I Dream of Cameras

Feb 22 2025 86 ep. 64 mins 51
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The smash hit podcast about cameras and camera collecting from Jeff Greenstein and Gabe Sachs.

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Episode 86 • Marie, You Win

Feb 22 2025 72 mins  
Wednesday, January 8, 2025, 8:11 a.m. PST. Text from Gabe Sachs: “Well, all I can say is… I bet I have culled my camera collection faster than anyone else in history.” In this episode, Gabe recounts his experience during the Palisades Fire, which destroyed over a hundred Rolleiflex TLRs. Tune in for all the details.

Episode 85 • “He looks like that fella in the movies… you know… Ralph Bellamy”

Jan 07 2025 73 mins  
I Dream of Cameras kicks off the new year with another blockbuster XL episode! Jeff chillingly limns the hundred-degree delta between Jamaica and Iceland, and how the Fuji GA645 and Hasselblad XPan fared in each. Gabe exhumes some old warhorses from the back of the camera cabinet. And they top it all off with some STRONG OPINIONS about a new film-camera book. Tune in for all the fi

Episode 84 • A Christmas Gift for You

Dec 24 2024 77 mins  
Episode № 84 is a special rush-released super-sized Christmas / Hanukkah episode — unwrap it and enjoy! Gabe’s been shooting with the Polaroid Big Swinger, Rolleiflex 2.8E2, Nikon F2, Leica M4… he had a lab mishap! they made it right, but it still shakes your confidence Polaroid peel-apart camera rollers vs. blades Gabe went to Alcove Café with Rafael Hernandez and Dav

Episode 83 • Five Years, My Brain Hurts a Lot

Dec 04 2024 71 mins  
I Dream of Cameras storms into the fifth year of its five-year mission with new life and new civilization! Gabe went on a photo tear through New York City. Jeff cut an astounding deal on new gear at the Chelsea flea market. And there are imminent trips to Jamaica, Iceland and downtown LA. Will your enterprising interlocutors boldly go where no XPan has gone before? Pluck our latest

Episode 82 • November Spawned a Monster

Nov 19 2024 74 mins  
“Four more years! Four more years!” Could you have ever imagined, when these two miscreants launched I Dream of Cameras on 11/20/20, that four years later the show would be an unstoppable juggernaut and the toast of seven continents? Neither could we! In this epic-sode, Gabe dons a dopey hat and Jeff a dopey visage to reflect upon IDOC’s journey from to zygote to Smash Hit. T

Episode 81 • Gabe’s First White Shirt

Oct 30 2024 74 mins  
Like “Man in Black” Johnny Cash, Gabe Sachs is never seen without his signature ebon apparel. So what could coax him into donning a white dress shirt? And while we’re asking questions: who’s shooting 220 film, what’s a Zunow, and can Jeff actually perform Tom Lehrer’s “The Elements” on command? Find out in the latest obsidian-dark episode of I Dream of Cameras! Gab

Episode 80 • So Good

Oct 13 2024 73 mins  
Our blockbuster eightieth episode includes talk of wedding shoots and model shoots, German Rolleis and Swiss Alpas, plastic Pentaxes and Pano Portrait Snobs. Tune in for all the badinage! * Eighty episodes — even the hosts can’t remember the highlights! So which three episodes would you recommend to the uninitiated? * Gabe went to a Cameras & Coffee meetup at the Culver Steps�

Episode 79 • I Regret Nothing

Sep 28 2024 68 mins  
Gabe Sachs, 25 years after Freaks and Geeks, is the Astrid Kirchherr of American comedy; Jeff Greenstein, 25 hours after Paris Fashion Week, is the Derek Zoolander of European modeling. Tune in for their rollicking adventures! * Jeff’s just back from a wild trip to Paris! Including: * P did a runway gig for Balmain for Fashion Week… * while Jeff modeled for renowned photogra

Episode 78 • Join the Car Crash Set

Sep 06 2024 68 mins  
Hear the crushing steel, feel the steering wheel! Gabe lingers in NYC for more photographic and culinary adventures, while Jeff sees his reflection in the luminescent dash of his newly beloved Alpa 10s. But what will happen when he gently caresses its warm leatherette? Tune in and find out! * presenting… our bad-review mug! however, you gotta listen to the episode to find out wh

Episode 77 • Today My Name Is Lois Mendez

Aug 23 2024 62 mins  
It’s Talking Heads: 77 as the boys convene in New York City for a pilgrimage to B&H Photo, where they ambush veteran camera guru Michael Armato at the used counter for what proves to to be a truly phenomenal interview. Then it’s off to Fotografiska for the long-promised visit to the Vivian Maier and Bruce Gilden shows. Who will emerge victorious when Jeff confronts his photogra