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  • 100th Episode Special! Our Best and Worst YouTube Experiences

    100th Episode Special! Our Best and Worst YouTube Experiences
    Aug 6 2025
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    In This Episode:
    • 00:00 - We're back! Happy 100th episode!
    • 08:24 - Camp Snap has a new Super8 inspired video camera
    • 11:24 - Sony RX1R II is selling well despite high price
    • 13:11 - The Panasonic S1 II shows partially stacked sensors can have incredible dynamic range: https://petapixel.com/2025/07/17/panasonic-s1-iis-excellent-dynamic-range-shows-the-power-of-partially-stacked-sensors/
    • 15:35 - Harman launched Phoenix II (Review)
    • 18:57 - Lomography has a new full line of Petzval lenses
    • 22:38 - Insta360 launched a new drone brand
    • 29:20 - DJI launched a 360-degree camera
    • 31:47 - DJI won't deny its drones are being sold under a different brand in the US
    • 35:00 - Leica is working on a 135mm prime lens for L-mount
    • 37:40 - Fujifilm is the last camera maker to increase prices due to Trump's tariffs
    • 38:46 - US and Japan agree to 15% tariff
    • 39:47 - Canon plans to cut costs and increases prices to adapt to tariffs
    • 40:44 - Sigma won't raise prices again due to the additional 5%
    • 42:52 - The BEST and WORST experiences shooting the YouTube show
    • 1:05:38 - What have you been up to?
    • 1:10:09 - Never read the comments / Tech Support
    • 1:33:43 - Feel good stories of the week
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    1 h y 38 m
  • Sony Shocks with RX1R III, Plus... What Happened to Gap Primes?

    Sony Shocks with RX1R III, Plus... What Happened to Gap Primes?
    Jul 15 2025
    Surprise! Today, Sony dropped the announcement of the RX1R III right before the PetaPixel Podcast team was scheduled to record, so we are coming to you with an early episode this week to talk about what we think of the new premium compact camera.

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    In This Episode:
    • 00:00 - Intro07:57 - Sony surprised with an RX1R III announcement28:02 - Samyang expands the affordable Prima line with two new primes33:49 - Judge says Insta360 may have infringed on GoPro patent, Insta360 will challenge38:12 - The Fujifilm X half is very popular44:49 - Canon to add password protection to 10 EOS R-series cameras, but it's not for what you think49:15 - Canon's re-mount of an ancient lens is very affordable54:32 - What happened to gap primes?
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    1 h y 35 m
  • Revisiting Classic Fixed-Lens Cameras From Decades Past

    Revisiting Classic Fixed-Lens Cameras From Decades Past
    Jul 9 2025
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    Some of the hottest cameras on the market today haven't been made in years, so this week The PetaPixel Podcast team goes back in time to go fixed-lens camera shopping!

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    We use Riverside to record The PetaPixel Podcast in our online recording studio.

    We hope you enjoy the podcast and we look forward to hearing what you think. If you like what you hear, please support us by subscribing, liking, commenting, and reviewing! Every week, the trio go over comments on YouTube and here on PetaPixel, but if you’d like to send a message for them to hear, you can do so through SpeakPipe.

    In This Episode:
    • 00:00 - Intro
    • 15:52 - Synology requires "certified" SSDs for its new NAS and, suprirse, they cost 5x as much
    • 19:10 - The NPPA is in trouble
    • 21:40 - OM System is considering in-camera AI upscaling to address resolution complaints
    • 30:13 - Apple patents a new image sensor with 20 stops of dynamic range
    • 34:43 - Cameras and lenses are in danger of getting even more expensive
    • 37:23 - If you could go back and use any fixed lens digital camera from the past, which would it be?
    • 1:00:01 - A brief film aside...
    • 1:05:56 - What have you been up to?
    • 1:09:11 - Tech support
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    1 h y 37 m
  • Grading Every Camera Maker: 2025 Mid-Year Review (Feat. Gordon Laing)

    Grading Every Camera Maker: 2025 Mid-Year Review (Feat. Gordon Laing)
    Jul 3 2025
    To celebrate the summer, DxO is offering a great deal for the PetaPixel Podcast listeners. You can get 25% off any DxO software, including Nik Collection 8, by using the code JULY25 at checkout. This is a limited-time offer for new customers, valid until July 6th, so, if you want to unlock some serious creative potential, head over to dxo.com and check out Nik Collection 8. Use code JULY25 to save 25%!

    In what is quickly becoming a bi-annual tradition, the PetaPixel Podcast team welcomes Camera Labs' Gordon Laing back onto the pod to play proctor! It's time for the midterms: how is every camera maker doing so far in 2025? Well, that is, if they decided to show up and take the test.

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    We use Riverside to record The PetaPixel Podcast in our online recording studio.

    We hope you enjoy the podcast and we look forward to hearing what you think. If you like what you hear, please support us by subscribing, liking, commenting, and reviewing! Every week, the trio go over comments on YouTube and here on PetaPixel, but if you’d like to send a message for them to hear, you can do so through SpeakPipe.

    In This Episode
    • 00:00 - Intro
    • 11:58 - Tamron has a new 16-30mm f/2.8 G2
    • 14:11- Tamron says it's the #1 third-party lens maker by total sales
    • 15:38 - You can finally download that big Z8 firmware update
    • 16:11- But that Z8 update borked Tamron lenses
    • 18:16 - Sadly no, Fujifilm isn't bringing back beloved old films
    • 19:51 - About that Leica film...
    • 21:55 - The specific things Mint updated in the production Rollei35AF
    • 24:42 - Midterm Review: Grading Every Camera Maker's 2025 Performance w/ Gordon Laing
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    1 h y 39 m
  • What is the State of the 'Midrange' Camera?

    What is the State of the 'Midrange' Camera?
    Jun 25 2025
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    This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team chats about the state of the "midrange" camera and how it might not be in the place it was just a few short years ago. Come to think of it, what even is every brand's "midrange" option right now? The team debates!

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    We hope you enjoy the podcast and we look forward to hearing what you think. If you like what you hear, please support us by subscribing, liking, commenting, and reviewing! Every week, the trio go over comments on YouTube and here on PetaPixel, but if you’d like to send a message for them to hear, you can do so through SpeakPipe.

    In This Episode:
    • 00:00 - Intro
    • 12:32 - The Bild Expo was HUGE, and we had a blast
    • 16:19 - The largest camera ever made took its first photos (and we were there to see it)
    • 17:29 - Thypoch has a new 21mm f/1.4 for Leica M-mount
    • 20:43 - Panasonic Lumix cameras are getting a nice firmware update and S1R II photographers will be especially pleased
    • 22:58 - Magic Lantern for Canon cameras is back
    • 25:20 - It's been two years, but still no Abode
    • 28:43 - Leica announced a new film and it's a black and white 50ISO emulsion.
    • 33:45 - Yashica adds a version of the FX-D that has a viewfinder
    • 38:01 - What is the state of the midrange camera?
    • 1:10:33 - What have you been up to?
    • 1:15:28 - Tech Support (and Never Read the Comments)nce)
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    1 h y 30 m
  • The PetaPixel Podcast LIVE from the BILD Expo!

    The PetaPixel Podcast LIVE from the BILD Expo!
    Jun 19 2025

    This week on the PetaPixel Podast, Chris Niccolls, Jordan Drake, and Jaron Schneider are here with a special episode as they took to the Photography Stage at the BILD Expo in New York City for a live recording! The trio discuss every camera brand's 2024 so far and what the new camera releases say about how they see the industry now and into the near future. Plus, they take questions from the audience including questions about their favorite cameras ever, what the future of HDR is, and the status of the "promised" PetaPixel BBQ sauce.


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    In This Episode:

    • 00:00 - Intro
    • 03:29 - What every camera release in 2025 says about the brand's industry views
    • 40:55 - Tech Support (from the audience)
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  • The Camera Store’s Founder Talks 2025 Pricing and Camera Popularity

    The Camera Store’s Founder Talks 2025 Pricing and Camera Popularity
    Jun 11 2025
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    Running a camera store is hard enough as it is, but add the complexity of the 2025 economic environment, and The Camera Store's founder Peter Jeune has his work cut out for him. This week on the PetaPixel Podcast, he joins the team to give an update on navigating the fluctuating pricing and product popularity so far in 2025.

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    In This Episode:
    • 00:00 - Intro
    • 12:49 - Firstly, no the Kyu review wasn't sponsored content
    • 15:13 - Fujifilm moved manufacturing for four X series camera to Japan just for the US market
    • 18:41 - We got a ton of new info about the GFX Eterna
    • 23:20 - iPadOS is finally getting the update Chris desperately wants
    • 27:55 - The SmallRig x Potato Jet tripod is now available in a more compact version
    • 31:36 - 31:36 - 7Artisans Cine Primes promise pro quality for $800
    • 38:25 - Omnar Lenses made the 5cm f/2 MC FLB lens
    • 42:04 - The Camera Store's Peter Jeune talks 2025 pricing and camera popularity
    • 1:19:31 - What have you been up to?
    • 1:26:16 - Tech support
    • 1:36:41 - Feel good story of the week
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    1 h y 42 m
  • Sigma's CEO Talks Cinema, Autofocus, BF Sales, and More!

    Sigma's CEO Talks Cinema, Autofocus, BF Sales, and More!
    Jun 4 2025
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    This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team is in Burbank, California at the Sigma west coast headquarters to meet with the company's CEO Kazuto Yamaki and discuss the company's new set of Aizu Prime cinema lenses. Check out PetaPixel Merch: store.petapixel.com/
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    In This Episode:
    • 00:00 - Intro08:45 - George E. Smith, co-inventor of the CCD sensor, has passed away11:37 - Yashica made a digital camera with a film advance lever15:42- Lenovo made a camera... for some reason17:25 - 400 photographers sign letter demanding the return of Nick Ut's credit on the 'Napalm Girl' photo21:18 - David Lynch's camera collection is up for auction24:48 - Interview with Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki 47:02 - What have you been up to?50:19 - Tech Support1:10:27 - Feel good story of the week
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    1 h y 13 m