Episode № 92 finds the boys in Sunset Strip rock clubs and sun-baked Czech vineyards, sampling exotic cinema film and strange European cameras, taking in celebrity gallery shows and nibbling koláče. What happened to those two humble kids from the oak groves of Riverdale and the pine forests of Atlanta — and who is Mike Sopko? Tune in to IDOC’s latest and find out — they’ve only got eight more to go!&nbsp;question: were we crisper and more cogent in earlier episodes? does <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wbino0pkb727kakcqn8t6/Updated-bad-review.png?rlkey=7zrx2f1e6oqwhlefwazn6rrc3&dl=0">this guy</a> have a point?? <a href="http://tinyurl.com/idocsucks">buy a mug</a> if you concur!Gabe (and resident rock god <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fredcoury/?hl=en">Fred Coury</a>) took Canadian hockey reporter <a href="https://x.com/laughlinsxm?lang=en">Scott Laughlin</a> to the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rainbowbarandgrill/">Rainbow Room</a>, then <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini_Kiss">Mini-Kiss</a> (a Kiss tribute band consisting entirely of little people) at the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theroxy/?hl=en">Roxy</a>Gabe also went to a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DG9SvlrSjC7/?hl=en">Cameras and Coffee</a>…saw the amazing <a href="https://gagosian.com/exhibitions/2025/paul-mccartney/">Paul McCartney show at Gagosian Gallery</a>hunted for a replacement for his beloved <a href="https://global.canon/en/c-museum/product/dslr894.html">Canon R5</a> and <a href="https://thebrotographer.com/reviews/sigma-85mm-art/">Sigma 85mm Art Lens</a>… and <a href="https://robertscamera.com/">Roberts Camera</a> a.k.a. <a href="https://usedphotopro.com/?srsltid=AfmBOopd_KCzWXi1Tyk02IwbAKpgwGCd2IwXtZ2mgAiUaGhwDxN3Dg8C">UsedPhotoPro</a> came through! Meredith put together an incredible package for himGabe returned to the <a href="https://www.lacameraexpo.com/">LA Camera Expo at the Hotel Burbank</a> and snapped up a <a href="https://casualphotophile.com/2020/09/04/leicaflex-sl-review/">Leicaflex SL</a> with a <a href="https://myfotojourney.blog/8-lens-review-the-almighty-leica-r-60mm-f2-8-macro/">60mm f2.8 three-cam lens</a>but it didn’t stop there! he also nabbed a <a href="https://www.thephoblographer.com/2022/08/22/the-beautiful-hasselblad-501cm-is-legendary/">Hasselblad 501CM</a> from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ethaningramphoto/?hl=en">Ethan Ingram</a>, and a point-and-shoot to be named later - he’s arrived at the promised 30-camera collectionhold on there’s more! with an assist from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/studlysteadman/?hl=en">Brandon Steadman</a>, he (might) also (have) snapped up a <a href="https://casualphotophile.com/2020/03/22/leica-r8-review-film-camera/">Leica R8</a>, which would bring the collection to 31 (not including some broken ones) - okay, maybe we’re calling it thirtyishJeff’s been in a Prague for a month, has shot 22 rolls of film, and cannot live without his <a href="https://www.davidmantripp.com/eve/article/the_hasselblad_xpan_-_a_very_long_term_review">XPan</a> <a href="https://www.snowhenge.net/photoblogography/xpan-outings">exposure compensation dial</a> - how ’bout you? do you use yours?when the paint chipped off his e.c. dial, Jeff did a quick fix with a <a href="https://molotow.cz/barvy-naplne/barvy-one4all.html">white paint pen</a> from a local <a href="https://www.instagram.com/molotowpraha/?hl=en">art supply store</a>also, he found a new local lab to complement the mighty <a href="https://www.fotoskoda.cz/">FotoŠkoda</a>: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/filmstore_prague/?hl=en">FilmStore Prague</a>, which has excellent prices for developing & scanningplus they roll their own <a href="https://www.kodak.com/en/motion/product/camera-films/250d-5207-7207/">Kodak Vision 3</a> cinema film, leaving the remjet on, and process it ECN-2 - Jeff shot their <a href="https://www.filmstore.cz/cinema-film-250d-135-36/">250D</a> and found the palette beautiful and the images stunningly sharp, and it’s half the local cost of <a href="https://www.filmstore.cz/kodak-portra-400-135-36/">Portra</a>!(n.b.: it’s not the same as <a href="https://cinestillfilm.com/">CineStill</a>’s old 250D, which had the remjet removed)Jeff bought a rare Minox photo book from a seller in Germany and had it shipped straight to his Prague apartment, thereby saving tons of money and time - check out the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLZIPGNIYNY">preview on YouTube</a> of <a href="https://www.buchfreund.de/de/d/e/9783905942071/oktaeder-spy-cam-sketches-minox-8-x-11-diese?bookId=115246740&srsltid=AfmBOoqUUkOU2RtT5-P8K114TIF6CYnOw971z4pOPm9TC9SZkHWewT6B">Oktaeder: Spy-cam Sketches Minox 8x11</a> by Peter Bernardhe also bought a vintage Alpa employee badge on eBay and vows to wear the late <a href="https://www.amosfamily.com/obituaries/michael-sopko">Mike Sopko</a>’s nametag with pride - Mike repaired cameras at the also-late <a href="https://www.kansascity.com/news/business/article122939304.html">Crick Camera in Kansas City</a> for over forty years - here’s to you, Mike!seller <a href="https://www.ebay.com/str/gokevincameras">goKevincameras</a> is struggling mightily with tariff issuesof course we must rifle wildly through our Prodigious Mailbag™Gabe’s advice on how to how to find people to photograph? ask local artists!a final note: mere hours after recording this episode, Jeff’s XPan suffered its second bout of Sudden Fujifilm Battery Death™ in less than a month!

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