I Dream of Cameras Jeff Greenstein and Gabe Sachs
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The smash hit podcast about cameras and camera collecting from Jeff Greenstein and Gabe Sachs.
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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 contests, photo walks and photo acquisitions, along with every syllable of your deathless prose from the Prodigious Mailbag™. It’s a doggie-dog world!
* Daido Moriyama’s ’71 NY is an incredible photo book shot on an Olympus Pen W
* Gabe had a blast at the latest Beers and Cameras feat. Joe Stitt
* Spotted: a Fujica ST 801
* check out Walker Evans' subway photo book, shot with a Contax II: Many Are Called
* Jeff entered an Epson pano competition - any favorite photo contests?
* Gabe really should get a Nikon SP, but in the meantime he finally snagged an ugly black-paint Nikon F from KEH
* our new cult favorite film: FPP Color 125
* bulk-loading and its discontents
* Gabe scored a slew of point-and-shoots at a yard sale for a total of $28:
* Olympus Infinity II
* Fuji Discovery
* Pentax IQ Zoom
* Olympus Infinity Jr.
* Polaroid announced an upgrade to their B&W 600 film - kudos!
* The IDOC gang are planning a Polaroid-peel-apart-film-shooting festival
* check out Sissi Lu's reels and IG live shots
* Jeff is performing at the Ruskin Theatre in Santa Monica on Mother's Day (click See a Show and then look for Library Girl)
* The Prodigious Mailbag™ features the Osmond brothers doing Crazy Horses
* Hank Haddock’s ISO 3200 stickers (designed by Suné Horn) will help you avoid arguments at airport security - find them at tinyurl.com/savemyfilm
* do you make photo books, and if so how?
* and finally, Consulting Producer Tucker Sachs puts in an appearance -
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 in to find out. Also discussed: the boys swap cities, Gabe in New York and Jeff in Los Angeles; recent shooting adventures with a slew of cameras both old and new; and the proper way to express your love of our smash hit podcast: through lavish gifts!
* we had a tremendous response to the last episode — clearly 69 is something people really enjoy
* heh heh heh, the folks at Camerosity took the bait — haven’t y’all read The Mouse That Roared?
* Gabe’s adventures in New York shooting his Rolleiflex and Leica M10 with Sissi Lu (shoutout: Katz’s Deli) and Chris Chu (shoutout: Salt’s Cure), plus drive-bys at B&H and picturehouse + the small darkroom
* Jeff sold his Robot Royal 24, but shipping to South Korea was twice as much as what the UPS website originally quoted, so he realized a net profit of $3.32
* however, he still wanted a square-format 35mm, so bring on the Mamiya Sketch… which is delightful and quirky!
* shooting the Canonflex R2000
* shooting the Pentax MF with FPP Color 125 (see Jeff’s article in Casual Photophile)
* a hearty thanks to super-listener Jeffry Pittman, who sent us a Baby Rollei, a Hermes 3000 typewriter, and lots of film
* iPhone iOS 17.4 now includes podcast transcripts so you may enjoy our soaring rhetorical flourishes
* Jeff mildly reacts to some recent Vivian Maier news
* Gabe’s planning an all-medium-format film shoot with the Pentax 6x7, the Mamiya RZ67, and the Hasselblad 501CM
* a passing mention of new friend Peter Kagan, about whom you will hear more
* a bold voyage into our Prodigious Mailbag™
* and finally, a fond farewell to the great Joe Flaherty -
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 Irving Penn “Mr. Penn”? Does the fact that Jeff has a spreadsheet of when he last changed the batteries in his cameras render him more attractive? All this and much, much more in our sexy Episode № 69 — nice!
* how Paulina got into modeling at age 15, how she learned the craft
* her growing awareness of lighting and cameras
* the dance between photographer and model, and how it’s altered by different types of camera
* how a photographer’s behavior influences a model’s confidence
* how real is the Veruschka scene from Blow-Up?
* do you know if the shot is good?
* how aware are you of camera equipment?
* can what you know about modeling be taught?
* pay attention to lighting! take a selfie when you look great!
* were you ever interested in photography yourself?
* her late husband Ric Ocasek’s interest in photography
* studio vs. location shooting
* the business of modeling is not what you think!
* does the fact that Jeff has a spreadsheet of when he last changed the batteries in his cameras render him more attractive?
* what is the most important thing a photographer should know about working with models?
* is it different working with a female photographer?
* working with Irving Penn and why P always calls him “Mister”
* Bill King
* the one photographer she wishes she’d had a chance to work with: Helmut Newton
* the resurgence of 35mm point-and-shoots in fashion photography, e.g. Marie Tomanova’s shoot for Czech Vogue
* can you get a good shot of a model by being mean to her?
* what’s it like shooting with your boyfriend, former photographer of plants and buildings?
* the portrait by Jeff that P loves
* her Top 5 photographers she enjoyed working with:
* Mr. Penn
* Arthur Elgort (author of Camera Ready and Camera Crazy)
* Patrick Demarchelier
* Marcus Bard
* Marco Glaviano
* what’s it like being constantly confronted with images of your younger self? do you have a favorite? -
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 ’55, cameras of ’24, Dune 2, SB2, SL3, FP4, HP5, Number Six and Zippora Seven! Tune in as we run the numbers!
* Cameras in Focus 1955:
* Olympus Wide
* Rolleiflex 2.8D
* the Nikon SP was in development (which prompts a reprise of Jeff’s astonishing SP acquisition story)
* Pentaflex
* Graflex Stereo Graphic
* a 1955 survey of 35mm cameras by price range
* Jeff briefly acquired an Asahi Pentax SB2, rare variant of the H3/S3 sold only on Japanese military bases… but it was broken, so back it went
* Gabe launches the Under $40 Camera Challenge!
* The soon-come Pentax film compact camera will be a half-frame model with zone focusing
* For the third straight time, Leica reports record revenue, plus the new SL3 is out
* Gabe rhapsodizes about the monstrous Gowlandflex
* Dave Tada picked Gabe up a coveted Nikkor 28mm f2.8…
* …but he still yearns for an ugly black Nikon F
* Dune 2 was shot on a $50 Helios-44!
* Nikon is buying RED
* Jeff watched the great Yu Tsai in action at the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue 60th anniversary shoot in Fort Lauderdale
* We go XL to empty out the Prodigious Mailbag™
* Our IDOC Discord channel is hoppin’! Join us! -
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 not as absurd as Episode № 67 of I Dream of Cameras, “Your Extra Time and Your Kiss,” in which we discuss cameras called Beauty and Kiss and Super. Tune in for all the mayhem!
* Jeff made yet another math error! 64 is 2 to the fifth
* Gabe presents… Cameras in Focus, 1956:
* Canon VT
* Pentacon FB / Contax FB
* Mamiyaflex Automat BII
* Beauty 35 Super(“I love beauty”)
* Beier Precisa IIA
* Bolta Photavit 36
* Duplex Super 120
* Flexora III
* Kodak Signet 40
* original Leica MP
* Jeff snagged a Canon EOS New Kiss Panorama (a.k.a. Rebel G, a.k.a. Rebel 500N) for $14.50 and gave it to his brother Steven
* After much equivocation, and after handling the lens at B&H, he concluded he does not need the extravagantly-priced 30mm for the Hasselblad XPan
* Gabe did an all-film photo shoot with Claire Hinkley during the recent L.A. monsoon
* Also shot Kylie Silkman and her sister Danica with the stunning Helios-44 lens
* Jason Schneider's books on camera collecting are amazing
* Perplexity.ai is a useful tool for camera comparisons
* We will try to chat with y’all on Discord - check the #idoc-podcast channel under Sunny 16
* Don Goldberg at DAG helped Gabe fix the broken strap guard on his Leica M6 TTL
* And finally, a deep dive into our Prodigious Mailbag™! -
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 Swede and also his girlfriend, eBay execs sending pig fetuses to their critics, and so much more!
* Jeff made yet another major math error! 64 is 2 cubed
* Sorry, but Parenting Hell is not a smash hit podcast
* Gabe presents The Year in Focus 1957:
* Nikon SP
* Ilford Sportsman
* Hasselblad 500C
* Kodak Retina Reflex
* Concava Tessina watch camera TLR
* Leica M2 (for real) which when new went for $276, or $2,884.37 in today’s dollars
* Arsenal Salyut
* Asahi came out with the original Pentax
* Olympus Wide E
* Gabe went to the new Huntington Park camera show (very exciting) and nearly bought a Contax T
* Jeff visited 5R Photo Lab in New York and met proprietor Alec
* A trip to St. Barth’s, French West Indies occasioned the return of the XPan, and a love affair was reignited
* Jeff shot with both Portra 400 and 160… and liked 160 better!
* Gabe visited Jeff and P in NYC, went to B&H Photo, bought nothing…
* …but then ordered an Exa 1B and a Helios-44 lens
* Mint unveiled their coming-soon Rollei 35AF — apparently anyone can license the name “Rollei” for a buck fifty — but who needs this thing?
* A bunch of eBay execs were creepy criminals
* Jeff got a cool Minox film slitter from camerhack.it
* Check out RitchieCam, a camera app for iPhone with an XPan emulation mode
* A dive so deep into our Prodigious Mailbag™ that it requires a bathyscaphe
* Gabe wants to hear about online photography websites you love - blogs, magazines, whatever