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 EE Canon 7 Rolleiflex wide-angle Pentax H1/S1 A 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...
Oct 27, 2023•53 min•Ep. 62
A rare treat: IDOC № 61 is dedicated to you, our legions of devoted listeners. In this XL episode, we take a deep, deep dive into our Prodigious Mailbag™, which as of recording ran 46 emails deep. Tune in as Gabe and Jeff respond to inquiries, sympathies, clapbacks and condemnations. It’s sixty-wonderful! Cameras of ’62: Minolta Hi-Matic Nikon F Photomic Hasselblad 500C in space! Wally Schirra aboard Mercury 8 Canonflex RM Pentax SV Miranda DR Fujicarex Ricoh Singlex After we revealed our eBay w...
Oct 14, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 61
In Episode № 60 of I Dream of Cameras, Gabe and Jeff stun the photography world by boldly revealing the contents of their fiercely guarded eBay watch lists. That’s right — you could go on the ‘Bay right now and steal their Precious right out from under them! What are the white whales and black beauties they’ve been eyeing hungrily? And which would they choose if a magical djinn offered them just one? Cross your arms and blink to find out now! Cameras of 1963: the original Kodak Instamatic the or...
Sep 28, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 60
“So no one told you life was gonna be this way / Your Nikon’s in the shop, your XPan’s D.O.A....” Join Jeff and Gabe in Noo Yawk Cit-tay for a very special episode, featuring a schmear and a Dr. Brown’s and the most underrated Canon SLR of the modern era. We’ll be there for you! Cameras of 1964: the O.G. Leicaflex the elusive Canon FX the wildly undervalued Pentax SV the freakish Nikkorex Auto 35 the large and unwieldy Koni-Omega Rapid Gabe’s NYC photo walk with the great Sissi Lu The team’s vis...
Aug 26, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 59
There's fever in the funkhouse now for Episode № 58 of I Dream of Cameras, in which we introduce a startling new segment: we ROLL THE DICE to choose from a bumper crop of listener-suggested topics. Tune in ‘cause the deuce is still wild! Cameras of 1965: Leicaflex MK2 Minolta Autopak 700 Hasselblad EL/M Olympus Pen EM Nikkormat FT and something else that came out in 1965 Jeff saw the Terry O’Neill show at Fotografiska … …went to Overland Photo Supply in Overland Park, Kansas… …and bought a Penta...
Aug 12, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 58
In Episode № 57 of I Dream of Cameras, we mind our P’s — Minolta’s little-known pocket XPan killer — and Q’s — diving into a particularly prodigious mailbag. Also, Gabe’s gone digicam kray-zee, and Jeff’s still obsessed with that Nikon Year of the Dog camera. Tune in for all the chitter-chatter! Cameras of 1966: The troublesome but alluring Rolleiflex SL66 The unreleased yet tantalizing Pentax 220 The well-named Petri Racer Gabe’s recent acquisitions — he’s a digicam hipster! Nikon Coolpix S1000...
Jul 29, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 57
“On Wednesday evening, at the start of the opera in the St. Margarethen quarry, the unbelievable happened: Carmen survived.” And this is just the start of Episode № 56 of I Dream of Cameras, which features a harrowing escape from certain death, an enigmatic Central European supermodel, exotic cameras from East Germany and Czechoslovakia, and Jeff Bridges! Tune in for all the intrigue. On the final night of his Central European trip, Jeff was almost killed at an outdoor performance of Carmen Came...
Jul 15, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 56
Hello, oh-oh, Vienna calling! Jeff’s in the City of Dreams for Episode № 55 of I Dream of Cameras, featuring talk of travel, model shoots and being trailed by paparazzi. Do they swoon for the XPan? Find out in this globe-spanning dispatch! Jeff’s in Vienna, Austria for this one! Cameras of 1968: Petri Color 35 Fed Mikron Konica Autoreflex T Praktica Super TL Gabe’s been going to a lot of camera meetups ‘cause Jeff has abandoned him Jeff talks about the nature of his globetrotting adventure: Brat...
Jun 25, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 55
We’re Feckless in Seattle for Episode № 54 of I Dream of Cameras, which features a visit to an amazing local camera shop, Gabe’s adventures at Los Angeles photography meetups, a dip into our perpetually prodigious mailbag, talk of Mamiyas and Pentacons and Pentaxes, and more! Gabe reviews a few key cameras of 1969: Pentax 6x7 Olympus 35SP Hasselblad 500 EL Apollo edition A dip into the prodigious mailbag Gabe’s visit to a recent Los Angeles Photography Club meetup Also, check out your local Beer...
Jun 11, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 54
New York, London, Paris, Munich… there’s nowhere I Dream of Cameras won’t go in pursuit of our elusive dream camera. In Episode № 53, Jeff is off to London and the Photographica ’23 photo fair, while Gabe treks to Ventura, California in search of one of the last great camera shops. Also, one of us actually handles the rare and nose-bleedingly expensive Ilford Witness! Tune in for all the Pop Muzik! A week after returning from Paris, Jeff impulsively jetted off to London for the reunion of his fr...
May 26, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 53
Bonjour nos amis! Play The Marseillaise, play it, because your letter of transit is here: Episode № 52 of I Dream of Cameras, “Liberté, Égalité, Photographie.” Jeff’s back from Paris with tales of the XPan and exotic camera shops, plus his abrupt conversion to the cult of the camera bag, while back in the States, Gabe splurged on a sexy black Canonflex. Connectez-vous pour une conversation amusante! Gabe got a sexy new black Canonflex RM Jeff’s continuing XPan saga: The XPan II had problems, so ...
May 12, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 52
It’s back to the coalface for Episode № 51 of I Dream of Cameras, featuring notable cameras of 1973 (uh, the early ’70s), amnesty for the prodigious mailbag, a recap of Gabe’s recent portrait shoot and a photowalk at the Getty Center, and the strange and terrible saga of Jeff’s XPan. Topics discussed include: A recap of our banner 50th episode and the chaotic events of past three months Gabe presents… the cameras of 1972, which bear a striking resemblance to the cameras of 1973: the Olympus OM-1...
Apr 18, 2023•56 min•Ep. 51
It’s here, folks — the long (and we do mean long) awaited Episode № 50 of I Dream of Cameras! And courtesy of the filmmaking talents of our friend Chris Chu , it’s our very first video show! Listen to it wherever you pluck your pods, or watch at https://tinyurl.com/IDOC50 . Topics include: notable cameras of '73 when Jeff hit a bump on the LA River bike path, his XPan flew into the air... and the accursed strap saved his bacon the rare and exotic Alpa Surgical 81 - one shutter speed, no finder o...
Apr 02, 2023•37 min•Ep. 50
Episode № 49 of I Dream of Cameras, “IDOC Unplugged,” is our first unedited, unsmoothed, unexpurgated episode — meaning we didn’t have time to do our usual polish before releasing it to the teeming millions. Will you notice the difference as we chat about Minox, our camera shelves, seller’s remorse, recent photographic adventures, and the contents of the moderate mailbag? Tune in and find out! Jeff has two new jobs, so this is our unplugged show - what does that mean? follow-ups to our acclaimed...
Feb 02, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 49
Half a cookie? Try one-twelfth of a cookie! After a deep dive into our bulging mailbag, we go big on one of the smallest cameras ever made: the mighty Minox! Tune in for all the fun! OK, we’re late and here’s why: Illness, torrential rain, power outages, travel…! We won the Sunny award for Best Sunny 16 Presents Podcast! Gabe went to B&H in New York and didn’t buy anything, not even a bag Meanwhile, Jeff did not go to Antarctica - those who have been, please tell us, is it worth it? Jeff unl...
Jan 18, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 48
Part Three of the trilogy! Marie Nikondo has lain waste to Jeff’s camera collection — now the question is, how to dispose of the booty? What’s the best way to divest yourself of camera equipment — sell online? Donate to salivating photography students? Give to a potential paramour? Find all the answers in this holiday classic. was the Shroud of Turin the first contact print? Jeff sold three lenses and one camera — thanks, listeners! with the proceeds, he bought a vintage boombox and a 28mm f2.8 ...
Dec 16, 2022•59 min•Ep. 47
Part Two! We made it halfway through Jeff's camera-cull in our last episode, so Gabe/Marie Nikondo has returned to help him through the second half — including a few shocking surprises! But first... our once again prodigious mailbag! Jeff sold his 40mm Nokton Classic to a listener in NoCal and everyone's happy! heartbreak: our composer Fred’s Leica Q was stolen, he needs a Christmas miracle If you’re gonna praise us, praise us on iTunes ! and vote for us in the Sunnies ! And now, the main event:...
Dec 02, 2022•56 min•Ep. 46
She's back! Everyone's favorite collection-culler returns, and this time she's out for blood! Jeff is contemplating a major purge, but those pesky ol' emotions keeps holding him back. Can Gabe/Marie help him see the righteous path and release his gear to the limitless legions of camera-craving Tessas? Tune in and find out! But first... a manageable mailbag! John-Michael Mendizza was the one who gave us the Pentax 6x7 grips - thanks, J-M! Gabe had a mishap... his cherished M6 is in the shop with ...
Nov 18, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 45
After a dive into our prodigious mailbag, bulging with talk of the newly reissued Leica M6, we essay a sweeping survey of the mighty marque known as Rollei. Gabe has nine Rolleiflex TLRs; Jeff has a Rollei 35 and a Rolleiflex SL350. Tune in — it's a gas, gas, gas! we skipped Episode № 43, deal with it quite a prodigious mailbag! featuring: much talk of the newly reissued 2022 Leica M6 , which is NOT a limited edition - worth noting: there’s a center dot between the two LED arrows in the viewfind...
Nov 04, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 44
Gabe has a cold, so we’re bringing you this unaired Sunny 16 segment from April 2021: Jeff and Gabe suggest excellent cameras you can find for under $30… in April 2021. Discussed: Minolta SRT series Minolta Maxxum series Minolta AL-F rangefinder Konica Autoreflex TC a.k.a. Acom-1 (which Jeff has actually purchased since this segment was recorded!) Smena 8M Mamiya/Sekor 500TL, 1000TL, 528TL Olympus Trip S Yashica TL Electro-X Yashica Electro 35 Pentax ME , MX , ME Super Canon FT , TL , and the ve...
Oct 27, 2022•20 min•Ep. 43
Find the answer to Life, the Universe and Everything in I Dream of Cameras 42. New cameras, old cameras, new old cameras, old new cameras, and ways to hack eBay — it’s all here! best wishes to Graeme , who’s stepping away from Sunny 16 for a bit our prodigious mailbag Jeff’s 90mm Summicron ASPH is still available - message him and snap it up! The new CubePan from Chroma Camera looks intriguing Gabe’s trying to leave the house with only one camera… and a spare in the car the rumored Leica M6 reis...
Oct 14, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 42
See? 41! The centerpiece of this episode is Gabe’s recap of his adventures at New York Fashion Week, but there’s also our newly engorged mailbag, Jeff’s latest impulse buy, new products from Leica and Polaroid, and an epic rant about the latter. We are the goon squad and we're coming to town, beep-beep! the newly engorged mailbag A blockbuster recap of Gabe’s New York Fashion Week adventures: shooting the Canon R5 , the Leica Q and the Widelux F7 portrait sessions with Raven-Symoné and Kal Penn ...
Oct 01, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 41
A signal show in which we finally step out of the shadow of Sunny 16 Presents and get our own podcast feed! Now you can search for I Dream of Cameras wherever you pluck your podcasts. In addition, we empty the mailbag at light speed, discuss Gabe’s preparations to shoot New York Fashion Week, talk of recent impulse buys, compare the Widelux and the XPan, carp at absurd public photography restrictions, muse upon the mystery of camera serial numbers, praise the babyish plastic developing reels, an...
Sep 15, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 40
A blockbuster XL episode in which our friends Chris Chu and Rafael Hernandez help Gabe decide which cameras to bring to New York Fashion Week. Also, yet another dive into our prodigious mailbag, and HUGE NEWS about the podcast — and we don’t just mean our signature yogurt flavor at Menchie’s ! announcing the launch of our own podcast feed for Episode 40 the prodigious mailbag re-grew like a sliced planarian! topics include: the film shortage the photographer’s Proust Questionnaire If you had to ...
Aug 31, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 39
We always encourage the teeming millions to converse with us via eye dream of cam rahs at gee male dot calm, and in this episode, we attempt to empty our long-ignored and prodigious… mailbag! Topics include: travel cameras backup cameras how many cameras do you have loaded simultaneously? (and how to keep track of same) budget alternatives to the gold-plated cameras we all covet exercising your cameras Cameras London the Hasselblad 500 series the Minolta Weathermatic 35 the Nikonos V the Olympus...
Aug 13, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 38
A VERY SPECIAL EPISODE recapping Jeff’s absurd acquisition of a Hasselblad XPan, and more importantly, his trip to England and Wales to meet all four hosts of the Sunny 16 Podcast ! In our last episode , Chris Chu talked Jeff out of getting a Hasselblad XPan , so how did he end up impulsively buying one on his first day in London? A magical trip to Camera City , the very same place where Jeff found his sacred Alpa 11si ten years ago... and what should be on the shelf but an XPan? And now, the ci...
Jul 29, 2022•58 min•Ep. 37
Jeff is on location! Gabe’s just back from the frozen north! And they still manage to find time for a rollicking conversation with photographer and YouTuber Chris Chu. Tune in for the fascinating result — we did indeed rollick! Gabe’s adventure at Downtown Camera in Toronto with Jessica Devic which camera(s!) Jeff decided to bring on his trip to Atlanta and the UK: Rollei 35 SE and Minox LX Polaroid’s new Green Duochrome is great! a moderate dip into our moldering mailbag, with more talk of trav...
Jul 13, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 36
The centerpiece of this episode is a delightful interview with motorcycle-ridin’ L.A. photographer Talya Adams. But first! Gabe’s bare-bones kit for his upcoming Canada trip: Leica M4 and M10 The Nikonos V is nice-konos! - let’s hear from Nikonos shooters! the mailbag, featuring: more talk of travel gear do you have cute names for your cameras? homebrew copystands the mysterious allure of the 40mm focal length ( Summicron , Hexanon , Pentax , Zuiko , Ultron , etc.) Talya Adams interview: how she...
Jun 28, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 35
The jewel of this episode is our interview with Trev Lee, an excellent photographer and the social media voice of The Darkroom lab in San Clemente. But first! Oskar Barnack’s 1923 0-series Leica sold at auction for $12 million Gabe sold two Bronicas at LA Film Camera in Studio City the return of The Thingy , a adapter which lets you replace the obsolete PX675 mercury battery with a cheap 675 zinc-air hearing-aid battery how many cameras do you have loaded simultaneously? an abbreviated mailbag! ...
Jun 14, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 34
The mailbag features talk of travel cameras, copy stands, and the allure of the Nikonos system. But the jewel of this episode is an interview with France-born, Dublin-based street shooter Valentine de Villemeur. Tune in for insights into her favorite cameras, her shooting style, and her development as a photographer. John-Michael Mendizza ’s copy stand solution: a koolehaoda rail Looking for an inexpensive way to shoot Nikon glass? Check out the oft-neglected Nikonos system — you can score a bod...
Jun 03, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 33
