Welcome to this week's Bokeh Face podcast!

We take an In Focus look at the fact that DSLRs are apparently dead – so why are DSLR lens sales increasing? There are many reasons – one of them being the ways that Canon and Nikon are locking down their mirrorless mounts…

We Gear Up with the Canon EOS R6 Mark III, a pro-caliber camera that detonates the old definition of 6-series bodies. We compare it to the Sony A7 V and Nikon Z6 III, and ask whether the market for midrange cameras actually exists any more.

And in Trouble Shooting, we help the would-be hybrid shooters who ask us where to start with video. It's arguably harder to learn videography when you come from a photo background, so we give you a crash course in the basics!

⏰ TIMESTAMPS ⏰

0:00 What the heck is a partially stacked sensor?

1:09 DSLRs are dead… so why are DSLR lens sales on the rise?

3:09 (Actually, DSLRs are NOT dead)

4:27 Price check: trinity mirrorless glass vs trinity DSLR glass

6:39 Canon and Nikon's closed mirrorless mounts

7:58 By restricting mirrorless, Canon has prolonged the life of DSLR lenses

8:55 There are still significant lenses you can't buy for mirrorless

10:27 Sigma says (some) DSLR lens sales going up

15:15 Using DSLR lenses on mirrorless "upscales" their performance

18:48 Meet the Canon EOS R6 Mark III

19:30 Has flagship tech squeezed out midrange cameras?

25:43 Canon won't like us saying this…

26:38 Canon EOS R6 Mark III vs Nikon Z6 III

31:01 Who has the best autofocus?

34:16 Canon EOS R6 Mark III vs Sony A7 V

38:48 Where should you start with video

41:09 Just shoot in 1080p?

43:48 Framerates, PAL vs NTSC, 25p vs 30p

46:43 TLDR

48:46 Don’t shoot RAW (unlike photography)

50:07 Log and LUTs

54:30 Sound is more important than video

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Welcome to the latest Bokeh Face podcast!

In Focus this episode, James and Chris debate whether anyone truly needs an 8K camera. You don't need it today and it has a knock-on effect for your lenses, memory card, computer, storage, workflow… but is future-proofing your footage worth it?

Then in our Gear Up segment, we play with Leica's Q3 Monochrom – a $7,800 camera that only shoots in black-and-white and can't change lenses. And yet, it might just be the best camera that anyone has ever made for street photography…

And wrapping things up in our Trouble Shooting section, we discuss whether your memory card really matters. Can you just buy the cheap $10 one off Amazon, or should you invest in an expensive $200 card? Here's why there's more to memory cards than just the format.

⏰ TIMESTAMPS ⏰

0:00 Will people be rewatching this podcast in 30 years?

1:43 Do 8K cameras actually matter, or is it the megapixel race all over again?

2:33 Canon brought 8K to the masses

3:55 Like 100MP stills, 8K video might be most useful for cropping

4:40 Your camera might resolve 8K, but what about your lens?

5:27 8K future-proofs your footage…

8:15 … but there's consequences to your lens, memory card, SSD, cloud and computer

10:08 Panasonic was staunchly anti-8K until 2025

11:34 Heat dissipation is a problem

14:45 Investing in a camera today? Think 5, 10 years down the line

17:49 Meet the Leica Q3 Monochrom

18:46 Why would you buy a camera with a fixed lens that only shoots black-and-white?

20:18 Some unsurprising cons

22:40 Advantages of a black-and-white sensor

24:45 Shooting at high sensitivities (with ISO200,000 sample images)

26:36 Leica Q3 Monochrom specifications

29:11 Content Credentials

32:29 The growing trend for cameras that only shoot black-and-white

34:28 Does your memory card matter?

35:55 Should you buy that cheap card on Black Friday?

37:58 Pros and cons of high-capacity cards

39:19 SD cards just won’t go away – and for good reason

40:47 SD vs CFexpress demonstration

43:30 My camera’s got two different cards – does it matter which I use?

44:39 Overheating also applies to memory cards

50:53 Older cameras may not even support new card tech!

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In Focus this episode, James and Mike ask whether retro cameras are style over substance. When did the retro trend start (clue: it's over a decade old!), which cameras (and brands) were ironically ahead of their time and what's the future of retro cameras?

We Gear Up by checking out Canon's Sony FX3 killer, the EOS C50 cinema camera. From open gate to 7K RAW, the C50 outclasses the FX3 in every way – but does it have what it takes to loosen Sony's stranglehold on content creation?

Lastly, in our Trouble Shooting section, we share our tips, tricks and horror stories of using a new camera – whether it's the first camera you've ever used, you're upgrading from DSLR to mirrorless or you're switching systems. Here's everything you need to know!

⏰ TIMESTAMPS ⏰

0:00 – Having a gut might cost you your award-winning shot!

2:07 – Why are retro cameras so popular

4:07 – Polaroids were the OG "retro cameras"

7:14 – Retro camera timeline

8:44 – Nikon Df: the "Fallout camera"

12:00 – Are Film Simulations as important as the cameras themselves?

13:00 – "Digital disposable cameras" like the Camp Snap

14:58– What's the future of retro cameras?

16:28 – Canon AE-1-inspired retro camera this year (Canon RE-1)?

18:42 – Meet the Canon EOS C50

20:30 – C50 specifications

22:18 – In-body image stabilization – a deal breaker?

27:09 – Split memory cards: pros and cons

27:35 – What is open gate video

32:37 – Canon EOS C50 vs Sony FX3

38:17 – Using a new camera

39:14 – JPEG or RAW?

42:59 – Learn to handle your camera in the dark

47:01 – Don’t do important shoots on a new camera!

47:49 – Should you Start in manual? Aperture? Program?

50:43 – Going from DSLR to mirrorless

54:25 – Camera straps: yay or nay?

56:29 – Use the viewfinder!

Get in touch with us at:

bokehface@futurenet.com

Watch the show in full at:

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Get all your camera news, how-tos, reviews and buying advice at:

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