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    I Dream of Cameras

    The smash hit podcast about cameras and camera collecting from Jeff Greenstein and Gabe Sachs.

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    Episode 25 • Where Have All the Cameras Gone? Jan 10, 2022
    Show notes

    The mailbag!

    It's a New Year — once again, check your batteries and exercise your cameras!

    As of October 2021, Paul BG is no longer making The Thingy, so how do we replace the discontinued mercury 625 battery? The 675 hearing-aid battery plus either a #9 rubber O-ring or a #10 split lock washer

    Time for more controversy: do you use the self-timer?

    Jeff's Electro Spotmatic meter has failed, and when a camera isn’t working, he cannot have it in the house

    Our thrift-store odyssey: Where are all the film cameras? They’ve been camer-raptured!

    Where to sell stuff, other than eBay? OfferUp, Mercari, Facebook Marketplace, ShopGoodwill, Etsy...

    Jeff’s hunt for an XPan / Fujifilm TX

    Are digicams the new film? (see this Casual Photophile article)

    Books: Pentti Sammallahti’s Here, Far Away

    Finally: Gabe’s annual report from the IDOC corporate retreat


    Episode 24 • Yippee Kai Yay (A Christmas Episode) Dec 21, 2021
    Show notes

    If loving Kai is Wong, we don't wanna be right! The centerpiece of this episode is our interview with Kai Wong, a YouTube mainstay for 15 years and author of the excellent new book Old School Photography. But first!

    the bulging mailbag, featuring listener feedback about depth-of-field preview, keeping the other eye open, soft releases, macro vs. telephoto...

    lucky limerick-contest winner David Van Sluis got a $150 gift card (instead of $50) from The Darkroom!

    check out Ethan Moses's Kickstarter - he's bringing his homemade 20x24 instant camera to Los Angeles

    what's with Linda McCartney's weird grip on her Nikon F in Get Back?

    follow-up to our Olympus episode: we forgot the rare & desirable Pen W! check out Daido Moriyama’s NY 71 to see what this lovely machine can do

    Kai Wong interview:

    who are your primary comedic influences?

    this week marks five years of your YouTube channel - how’s it going?

    what made you wanna write this book? and why film photography?

    the two halves of the book: first technical, then artistic

    tip #94: buy flight tickets, not gear

    talk about your first camera, the Pentax MZ-M - what other cameras have you held onto?

    street photography in Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles

    what's your shooting ratio for YouTube videos?

    neck strap, wrist strap or no strap?

    do you use a camera bag?

    do you use depth-of-field preview?

    do you keep the other eye open?

    is it more fun reviewing a bad camera?

    would you pay $3,600 for a Nikon FM2/T Year of the Dog camera?

    end-of-year thoughts

    check out our merch page for excellent holiday gifts!

    thanks to Fred Coury and Keith Greenstein - the whole team will be assembling for an IDOC corporate retreat this weekend

    to wrap up a glorious year, Gabe suggests everyone remind Jeff how much he’s wrong


    Episode 23 • Olympus Has Fallen Dec 06, 2021
    Show notes

    For our one-year anniversary, an XL show bursting with edification and amusement!

    they used the same font as the camera maker for the Olympus Has Fallen poster!

    a dip into the mailbag

    do you use depth-of-field preview?

    Gabe's trip to Toronto and Downtown Camera

    Jeff’s new 50mm f4 Macro-Takumar, a rare find

    is macro more exciting than tele?

    Gabe pits his new Nikon FM3a against his old Leicaflex, with surprising results

    soft releases are nice, but the expensive ones are ridiculous (as are hot shoe ornaments)

    Paul Thomas Anderson with his Nikon 28Ti - do you keep the other eye open?

    and now: our Olympus show!

    genius designer: Yoshihisa Maitani

    35RC (Jeff’s first camera)

    35RD

    35SP (and SPn, and DC, and UC, and…)

    Trip 35

    Pen D3

    Pen EF

    Pen EE

    Pen EE-3 (a box of 'em)

    Pen FT (see Billy Name’s All Tomorrow’s Parties book) and its GREAT lenses (25mm, 38mm pancake, 38mm macro, 40mm, 60mm f1.5…)

    OM-1: the one camera all four IDOCkers own

    the XA series

    Pen F digital

    the new “OM System"

    our limerick contest winners! over 75 entries! some were not limericks, and some were filthy! thanks to everyone who participated!

    thanks to all our listeners - hey, give us a review on iTunes!

    check out our new character merch!


    Episode 22 • How Could I Dance With Another, Ooh, When Asahi Standing There Nov 11, 2021
    Show notes

    This episode is dedicated to the memory of John Whitmore.

    A few items from the mailbag

    reminder about our fabulous contest — compose a limerick whose final word is a camera brand!

    Gabe’s Speed Graphic + two birthday acquisitions: Nikon FM3a and Pentax 6x7

    Jeff’s ConSol didn’t work, so bring on the Electro Spotmatic!

    Our Pentax show!

    the mighty Pentax 6x7 and its siblings

    Spotmatic… Spotmatic F… Electro Spotmatic

    The K1000, basically a Spotmatic F with a bayonet mount (but no timer or DOF preview! you can do better!)

    The rest of the K series, including Jeff’s one-of-a-kind half-frame KX

    The ME, ME Super SE... and the weird half-frame medical MF

    Pentax Auto 110 and Auto 110 Super

    KEH just opened a brick and mortar store in Atlanta!

    Our shooting plans for the coming weeks

    And finally! Check out the great new IDOC character shirts launching this week in the merch section of our website!


    Episode 21 • Introspective / Camera Shop Boys Oct 26, 2021
    Show notes

    After a dip into our bulging mailbag, an introspective episode:

    Why do we second-guess ourselves?

    What keeps us from getting out and experimenting?

    Why are we afraid to take chances?

    How do we avoid becoming discouraged?

    Perhaps by asking a friend to shoot with us?

    Maybe photograph some elderly relatives?

    Trust two comedy writers to plumb your psyche and heal all ills.

    Finally, we wrap up with gear updates, and — at long last — our FABULOUS CONTEST where you can win FABULOUS PRIZES!


    Episode 20 • Catch Up, Soup and Purée Oct 12, 2021
    Show notes

    Another freewheeling episode spanning a wide range of topics:

    thank-yous from Gabe for his NYFW adventure

    the mailbag

    recapping this week's Beers & Cameras events

    we miss the Pasadena camera show! how are y’all coping?

    we've tried hitting the thrift stores — where are the film cameras?

    Gabe makes good on his Marie Nikondo vow — use your underused cameras, or get rid of ‘em! think of that 22-year-old graduate student at UT Austin!

    Jeff’s new acquisition: the Canon 50mm 1.4 for Leica screwmount

    Jeff is not doing color processing anymore

    Polaroid Color SX-70 film is not very sharp

    follow-up to our previous discussion of Vivian Maier

    since Facebook & Instagram were down this week, let’s talk social media: is it net positive or net negative?

    camera spotlight: our favorite point and shoots

    coming soon: our camera giveaway!


    Episode 19 • Icons and Nikons Sep 22, 2021
    Show notes

    An XL episode boasting two blockbuster features: Gabe’s recap of his adventures covering New York Fashion Week, followed by our survey of the esteemed camera marque known as Nikon.

    Gabe recounts shooting NYFW and the Met Gala

    Jeff’s new acquisitions: a Canon P rangefinder… and (on the way) the Canon RF 50mm f1.4, the Japanese Summilux

    And now: our Nikon show!

    when did you become aware of Nikon, and what was your first?

    Nikon rangefinders: the SP and its siblings

    the Nikon/Canon wars of the '70s/‘80s

    evolution of the F: F2, F3…

    why no more rangefinders? (till the S3 2000 and SP 2005 commemorative editions)

    spurred by the OM-1, Nikon goes compact: the FM and FE series

    the Nikkormat / Nikomat

    the FM3a — their best ever? 1/4000 with no battery!

    the coveted FM2/T Year of the Dog edition

    consider the Nikonos — they’re so cheap!

    countless point & shoot Nikons, APS cameras…

    the 35Ti, which is not good!

    favorite lenses (e.g. the 105mm f2.5)

    one Nikon to rule them all: which would you choose?


    Episode 18 • Fast and Furious 18 Sep 01, 2021
    Show notes

    It’s a pulse-pounding thrill-ride (but really, the theme is family) as Jeff and Gabe attempt to cover 18 topics in 60 minutes. Among the items discussed:

    our week in acquisitions and repairs

    emails from the teeming masses, including a masterpiece by James Thorpe

    who made that film? check out tinyurl.com/whatisthatfilm

    research and acquisition - Jeff throws a camera at Gabe and he researches it on the spot

    bulk-loading cassettes are a problem!

    Robert Capaand Vivian Maier and mythmaking

    our recommended cameras in the $300 range

    patience and willingness to learn something new

    doing your own printing (darkroom or inkjet)

    focus points

    homemade cameras, 3D printing… the failure of the Reflex, the success of Cameradactyl

    what famous photographer used my camera?

    what’s the sexiest shutter sound? what analog camera provided the shutter sound of the iPhone?

    sprocket holes and fake rebates

    the Leica/Hasselblad mystique - what other cameras have an “aura”?

    pricey new films - Open That Film Night!

    love to Mike Gutterman and Rachel + Constance Mallory Brewster-Wright

    our upcoming camera giveaway! and our banner and stickers!


    Episode 17 • Leica Damn Sociopath Aug 11, 2021
    Show notes

    As long threatened, it’s our all-Leica show! Fear not if you’ve yet to be inducted into the sacred cult (pro tip: the password is MOOLY), because in this rollicking episode, Jeff (three Leicas) and Gabe (at least sixteen) will recount their journeys into the haunted forests of Wetzlar. Does the camera live up to the hype? Does the glass? Do the empty boxes which go for hundreds of dollars on eBay? Tune in and find out.

    how'd you first become aware of Leica?

    when did you handle your first one?

    how long between then and buying one?

    what took getting used to? - rangefinder vs. SLR

    which lens did you get first? and which after that?

    the mystery of MOOLY and other accessories

    what was your second Leica?

    screw mount, M series, R series…

    The cult and the culture - Leica ephemera - books and pins and bags and vintage posters and anything that says Leica on it, even the ugliest red golf shirt you’d never wear - the toy bear, commemorative editions…

    would you buy another?

    which do you have your eye on?


    Episode 16 • Reciprocity Success Jul 27, 2021
    Show notes

    We asked for emails and DMs, and y’all reciprocated! In this freewheeling episode, Jeff and Gabe react to suggestions, corrections and emendations from our legions of faithful listeners. What are our cinematic influences? Is Ansel Adams a terrible writer? How nice is Dave Grohl? What is the nature of reality? You won’t wanna miss this one.


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