Episode 24 • Yippee Kai Yay (A Christmas Episode)

I Dream of Cameras

If loving Kai is Wong, we don't wanna be right! The centerpiece of this episode is our interview with Kai Wong, a YouTube mainstay for 15 years and author of the excellent new book Old School Photography. But first!

the bulging mailbag, featuring listener feedback about depth-of-field preview, keeping the other eye open, soft releases, macro vs. telephoto...

lucky limerick-contest winner David Van Sluis got a $150 gift card (instead of $50) from The Darkroom!

check out Ethan Moses's Kickstarter - he's bringing his homemade 20x24 instant camera to Los Angeles

what's with Linda McCartney's weird grip on her Nikon F in Get Back?

follow-up to our Olympus episode: we forgot the rare & desirable Pen W! check out Daido Moriyama’s NY 71 to see what this lovely machine can do

Kai Wong interview:

who are your primary comedic influences?

this week marks five years of your YouTube channel - how’s it going?

what made you wanna write this book? and why film photography?

the two halves of the book: first technical, then artistic

tip #94: buy flight tickets, not gear

talk about your first camera, the Pentax MZ-M - what other cameras have you held onto?

street photography in Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles

what's your shooting ratio for YouTube videos?

neck strap, wrist strap or no strap?

do you use a camera bag?

do you use depth-of-field preview?

do you keep the other eye open?

is it more fun reviewing a bad camera?

would you pay $3,600 for a Nikon FM2/T Year of the Dog camera?

end-of-year thoughts

check out our merch page for excellent holiday gifts!

thanks to Fred Coury and Keith Greenstein - the whole team will be assembling for an IDOC corporate retreat this weekend

to wrap up a glorious year, Gabe suggests everyone remind Jeff how much he’s wrong