I Dream of Cameras
The smash hit podcast about cameras and camera collecting from Jeff Greenstein and Gabe Sachs.
- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 65 minutes
- Episodes
- 95
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Episode 15 • Fight Us Again
Another episode of strong opinions!
Gabe’s saga: reacquiring a Konica Hexar AF after letting one go many years ago
Jeff’s saga: trying to find an inexpensive 35mm lens for the Leica M6
Bokeh: the …
00:59:34 |
Tue 13 Jul 2021
Episode 14 • How We Shoot
In this episode, the hosts turn the lens on themselves, examining their shooting styles, methods and subject matter.
Jeff asks Gabe about his portraiture work:
How did you get started doing portrai…
00:59:28 |
Tue 29 Jun 2021
Episode 13 • The Purge (feat. Danielle Wrobleski)
You’ve heard of Marie Kondo — meet Marie Nikondo! In this wildly entertaining episode, Jeff forces Gabe to remorselessly cull his camera collection by posing the following questions:
What purpose do…
01:08:33 |
Tue 15 Jun 2021
Episode 12 • The Hosts Gave Us Cameras
In this episode, we interview Fred Coury (composer of our theme song) and Keith Greenstein (designer of our logos, website and merch) about the vintage analog cameras we gave them a few months ago — …
01:02:38 |
Tue 01 Jun 2021
Episode 11 • The Polaroid Show (feat. Emily Earl)
State of instant photography 2021 - how much do you shoot instant?
Favorite peel-apart cameras and films - scanning the negs using the bleach-gel trick
Oddities: Polaroid backs (Forscher Proback, S…
01:05:19 |
Tue 18 May 2021
Episode 10 • How We Are Weird
To celebrate an extraordinary milestone — how many podcasts make it to ten episodes? — Jeff and Gabe run down a carefully curated selection of their camera-collecting and photographic quirks. You’re …
01:00:55 |
Mon 03 May 2021
Episode 9 • Disasterama!
we had a whole episode planned, but then my girlfriend and I broke up, so now we’re gonna talk about disasters (and perhaps how they could have been avoided)
dropping your camera (or slamming it int…
01:06:15 |
Mon 19 Apr 2021
Episode 8 • Trust the Process
our new email address!
recapping an eventful week: new acquisitions, road trip, etc.
lab anxiety, choosing a lab, making friends with a lab
why you should have a home processing setup
what you’ll…
01:01:19 |
Fri 02 Apr 2021
Episode 7 • The Seven Deadly Sins
pride: showing off, bringing an exotic camera to a photo walk or camera show, etc. - the antidote: extending a hand to new photographers (as opposed to snarking “go Google it” in Facebook groups)
en…
01:03:17 |
Sun 14 Mar 2021
Episode 6 • The Search for Perfection, Your Own Predilection
buying from Japan, pros and cons — the cameras look perfect, but… (Jeff's recent Pen W, Widelux and M-1 experiences)
how to suss out a seller
eBay and sales tax
Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist - …
01:00:44 |
Sat 27 Feb 2021
Episode 5 • Fight Us
it’s a new year, check your batteries! How to replace the obsolete PX625: the MR-9 adapter, the Weincell, the 675 + paulbg ring, etc.
wrongly valued cameras (Minoltas, Konicas and Mirandas are treat…
01:02:12 |
Sat 13 Feb 2021
Episode 4 • The Unwanted
Thank-yous: Fred Coury for the music, Keith Greenstein for the logos, mention launch of website and associated IDOC swag
Do you lend? Cameras you borrowed, then bought?
Cameras others love but you'…
00:57:55 |
Fri 29 Jan 2021
Episode 3 • The Other Stuff
Lens collecting: is it exciting?
Flashes, pro and con
Camera bags, pro and con
Caps and straps and such - Jeff is anti neck straps and lens caps, pro wrist straps, belt clips and skylight filters
…
01:01:13 |
Wed 13 Jan 2021
Episode 2 • The Hunt
how does the bug bite you
researching
where do you look for 'em
online retailers (KEH etc.)
eBay strategy (evaluating from pictures, sniping)
camera shows (evaluating in person)
thrift stores
…
01:05:49 |
Thu 31 Dec 2020
Episode 1 • The Pilot
about Jeff and Gabe, who we are, what we do, how we met
what was your first camera and how did you get it
when did collecting take hold and why
how many cameras do you currently have (...do you ac…
00:58:44 |
Fri 20 Nov 2020
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