Analog Life Podcast

About Analog Life Podcast

This podcast will explore the exciting and eccentric world of analog technology and devices. Subscribe to join host, Ben Sey on an adventure into film photography, hi-fi equipment, camcorders, VHS and retro and vintage gear. Uploading weekly.

Publisher

Ben Sey

Category

technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Jan 2021

Latest episode

9 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

13 of 22 episodes have a transcript.

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   9 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S4E1. Red Shirt School of Photography

   In this episode, I explore an original photography fad coined "the red shirt school of photography", and its influence on popular culture and photography. The Vintage Tech Mall on eBay: https://www.ebay.ca/str/retrotechmallOfficial website: https:/www.vintagetechmall.comMy music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1z6ldWMW0iBLjkOdTywmkJMy music on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ben-sey/553439661

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   7 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S3E9. How to Choose The Best Medium Format Film Camera For You

   Ben explores three crucial factors for selecting the ideal medium format film camera, providing listeners with essential knowledge for informed purchasing decisions.

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   2 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S3E8. Top 5 Things to NEVER Do With Your Film Cameras

   The host discusses the five most critical mistakes to avoid when handling film cameras, helping photographers preserve their equipment.

Inside a recent episode

S4E1. Red Shirt School of Photography

Published 9 Feb 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But with the National Geographic Photographers what happened? There was a trend. It says that in 1938 only 23 color photographs were published per issue for National Geographic but in the 1940s the number rose to 63 and then there was a backlash. There were a group of voletists that started calling that trend Red Shirt School and that was based on the concept that photographers would be traveling with red shirts and scarves, colorful scarves and the likes and what they would do is that they would basically be traveling with them as props and they would place it on their subjects so that the subjects will pop out from the background and that was something that they used to do for different forms. […]