Episode 57 • P’s and Q’s

What this episode covers

In Episode № 57 of I Dream of Cameras, we mind our P’s — Minolta’s little-known pocket XPan killer — and Q’s — diving into a particularly prodigious mailbag. Also, Gabe’s gone digicam kray-zee, and Jeff’s still obsessed with that Nikon Year of the Dog camera. Tune in for all the chitter-chatter! * Cameras of 1966: * The troublesome but alluring Rolleiflex SL66 * The unreleased yet tantalizing Pentax 220 * The well-named Petri Racer * Gabe’s recent acquisitions — he’s a digicam hipster! * Nikon Coolpix S1000pj with built-in projector * Nikon D700 * Nikon Coolpix P7000 * Jeff’s thoroughly besotted with the delightful panoramic point-and-shoot Minolta P's — it leaves the tab out when rewinding! And it comes in four other colors, red, blue, green and black — does he need 'em? * Olympus Stylus, mirrored chrome edition — are these special finishes worth the premium? * Revisiting the Nikon FM2/T Year of the Dog camera — the price continues to plummet, but the dog looks like the dogecoin Shiba Inu, so does that ruin it? * Gabe’s recent use of the Leica M6 on the WGA picket line reminded him how nice it is to use a lighter, less bulky camera * eBay annoyances, suspicious sellers… * and our super-prodigious mailbag!