Episode 87 • Gabe Eats Half a Cookie

A long-awaited catch-up in which Gabe reviews the events of the past month. The biggest news: he bought a half-frame camera! WHAT IS UP WITH THIS DUDE? Tune in for the rollicking debrief!

* how’s Gabe doing? well, he:
* took some trips to the Palisades house with Brandon
* found the remains of many cameras, including Rolleiflexes
* was interviewed by National Geographic reporter Gideon Mendel, who documents such things
* and has returned to shooting! with the Rolleiflex 3.5E, Nikon FE, Leica M6…
* ...but not the cameras in the bag he grabbed on the day of the fire
* Trev Lee thoughtfully returned the Rolleiflex Gabe had traded him for his Leica M5
* Gabe went to the LA Camera Expo, which is shaping up great
* while in LA, Jeff shot with:
* Rolleiflex SL350 — sublime!
* Canon F-1 Lake Placid Olympics edition — underrated!
* Rollei C35 — ridiculous!
* FujiFilm GA645 — confounding!
* upon departure, he removed all batteries from idle cameras ‘cause he’s compulsive
* and he swapped Alpas! the 11si and 50mm Kern-Macro-Switar came east, while the 10s and 24mm Angenieux stayed west!
* shocking half-a-cookie news! Gabe bought an Olympus Pen FT!
* while Jeff failed to snag a Zeiss Tenax II, so he bought the book by Wes Loder instead
* and he received a cool Lego Retro Camera as a gift from Todd and Mistie
* may we draw your attention to Andy Gray’s amazing IDOC-inspired Pentax MF mod page
* a rare treat! Jeff dined with Sunny 16’s Clare Marie Bailey and her brilliant musician friend Gwenno at the storied Chelsea Hotel
* we take an emotional dip into our Prodigious Mailbag™
* and finally, we urge you to see Bob Trevino Likes It, starring our friends Barbie Ferreira and French Stewart