Episode 45 • The Revenge of Marie Nikondo

She's back! Everyone's favorite collection-culler returns, and this time she's out for blood! Jeff is contemplating a major purge, but those pesky ol' emotions keeps holding him back. Can Gabe/Marie help him see the righteous path and release his gear to the limitless legions of camera-craving Tessas? Tune in and find out! But first...

• a manageable mailbag!

• John-Michael Mendizza was the one who gave us the Pentax 6x7 grips - thanks, J-M!

• Gabe had a mishap... his cherished M6 is in the shop with a failing meter :(

• And now the main event: Gabe assumes the role of Marie Nikondo, cruelly coercing Jeff to cull his colossal camera caboodle. Among the items discussed (and feel free to make an offer, gang):

  • Bell & Howell / Canon Dial 35 (with case)

  • Bolex H16 Reflex 16mm movie camera (with case and accessories)

    • 10mm f1.6 Kern-Paillard Switar

    • 17.5mm-70mm f2.4 SOM Berthiot Pan-Cinor (with case, viewfinder and filters)

    • 25mm f1.8 SOM Berthiot Lytar

    • 75mm f2.8 Kern-Paillard Yvar

  • Canon Color Demi (red)

  • Canon Color Demi (blue; with cap and case)

  • Canon Color Demi (white; with case)

  • Canon 110 ED 20 (with case)

  • Canon AE-1 with 55mm f1.2 FD and 50mm f1.4 FD

  • Canon Dial Rapid

  • Kodak Bantam Special

  • Kodak No. 2 Folding Autographic Brownie

  • Konica Acom-1 with 50mm f1.7 Hexanon AR

  • Leica M3 (single-stroke)

    • 40mm f1.4 Voigtländer Nokton Classic (with shade)

    • 50mm f1.1 7Artisans (chrome)

    • 50mm f2 Dual Range Summicron (with goggles and two cases)

    • 90mm f2 APO-Summicron-M (with box, case and caps)

  • Minox B (with case and chain)

  • Minox BL (metric scale; with case and chain)

  • Nikon F (with Photomic T Finder, Prism Finder and Action Finder)

    • 50mm f1.4 Nikkor-S Auto

    • 55mm f3.5 Micro-Nikkor

    • Nikon Speed Magny

  • Nikonos III with 28mm f3.5 UW-Nikkor (with caps)

• and that’s just the beginning! more to come in our next episode!