Episode 83 • Five Years, My Brain Hurts a Lot

I Dream of Cameras

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™

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