The jewel of this episode is our interview with Trev Lee, an excellent photographer and the social media voice of The Darkroom lab in San Clemente. But first!
- Oskar Barnack’s 1923 0-series Leica sold at auction for $12 million
- Gabe sold two Bronicas at LA Film Camera in Studio City
- the return of The Thingy, a adapter which lets you replace the obsolete PX675 mercury battery with a cheap 675 zinc-air hearing-aid battery
- how many cameras do you have loaded simultaneously?
- an abbreviated mailbag!
- our interview with Trev Lee:
- trading his beloved Leica M5 for a Rolleiflex TLR from Gabe’s collection
- which of his 20 cameras does he bring on a shoot?
- the allure of the Nikon FM3a - how did he acquire one, how did it vault to the top of his list, and why is it so great?
- black vs. chrome cameras
- his favorite lens for the Nikon: the 40mm Voigtlander Ultron
- the rest of his Nikon lens arsenal are all by Voigtländer! the 28mm Skopar, the 58mm Nokton, and the 90mm APO-Lanthar
- are rising costs changing the hobby?
- the Canon Rebel and Elan as good affordable starter cameras
- are people printing more? what’s the value of a print?
- and furthermore, what’s the emotional component of photography for him?
- does working at a photography business siphon off some of the joy? how do you balance the demands of the job with your personal work?
- the culture of The Darkroom, their dedication to customer service and his role as their social media manager
- Trev’s website
