I dream of Cameras #19 • Icons and Nikons

An XL episode boasting two blockbuster features: Gabe’s recap of his adventures covering New York Fashion Week, followed by our survey of the esteemed camera marque known as Nikon. • Gabe recounts shooting NYFW and the Met Gala • Jeff’s new acquisitions: a Canon P rangefinder… and (on the way) the Canon RF 50mm f1.4, the Japanese Summilux • And now: our Nikon show! • when did you become aware of Nikon, and what was your first? • Nikon rangefinders: the SP and its siblings • the Nikon/Canon wars of the ‘70s/'80s • evolution of the F: F2, F3… • why no more rangefinders? (till the S3 2000 and SP 2005 commemorative editions) • spurred by the OM-1, Nikon goes compact: the FM and FE series • the Nikkormat / Nikomat • the FM3a — their best ever? 1/4000 with no battery! • the coveted FM2/T Year of the Dog edition • consider the Nikonos — they’re so cheap! • countless point & shoot Nikons, APS cameras… • the 35Ti, which is not good! • favorite lenses (e.g. the 105mm f2.5) • one Nikon to rule them all: which would you choose?