I Dream of Cameras

Jeff Greenstein and Gabe Sachs
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I Dream of Cameras

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

  1. JAN 7

    Episode 85 • “He looks like that fella in the movies… you know… Ralph Bellamy”

    I Dream of Cameras kicks off the new year with another blockbuster XL episode! Jeff chillingly limns the hundred-degree delta between Jamaica and Iceland, and how the Fuji GA645 and Hasselblad XPan fared in each. Gabe exhumes some old warhorses from the back of the camera cabinet. And they top it all off with some STRONG OPINIONS about a new film-camera book. Tune in for all the fireworks! * a scant 13 days after returning from a beach vacation in Jamaica, Jeff jetted off to Iceland for New Year’s, toting along the Fujifilm GA645 Professional and the Hasselblad XPan — how did they fare? * Gabe recounts a recent photo shoot with the lovely Lyliana Wray, featuring the Nikon D700, Canon Sure Shot Owl and Jeff’s beloved Olympus 35 RC * in the course of reorganizing, Gabe unearthed a few long-neglected cameras he wants to shoot with: * Exakta VX IIa * Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta * Pentacon Six TL * and the mighty Graflex Super D * at Jeff’s behest, the heroes at Ausgeknipst made a PX450 adapter for the Alpa 10 series * welcome to another edition of Jeff’s deeply nerdy “Nobody Cares” Corner! this time he does a lengthy exegesis of camera serial numbers — there’s so much you can learn! some examples: * Fujifilm * Hasselblad, using the VHPICTURES code * Kodak, using the CAMEROSITY code * Konica, using the MY BEST KONICA code * Leica * Polaroid SX-70 * Rollei 35 * Jeff reviews Ralph Bellamy a.k.a. Bellamy Hunt a.k.a. Japan Camera Hunter's new book Film Camera Zen. shots fired!! come at me, Ralph! * and finally, we take a graceful swan-dive into our Prodigious Mailbag™

    1h 13m

  2. 12/25/2024

    Episode 84 • A Christmas Gift for You

    Episode № 84 is a special rush-released super-sized Christmas / Hanukkah episode — unwrap it and enjoy! Gabe’s been shooting with the Polaroid Big Swinger, Rolleiflex 2.8E2, Nikon F2, Leica M4… he had a lab mishap! they made it right, but it still shakes your confidence Polaroid peel-apart camera rollers vs. blades Gabe went to Alcove Café with Rafael Hernandez and Dave Tada, members of the elite Fuji X100VI club, and now he's lusting for one submitted for your approval: the mighty Fujifilm GF670 Professional when was the last time Jeff shot with the Leica M6 TTL? August 2021… so we’re both culling our collections! message us! is there a camera that’s too perfect? that you shoot too quickly with? like the Canon EOS Rebel 2000 or Canon 5D? Jeff didn’t shoot much in Jamaica, and here’s why: he wanted no barriers between him and the experience - do you sympathize? the Fujifilm GA645 Professional gave Jeff a scare - as with the XPan, Fuji’s battery indicators are wildly deceptive are CR123 and CR123a the same battery? maybe! final reckoning: which cameras will Jeff bring to Iceland? meanwhile, Ollie’s bringing a Kodak Medalist! expired 220 film is super-intriguing! Gabe feels he can always count on his Rolleiflex - what are the cameras you rely on? our Prodigious Mailbag™ is bigger than Santa’s bag of toys next episode, Jeff reviews Bellamy Hunt a.k.a. Japan Camera Hunter's new book Film Camera Zen - tune in for the tea!

    1h 18m

  3. 12/04/2024

    Episode 83 • Five Years, My Brain Hurts a Lot

    I Dream of Cameras storms into the fifth year of its five-year mission with new life and new civilization! Gabe went on a photo tear through New York City. Jeff cut an astounding deal on new gear at the Chelsea flea market. And there are imminent trips to Jamaica, Iceland and downtown LA. Will your enterprising interlocutors boldly go where no XPan has gone before? Pluck our latest pod and find out! * welcome to IDOC Year Five! * Gabe recounts his visit to B&H Photo in New York with rockstar street-shooter Sissi Lu and repair guru Shlomo * who killed Fotografiska NYC? could it be… Satan? * to find out, Jeff and P watched Finding Vivian Maier * at Sissi’s behest, Gabe will be giving the controversial Pentax 17 another half-a-shot * Jeff’s coveted 24mm Angenieux for the Alpa arrived, and it's gorgeous * he also made an impulse buy at the 25th St. flea market in Chelsea… * a Fujifilm GA645 Professional, complete with original box, papers, case and caps! * it’s a medium-format half-a-cookie autofocus point-and-shoot! 6x4.5 but not a big ugly box! * negotiation strategy: Jeff and Ollie cut a package deal with the seller for the Fuji, a Contax III and a Konica Big Mini - what a bargain! * the GA645 image size is 56×42mm = 2,352mm² (XPan is 1,560mm²), so should it replace the XPan on Jeff’s forthcoming trips to Jamaica… and Iceland? * Gabe’s planning a night shoot with Leicas M10, Monochrom and M4.. and flash! * and of course, we close with an exceptionally informative and Prodigious Mailbag™ * go to our merch page for all your holiday gift-giving!

    1h 12m

  4. 11/19/2024

    Episode 82 • November Spawned a Monster

    “Four more years! Four more years!” Could you have ever imagined, when these two miscreants launched I Dream of Cameras on 11/20/20, that four years later the show would be an unstoppable juggernaut and the toast of seven continents? Neither could we! In this epic-sode, Gabe dons a dopey hat and Jeff a dopey visage to reflect upon IDOC’s journey from to zygote to Smash Hit. There’s a quiz! A truce! A song! A rundown of panoramic aspect ratios! Tune in for all the persiflage and badinage, which is NEVER, EVER BORING! * It’s our fourth anniversary show, and Gabe wore a stupid hat! Celebrate four years of our Smash Hit Podcast™ by giving us notes! * Gabe went to a Beers and Cameras meetup at Canyon Coffee in Echo Park… * … and William Piper let him try his Plaubel Makina 67 - but Gabe has an issue with it! * Gabe quizzes Jeff about how well he knows his podpartner * Jeff bought himself a birthday present, the rare and coveted 24mm Angenieux for the Alpa… waited all day for it to arrive… and the mailman passed him by! We invite you to share your own maddening “waiting for new equipment” stories * Jeff embarks on an ill-advised and deeply nerdy rundown of panoramic aspect ratios (XPan, Minolta P’s, Widelux) vs. various cinema formats * No more animosity with Camerosity! we love those guys, and not just ‘cause they wanna collaborate on an Alpa episode * Gabe went to a Catalina wine mixer, POW! - USC’s Distinguished Leaders Program - and led the participating CEOs through a cool photography exercise * finally, we take a relaxing dip in our prestigious and Prodigious Mailbag™, perhaps our best yet! prepare to be moved!

    1h 15m

  5. 10/30/2024

    Episode 81 • Gabe's First White Shirt

    Like “Man in Black” Johnny Cash, Gabe Sachs is never seen without his signature ebon apparel. So what could coax him into donning a white dress shirt? And while we’re asking questions: who’s shooting 220 film, what’s a Zunow, and can Jeff actually perform Tom Lehrer’s “The Elements” on command? Find out in the latest obsidian-dark episode of I Dream of Cameras! Gabe was plied with birthday gifts! a camera-print shirt from a Paris boutique Eyes Wide Open! 100 Years of Leica Photography a Polaroid Big Swinger and three precious packs of Fujifilm FP-3000b Jeff made a world-wind trip to LA, where he and Gabe dined with Jeff’s friend and Renaissance-woman Cathy Rogers of indiepop legends Heavenly and Junkyard Wars a.k.a. Scrapheap Challenge Today is Jeff’s 12th Alpaversary, yet his cherished 11si does not exist! to celebrate, he replaced the mirror foam in his Alpa 10s, and has a sexy how-to tip! Gabe bought a thrashed Rolleicord with Rolleinar close-up attachment and is wracked with regret Jeff shot the Heavenly show with a Pentax 6x7 and 45mm lens and does not recommend yet he was quite pleased with his wedding shots from the XPan and Olympus XA4 Gabe loved the documentary Uncropped, produced by Wes Anderson, about photographer James Hamilton also take note of Glen E. Friedman, seminal skateboard, punk and hip-hop shooter whose work is all over Dogtown and Z-Boys now some questions! ever tried Shanghai 220 film? ever heard of the fascinating and ultra-rare Zunow SLR? did you know Tom Lehrer did a version of “The Elements” for a Polaroid sales meeting? and finally, our Prodigious Mailbag™, featuring a truly devastating missive from John Kelly, late of the Washington Post, in which he compares IDOC to the obscure and little-heard Camerosity podcast

    1h 15m

  6. 10/13/2024

    Episode 80 • So Good

    Our blockbuster eightieth episode includes talk of wedding shoots and model shoots, German Rolleis and Swiss Alpas, plastic Pentaxes and Pano Portrait Snobs. Tune in for all the badinage! * Eighty episodes — even the hosts can’t remember the highlights! So which three episodes would you recommend to the uninitiated? * Gabe went to a Cameras & Coffee meetup at the Culver Steps… * …where he drooled over an Olympus OM-4Ti and a Mamiyaflex * He also brought five cameras to a shoot with Claire Hinkley: * the rare and coveted Tele-Rolleiflex lent to him by the sainted John-Michael Mendizza * the old faithfuls: Rolleiflex 2.8E2 and Leica M4 * the mighty Nikon FM3a * and a long-languishing Hasselblad 500C * When Jeff and his siblings met up in Philadelphia for their yearly Fourphans™ Weekend, the Canon EOS Rebel 2000 with 40mm lens was his faithful plastic companion * He also went to Unique Photo and gaped at some rare Alpas, including the freakish 8b, which is both an SLR and a rangefinder * Which cameras did he use to cover his girlfriend’s son’s wedding? * Canon EOS Rebel 2000 for pre-wedding prep * Olympus XA4 with A11 flash for the rehearsal dinner * and of course the Hasselblad XPan for rooftop beauty shots of the betrothed * Yearning to get some new gear, Jeff grabbed an 24mm Angenieux lens for the Alpa at KEH… only to return it because it was not Alpa mount, but Exakta * He also handled a Pentax 17 and recoiled from its icky extruded body * And despite his devotion to the XPan, he bombed at the Epson Pano Awards — could he be a victim of the pano portrait snobs? * As requested by faithful listener Gaetan Cormier, may we present the “So good” t-shirt, a loving tribute to Gabe’s catchphrase * And finally: a deep dive into our Prodigious Mailbag™

    1h 14m

  7. 09/29/2024

    Episode 79 • I Regret Nothing

    Gabe Sachs, 25 years after Freaks and Geeks, is the Astrid Kirchherr of American comedy; Jeff Greenstein, 25 hours after Paris Fashion Week, is the Derek Zoolander of European modeling. Tune in for their rollicking adventures! * Jeff’s just back from a wild trip to Paris! Including: * P did a runway gig for Balmain for Fashion Week… * while Jeff modeled for renowned photographer Leslie Kee of Super magazine… * suffered hand-check travails at Orly Airport… * and browsed overpriced gear at Euro-Photo * our friend Chloe Kissner now has a photo business * Gabe did a photo shoot with Raven-Symoné * mysterious lightning marks on film - could it be static electricity? * Freaks and Geeks just turned 25, and Gabe Sachs is the Astrid Kirchherr of contemporary comedy * Gabe did a lightning-fast photo session with new dad Eoin Macken * is the Wandrd Prvke Lite the platonic ideal of camera bags? * our Prodigious Mailbag™, including a passing mention of lost folksinger Connie Converse, whose music and new biography you should investigate

    1h 8m

  8. 09/06/2024

    Episode 78 • Join the Car Crash Set

    Hear the crushing steel, feel the steering wheel! Gabe lingers in NYC for more photographic and culinary adventures, while Jeff sees his reflection in the luminescent dash of his newly beloved Alpa 10s. But what will happen when he gently caresses its warm leatherette? Tune in and find out! * presenting… our bad-review mug! however, you gotta listen to the episode to find out where to get it, ‘cause it’s not on our merch page * Gabe recounts further New York exploits with Sissi Lu, Chris Chu and Chris Lowell * Sissi gave each of the boys one of her super-cool DO NOT X-RAY film travel bags * Gabe test-drove the Pentax 17 and had some criticisms - pictures came out great, though! * Gabe’s palate was enslaved by Xi’an Famous Foods * he visited the new Leica Store in the Meatpacking District - turns out they are still carrying used equipment * his only dud of the entire trip: three rolls of film purchased from Willoughby’s turned out to be both expensive and expired * erratum! apologia! mea culpa! we found Louis Mendes, namesake of our last episode (oops), and he’s a national treasure * Jeff has been finding the Alpa 10s an utter joy to shoot with * but beware of dry (ba-dum-bump-bump, ba-dum-bump) leatherette - Jeff did a quick fix with a replacement strip from cameraleather.com (and also procured a replacement sheet from Polar Bear Camera) * Jeff bought a tiny Reveni light meter Mk. 1 on eBay and it is nice * Ausgeknipst (“switched off”), makers of the charger to replace the PX625 with the rechargeable Varta V80H, make their own version of The Thingy and so much more - check ‘em out * Mint’s new Rollei 35AF will cost $800, making the Pentax 17 seem like a bargain * we urge you to learn the story of the Salmon of Knowledge so you will be spared Jeff’s Irish accent * P dusted off her old Nikon F5 and 85mm f1.8 Nikkor to shoot a newly engaged couple, burning through two rolls of FPP Color 125 in fifteen minutes * exciting news! John-Michael Mendizza plans to lend Gabe his new Tele-Rolleiflex * we take a shallow dive into our Prodigious Mailbag™ * and finally, our art director Keith Greenstein wrote and illustrated a new children’s book - it’s called Why Don’t You Marry It? and you should buy it!

    1h 8m
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The smash hit podcast about cameras and camera collecting from Jeff Greenstein and Gabe Sachs.

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  • Creator
    Jeff Greenstein and Gabe Sachs
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    85
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Jeff Greenstein and Gabe Sachs
  • Show Website
    I Dream of Cameras

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