I Dream of Cameras

I Dream of Cameras episodes:

• 05.22.2024

  Episode 72 • Mint & Rare & Cameras & Coffee

  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...

  
• 05.08.2024

  Episode 71 • Tucker: The Dog and His Dream

  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...

  
• 04.18.2024

  Episode 70 • Say Hello to Vivian

  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...

  
• 04.02.2024

  Episode 69 • P

  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...

  
• 03.10.2024

  Episode 68 • Peres-Troika

  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...

  
• 02.19.2024

  Episode 67 • Your Extra Time and Your Kiss

  “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...

  
• 02.03.2024

  Episode 66 • To the Bathyscaphe!

  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...

  
• 01.08.2024

  Episode 65 • Rebel Rebel

  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...

  
• 12.20.2023

  Episode 64 • By the Time I Get Some Phoenix

  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:...

  
• 11.29.2023

  Episode 63 • Three Years of His Youth

  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...

  
• 10.27.2023

  Episode 62 • Austin to Austria

  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...

  
• 10.14.2023

  Episode 61 • More of You, Less of Us

  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...

  
• 09.28.2023

  Episode 60 • I Dream of Genie

  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...

  
• 08.26.2023

  Episode 59 • Friends Was a Fun Job

  “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...

  
• 08.12.2023

  Episode 58 • Tumbling Dice

  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...

  
• 07.29.2023

  Episode 57 • P’s and Q’s

  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...

  
• 07.15.2023

  Episode 56 • A Night at the Opera

  “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...

  
• 06.25.2023

  Episode 55 • Vienna Calling

  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...

  
• 06.11.2023

  Episode 54 • Imogen Cunningham Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle

  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...

  
• 05.26.2023

  Episode 53 • Can I Get a Witness

  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,...

  
• 05.12.2023

  Episode 52 • Liberté, Égalité, Photographie

  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...

  
• 04.18.2023

  Episode 51 • Photo Walk, Photo Sit, Photo Play Dead

  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...

  
• 04.02.2023

  Episode 50 • And I Can Kick

  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...

  
• 02.02.2023

  Episode 49 • IDOC Unplugged

  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...

  
• 01.18.2023

  Episode 48 • Minox Idyll

  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...

  
• 12.16.2022

  Episode 47 • Beyond the Valley of Marie Nikondo

  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...

  
• 12.02.2022

  Episode 46 • Battle for the Planet of Marie Nikondo

  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...

  
• 11.18.2022

  Episode 45 • The Revenge of Marie Nikondo

  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...

  
• 11.04.2022

  Episode 44 • Eyerolls and Rolleis

  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...

  
• 10.27.2022

  Episode 42½ • Cheap Camera Challenge (A Bonus Episode)

  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...

  
• 10.14.2022

  Episode 42 • In a World

  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...

  
• 10.01.2022

  Episode 41 • Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fashion

  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...

  
• 09.15.2022

  Episode 40 • This Is 40

  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...

  
• 08.31.2022

  Episode 39 • Laverne & Shirley Go to Fashion Week

  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 —...

  
• 08.13.2022

  Episode 38 • A Prodigious…!

  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...

  
• 07.29.2022

  Episode 37 • This Is the Day of the XPanding Man

  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...

  
• 07.13.2022

  Episode 36 • Make It Wit Chu

  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...

  
• 06.28.2022

  Episode 35 • mm (feat. Talya Adams)

  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...

  
• 06.14.2022

  Episode 34 • Call Mr. Lee

  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...

  
• 06.03.2022

  Episode 33 • Valentine’s Day

  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...

  
• 05.16.2022

  Episode 32 • We Gotcha Covid

  Happy birthday to our patient patron Graeme! Gabe’s COVID ordeal A magical mailbag! Gabe’s recent shooting adventures: a daylong shoot with actor Brenton Thwaites, and Retta’s pink party Jeff’s been a-travelin’, so let’s talk about the travel-camera conundrum. His favorite is the Olympus XA4...

  
• 04.22.2022

  Episode 31 • Sissi Lu Who

  Episode 31 • Sissi Lu Who The centerpiece of this episode is an extended interview with film photographer Sissi Lu, known to denizens of New York City as the Lady with the Hassy. She’s a street shooter and a portraitist and...

  
• 04.07.2022

  Episode 30 • Sidewalk Crouches at Her Feet (feat. Jessica Devic)

  an extravagant mailbag, featuring talk of Canons and bulk-loading 3D-printable leader-trimmers from Thingiverse: One for normal film: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4557581/files ABLON style, for Leica bottom-loaders: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1951048 Gabe went to the Morrison Hotel Gallery show and met legendary rock photographers Bob Gruen and Henry Diltz Jeff made a...

  
• 03.20.2022

  Episode 29 • It’s Canon Now

  Our first XXL episode features a blockbuster mailbag, a recap of our latest photographic adventures, and a sweeping survey of the perennial Avis to Nikon’s Hertz, the esteemed marque known as Canon. A voluminous mailbag Gabe’s five-camera all-film shooting day strategies for shooting...

  
• 03.02.2022

  Episode 28 • I’ll Be Quirky

  The barbarian hordes return fire with a fusillade of emails, and Jeff and Gabe recount their recent travel photography adventures. The prodigious mailbag! Including: do you hand-check your film at airport security? lens hoods — do you use 'em? folding camera recommendations listeners' favorite...

  
• 02.13.2022

  Episode 27 • Zeynep Bastik We Love You

  Mailbag — which is way too male! Thoughts on rising film prices HUGE news: the Leica wristwatches are out Gabe stumbles upon a concert by Turkish pop singer Zeynep Bastik at the end of his block and is pressed into service as event...

  
• 01.25.2022

  Episode 26 • Sexy MF

  What the heck is a Pentax MF? A Perkeo? An AE-1? Okay, the last one’s no mystery, but HOP ON your podspeeder for a freewheeling episode featuring plenty of clapbacks from listeners, a bona fide in-person visit from a Sunny...

  
• 01.10.2022

  Episode 25 • Where Have All the Cameras Gone?

  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...

  
• 12.21.2021

  Episode 24 • Yippee Kai Yay (A Christmas Episode)

  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...

  
• 12.06.2021

  Episode 23 • Olympus Has Fallen

  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...