Vapid glad-handing? Try happy wed-banding, because Jeff and P are engaged! This blockbuster XL episode features a brief recap of the proposal and a lengthy recap of the engagement-moon that followed, with a smattering of camera content along the way. Tune in for all the romance! Gabe went to New York! at B&H, the mighty Shlomo hooked him up with a Rolleiflex 2.8E - so much for that 30-camera limit! hung out with Sissi Lu and Chris Chu shot nothing but film with the Leica M6 went to an event at Kodak House, saw some great stuff shot with with a Kodak Baby Brownie and left J + P a cool old Christie’s auction catalog from the Chelsea flea market Jeff lingered in Europe! bought and then returned a Zeiss Tenax II picked up film, books and apparel at the Zurich Ars Imago snagged a Freitag Lassie bike-messenger bag at their flagship store as an all-weather beach-friendly camera tote back home, his half-cookie Alpa 10s is undergoing major surgery while the recent Leica auction featured a similar Alpa 10s half frame and also the last original Alpa ever built! the 11es Jubilee Kodak Vision 3 may yield gorgeous results, but getting it processed is challenging - Atlanta Film Company to the rescue at Nice airport, the Sissi Lu Do Not X-Ray bag was a lifesaver we share news of big Chattanooga photo walk we’re sadly missing! and finally: two gods have ascended to a higher plane, Ozzy Osbourne and Tom Lehrer

Episode № 92 finds the boys in Sunset Strip rock clubs and sun-baked Czech vineyards, sampling exotic cinema film and strange European cameras, taking in celebrity gallery shows and nibbling koláče. What happened to those two humble kids from the oak groves of Riverdale and the pine forests of Atlanta — and who is Mike Sopko? Tune in to IDOC’s latest and find out — they’ve only got eight more to go! * question: were we crisper and more cogent in earlier episodes? does this guy have a point?? buy a mug if you concur! * Gabe (and resident rock god Fred Coury) took Canadian hockey reporter Scott Laughlin to the Rainbow Room, then Mini-Kiss (a Kiss tribute band consisting entirely of little people) at the Roxy * Gabe also went to a Cameras and Coffee… * saw the amazing Paul McCartney show at Gagosian Gallery * hunted for a replacement for his beloved Canon R5 and Sigma 85mm Art Lens… and Roberts Camera a.k.a. UsedPhotoPro came through! Meredith put together an incredible package for him * Gabe returned to the LA Camera Expo at the Hotel Burbank and snapped up a Leicaflex SL with a 60mm f2.8 three-cam lens * but it didn’t stop there! he also nabbed a Hasselblad 501CM from Ethan Ingram, and a point-and-shoot to be named later - he’s arrived at the promised 30-camera collection * hold on there’s more! with an assist from Brandon Steadman, he (might) also (have) snapped up a Leica R8, which would bring the collection to 31 (not including some broken ones) - okay, maybe we’re calling it thirtyish * Jeff’s been in a Prague for a month, has shot 22 rolls of film, and cannot live without his XPan exposure compensation dial - how ’bout you? do you use yours? * when the paint chipped off his e.c. dial, Jeff did a quick fix with a white paint pen from a local art supply store * also, he found a new local lab to complement the mighty FotoŠkoda: FilmStore Prague, which has excellent prices for developing & scanning * plus they roll their own Kodak Vision 3 cinema film, leaving the remjet on, and process it ECN-2 - Jeff shot their 250D and found the palette beautiful and the images stunningly sharp, and it’s half the local cost of Portra! * (n.b.: it’s not the same as CineStill’s old 250D, which had the remjet removed) * Jeff bought a rare Minox photo book from a seller in Germany and had it shipped straight to his Prague apartment, thereby saving tons of money and time - check out the preview on YouTube of Oktaeder: Spy-cam Sketches Minox 8x11 by Peter Bernard * he also bought a vintage Alpa employee badge on eBay and vows to wear the late Mike Sopko’s nametag with pride - Mike repaired cameras at the also-late Crick Camera in Kansas City for over forty years - here’s to you, Mike! * seller goKevincameras is struggling mightily with tariff issues * of course we must rifle wildly through our Prodigious Mailbag™ * Gabe’s advice on how to how to find people to photograph? ask local artists! * a final note: mere hours after recording this episode, Jeff’s XPan suffered its second bout of Sudden Fujifilm Battery Death™ in less than a month!

Once again I Dream of Cameras spans the globe, with Jeff in Prague and Gabe in Los Angeles, and not even a nine-hour time difference can slow us down! In fact, one might say we are utterly devoid of camera viscosity, or “camerosity” for short. In this supersized episode… Jeff unknowingly chatted up Danny Clinch about his Leica Q2 at the Trombone Shorty Soho Session, and the acclaimed photographer was faintly dismissive for the next two months Jeff’s in Prague, where the camera shops (FotoŠkoda, Jan Pazdera) are far too alluring he’s been eyeing a lovely Zeiss Tenax II, a flawed Olympus 35SPn, and a beautifully brassed black Canonflex RM before departure, Jeff did the unthinkable: snagged a bargain-basement half-frame Alpa 10s on the ‘Bay - it’s half a Swiss cookie and the realization of a lifelong dream! talking Leicas with Dave Tada, Gabe realized he needs a 35mm lens for his Leica III - he already has the 50mm Serenar, so any suggestions? Gabe went to the Fujifilm event for their bizarre new half-a-cookie digital - what did he learn about the elusive x100vi? Gabe has gone half-cookie INSANE with his Olympus Pen FT, so now our friend Sissi Lu has enticed him to give the Pentax One Seven one more try - what will he grab next, the chunky plastic Pentax or the mighty meterless Olympus Pen FV? he’s got a portrait shoot coming up, and plans to use the Kiev 60, the Leica III and the Mamiya RZ67 as for replenishing his collection, he’s up to 27 of a planned 30 cameras  Jeff was shooting around Prague when Sudden Fujifilm Battery Death struck again! Fuji’s battery displays in both the XPan and GA645 are pure fiction Gabe’s also been rebuilding his book collection with Duane Michals Portraits and volumes by Sarah Moon and Clifford Coffin let us now praise John Wade’s Retro Cameras, which is what Ralph Bellamy’s book should have been once again we make it halfway down the depths of our Prodigious Mailbag™ Gabe unleashes a raft of thank-yous and adds a final postscript: nature is healing and he’s back in the bag business, welcoming a new Nomatic Luma McKinnon

This episode starts out great, then gets better and better. It’s informative and witty, talking about the real joys of film. There are distinctive gear reviews, as Jeff raves about his new Pentax MX, possibly triggering the IDOC effect on eBay. And of course, there’s plenty of vapid gladhanding, as Gabe hits one LA camera show after another. Plenty to hear here, so tune in! well looky here! Bad Review Guy updated his bad review on iTunes! guess he's still listening! as for the rest of you, leave us a good one, OK? Busy Gabe went to his first camera meetup since the Palisades fire: Beers & Cameras in Venice… saw a pristine Widelux F7 with the coveted filter set, purchased from Blue Moon Camera… got gifted the beat-up black-paint Nikon F of his dreams… went to the LA Camera Expo in Burbank… also received from spider_dude two Walker Evans books, incl. Walker Evans & Company… and met up with Claire Hinkley to shoot with the Mamiya C33, the Leicaflex SL and the Nikon FE Jeff's yearning for a Pentax MX took him from MX to ME SE to (courtesy of the good folks at K&M Camera) the Nikon FG… but then back to the MX, which is lovely - it's a K1000, only better and smaller! podpal Ollie grabbed a groovy Kiev 10 at Unique Photo in Philadelphia Jeff took in the excellent Weegee and American Job shows at ICP… and had coffee with Sissi Lu, discussing the triumph of her Do Not X-Ray bag and her love of the Pentax One Seven now Jeff's Eurotrip is imminent... and ChatGPT’s camera recommendations were uncanny! finally, we tackle as much of the Prodigious Mailbag™ as we can handle till it’s time for Jeff to have burritos with his girlfriend

Jeff’s back from the Caribbean island of St. Barth’s with a report on his new favorite beach camera, while out in the West, Gabe’s renewed camera collection continues to burgeon... as does the enmity of one listener each time Jeff mentions the Pentax 17. Find out why in the latest un-dour, un-flaccid episode of I Dream of Cameras, because provocation is our forte! * Gabe shot his Kiev 60 and the Bronica ETR-Si * and is eyeing: * black Leicaflex SL * 35mm f4 Schneider lens for Leicaflex * and Mamiya Universal * meanwhile, Jeff is eyeing: * Pentax MX * Weltron 2007 * Atari 4-Player Football * Alpa Si 3000 * Nikkor F * Jeff's St. Barth's report: the Ona Union Street camera bag was ideal * of course he brought the Hasselblad XPan, but at the last minute subbed in the Canon EOS Rebel 2000 for the Olympus XA4, and it was the perfect beach-party nighttime-flash trash camera * he shot mostly Portra 160 and 400, but also tried some Santacolor 100 and Film Washi X, which it turns out are the same thing! Kodak Aerocolor IV * no hand-check madness on this trip - Sint Maarten, Saint Barthélemy, all security personnel were totally obliging - once again we credit the Sissi Lu DO NOT X-RAY bag, now available at a camera store near you * good travel buddies: Zeiss lens wipes and a rocket air blower * let’s help Lina Bessonova and handcheckfilm.com! when you travel, send a report to her contact page so she can keep this valuable resource up to date * Gabe recommends Graination in Toronto, a coffee shop and film lab * we stick our snouts deep into the Prodigious Mailbag™, where a listener savagely upbraids Jeff for calling the Pentax 17 by its proper name (here’s proof) * finally, look for our appearance on an obscure podcast called Camerosity, talkin’ Alpas

Gabe spills the tea — about the cameras he’s hunting for as he rapidly rebuilds his collection — while Jeff spills the coffee. That’s it. He spills it. Then recounts a whirlwind European trip featuring a phantasmagoria of phenomenal photographica. New York, London, Paris, dry-dock — everybody talk about pop IDOC! * Jeff bought a camera bag! okay, he found a used Ona Union Street at B&H, but whaaaaat???? * … then he went to London … * got an odd little book at The Photographer's Gallery on Analog Photography * visited Camera City, said hi to Pany, did not buy a Bronica RF645 * visited Aperture Photographic, gaped at the amazing inventory, talked with Simon about photography with a Pentax Stereo Adapter, did not buy an absurd Contax Preview * visited Mr Cad, kibitzed with the legendary Alex Falk, did not buy a rare and tantalizing Wrayflex, once again got the book instead * … then on to Paris … * visited Photo-Vincent, met the man himself, drooled over a black Alpa 6c and the 30mm lens for the XPan * there was zero hand-check madness on this trip! we credit the Sissi Lu DO NOT X-RAY bag * the sainted John-Michael Mendizza sent Gabe a Rolleiflex 2.8c and Jeff a Zeiss Taxona * how’s Gabe getting on with his half-a-cookie Olympus Pen FT? he’s on frame 56… * the viewfinder’s a bit dim, so Jeff unfortunately altered him to the existence of the Pen FV * Gabe’s up to twenty cameras of his planned thirty-camera collection, and here are the items on his hit list: * Mamiya RZ67 * Kiev 60 with Volna-3 lens * Mamiya C330 * black Leicaflex SL * Pentax MX (he’s already got the 40mm pancake!) * a brassed black Nikon F * and the 35mm Sigma art lens for the Canon EOS 3 * Gabe got a Yashicamat LM and a Minolta SRT-101 from Maria Elena Rodriguez * opened the time capsule camera bag, went back to the Palisades house with Brandon, and unearthed more cameras * Jeff has a final book recommendation: Tight Heads by Candy Clark * we finally voyage to the very bottom of our Prodigious Mailbag™ * and end with a challenge: write lyrics for our theme song! you could win fabulous prizes!

A long-awaited catch-up in which Gabe reviews the events of the past month. The biggest news: he bought a half-frame camera! WHAT IS UP WITH THIS DUDE? Tune in for the rollicking debrief! * how’s Gabe doing? well, he: * took some trips to the Palisades house with Brandon * found the remains of many cameras, including Rolleiflexes * was interviewed by National Geographic reporter Gideon Mendel, who documents such things * and has returned to shooting! with the Rolleiflex 3.5E, Nikon FE, Leica M6… * ...but not the cameras in the bag he grabbed on the day of the fire * Trev Lee thoughtfully returned the Rolleiflex Gabe had traded him for his Leica M5 * Gabe went to the LA Camera Expo, which is shaping up great * while in LA, Jeff shot with: * Rolleiflex SL350 — sublime! * Canon F-1 Lake Placid Olympics edition — underrated! * Rollei C35 — ridiculous! * FujiFilm GA645 — confounding! * upon departure, he removed all batteries from idle cameras ‘cause he’s compulsive * and he swapped Alpas! the 11si and 50mm Kern-Macro-Switar came east, while the 10s and 24mm Angenieux stayed west! * shocking half-a-cookie news! Gabe bought an Olympus Pen FT! * while Jeff failed to snag a Zeiss Tenax II, so he bought the book by Wes Loder instead * and he received a cool Lego Retro Camera as a gift from Todd and Mistie * may we draw your attention to Andy Gray’s amazing IDOC-inspired Pentax MF mod page * a rare treat! Jeff dined with Sunny 16’s Clare Marie Bailey and her brilliant musician friend Gwenno at the storied Chelsea Hotel * we take an emotional dip into our Prodigious Mailbag™ * and finally, we urge you to see Bob Trevino Likes It, starring our friends Barbie Ferreira and French Stewart

Wednesday, January 8, 2025, 8:11 a.m. PST. Text from Gabe Sachs: “Well, all I can say is… I bet I have culled my camera collection faster than anyone else in history.” In this episode, Gabe recounts his experience during the Palisades Fire, which destroyed over a hundred Rolleiflex TLRs. Tune in for all the details.

I Dream of Cameras kicks off the new year with another blockbuster XL episode! Jeff chillingly limns the hundred-degree delta between Jamaica and Iceland, and how the Fuji GA645 and Hasselblad XPan fared in each. Gabe exhumes some old warhorses from the back of the camera cabinet. And they top it all off with some STRONG OPINIONS about a new film-camera book. Tune in for all the fireworks! * a scant 13 days after returning from a beach vacation in Jamaica, Jeff jetted off to Iceland for New Year’s, toting along the Fujifilm GA645 Professional and the Hasselblad XPan — how did they fare? * Gabe recounts a recent photo shoot with the lovely Lyliana Wray, featuring the Nikon D700, Canon Sure Shot Owl and Jeff’s beloved Olympus 35 RC * in the course of reorganizing, Gabe unearthed a few long-neglected cameras he wants to shoot with: * Exakta VX IIa * Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta * Pentacon Six TL * and the mighty Graflex Super D * at Jeff’s behest, the heroes at Ausgeknipst made a PX450 adapter for the Alpa 10 series * welcome to another edition of Jeff’s deeply nerdy “Nobody Cares” Corner! this time he does a lengthy exegesis of camera serial numbers — there’s so much you can learn! some examples: * Fujifilm * Hasselblad, using the VHPICTURES code * Kodak, using the CAMEROSITY code * Konica, using the MY BEST KONICA code * Leica * Polaroid SX-70 * Rollei 35 * Jeff reviews Ralph Bellamy a.k.a. Bellamy Hunt a.k.a. Japan Camera Hunter's new book Film Camera Zen. shots fired!! come at me, Ralph! * and finally, we take a graceful swan-dive into our Prodigious Mailbag™

Episode № 84 is a special rush-released super-sized Christmas / Hanukkah episode — unwrap it and enjoy! Gabe’s been shooting with the Polaroid Big Swinger, Rolleiflex 2.8E2, Nikon F2, Leica M4… he had a lab mishap! they made it right, but it still shakes your confidence Polaroid peel-apart camera rollers vs. blades Gabe went to Alcove Café with Rafael Hernandez and Dave Tada, members of the elite Fuji X100VI club, and now he's lusting for one submitted for your approval: the mighty Fujifilm GF670 Professional when was the last time Jeff shot with the Leica M6 TTL? August 2021… so we’re both culling our collections! message us! is there a camera that’s too perfect? that you shoot too quickly with? like the Canon EOS Rebel 2000 or Canon 5D? Jeff didn’t shoot much in Jamaica, and here’s why: he wanted no barriers between him and the experience - do you sympathize? the Fujifilm GA645 Professional gave Jeff a scare - as with the XPan, Fuji’s battery indicators are wildly deceptive are CR123 and CR123a the same battery? maybe! final reckoning: which cameras will Jeff bring to Iceland? meanwhile, Ollie’s bringing a Kodak Medalist! expired 220 film is super-intriguing! Gabe feels he can always count on his Rolleiflex - what are the cameras you rely on? our Prodigious Mailbag™ is bigger than Santa’s bag of toys next episode, Jeff reviews Bellamy Hunt a.k.a. Japan Camera Hunter's new book Film Camera Zen - tune in for the tea!

I Dream of Cameras storms into the fifth year of its five-year mission with new life and new civilization! Gabe went on a photo tear through New York City. Jeff cut an astounding deal on new gear at the Chelsea flea market. And there are imminent trips to Jamaica, Iceland and downtown LA. Will your enterprising interlocutors boldly go where no XPan has gone before? Pluck our latest pod and find out! * welcome to IDOC Year Five! * Gabe recounts his visit to B&H Photo in New York with rockstar street-shooter Sissi Lu and repair guru Shlomo * who killed Fotografiska NYC? could it be… Satan? * to find out, Jeff and P watched Finding Vivian Maier * at Sissi’s behest, Gabe will be giving the controversial Pentax 17 another half-a-shot * Jeff’s coveted 24mm Angenieux for the Alpa arrived, and it's gorgeous * he also made an impulse buy at the 25th St. flea market in Chelsea… * a Fujifilm GA645 Professional, complete with original box, papers, case and caps! * it’s a medium-format half-a-cookie autofocus point-and-shoot! 6x4.5 but not a big ugly box! * negotiation strategy: Jeff and Ollie cut a package deal with the seller for the Fuji, a Contax III and a Konica Big Mini - what a bargain! * the GA645 image size is 56×42mm = 2,352mm² (XPan is 1,560mm²), so should it replace the XPan on Jeff’s forthcoming trips to Jamaica… and Iceland? * Gabe’s planning a night shoot with Leicas M10, Monochrom and M4.. and flash! * and of course, we close with an exceptionally informative and Prodigious Mailbag™ * go to our merch page for all your holiday gift-giving!

“Four more years! Four more years!” Could you have ever imagined, when these two miscreants launched I Dream of Cameras on 11/20/20, that four years later the show would be an unstoppable juggernaut and the toast of seven continents? Neither could we! In this epic-sode, Gabe dons a dopey hat and Jeff a dopey visage to reflect upon IDOC’s journey from to zygote to Smash Hit. There’s a quiz! A truce! A song! A rundown of panoramic aspect ratios! Tune in for all the persiflage and badinage, which is NEVER, EVER BORING! * It’s our fourth anniversary show, and Gabe wore a stupid hat! Celebrate four years of our Smash Hit Podcast™ by giving us notes! * Gabe went to a Beers and Cameras meetup at Canyon Coffee in Echo Park… * … and William Piper let him try his Plaubel Makina 67 - but Gabe has an issue with it! * Gabe quizzes Jeff about how well he knows his podpartner * Jeff bought himself a birthday present, the rare and coveted 24mm Angenieux for the Alpa… waited all day for it to arrive… and the mailman passed him by! We invite you to share your own maddening “waiting for new equipment” stories * Jeff embarks on an ill-advised and deeply nerdy rundown of panoramic aspect ratios (XPan, Minolta P’s, Widelux) vs. various cinema formats * No more animosity with Camerosity! we love those guys, and not just ‘cause they wanna collaborate on an Alpa episode * Gabe went to a Catalina wine mixer, POW! - USC’s Distinguished Leaders Program - and led the participating CEOs through a cool photography exercise * finally, we take a relaxing dip in our prestigious and Prodigious Mailbag™, perhaps our best yet! prepare to be moved!

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 boutique Eyes Wide Open! 100 Years of Leica Photography a Polaroid Big Swinger and three precious packs of Fujifilm FP-3000b Jeff 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 Challenge Today 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 regret Jeff shot the Heavenly show with a Pentax 6x7 and 45mm lens and does not recommend yet he was quite pleased with his wedding shots from the XPan and Olympus XA4 Gabe loved the documentary Uncropped, produced by Wes Anderson, about photographer James Hamilton also take note of Glen E. Friedman, seminal skateboard, punk and hip-hop shooter whose work is all over Dogtown and Z-Boys now 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 Mamiyaflex * He also brought five cameras to a shoot with Claire Hinkley: * the rare and coveted Tele-Rolleiflex lent to him by the sainted John-Michael Mendizza * the old faithfuls: Rolleiflex 2.8E2 and Leica M4 * the mighty Nikon FM3a * and a long-languishing Hasselblad 500C * When 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 companion * He also went to Unique Photo and gaped at some rare Alpas, including the freakish 8b, which is both an SLR and a rangefinder * Which cameras did he use to cover his girlfriend’s son’s wedding? * Canon EOS Rebel 2000 for pre-wedding prep * Olympus XA4 with A11 flash for the rehearsal dinner * and of course the Hasselblad XPan for rooftop beauty shots of the betrothed * Yearning 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 Exakta * He also handled a Pentax 17 and recoiled from its icky extruded body * And 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 catchphrase * And 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-Photo * our friend Chloe Kissner now has a photo business * Gabe did a photo shoot with Raven-Symoné * mysterious lightning marks on film - could it be static electricity? * Freaks and Geeks just turned 25, and Gabe Sachs is the Astrid Kirchherr of contemporary comedy * Gabe did a lightning-fast photo session with new dad Eoin Macken * is 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 page * Gabe recounts further New York exploits with Sissi Lu, Chris Chu and Chris Lowell * Sissi gave each of the boys one of her super-cool DO NOT X-RAY film travel bags * Gabe test-drove the Pentax 17 and had some criticisms - pictures came out great, though! * Gabe’s palate was enslaved by Xi’an Famous Foods * he visited the new Leica Store in the Meatpacking District - turns out they are still carrying used equipment * his only dud of the entire trip: three rolls of film purchased from Willoughby’s turned out to be both expensive and expired * erratum! apologia! mea culpa! we found Louis Mendes, namesake of our last episode (oops), and he’s a national treasure * Jeff has been finding the Alpa 10s an utter joy to shoot with * but 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 nice * Ausgeknipst (“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 out * Mint’s new Rollei 35AF will cost $800, making the Pentax 17 seem like a bargain * we urge you to learn the story of the Salmon of Knowledge so you will be spared Jeff’s Irish accent * P 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 minutes * exciting news! John-Michael Mendizza plans to lend Gabe his new Tele-Rolleiflex * we 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 rangefinder * and he’s acquired a Metz 45 CT-1 flash, the Bruce Gilden Special * and he’s been shooting his Mamiya C330 with the chimney finder * Jeff 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 it * meanwhile, his girlfriend’s Nikon F5 turned up under a pile of winter clothes and ski boots * his “poor condition” Petri Color 35 Custom turned out to be perfect * but 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 eBay * and there’s a tricky battery problem, for which he MacGyvered together a neat solution * speaking 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 Angeles * Fred Coury is loving his Leica Q2 * turns out Gabe does know who Vincent Peters is * Gabe’s interview with Toronto photographer Jessica Devic * Gabe’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 traveling * Jeff once again experienced sudden XPan battery death after less than a month (= 30 rolls), so mock his spreadsheet at your peril * a 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 up * Jeff recounts an extremely bad experience with a Rome photo lab * not 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 Pussycat * Jeff harpooned a long-sought white whale you’ve never heard of: the Petri Color 35 Custom * Gabe bonded with a TSA agent at Toronto Airport who turned out to be a film shooter * behold the B&H Lego set! * check out the Half Frame List of half-cookie cameras in current production * we’ll be at the Bruce Gilden and Vivian Maier shows at Fotografiska in August * and 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 75 * Why the two cameras Jeff picked for his extended European trip — Olympus XA4 and Hasselblad XPan — have been ideal * Lisbon 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 light * Gabe unexpectedly presents: Cameras in Focus 1955! * Miranda T * Canon IIs2 * A $200,000 Leica accessory the Leica UW underwater housing * Olympus Wide * Gabe visited our lovely friends at LA Film Camera and you should too * The boys drop some Strong Opinions™ about the new Pentax 17 half-frame film camera * Gabe 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 35RC * Topcon RE Super with three lenses * Leica V-Lux 3 * Gabe revisits his chronic bouts of which-camera-to-bring anxiety * We drop a small I Dream of Pizzas travel tip: the best pizza Jeff’s girlfriend has ever had was at Ai Marmi in Rome * A dip into our paltry yet Prodigious Mailbag™ * Gabe reacts to the NY Times article about film shooters trashing their negatives * And Jeff offers one more shout for the RitchieCam, an iPhone app that can emulate the XPan