I Dream of Cameras #32 We Gotcha Covid

• Happy birthday to our patient patron Graeme!
• Gabe’s COVID ordeal
• A magical mailbag!
• Gabe’s recent shooting adventures: a daylong shoot with actor Brenton Thwaites, and Retta’s pink party
• Jeff’s been a-travelin’, so let’s talk about the travel-camera conundrum. His favorite is the Olympus XA4 Macro — what's yours?
• Visits to two great camera shops: Unique Photo in Philadelphia and B&H in New York
• In a stunning development, Gabe got a half-frame camera, a Canon Sure Shot Multi Tele — how does half a cookie taste?
• copy stands are insanely expensive, so after much searching Jeff found a Durst F30 on Craigslist — it's the enlarger he learned on, and now the world’s cheapest copy stand
• We regret to inform you that Polaroid is at it again, with wildly overpriced Saint Laurent cameras and film — damn you!!
• Clare Marie Bailey gave Jeff a print of her exquisite photo “Memories of Summer” - print and hang your stuff, swap with other photographers, physical media is nice!
• Looking for an inexpensive way to shoot Nikon glass? Don’t sleep on the Nikonos!