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December 06, 2021I Dream of Cameras #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 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!
1 hr 11 min
November 11, 2021I Dream Of Cameras #22 How Could I Dance With Another, Ooh, When Asahi Standing There
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!
58 min
October 26, 2021 I Dream Of Cameras #21 Introspective / Camera Shop Boys
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!
1 hr 5 min
October 21, 2021 On Location: Quirky Cameras #1 with Ian Fleming
On this episode of On Location, Ian Fleming talks about a few less well known cameras from his collection in an effort to shine a little light on some of the underdogs from the camera world.

You can find Ian's photography here: https://www.instagram.com/ifleming/?hl=en

Positive Fat Bass Intro Loop by WinnieTheMoog
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6093-positive-fat-bass-intro-loop
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Soft Vibes Logo
Licence: The sound is permitted for non-commercial use under license “Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
http://www.orangefreesounds.com/
21 min
October 12, 2021I dream of Cameras #20 • Catch Up, Soup and Purée
Episode 20 • Catch Up, Soup and Purée

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!
1 hr 5 min
September 22, 2021 I dream of Cameras #19 • Icons and Nikons
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?
1 hr 11 min
September 13, 2021On Location: Camera Scanning with JM Mendizza
Show notes
Instagram @jmmendizza
www.jmm-photos.com

Resources
Negative Holders
Pixl-latr https://www.pixl-latr.com/
Valoi https://www.valoi.co/
Abdi Camera https://www.catlabs.info/product/abdi-fc-35-120-film-carrier-for-flat-bed-scanning-pre-order
Digitaliza https://shop.lomography.com/en/digitaliza-120-scanning-mask
Essential Film Holder https://clifforth.co.uk/
Negative Supply https://www.negative.supply/
mongoose https://www.cameradactyl.com/mongoose
Software
Lightroom /Photoshop
NLP https://www.negativelabpro.com/
Grain 2 pixel https://grain2pixel.com/
NEGSETS https://negmaster.com/
Filmlab App https://www.filmlabapp.com/
Open source
Raw Therapee https://www.rawtherapee.com/
Negadoctor (Darktable) https://www.darktable.org/

Music

Positive Fat Bass Intro Loop by WinnieTheMoog
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6093-positive-fat-bass-intro-loop
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Funk Game Loop by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3787-funk-game-loop
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Mike Gutterman
https://mikegutterman.bandcamp.com/
1 hr 1 min
August 31, 2021I dream of Cameras #18 Fast and Furious 18
Episode 18 • Fast and Furious 18
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 Capa and 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
59 min
August 11, 2021 I dream of Cameras #17 Leica Damn Sociopath
Episode 17 • Leica Damn Sociopath

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.

Get in touch via email at [email protected]

You can find Jeff: https://twitter.com/blue439
https://www.instagram.com/sjeffgreenstein/?hl=en

And you can find Gabe: https://twitter.com/gabestuff?lang=en
https://www.instagram.com/gabesachs/?hl=en
1 hr 3 min
August 07, 2021 On Location: On a Hill Road with Ian Wallace and Jim Duncan
Andrew Guthrie Milne was a Perth railwayman who in around 1902 took up stereo photography as a hobby. Active in competition, Andrew and his wife Harriet took his 3D camera around Scotland with the objective of creating great photographs.
One hundred years later Sunny16podcast listener Ian Wallace (@ian_onahillroad) undertook a project of over 10 years duration that turned out to be a photo history adventure. Eventually, it led to him to revisit every one of the locations Andrew placed his camera a hundred years before.
In this podcast Jim Duncan (Andrews' Great Nephew) and Ian (Andrews' Gt Gt Nephew) discuss Andrews photographic work, stereophotography in general and how the project led to the book "On a Hill Road".
Ian would like to especially thank Jim (who is a well known country music broadcaster on WCR FM) and his wife for their help creating this recording.
Some of the images discussed can be seen in 2D at the bottom of the page here
https://www.onahillroad.com/on-a-hill-road-scotland-in-stereo-3d-circa-1902/
Learn about the Stereo Victo Camera
https://www.onahillroad.com/the-stereo-victo-camera/
The book On a Hill Road (ISBN 978-1-9164389-0-3) is available in the UK on amazon and ebay, UK and overseas can buy on Etsy.
There is a special Sunny16Presents price on the book saving 15% (Coupon SUNNY16PRESENTS) until the end of September 2021 available only in Ians Etsy store.
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/OnaHillRoad?coupon=SUNNY16PRESENTS
If you are interested in a talk with 3D Anaglyph images for you interest group (pandemic allowing)
https://www.onahillroad.com/andrew-guthrie-milne-talks-with-3d/
You can make stereos with any camera with a little care but if you would like to try (and get the bug) using your phone the App mentioned in the podcast is "3DSteriod Pro" just look for it in your app store. There is a free version but its not expensive to go pro.
To learn more about stereophotography you can visit some of these links
The Stereoscopic Society
http://www.stereoscopicsociety.org.uk/ @stereoscopicsociety
National Stereoscopic Association
https://stereoworld.org/
The London Stereoscopic Company
https://www.londonstereo.com/ @londonstereoscopiccompany
To view some images by great modern stereo makers follow
@nanty_narking
@gerland_lo
Finally, thanks to Sunny16Presents for giving me the chance to tell Andrews story in this podcast.
Ian Wallace June 2021
1 hr 3 min