Episode 42 • In a World

I Dream of Cameras

Find the answer to Life, the Universe and Everything in I Dream of Cameras 42. New cameras, old cameras, new old cameras, old new cameras, and ways to hack eBay — it’s all here!

best wishes to Graeme, who’s stepping away from Sunny 16 for a bit

our prodigious mailbag

Jeff’s 90mm Summicron ASPH is still available - message him and snap it up!

The new CubePan from Chroma Camera looks intriguing

Gabe’s trying to leave the house with only one camera… and a spare in the car

the rumored Leica M6 reissue is for real… but only 500 pieces?

Gabe wants to trade his chrome Leica M6TTL for a black M6 - hit him up!

the late John Foster literally wrote the book on Olympus half-frame cameras, and on October 20 his personal collection is up for auction - stock up on those half-a-cookies!

Film prices are too high, but now Kodak’s seeking more film technicians - will it help?

What’s more interesting to you, a brand-new 2022 film camera or a good vintage one? and what does this bode for the future of new film cameras?

Gabe recounts his visit in San Clemente with Trev and Phil from The Darkroom and Juan from Beers and Cameras…

…which spurred a fixation with high-end compact point-and-shoots like the Minolta TC-1 - compare and contrast with the Yashica T4

Jeff’s recent developing mishaps with CineStill Df96 - it drops stone dead after 16 rolls

also, his frustration with bulk loading has reached a fever pitch: even with cassettes salvaged from a one-hour-lab, the felt light traps can be leaky! rescue us, Ethan Moses!

Differences between the Hasselblad XPan and the XPan II

fantastic eBay tip! here’s how to find the start date of a Buy It Now auction, to assess how open the seller might be to an offer: tinyurl.com/auctionstarttime

we encourage people to contribute to the Sunny 16 Presents channel - if we can do it, so can you!

now go out with one camera and one roll of film and just shoot! or use a half-frame camera so you don’t censor yourself so much - allow yourself to play and experiment…

and print your stuff! give prints as gifts! ’tis the season!