Episode 70 • Say Hello to Vivian

I Dream of Cameras

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