Episode 64 • By the Time I Get Some Phoenix

The big news in Episode № 64 of I Dream of Cameras is the release of Harman Phoenix, a brand-new experimental color film from the company we insist on calling Ilford ‘cause they didn’t give us free stuff. Also covered: notable cameras of 1959; fun with Lomochrome Turquoise; Gabe’s recent five-camera all-film photo shoot; the growing cult of the Minolta P’s; last-minute holiday gift ideas; and tons of blowback in the Prodigious Mailbag!

* Cameras of 1959:
* Leica M1
* Minolta SR-1
* Tele-Rolleiflex
* debut of the Nikon F
* the original one-lug Olympus Pen (made not by Olympus, but Sanko Shoji)
* Asahi Pentax S2 / H2
* Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Super
* The Russian Mir (a simplified Zorki 4)
* Gabe went to The Darkroom for the exciting debut of Harman Phoenix, a brand-new film from a company we insist on calling Ilford ‘cause they didn’t give us free stuff
* Labs working with this film are running smack into The Scannenberg Uncertainty Principle
* Jeff had a blast shooting Lomochrome Turquoise with his rare and exotic Mamiya/Sekor 2000 DTL
* Meanwhile, Gabe’s been shooting with his cheap ’n’ cheerful Canon Rebel 2000 + 40mm f2.8 pancake lens — the results blew him away!
* He also recently did an all-film shoot with the Contax 645, Rolleiflex 2.8E2, Yashica T4, Leica M6… and Minolta P’s! P's Mania rolls on!
* Directing NBC’s new sitcom Extended Family, Jeff did some set photography with his beloved Olympus Pen EE-3. 78 shots on a roll!
* Holiday gift ideas! Jeff recently acquired some excellent photo books:
* Apollo VII - XVII
* Hasselblad - The Camera System 50 Years 1948-1998
* New York in Photobooks
* Why not our new Alan Daly t-shirt, or something else from our burgeoning merch page?
* Or Rachel's Brewster-Wright’s Ultimate Film & Darkroom Workbook
* A dip into our Prodigious Mailbag™, featuring:
* More Vivian Maier blowback from our 50th episode - as revenge, Viv will be getting a one-woman show at Fotografiska New York in May 2024
* An excellent photo club, The Slow Camera Exchange
* A wonderful 1942 article from The Atlantic, The Dream Camera