I Dream of Cameras #24 Yippee Kai Yay (A Christmas Episode)

If loving Kai is Wong, we don't wanna be right! The centerpiece of this episode is our interview with <a href='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCknMR7NOY6ZKcVbyzOxQPhw'>Kai Wong</a>, a YouTube mainstay for 15 years and author of the excellent new book <a href='https://www.chroniclebooks.com/products/old-school-photography'>Old School Photography</a>. But first! <ul><li>the bulging mailbag, featuring listener feedback about depth-of-field preview, keeping the other eye open, soft releases, macro vs. telephoto...</li> <li>lucky limerick-contest winner David Van Sluis got a $150 gift card (instead of $50) from The Darkroom!</li> <li>check out <a href='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cameradactylmongoose/20x24-instant-pictures-in-los-angeles'>Ethan Moses's Kickstarter</a> - he's bringing his homemade 20x24 instant camera to Los Angeles</li> <li>what's with Linda McCartney's weird grip on her Nikon F in Get Back?</li> <li>follow-up to our Olympus episode: we forgot the rare & desirable Pen W! check out <a href='https://andrewroth.com/71-NY'>Daido Moriyama’s NY 71</a> to see what this lovely machine can do</li> <li>Kai Wong interview:<ul><li>who are your primary comedic influences?</li> <li>this week marks five years of your YouTube channel - how’s it going?</li> <li>what made you wanna write this book? and why film photography?</li> <li>the two halves of the book: first technical, then artistic</li> <li>tip #94: buy flight tickets, not gear</li> <li>talk about your first camera, the Pentax MZ-M - what other cameras have you held onto?</li> <li>street photography in Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles</li> <li>what's your shooting ratio for YouTube videos?</li> <li>neck strap, wrist strap or no strap?</li> <li>do you use a camera bag?</li> <li>do you use depth-of-field preview?</li> <li>do you keep the other eye open?</li> <li>is it more fun reviewing a bad camera?</li> <li>would you pay $3,600 for a <a href='https://www.cameraquest.com/nikonfm2.htm'>Nikon FM2/T Year of the Dog</a> camera?</li> </ul>