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Episode 496 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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Stories: Sigma releases the FP2 modular hybrid camera. (#)

Panasonic celebrates 25 years of LUMIX. (#)

OM System's PEN camera is hard to come by. (#)

Sigma on what's possible with future lenses. (#)

Fujifilm continues to expand its Instax capabilities. (#)

DxO releases ViewPoint 6. (#)

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Episode 495 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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Stories: Nikon's new Z5 IIC ditches features for a good reason. (#)

Fujifilm adds new features via firmware to the X Half. (#)

The Laowa Acris 35mm f/2.8 1x Macro APO. (#)

7Artisans AF Lite 18mm f/2 pancake. (#)

Evoto 8.0 drills out a number of key new features. (#)

Viltrox brings its Air Series to a new mount. (#)

Skylum jettisons Aperty. (#)

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Episode 494 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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Stories: For 50 years this device has helped get it right. (#)

Sigma's 85mm f/1.2 will be a classic. (#)

This 20-60 goes wider and that's a good thing. (#)

Fujifilm's XF400mm f/4.5 wows. (#)

Ricoh says no more of these…until there is. (#)

Sony's first full-frame fisheye in 2 decades! (#)

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Episode 493 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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Stories: Two major camera companies switch places. (#)

Brightin Star's 28mm f/2.8 pancake lens in silver. (#)

More details about Fujikina NYC 2026. (#)

TTArtisan's 85mm f/1.8 Neo and 50mm f/1.8 Neo. (#)

Cosina's Voigtlander Nokton 23mm f/1.2 Aspherical and Nokton 35mm f/1.2. (#)

Camera industry data shows it's recovering. (#)

This Godox device is one to have on-hand. (#)

Lights to make macro photography more creative. (#)

Fujifilm proves again it's on the rise. (#)

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Episode 492 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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Stories: The Godox Lux Junior II might be handy to have in your bag. (#)

Nikon loses to Viltrox. (#)

Sony seeks to buy Tamron. (#)

Lowepro's new backpack is stealthier. (#)

Canon's profits can be attributed to this in-part. (#)

This Tamron firmware further improves this lens. (#)

Sigma's firmware fixes these 13 lenses. (#)

These Venus Optics parfocal lenses are sweet. (#)

SmallRig's new backpack is familiar, but cheaper. (#)

CP+ 2027 might be the biggest yet. (#)

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Episode 491 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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Stories: Peak Design's 17th Kickstarter wants to rethink this. (#)

Viltrox enters the Micro Four-Thirds arena. (#)

Falcam's new batteries are hard to lose. (#)

A creator releases a free app that's insanely useful. (#)

Megadap's new adapter lets you use these now. (#)

OWC's latest beast of a RAID solution. (#)

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Episode 490 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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Stories: The camera industry could do more of this and we'd like it. (#)

This 26mm pancake lens sure packs a punch. (#)

Tamron's new 12-20mm f/2.8 wows. (#)

The price of these has stayed surprising reasonable. (#)

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Episode 489 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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Stories: Leica's new 44 megapixel SL3-P. (#)

A new twist on and old lens from 1987. (#)

Tamron's excellent 17-70mm f/2.8 comes to 2 more mounts. (#)

Adobe makes a key acquisition. (#)

Fujifilm opens it's GFX Challenge Grant Program 2026. (#)

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Episode 488 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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Stories: Insta360 unveils its Luna Ultra. (#)

You might want to wait on updating this Panasonic. (#)

These types of cameras are doing especially well. (#)

Fujifilm announces Fujikina NYC. (#)

Adobe's latest updates are very useful. (#)

Zeiss sets the record straight on these lenses. (#)

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Episode 487 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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Stories: Sony unveils its a7R VI. (#)

The new Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5 GM OSS. (#)

Maven's ingenious way to control these. (#)

Brightin Star's fisheye is a funk buster. (#)

This camera does it again. (#)

Nikon breaks a record you don't want to break. (#)

Meike's 56mm f/1.7. (#)

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Episode 486 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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Stories: The new, affordable Godox LE200D. (#)

Brightin Star's 11mm funk buster. (#)

Think Tank's PhotoCross v2 sling. (#)

Fujifilm's two newest Fujikina events. (#)

Amaran's new, affordable Halo series. (#)

TTArtisan's AF 17mm f/1.8 Air. (#)

A 31.5" Eizo. (#)

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Episode 485 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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Stories: Nikon lays down the law on Z-Mount. (#)

Flickr introduces MODE. (#)

Two new, affordable strobes from Godox. (#)

These two lenses in Leica M-Mount are interesting. (#) (#)

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Episode 484 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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Stories: This company thinks they've reimagined this. (#)

Cosina's new Voightlander 40mm f/2. (#)

Ricoh adds a useful feature to this popular camera. (#)

Breaking down the Evoto controversy. (#)

This body continues to dominate and for good reason. (#)

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Episode 483 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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Stories: A sports photography legend has passed. (#)

Evoto controversy erupts. (#)

Sony's a7 V cranks it up a notch. (#)

This new 50mm f/1.2 is affordable. (#)

No, this body hasn't been discontinued. (#)

This contest is so super specific. (#)

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Episode 482 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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Stories: Lensrentals annual list is pretty telling. (#)

Leica drops some significant updates. (#)

This new fisheye busts the funk in a new way. (#)

The Viltrox 35mm f/1.2 LAB should be great as well. (#)

This show turns 11!

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Episode 481 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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Stories: Sony releases firmware updates…then pulls one. (#)

This super fast 50 is fairly affordable. (#)

This new tool is useful, but so are these. (#) (#) (#)

The Laowa 35mm f/2.8 Zero-D Tilt-Shift .5x Macro. (#) Dynamic range in this body is excellent. (#)

A retro lens clearly inspired by a classic from the past. (#)

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Episode 480 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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Stories: Nextorage cards do double duty for the first time. (#)

Canon is having trouble keep up with demand. (#)

Meike's new 85mm is affordable. (#)

Lexar goes even bigger, but better? (#) This new 28 is fast! (#)

Leica found a way to make them even more expensive. (#)

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Episode 479 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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Stories: Canon's R6 Mark III could be Camera of the Year. (#)

This fast 45 is more affordable. (#)

Fujifilm's X-T30 III ups the game. (#)

The XC 13-33mm f/3.5-6.3 is the smallest. (#) Capture One adds these, but is it enough? (#)

It's kinda a rangefinder, but kinda not at the same time. (#)

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Episode 478 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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Stories: Nikon fleshes out the lineup with two new lenses. (#)

CRDBAG makes more space in your bag with these. (#)

Viltrox's new 50mm f/1.4 PRO is affordable. (#)

Venus Optics can't possibly be making much with this 200. (#)

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Episode 477 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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Stories: Karens are gonna Karen. (#)

CPIA's numbers and the summer slump. (#)

Nikon says this isn't true. (#)

This Tamron lens rounds out the G2 Trinity. (#)

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