Sunny 16 Presents

I Dream of Cameras #24 Yippee Kai Yay (A Christmas Episode)

If loving Kai is Wong, we don't wanna be right! The centerpiece of this episode is our interview with Kai Wong, a YouTube mainstay for 15 years and author of the excellent new book Old School Photography. But first!

• the bulging mailbag, featuring listener feedback about depth-of-field preview, keeping the other eye open, soft releases, macro vs. telephoto...
• lucky limerick-contest winner David Van Sluis got a $150 gift card (instead of $50) from The Darkroom!
• check out Ethan Moses's Kickstarter - he's bringing his homemade 20x24 instant camera to Los Angeles
• what's with Linda McCartney's weird grip on her Nikon F in Get Back?
• follow-up to our Olympus episode: we forgot the rare & desirable Pen W! check out Daido Moriyama’s NY 71 to see what this lovely machine can do
• Kai Wong interview:
  • who are your primary comedic influences?
  • this week marks five years of your YouTube channel - how’s it going?
  • what made you wanna write this book? and why film photography?
  • the two halves of the book: first technical, then artistic
  • tip #94: buy flight tickets, not gear
  • talk about your first camera, the Pentax MZ-M - what other cameras have you held onto?
  • street photography in Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles
  • what's your shooting ratio for YouTube videos?
  • neck strap, wrist strap or no strap?
  • do you use a camera bag?
  • do you use depth-of-field preview?
  • do you keep the other eye open?
  • is it more fun reviewing a bad camera?
  • would you pay $3,600 for a Nikon FM2/T Year of the Dog camera?
• end-of-year thoughts
• check out our merch page for excellent holiday gifts!
• thanks to Fred Coury and Keith Greenstein - the whole team will be assembling for an IDOC corporate retreat this weekend
• to wrap up a glorious year, Gabe suggests everyone remind Jeff how much he’s wrong

On Location: Quirky Cameras #2 with Ian Fleming

Ian Fleming IG https://www.instagram.com/ifleming/

Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/bathuk/

 

Olympus AFL-S http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Olympus_AFL_%26_AFL-S

 

Intrepid 4x5 https://intrepidcamera.co.uk/products/intrepid-camera

 

Intrepid Enlarger https://intrepidcamera.co.uk/products/intrepid-enlarger-kit-full?taxon_id=37

 

Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1436129614/intrepid-4x5-enlarger-print-and-scan-35mm-120-and

 

Olympus AFL-T http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Olympus_AFL-T

Fuji Rensha Cardia http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Fuji_Rensha_Cardia

Polaroid 3000 https://all-my-cameras.com/2013/08/09/the-polaroid-3000-pronto-rf_en/

Kodak Instamatic X90 https://www.flickr.com/photos/vincentnip/5870862363/in/pool-camerapornfriday/

 

I Dream of Cameras #23 Olympus has Fallen

For our one-year anniversary, an XL show bursting with edification and amusement! 

• they used the same font as the camera maker for the Olympus Has Fallen poster!
• a dip into the mailbag
• do you use depth-of-field preview?
• Gabe's trip to Toronto and Downtown Camera
• Jeff’s new 50mm f4 Macro-Takumar, a rare find
• is macro more exciting than tele?
• Gabe pits his new Nikon FM3a against his old Leicaflex, with surprising results
• soft releases are nice, but the expensive ones are ridiculous (as are hot shoe ornaments)
• Paul Thomas Anderson with his Nikon 28Ti - do you keep the other eye open?
• and now: our Olympus show!
  • genius designer: Yoshihisa Maitani
  • 35RC (Jeff’s first camera)
  • 35RD
  • 35SP (and SPn, and DC, and UC, and…)
  • Trip 35
  • Pen D3
  • Pen EF
  • Pen EE
  • Pen EE-3 (a box of 'em)
  • Pen FT (see Billy Name’s All Tomorrow’s Parties book) and its GREAT lenses (25mm, 38mm pancake, 38mm macro, 40mm, 60mm f1.5…)
  • OM-1: the one camera all four IDOCkers own
  • the XA series
  • Pen F digital
  • the new “OM System"
• our limerick contest winners! over 75 entries! some were not limericks, and some were filthy! thanks to everyone who participated!
• thanks to all our listeners - hey, give us a review on iTunes!
• check out our new character merch!

I Dream Of Cameras #22 How Could I Dance With Another, Ooh, When Asahi Standing There

This episode is dedicated to the memory of John Whitmore.

• A few items from the mailbag
• reminder about our fabulous contest — compose a limerick whose final word is a camera brand!
• Gabe’s Speed Graphic + two birthday acquisitions: Nikon FM3a and Pentax 6x7
• Jeff’s ConSol didn’t work, so bring on the Electro Spotmatic!
• Our Pentax show!
  • the mighty Pentax 6x7 and its siblings
  • Spotmatic… Spotmatic F… Electro Spotmatic
  • The K1000, basically a Spotmatic F with a bayonet mount (but no timer or DOF preview! you can do better!)
  • The rest of the K series, including Jeff’s one-of-a-kind half-frame KX
  • The ME, ME Super SE... and the weird half-frame medical MF
  • Pentax Auto 110 and Auto 110 Super
• KEH just opened a brick and mortar store in Atlanta!
• Our shooting plans for the coming weeks
• And finally! Check out the great new IDOC character shirts launching this week in the merch section of our website!

I Dream Of Cameras #21 Introspective / Camera Shop Boys

After a dip into our bulging mailbag, an introspective episode: Why do we second-guess ourselves? What keeps us from getting out and experimenting? Why are we afraid to take chances? How do we avoid becoming discouraged? Perhaps by asking a friend to shoot with us? Maybe photograph some elderly relatives? Trust two comedy writers to plumb your psyche and heal all ills. Finally, we wrap up with gear updates, and — at long last — our FABULOUS CONTEST where you can win FABULOUS PRIZES!

On Location: Quirky Cameras #1 with Ian Fleming

On this episode of On Location, Ian Fleming talks about a few less well known cameras from his collection in an effort to shine a little light on some of the underdogs from the camera world.

 

You can find Ian's photography here: https://www.instagram.com/ifleming/?hl=en

 

Positive Fat Bass Intro Loop by WinnieTheMoog

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6093-positive-fat-bass-intro-loop

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Soft Vibes Logo

Licence: The sound is permitted for non-commercial use under license “Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)

http://www.orangefreesounds.com/

I dream of Cameras #20 • Catch Up, Soup and Purée

Episode 20 • Catch Up, Soup and Purée

 

Another freewheeling episode spanning a wide range of topics:

• thank-yous from Gabe for his NYFW adventure
• the mailbag
• recapping this week's Beers & Cameras events
• we miss the Pasadena camera show! how are y’all coping?
• we've tried hitting the thrift stores — where are the film cameras?
• Gabe makes good on his Marie Nikondo vow — use your underused cameras, or get rid of ‘em! think of that 22-year-old graduate student at UT Austin!
• Jeff’s new acquisition: the Canon 50mm 1.4 for Leica screwmount
• Jeff is not doing color processing anymore
• Polaroid Color SX-70 film is not very sharp
• follow-up to our previous discussion of Vivian Maier
• since Facebook & Instagram were down this week, let’s talk social media: is it net positive or net negative?
• camera spotlight: our favorite point and shoots
• coming soon: our camera giveaway!

I dream of Cameras #19 • Icons and Nikons

An XL episode boasting two blockbuster features: Gabe’s recap of his adventures covering New York Fashion Week, followed by our survey of the esteemed camera marque known as Nikon.

• Gabe recounts shooting NYFW and the Met Gala

• Jeff’s new acquisitions: a Canon P rangefinder… and (on the way) the Canon RF 50mm f1.4, the Japanese Summilux

• And now: our Nikon show!

• when did you become aware of Nikon, and what was your first?

• Nikon rangefinders: the SP and its siblings

• the Nikon/Canon wars of the ‘70s/'80s

• evolution of the F: F2, F3…

• why no more rangefinders? (till the S3 2000 and SP 2005 commemorative editions)

• spurred by the OM-1, Nikon goes compact: the FM and FE series

• the Nikkormat / Nikomat

• the FM3a — their best ever? 1/4000 with no battery!

• the coveted FM2/T Year of the Dog edition

• consider the Nikonos — they’re so cheap!

• countless point & shoot Nikons, APS cameras…

• the 35Ti, which is not good!

• favorite lenses (e.g. the 105mm f2.5)

• one Nikon to rule them all: which would you choose?

On Location: Camera Scanning with JM Mendizza

Show notes

Instagram @jmmendizza

www.jmm-photos.com

 

Resources

• Negative Holders
  • Pixl-latr https://www.pixl-latr.com/
  • Valoi https://www.valoi.co/
  • Abdi Camera https://www.catlabs.info/product/abdi-fc-35-120-film-carrier-for-flat-bed-scanning-pre-order
  • Digitaliza https://shop.lomography.com/en/digitaliza-120-scanning-mask
  • Essential Film Holder https://clifforth.co.uk/
  • Negative Supply https://www.negative.supply/
  • mongoose https://www.cameradactyl.com/mongoose
• Software
  • Lightroom /Photoshop
    • NLP https://www.negativelabpro.com/
    • Grain 2 pixel https://grain2pixel.com/
    • NEGSETS https://negmaster.com/
    • Filmlab App https://www.filmlabapp.com/
  • Open source
    • Raw Therapee https://www.rawtherapee.com/
    • Negadoctor (Darktable) https://www.darktable.org/

 

Music

 

Positive Fat Bass Intro Loop by WinnieTheMoog

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6093-positive-fat-bass-intro-loop

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

 

Funk Game Loop by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3787-funk-game-loop

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

 

Mike Gutterman

https://mikegutterman.bandcamp.com/

I dream of Cameras #18 Fast and Furious 18

Episode 18 • Fast and Furious 18

It’s a pulse-pounding thrill-ride (but really, the theme is family) as Jeff and Gabe attempt to cover 18 topics in 60 minutes. Among the items discussed:

1. our week in acquisitions and repairs
2. emails from the teeming masses, including a masterpiece by James Thorpe
3. who made that film? check out tinyurl.com/whatisthatfilm
4. research and acquisition - Jeff throws a camera at Gabe and he researches it on the spot
5. bulk-loading cassettes are a problem!
6. Robert Capa and Vivian Maier and mythmaking
7. our recommended cameras in the $300 range
8. patience and willingness to learn something new
9. doing your own printing (darkroom or inkjet)
10. focus points
11. homemade cameras, 3D printing… the failure of the Reflex, the success of Cameradactyl
12. what famous photographer used my camera?
13. what’s the sexiest shutter sound? what analog camera provided the shutter sound of the iPhone?
14. sprocket holes and fake rebates
15. the Leica/Hasselblad mystique - what other cameras have an “aura”?
16. pricey new films - Open That Film Night!
17. love to Mike Gutterman and Rachel + Constance Mallory Brewster-Wright
18. our upcoming camera giveaway! and our banner and stickers