Once again I Dream of Cameras spans the globe, with Jeff in Prague and Gabe in Los Angeles, and not even a nine-hour time difference can slow us down! In fact, one might say we are utterly devoid of camera viscosity, or “camerosity” for short. In this supersized episode…Jeff unknowingly chatted up <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dannybones64/?hl=en">Danny Clinch</a> about his <a href="https://www.slack.co.uk/leica-q2.html">Leica Q2</a> at the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tromboneshorty/?hl=en">Trombone Shorty</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thesohosessions/?hl=en">Soho Session</a>, and the acclaimed photographer was faintly dismissivefor the next two months Jeff’s in Prague, where the camera shops (<a href="https://www.fotoskoda.cz/">FotoŠkoda</a>, <a href="https://www.fotopazdera.cz/">Jan Pazdera</a>) are far too alluringhe’s been eyeing a lovely <a href="https://mikeeckman.com/2019/11/zeiss-ikon-tenax-ii-1938/">Zeiss Tenax II</a>, a flawed <a href="https://www.35mmc.com/01/06/2021/olympus-35-spn-review/">Olympus 35SPn</a>, and a beautifully brassed black <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brI8UlFFuuo">Canonflex RM</a>before departure, Jeff did the unthinkable: snagged a bargain-basement <a href="https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Alpa-10s-chrome-Half-Frame/AI-34-37348">half-frame Alpa 10s</a> on the ‘Bay - it’s half a <a href="https://www.helvetickitchen.com/recipes/category/Swiss+Cookies+and+Squares">Swiss cookie</a> and the realization of a lifelong dream!talking Leicas with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/analogpics/?hl=en">Dave Tada</a>, Gabe realized he needs a 35mm lens for his <a href="https://www.gregoryowain.co.uk/blog/ninety-years-of-excellence-with-a-leica-iii">Leica III</a> - he already has the <a href="https://www.35mmc.com/08/07/2024/canon-50mm-serenar-f-1-9-the-serene-beauty-of-the-japanese-summitar/">50mm Serenar</a>, so any suggestions?Gabe went to the Fujifilm event for their bizarre new <a href="https://fujixweekly.com/2025/04/28/why-the-upcoming-fujifilm-half-frame-camera-is-genius/">half-a-cookie digital</a> - what did he learn about the elusive <a href="https://petapixel.com/2024/04/25/fujifilm-x100vi-review-joy-masquerading-as-a-camera/">x100vi</a>?Gabe has gone half-cookie INSANE with his <a href="https://casualphotophile.com/2020/08/28/olympus-pen-ft-review/">Olympus Pen FT</a>, so now our friend <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sissi_lu/?hl=en">Sissi Lu</a> has enticed him to give the <a href="https://news.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/rim_info2/2024/20240618_040028.html">Pentax One Seven</a> one more try - what will he grab next, the chunky plastic Pentax or the mighty meterless <a href="https://www.35mmc.com/02/08/2019/olympus-pen-fv-review/">Olympus Pen FV</a>?he’s got a portrait shoot coming up, and plans to use the <a href="https://www.serialforeigner.photo/gear/kiev-60/">Kiev 60</a>, the Leica III and the <a href="https://shootitwithfilm.com/mamiya-rz67-review/">Mamiya RZ67</a>as for replenishing his collection, he’s up to 27 of a planned 30 cameras&nbsp;Jeff was shooting around Prague when Sudden Fujifilm Battery Death struck again! Fuji’s battery displays in both the <a href="https://mrleica.com/hasselblad-xpan/">XPan</a> and <a href="https://mrleica.com/fuji-ga645-review/">GA645</a> are pure fictionGabe’s also been rebuilding his book collection with <a href="https://www.knihydobrovsky.cz/kniha/duane-michals-portraits-48858749">Duane Michals Portraits</a> and volumes by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sarahmoon_official/?hl=en">Sarah Moon</a> and <a href="https://www.phaidon.com/agenda/fashion/articles/2019/march/18/clifford-coffin-vogue-s-great-lost-photographer/">Clifford Coffin</a>let us now praise John Wade’s <a href="https://www.johnwade.org/retro-cams">Retro Cameras</a>, which is what <a href="https://www.35mmc.com/03/03/2025/film-camera-zen-book-review/">Ralph Bellamy’s book</a> should have beenonce again we make it halfway down the depths of our Prodigious Mailbag™Gabe unleashes a raft of thank-yousand adds a final postscript: nature is healing and he’s back in the bag business, welcoming a new <a href="https://www.nomatic.com/products/luma-camera-pack-18l-1?srsltid=AfmBOooIPjp3sVNQlUhiXQCgZtWLi4J890e3alrXXPnagHM_C8AQZS5V">Nomatic Luma McKinnon</a>

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