Episode 84 • A Christmas Gift for You

Episode № 84 is a special rush-released super-sized Christmas / Hanukkah episode — unwrap it and enjoy!Gabe’s been shooting with the Polaroid Big Swinger, Rolleiflex 2.8E2, Nikon F2, Leica M4…he had a lab mishap! they made it right, but it still shakes your confidencePolaroid peel-apart camera rollers vs. bladesGabe went to Alcove Café with Rafael Hernandez and Dave Tada, members of the elite Fuji X100VI club, and now he's lusting for onesubmitted for your approval: the mighty Fujifilm GF670 Professionalwhen was the last time Jeff shot with the Leica M6 TTL? August 2021… so we’re both culling our collections! message us!is there a camera that’s too perfect? that you shoot too quickly with? like the Canon EOS Rebel 2000 or Canon 5D?Jeff didn’t shoot much in Jamaica, and here’s why: he wanted no barriers between him and the experience - do you sympathize?the Fujifilm GA645 Professional gave Jeff a scare - as with the XPan, Fuji’s battery indicators are wildly deceptiveare CR123 and CR123a the same battery? maybe!final reckoning: which cameras will Jeff bring to Iceland? meanwhile, Ollie’s bringing a Kodak Medalist!expired 220 film is super-intriguing!Gabe feels he can always count on his Rolleiflex - what are the cameras you rely on?our Prodigious Mailbag™ is bigger than Santa’s bag of toysnext episode, Jeff reviews Bellamy Hunt a.k.a. Japan Camera Hunter's new book Film Camera Zen - tune in for the tea!