastry of the major rap beefs of our time. 2 hours on how the Victorians ruined men's fashion for at least a hundred years. 5 on the fact that the American Revolution was a war against change, not a revolution. And at least 5 on why R&J was meant to be a comedy.
I could make up the last few hours dissecting the major Internet Dramaggeddons and/or explaining why the work of fiction that gets chosen for kids to read in school is often the worst book that that author wrote, it usually just has the easiest symbolism examples *glaring at The Scarlet Letter*
Pretty sure I could do 19 hours on the various histories in the Battletech universe from the creation of the KF drive, through the Age of War, the Star League, the Succession Wars, the Clan Invasion, the Second Star League, the Great Refusal, the Word of Blake jihad and the Republic of the Sphere
My guitars, bands I've been in, dogs, dustbins, saucepans, deckchairs, packet soup, cats, parakeets, Spain, markets, British villages. I'd get to cameras after about 22 hours.
I’d check out a few books on government functions and have a master class on the way things work; including the importance of voting whether every candidate is perfect or not.
I would happily sit out the full 19 hrs because I dont know much about cameras but long time ago I worked for Leica in the old HQ in Wetzlar with bas-relief at the entrance of fallen hero's from WW1 in cast iron, paternoster elevators, wooden work benches to polish lenses and whatnot.
I would give a history lesson. There are quite a few but I think the USA arming and promoting the Taliban to be "freedom fighters" against Russian invaders would be an important one, as would how Israel poisoned the wells of Palestinians from the beginning, airing some dirty laundry.
i am fascinated by how the M5 — in my opinion the most functional and interesting camera Leica ever made — nearly destroyed the company. (i deeply regret selling my M5)
I could do at least a couple hours on how we thought we were getting an All Chrono Trigger, All The Time future with the Square/Enix merger and instead got… whatever the hell this is.
Totally love the M5! I've always wanted one. When digital cameras took off I thought, "Now I can get afford a used M5!" But no -- they're still way out of my price range. People love 'em, and for good reason.
I'd carefully walk through my strategies used the six times I fully completed GTA San Andreas. Especially the 'Always bet on teal' strategy at off track betting.
I feel like someone needs to start a podcast called come filibuster where they invite people on to just rant for hours and then they clip it up and organize it because I would listen to shit out of some of these topics
Interesting camera for sure. Probably a better implementation of the light meter than the M6. 3 lugs was an interesting idea and works well if you shoot mainly portrait orientation (I do). To me this was a "vibes are off" thing.
All the cats I have been a pet parent to, the persecution of Jews during the Nazi era, my favorite Holocaust movies, my vacations, the golden age of Chicago theatre.
My grandfather worked at Leitz! As a deaf person it was a good place to work during WW2. They did a lot to save/support targeted groups. Here he is at work.
Leica also saved hundreds of Jews during the Holocaust by sending them to the US as sales reps. One of the few German companies that can be proud about their actions during WWII.
I'd probably spend the first hour or so searching for the slip of paper on which I had written my brilliant set-the-tone opening paragraph, then segué into an impromptu rhapsodic discursion about everything and nothing, structurally resembling a Jerry Seinfeld monologue but without any punch lines.
My life. It has been extraordinary and unplanned for 78 years, full of life on this planet 1946-2025 and all that’s passed during and before that time that impacted it.
I think I could talk about our current state of affairs and how every cut, is literally a cut closer to bleeding out for so many folks. It is connected folks!
One thing that is pretty good about media today and the Internet is that if one is interested they might be able to find someone talking about that for a couple of hours on YouTube or wherever.
It's nice stumbling onto topics and learning about them.
Encyclopedia could spark interest just by flipping through pages while looking up something else. The Internet isn't quite as good at sparking interest as randomly as flipping through an encyclopedia.
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Unfortunately it has light leaks, but 4x4 should count as medium format and labs developing 127 film should be mandatory by law.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leica_Freedom_Train
The Grunge revolution helped us get to where we're at now.
Some of this is accidentally Kurt Cobain's fault.
I have a IIIc with 35, 50mm and 90mm lenses😀
It's nice stumbling onto topics and learning about them.
I miss my old encyclopedia set in the den.