I Dream of Cameras

Like “Man in Black” Johnny Cash, Gabe Sachs is never seen without his signature ebon apparel. So what could coax him into donning a white dress shirt? And while we’re asking questions: who’s shooting 220 film, what’s a Zunow, and can Jeff actually perform Tom Lehrer’s “The Elements” on command? Find out in the latest obsidian-dark episode of I Dream of Cameras!Gabe was plied with birthday gifts!a camera-print shirt from a Paris boutiqueEyes Wide Open! 100 Years of Leica Photographya Polaroid Big Swinger and three precious packs of Fujifilm FP-3000bJeff made a world-wind trip to LA, where he and Gabe dined with Jeff’s friend and Renaissance-woman Cathy Rogers of indiepop legends Heavenly and Junkyard Wars a.k.a. Scrapheap ChallengeToday is Jeff’s 12th Alpaversary, yet his cherished 11si does not exist!to celebrate, he replaced the mirror foam in his Alpa 10s, and has a sexy how-to tip!Gabe bought a thrashed Rolleicord with Rolleinar close-up attachment and is wracked with regretJeff shot the Heavenly show with a Pentax 6x7 and 45mm lens and does not recommendyet he was quite pleased with his wedding shots from the XPan and Olympus XA4Gabe loved the documentary Uncropped, produced by Wes Anderson, about photographer James Hamiltonalso take note of Glen E. Friedman, seminal skateboard, punk and hip-hop shooter whose work is all over Dogtown and Z-Boysnow some questions! ever tried Shanghai 220 film?ever heard of the fascinating and ultra-rare Zunow SLR?did you know Tom Lehrer did a version of “The Elements” for a Polaroid sales meeting?and finally, our Prodigious Mailbag™, featuring a truly devastating missive from John Kelly, late of the Washington Post, in which he compares IDOC to the obscure and little-heard Camerosity podcast

Our blockbuster eightieth episode includes talk of wedding shoots and model shoots, German Rolleis and Swiss Alpas, plastic Pentaxes and Pano Portrait Snobs. Tune in for all the badinage!Eighty episodes — even the hosts can’t remember the highlights! So which three episodes would you recommend to the uninitiated?Gabe went to a Cameras & Coffee meetup at the Culver Steps……where he drooled over an Olympus OM-4Ti and a MamiyaflexHe also brought five cameras to a shoot with Claire Hinkley:the rare and coveted Tele-Rolleiflex lent to him by the sainted John-Michael Mendizzathe old faithfuls: Rolleiflex 2.8E2 and Leica M4the mighty Nikon FM3aand a long-languishing Hasselblad 500CWhen Jeff and his siblings met up in Philadelphia for their yearly Fourphans™ Weekend, the Canon EOS Rebel 2000 with 40mm lens was his faithful plastic companionHe also went to Unique Photo and gaped at some rare Alpas, including the freakish 8b, which is both an SLR and a rangefinderWhich cameras did he use to cover his girlfriend’s son’s wedding?Canon EOS Rebel 2000 for pre-wedding prepOlympus XA4 with A11 flash for the rehearsal dinnerand of course the Hasselblad XPan for rooftop beauty shots of the betrothedYearning to get some new gear, Jeff grabbed an 24mm Angenieux lens for the Alpa at KEH… only to return it because it was not Alpa mount, but ExaktaHe also handled a Pentax 17 and recoiled from its icky extruded bodyAnd despite his devotion to the XPan, he bombed at the Epson Pano Awards — could he be a victim of the pano portrait snobs?As requested by faithful listener Gaetan Cormier, may we present the “So good” t-shirt, a loving tribute to Gabe’s catchphraseAnd finally: a deep dive into our Prodigious Mailbag™

Gabe Sachs, 25 years after Freaks and Geeks, is the Astrid Kirchherr of American comedy; Jeff Greenstein, 25 hours after Paris Fashion Week, is the Derek Zoolander of European modeling. Tune in for their rollicking adventures!Jeff’s just back from a wild trip to Paris! Including:P did a runway gig for Balmain for Fashion Week…while Jeff modeled for renowned photographer Leslie Kee of Super magazine…suffered hand-check travails at Orly Airport…and browsed overpriced gear at Euro-Photoour friend Chloe Kissner now has a photo businessGabe did a photo shoot with Raven-Symonémysterious lightning marks on film - could it be static electricity?Freaks and Geeks just turned 25, and Gabe Sachs is the Astrid Kirchherr of contemporary comedyGabe did a lightning-fast photo session with new dad Eoin Mackenis the Wandrd Prvke Lite the platonic ideal of camera bags?our Prodigious Mailbag™, including a passing mention of lost folksinger Connie Converse, whose music and new biography you should investigate

Hear the crushing steel, feel the steering wheel! Gabe lingers in NYC for more photographic and culinary adventures, while Jeff sees his reflection in the luminescent dash of his newly beloved Alpa 10s. But what will happen when he gently caresses its warm leatherette? Tune in and find out!presenting… our bad-review mug! however, you gotta listen to the episode to find out where to get it, ‘cause it’s not on our merch pageGabe recounts further New York exploits with Sissi Lu, Chris Chu and Chris LowellSissi gave each of the boys one of her super-cool DO NOT X-RAY film travel bagsGabe test-drove the Pentax 17 and had some criticisms - pictures came out great, though!Gabe’s palate was enslaved by Xi’an Famous Foodshe visited the new Leica Store in the Meatpacking District - turns out they are still carrying used equipmenthis only dud of the entire trip: three rolls of film purchased from Willoughby’s turned out to be both expensive and expirederratum! apologia! mea culpa! we found Louis Mendes, namesake of our last episode (oops), and he’s a national treasureJeff has been finding the Alpa 10s an utter joy to shoot withbut beware of dry (ba-dum-bump-bump, ba-dum-bump) leatherette - Jeff did a quick fix with a replacement strip from cameraleather.com (and also procured a replacement sheet from Polar Bear Camera)Jeff bought a tiny Reveni light meter Mk. 1 on eBay and it is niceAusgeknipst (“switched off”), makers of the charger to replace the PX625 with the rechargeable Varta V80H, make their own version of The Thingy and so much more - check ‘em outMint’s new Rollei 35AF will cost $800, making the Pentax 17 seem like a bargainwe urge you to learn the story of the Salmon of Knowledge so you will be spared Jeff’s Irish accentP dusted off her old Nikon F5 and 85mm f1.8 Nikkor to shoot a newly engaged couple, burning through two rolls of FPP Color 125 in fifteen minutesexciting news! John-Michael Mendizza plans to lend Gabe his new Tele-Rolleiflexwe take a shallow dive into our Prodigious Mailbag™and finally, our art director Keith Greenstein wrote and illustrated a new children’s book - it’s called Why Don’t You Marry It? and you should buy it!

It’s Talking Heads: 77 as the boys convene in New York City for a pilgrimage to B&H Photo, where they ambush veteran camera guru Michael Armato at the used counter for what proves to to be a truly phenomenal interview. Then it’s off to Fotografiska for the long-promised visit to the Vivian Maier and Bruce Gilden shows. Who will emerge victorious when Jeff confronts his photographic nemesis? Tune in and find out!

Hurricane Debby brings a downpour of camera gear! Gabe’s out with his Leica III and Mamiya C330, while Jeff samples some digital Leicas. Gabe chats with Toronto photographer Jessica Devic, and Jeff recounts his acquisition of a rare Alpa 10s from a seller in Alaska. Tune in for all the fish stories!It’s raining cameras! So much to report…Gabe figured out how to adjust his Leica III rangefinderand he’s acquired a Metz 45 CT-1 flash, the Bruce Gilden Specialand he’s been shooting his Mamiya C330 with the chimney finderJeff wanted to shoot portraits with a Leica M Typ 240, but the charger was missing……so he tried a Leica V-Lux 4 and did not enjoy itmeanwhile, his girlfriend’s Nikon F5 turned up under a pile of winter clothes and ski bootshis “poor condition” Petri Color 35 Custom turned out to be perfectbut most improbably, he found an insanely rare Alpa 10s on craigslist… with Schneider-Kreuznach lens and tons of accessories… from the original owner in Alaska… for only $400! However…it was missing the takeup spool — thank goodness for eBayand there’s a tricky battery problem, for which he MacGyvered together a neat solutionspeaking of batteries, there’s a new thingy in town! Could KaptainKugelkopf’s rechargeable Varta V80H + this inexpensive charger be the ideal replacement for the long-discontinued PX625 battery? Jeff ordered one to find out!Gabe’s bookstore recommendation: Untitled Books in Echo Park, Los AngelesFred Coury is loving his Leica Q2turns out Gabe does know who Vincent Peters isGabe’s interview with Toronto photographer Jessica DevicGabe’s friend is a descendant of (and dead ringer for) the mighty Ernst Leitz!finally, a dog-paddle around our Prodigious Mailbag™, including how Jeff’s Strong Opinions about Vivian Maier cost his brother Steven a chance at love

One of the Best Photography Podcasts To Listen To In 2024 (per Amateur Photographer magazine) returns to bask in some praise for a change! In this blockbuster XL episode, we run down our travels in Europe and Canada, recap recent celebrity photo shoots, exult over exotic gear acquisitions, and dive to the bottom of our Prodigious and Informative Mailbag™! Tune in to see what the fuss is about!THE BIGGEST NEWS: our smash hit podcast earned global acclaim, as Amateur Photographer named us one of the best photography podcasts of 2024! Thanks, Jess Miller!you’d be wise to consult Lina Bessonova’s invaluable hand check guide before travelingJeff once again experienced sudden XPan battery death after less than a month (= 30 rolls), so mock his spreadsheet at your perila Czech photographer picked on Jeff for daring to do portraits with a pano camera - also, he failed to make the cut for Brooklyn Film Camera’s photo show - the shame!finding film in far-flung locations is HARD, so stock upJeff recounts an extremely bad experience with a Rome photo labnot to be out-traveled, Gabe went to Canada with his Leica M10 and Noctilux - what’s more, he:…visited Leitz Road in Midland, Ontario so his lens could see its birthplace…hung out with Jessica Devic at Youthful Vengeance Coffee in Toronto - she’s a tremendous photographer, check her out…toured Memento Film Lab in Toronto…shot Claire Hinkley with the peerless Olympus 35 RC and monstrous Mamiya C330…and had a Fred Coury rock ’n’ roll idyll at the Rainbow and Whisky a Go Go with Taime Downe of Faster PussycatJeff harpooned a long-sought white whale you’ve never heard of: the Petri Color 35 CustomGabe bonded with a TSA agent at Toronto Airport who turned out to be a film shooterbehold the B&H Lego set!check out the Half Frame List of half-cookie cameras in current productionwe’ll be at the Bruce Gilden and Vivian Maier shows at Fotografiska in Augustand finally, our Prodigious and Informative Mailbag™, featuring plenty of fierce clapback about the Pentax 17

Two glasses of white wine reduces Jeff to drunkenly raving about travel cameras, airport hand-check injustices and (predictably) his usual cast of bêtes noires. Meanwhile, stone-cold-sober Gabe offers sharp, reasoned takes on the new Pentax 17 and the cameras of 1955. Tune in to Episode № 74 (not 75) for all the mayhem!Jeff recorded this episode from Rome after imbibing two glasses of cheap white wine, which is why he keeps calling it Episode 75Why the two cameras Jeff picked for his extended European trip — Olympus XA4 and Hasselblad XPan — have been idealLisbon Airport is the worst — they abjectly refused to hand-check Jeff’s film!Jeff had 18 rolls developed at Ars Imago in Rome, and here’s what he learned: Kodak Portra 160 needs tons of lightGabe unexpectedly presents: Cameras in Focus 1955!Miranda TCanon IIs2A $200,000 Leica accessory the Leica UW underwater housingOlympus WideGabe visited our lovely friends at LA Film Camera and you should tooThe boys drop some Strong Opinions™ about the new Pentax 17 half-frame film cameraGabe considered trading his Rolleiflex 2.8F for a Plaubel Makina and finally opted not to……but because he’s Gabe, he stumbled across a garage sale in Pacific Palisades and came away with all this for only $200:Olympus 35RCTopcon RE Super with three lensesLeica V-Lux 3Gabe revisits his chronic bouts of which-camera-to-bring anxietyWe drop a small I Dream of Pizzas travel tip: the best pizza Jeff’s girlfriend has ever had was at Ai Marmi in RomeA dip into our paltry yet Prodigious Mailbag™ Gabe reacts to the NY Times article about film shooters trashing their negativesAnd Jeff offers one more shout for the RitchieCam,  an iPhone app that can emulate the XPan

“I am sitting in the smallest room of my house. I have your review before me. In a moment it will be behind me.” — Max Reger, German composer (1873–1916), responding to a savage reviewJeff’s in Lisbon at the start of a month-long European trip; Gabe’s in LA developing his own film for the first time in years. But what’s obsessing them the most? Their first rotten review! Tune in for all the merriment and NO PRAISE!Jeff’s choice of cameras and film for a month-long European trip:the Hasselblad XPan with both the 45mm and 90mm lensesthe mighty Olympus XA4 macro24 rolls of Kodak Portra 400 and Portra 160Gabe’s eBay misadventure in pursuit of the Pentax 50mm 1.7: the “as-is” Pentax ME Super and S1 turned out to be nonfunctional, the lens was dented……but he did get a Watson bulk loader!He lent his Canon EOS 3 to Martin Starr… so he had to buy a replacement: the EOS Elan 7NE. Which was perfect — even better than our beloved Rebel 2000!More eBaying: Gabe also got the Nikon 85mm f1.4Dand he got his beloved Leica M3 repaired by our trusty dusty camera repair guy! whom he interviewed! and who may finally be unmasked in an upcoming episode!Jeff was on the cusp of buying an Olympus OM-3 when his cherished 12” Retina MacBook dropped dead… hence no OM-3Gabe went shooting with the Elan and his Rolleiflex and processed the film himself — it’s a new era!In Lisbon, Jeff visited Vintage Dream Cameras and took a hard, hard look at a Snoopy 110 camera and a rare Leica IIIc with sharkskin leatheretteWe got a terrible review!Gabe compared Rolleiflex TLRs with Dave Tada, but it turns out there are lots of differences between the 2.8E and the 2.8E2! Also, Dave’s has an RZ67 finder!Our friend Oliver’s exotic Chinese Pearl River SLRJeff experienced sudden XPan battery deathWe empty out our Prodigious Mailbag™ Some notes on our composer Fred Coury: his former band Cinderella’s Night Songs was released on this day in 1986; also, Fred just won his 6th Emmy!

A transformational live-on-locational supersensational IDOCstravaganza! First we go to a Los Angeles Photography Club Cameras and Coffee meetup in Koreatown to talk to folks about their cameras and dogs. Then we SPAN THE GLOBE to interview Jo Geier, proprietor of Mint and Rare, a phenomenal camera shop in Vienna, Austria. You won’t want to miss this one, so TOON IN!

Consulting Producer Tucker Sachs, the real brains behind I Dream of Cameras, has long lurked in the shadows with a bone and a chew toy, but in this episode he finally steps into the light. Also discussed: photo books, photo contests, photo walks and photo acquisitions, along with every syllable of your deathless prose from the Prodigious Mailbag™.  It’s a doggie-dog world!Daido Moriyama’s ’71 NY is an incredible photo book shot on an Olympus Pen WGabe had a blast at the latest Beers and Cameras feat. Joe StittSpotted: a Fujica ST 801check out Walker Evans' subway photo book, shot with a Contax II: Many Are CalledJeff entered an Epson pano competition - any favorite photo contests?Gabe really should get a Nikon SP, but in the meantime he finally snagged an ugly black-paint Nikon F from KEHour new cult favorite film: FPP Color 125bulk-loading and its discontentsGabe scored a slew of point-and-shoots at a yard sale for a total of $28:Olympus Infinity IIFuji DiscoveryPentax IQ ZoomOlympus Infinity Jr.Polaroid announced an upgrade to their B&W 600 film - kudos!The IDOC gang are planning a Polaroid-peel-apart-film-shooting festivalcheck out Sissi Lu's reels and IG live shotsJeff is performing at the Ruskin Theatre in Santa Monica on Mother's Day (click See a Show and then look for Library Girl)The Prodigious Mailbag™ features the Osmond brothers doing Crazy HorsesHank Haddock’s ISO 3200 stickers (designed by Suné Horn) will help you avoid arguments at airport security - find them at tinyurl.com/savemyfilmdo you make photo books, and if so how?and finally, Consulting Producer Tucker Sachs puts in an appearance

He wouldn’t…. Now that the long-raging and ill-advisedly-ignited Vivian Maier debate has finally died down, Jeff wouldn’t throw gasoline on those embers by expressing a Strong Opinion about some recent Viv-related news, would he? Well, you’ll just have to tune in to find out. Also discussed: the boys swap cities, Gabe in New York and Jeff in Los Angeles; recent shooting adventures with a slew of cameras both old and new; and the proper way to express your love of our smash hit podcast: through lavish gifts!we had a tremendous response to the last episode — clearly 69 is something people really enjoyheh heh heh, the folks at Camerosity took the bait — haven’t y’all read The Mouse That Roared?Gabe’s adventures in New York shooting his Rolleiflex and Leica M10 with Sissi Lu (shoutout: Katz’s Deli) and Chris Chu (shoutout: Salt’s Cure), plus drive-bys at B&H and picturehouse + the small darkroomJeff sold his Robot Royal 24, but shipping to South Korea was twice as much as what the UPS website originally quoted, so he realized a net profit of $3.32however, he still wanted a square-format 35mm, so bring on the Mamiya Sketch… which is delightful and quirky!shooting the Canonflex R2000shooting the Pentax MF with FPP Color 125 (see Jeff’s article in Casual Photophile)a hearty thanks to super-listener Jeffry Pittman, who sent us a Baby Rollei, a Hermes 3000 typewriter, and lots of filmiPhone iOS 17.4 now includes podcast transcripts so you may enjoy our soaring rhetorical flourishesJeff mildly reacts to some recent Vivian Maier newsGabe’s planning an all-medium-format film shoot with the Pentax 6x7, the Mamiya RZ67, and the Hasselblad 501CMa passing mention of new friend Peter Kagan, about whom you will hear morea bold voyage into our Prodigious Mailbag™ and finally, a fond farewell to the great Joe Flaherty

Paulina Porizkova joins the boys to offer her unique perspective on the art and business of fashion photography. How’d she get into it? What’s the most important thing a photographer should know about working with models? Why does Paulina call Irving Penn “Mr. Penn”? Does the fact that Jeff has a spreadsheet of when he last changed the batteries in his cameras render him more attractive? All this and much, much more in our sexy Episode № 69 — nice!how Paulina got into modeling at age 15, how she learned the crafther growing awareness of lighting and camerasthe dance between photographer and model, and how it’s altered by different types of camerahow a photographer’s behavior influences a model’s confidencehow real is the Veruschka scene from Blow-Up?do you know if the shot is good?how aware are you of camera equipment?can what you know about modeling be taught?pay attention to lighting! take a selfie when you look great!were you ever interested in photography yourself?her late husband Ric Ocasek’s interest in photographystudio vs. location shootingthe business of modeling is not what you think!does the fact that Jeff has a spreadsheet of when he last changed the batteries in his cameras render him more attractive?what is the most important thing a photographer should know about working with models?is it different working with a female photographer?working with Irving Penn and why P always calls him “Mister”Bill Kingthe one photographer she wishes she’d had a chance to work with: Helmut Newtonthe resurgence of 35mm point-and-shoots in fashion photography, e.g. Marie Tomanova’s shoot for Czech Voguecan you get a good shot of a model by being mean to her?what’s it like shooting with your boyfriend, former photographer of plants and buildings?the portrait by Jeff that P lovesher Top 5 photographers she enjoyed working with:Mr. PennArthur Elgort (author of Camera Ready and Camera Crazy)Patrick DemarchelierMarcus BardMarco Glavianowhat’s it like being constantly confronted with images of your younger self? do you have a favorite?

It’s an xlent xlerated xtralarge xtravaganza as Gabe and Jeff hack and slash their way to the bottom of the Prodigious Mailbag™, which features a slew of emails penned by celebrities under the pseudonym “Alan Peres.” Also discussed: cameras of ’55, cameras of ’24, Dune 2, SB2, SL3, FP4, HP5, Number Six and Zippora Seven! Tune in as we run the numbers!Cameras in Focus 1955:Olympus WideRolleiflex 2.8Dthe Nikon SP was in development (which prompts a reprise of Jeff’s astonishing SP acquisition story)PentaflexGraflex Stereo Graphica 1955 survey of 35mm cameras by price rangeJeff briefly acquired an Asahi Pentax SB2, rare variant of the H3/S3 sold only on Japanese military bases… but it was broken, so back it wentGabe launches the Under $40 Camera Challenge!The soon-come Pentax film compact camera will be a half-frame model with zone focusingFor the third straight time, Leica reports record revenue, plus the new SL3 is outGabe rhapsodizes about the monstrous GowlandflexDave Tada picked Gabe up a coveted Nikkor 28mm f2.8……but he still yearns for an ugly black Nikon FDune 2 was shot on a $50 Helios-44!Nikon is buying REDJeff watched the great Yu Tsai in action at the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue 60th anniversary shoot in Fort LauderdaleWe go XL to empty out the Prodigious Mailbag™ Our IDOC Discord channel is hoppin’! Join us!

“Pablo Larraín, the film’s Chilean director, felt [Jackie] Kennedy’s love of beauty was so integral to her character that he requested [Natalie] Portman utter ‘I love beauty’ at some point during the shooting of every scene.” This is absurd, but not as absurd as Episode № 67 of I Dream of Cameras, “Your Extra Time and Your Kiss,” in which we discuss cameras called Beauty and Kiss and Super. Tune in for all the mayhem!Jeff made yet another math error! 64 is 2 to the fifthGabe presents… Cameras in Focus, 1956:Canon VTPentacon FB / Contax FBMamiyaflex Automat BIIBeauty 35 Super(“I love beauty”)Beier Precisa IIABolta Photavit 36Duplex Super 120Flexora IIIKodak Signet 40original Leica MPJeff snagged a Canon EOS New Kiss Panorama (a.k.a. Rebel G, a.k.a. Rebel 500N) for $14.50 and gave it to his brother StevenAfter much equivocation, and after handling the lens at B&H, he concluded he does not need the extravagantly-priced 30mm for the Hasselblad XPanGabe did an all-film photo shoot with Claire Hinkley during the recent L.A. monsoonAlso shot Kylie Silkman and her sister Danica with the stunning Helios-44 lensJason Schneider's books on camera collecting are amazingPerplexity.ai is a useful tool for camera comparisonsWe will try to chat with y’all on Discord - check the #idoc-podcast channel under Sunny 16Don Goldberg at DAG helped Gabe fix the broken strap guard on his Leica M6 TTLAnd finally, a deep dive into our Prodigious Mailbag™!

It’s a voyage to the bottom of the Prodigious Mailbag™ on our Smash Hit Podcast™, but before that there’s talk of the year in photography 1957, the revived Southern California camera show, Jeff’s trip to the Caribbean with a sexy Swede and also his girlfriend, eBay execs sending pig fetuses to their critics, and so much more!Jeff made yet another major math error! 64 is 2 cubedSorry, but Parenting Hell is not a smash hit podcastGabe presents The Year in Focus 1957:Nikon SPIlford SportsmanHasselblad 500CKodak Retina ReflexConcava Tessina watch camera TLRLeica M2 (for real) which when new went for $276, or $2,884.37 in today’s dollarsArsenal SalyutAsahi came out with the original PentaxOlympus Wide EGabe went to the new Huntington Park camera show (very exciting) and nearly bought a Contax TJeff visited 5R Photo Lab in New York and met proprietor AlecA trip to St. Barth’s, French West Indies occasioned the return of the XPan, and a love affair was reignitedJeff shot with both Portra 400 and 160… and liked 160 better!Gabe visited Jeff and P in NYC, went to B&H Photo, bought nothing……but then ordered an Exa 1B and a Helios-44 lensMint unveiled their coming-soon Rollei 35AF — apparently anyone can license the name “Rollei” for a buck fifty — but who needs this thing?A bunch of eBay execs were creepy criminalsJeff got a cool Minox film slitter from camerhack.itCheck out RitchieCam, a camera app for iPhone with an XPan emulation modeA dive so deep into our Prodigious Mailbag™ that it requires a bathyscapheGabe wants to hear about online photography websites you love - blogs, magazines, whatever

You want more and you want it fast? Tune in to Episode № 65 of I Dream of Cameras, “Rebel Rebel,” in which Gabe and Jeff wax rhapsodic about the trash-table treasure Canon EOS Rebel 2000. How did this grubby chunk of plastic capture the hearts of two men devoted to the cult of Leica? Pluck this pod and find out! Also, we call out great cameras NOT from the big-name brands, recount recent shooting adventures, and take a shallow dip into the deep and prodigious mailbag!Jeff made a major math error! 64 is 2^8Cameras of ’58:Nikon S3Leica M2Rolleiflex TMinolta SR-2Mamiya Elca (and from ’59, the fascinating square-format Mamiya Sketch)Ricoh 519Zeiss Ikon IkonetteAnd now, the long-promised Minority Report (great cameras not from the big-name brands)Alpa 11si (of course)Pentacon SixPetri Color 35Plaubel Makina 67 (Gabe’s gonna get one!)RectaflexBalda Baldaxette IIVoigtländer Vitessa LWideluxThe trash-table Canon EOS Rebel 2000 is dirt cheap and packed with features — we both love ours!There’s also an even-cheaper EOS Kiss Panorama with a stupid panorama switch!The 40mm f2.8 pancake lens is delightfulCheck out Casual Photophile's impassioned defense of “Dorky AF” SLRs of the late ‘90sGabe’s been shooting portraits (?!) with Leica’s 28mm ElmaritAnd finally, a dip into our Prodigious Mailbag™ 

The big news in Episode № 64 of I Dream of Cameras is the release of Harman Phoenix, a brand-new experimental color film from the company we insist on calling Ilford ‘cause they didn’t give us free stuff. Also covered: notable cameras of 1959; fun with Lomochrome Turquoise; Gabe’s recent five-camera all-film photo shoot; the growing cult of the Minolta P’s; last-minute holiday gift ideas; and tons of blowback in the Prodigious Mailbag!Cameras of 1959:Leica M1Minolta SR-1Tele-Rolleiflexdebut of the Nikon Fthe original one-lug Olympus Pen (made not by Olympus, but Sanko Shoji)Asahi Pentax S2 / H2Zeiss Ikon Contaflex SuperThe Russian Mir (a simplified Zorki 4)Gabe went to The Darkroom for the exciting debut of Harman Phoenix, a brand-new film from a company we insist on calling Ilford ‘cause they didn’t give us free stuffLabs working with this film are running smack into The Scannenberg Uncertainty PrincipleJeff had a blast shooting Lomochrome Turquoise with his rare and exotic Mamiya/Sekor 2000 DTLMeanwhile, Gabe’s been shooting with his cheap ’n’ cheerful Canon Rebel 2000 + 40mm f2.8 pancake lens — the results blew him away!He also recently did an all-film shoot with the Contax 645, Rolleiflex 2.8E2, Yashica T4, Leica M6… and Minolta P’s! P's Mania rolls on! Directing NBC’s new sitcom Extended Family, Jeff did some set photography with his beloved Olympus Pen EE-3. 78 shots on a roll!Holiday gift ideas! Jeff recently acquired some excellent photo books:Apollo VII - XVIIHasselblad - The Camera System 50 Years 1948-1998New York in PhotobooksWhy not our new Alan Daly t-shirt, or something else from our burgeoning merch page? Or Rachel's Brewster-Wright’s Ultimate Film & Darkroom WorkbookA dip into our Prodigious Mailbag™, featuring:More Vivian Maier blowback from our 50th episode - as revenge, Viv will be getting a one-woman show at Fotografiska New York in May 2024An excellent photo club, The Slow Camera ExchangeA wonderful 1942 article from The Atlantic, The Dream Camera

It’s our third anniversary episode, featuring celebrations galore and talk of cameras past, present and future. Plus the return of our Prodigious Mailbag™, featuring NO PRAISE! Tune in for all the merriment!Cameras of 1960:Nikkorex 35Nikon S3Mthe original CanonflexPentax Spotmatic shown at PhotokinaRolleiflex 2.8FRolleiflex Rollei MagicZeiss Contarex SpecialYashica 35MLeica R5Gabe and Jeff got great birthday gifts!the original Kodak InstamaticKodak Retina IIICLego RolleiflexLeica IXMOOA golden Minolta P’sGabe’s been trawling eBay for early LIFE magazinesPlease tell Jeff he doesn’t need a Nicca IIILHe’s also fascinated by the ridiculous Contax PreviewGabe’s got some shoots coming up, and plans to use:Contax 645Minolta P’sand the super-cheap Canon Rebel 2000 with the 40mm pancakeJeff’s quasi-repaired Pentax ES II is cursed… never again!…but he’s loving his rare and delightful Mamiya/Sekor 2000 DTL…and will soon be shooting on set with his beloved Olympus Pen EE-3A deep dive into our Prodigious Mailbag™ and finally: Gabe throws out the Under $95 Camera Challenge!

Gabe goes to a celebrity wedding; Jeff appears in Vogue Portugal. Gabe has a birthday; Jeff has a breakdown. And all the while, they scour the globe in search of the world’s finest vintage camera shops. Tune in for pulled pork and wienerschnitzel and much, much more!Cameras of ’61:Olympus Pen EECanon 7Rolleiflex wide-anglePentax H1/S1A vintage Hasselblad 500c ad: What could possibly make a camera worth $550?Gabe had a birthday and received a photo-themed gift: Life Magazine and the Power of Photography, featuring his beloved Gordon ParksOur corporate retreat in Austin, Texas featured visits to The Camera Exchange and Austin Camera, followed by BBQ at Rollin’ Smoke, where you get a free beer with your tipGabe’s verdict on the Nikon 28Ti: he agrees it’s boring and prefers the Yashica T4!Jeff’s Pentax ES II mega-saga: if your stuff gets damaged by UPS, submit a claim! As for Electro Spotmatics of all sorts, never again!The new I'm Back digital insert for 35mm cameras is larger than it appears - would you do it?We were gifted a complete set of Atlanta Film Co. films from Bill ManningJeff returned to Vienna, which is vintage camera heaven! Notable stops included Camera 31, Westlicht, Jo Geier, United Camera and the astounding Photo BörseMore security hassles in Frankfurt - next time, lie about your ISO!Gabe’s been shooting with his Rolleiflex and Leica M6Jeff spent some time with Leica photographer Pat DomingoAlso a shout-out to Branislav Simoncik, who shot P for Vogue PortugalStarting with Episode 17, the subtitles on the episode page at idreamofcameras.com became delightfully obscure references, yet nobody ever mentions them. Y’all paying attention?