Episode 101 • Today Is Her Birthday, They're Smoking Cigars

Episode 101 • Today Is Her Birthday, They're Smoking Cigars

From I Dream of Cameras by Jeff Greenstein and Gabe Sachs

April 9, 2026 · 1h 7m · Episode 101

About this episode

The hosts discuss P's birthday, camera acquisitions, and various photography-related topics while Jeff shares personal experiences.

It’s P’s birthday, but she’s working, leaving Jeff languishing at home with nothing but his vapid glad-hand for company. Perfect time to summon up Gabe on the ol’ Zoom-o-Matic and pump out an episode! In this one, we speak of acquisitions both big (huge honkin’ Pentax zoom) and small (stealthy Casio wristcam). Also discussed: being mocked for your puny glass by a bird photographer with a 600mm, many upcoming LA photo meetups, and a deep dive into our Prodigious Mailbag™! Gabe snapped up a big-ass Pentax 6x7 zoom lens and had his beloved Leica M6 CLA’d by our trusty-dusty camera repair guy shout-out to the Film Fridge app — it’s better than a spreadsheet! Jeff speaks of his millennial obsession with the Casio WQV-3 watch camera , how he used it to surreptitiously photograph Will & Grace guest stars , and his late frustration with a recently acquired top-of-the-line WQV-10 also, he’s just returned from photographing sandhill cranes and prairie chickens in Kearney, Nebraska with the XPan , which was apparently the wrong camera to bring, because other large-lensed photographers mocked him Wilber, Nebraska is the Czech Capital of the US! Dave Grohl laments option paralysis…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jeff Greenstein, Gabe Sachs

Topics covered

  • photography
  • camera equipment
  • photo meetups
  • camera repair
  • personal anecdotes
  • mailbag discussions

Keywords

  • Pentax
  • Leica
  • Casio
  • photography
  • camera meetups
  • mailbag
  • Kearney
  • Nebraska

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Film Fridge, LA Film Camera, Analog Con, Mint and Rare

Products: Pentax 6x7 zoom, Leica M6, Casio WQV-3, WQV-10, XPan, Ricoh 500RF

Places: Kearney, Nebraska, Wilber, Nebraska, Czech Capital of the US

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