It’s an xlent xlerated xtralarge xtravaganza as Gabe and Jeff hack and slash their way to the bottom of the Prodigious Mailbag™, which features a slew of emails penned by celebrities under the pseudonym “Alan Peres.” Also discussed: cameras of ’55, cameras of ’24, Dune 2, SB2, SL3, FP4, HP5, Number Six and Zippora Seven! Tune in as we run the numbers!
Cameras in Focus 1955:
Olympus Wide
Rolleiflex 2.8D
the Nikon SP was in development (which prompts a reprise of Jeff’s astonishing SP acquisition story)
Pentaflex
Graflex Stereo Graphic
a 1955 survey of 35mm cameras by price range
Jeff briefly acquired an Asahi Pentax SB2, rare variant of the H3/S3 sold only on Japanese military bases… but it was broken, so back it went
Gabe launches the Under $40 Camera Challenge!
The soon-come Pentax film compact camera will be a half-frame model with zone focusing
For the third straight time, Leica reports record revenue, plus the new SL3 is out
Gabe rhapsodizes about the monstrous Gowlandflex
Dave Tada picked Gabe up a coveted Nikkor 28mm f2.8…
…but he still yearns for an ugly black Nikon F
Dune 2 was shot on a $50 Helios-44!
Nikon is buying RED
Jeff watched the great Yu Tsai in action at the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue 60th anniversary shoot in Fort Lauderdale
We go XL to empty out the Prodigious Mailbag™
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Episode 72 • Mint & Rare & Cameras & Coffee
Episode 71 • Tucker: The Dog and His Dream
Episode 70 • Say Hello to Vivian
Episode 69 • P
Episode 67 • Your Extra Time and Your Kiss
Episode 66 • To the Bathyscaphe!
Episode 65 • Rebel Rebel
Episode 64 • By the Time I Get Some Phoenix
Episode 63 • Three Years of His Youth
Episode 62 • Austin to Austria
Episode 61 • More of You, Less of Us
Episode 60 • I Dream of Genie
Episode 59 • Friends Was a Fun Job
Episode 58 • Tumbling Dice
Episode 57 • P’s and Q’s
Episode 56 • A Night at the Opera
Episode 55 • Vienna Calling
Episode 54 • Imogen Cunningham Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle
Episode 53 • Can I Get a Witness
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