The PetaPixel Photography Podcast

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This week on the PetaPixel Podcast, the team is joined by photography legend Stephen Wilkes and his 25th anniversary exhibition of his series "America in Detail."

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In This Episode:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 08:20 - We're excited to launch the PixelMeter, the first reviews aggregator for photo gear
• 17:07 - Sigma's new 50mm f/1.4 CL DG has vintage looks but futuristic design
• 22:51- Fujifilm launches the Instax Mini Evo 2
• 24:22 - Instagram is going to try long form again
• 32:59 - GoPro teams up with PolarPro to solve the Mission 1's biggest weakness
• 34:11 - Sirui's neat new tripod
• 35:53 - Huge Final Cut Pro updates
• 39:09 - Review Round-Up, Sigma FP2
• 43:14 - Review Round-Up, Tamron 16-50mm f/2.8 A
• 44:11 - Review Round-Up, Sigma 50-120mm f/2.8 DC OS Contemporary
• 45:40 - Review Round-Up, Oppo Find X10 Pro Max
• 48:29 - Interview with photographer Stephen Wilkes
• 1:37:05 - What have you been up to?
• 1:46:12 - Tech support
• 1:55:34 - Feel Good Story of the Week

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This week on the PetaPixel Podcast, the team is joined by PetaPixel's Tech Editor Jeremy Gray to build their own parts bin Frankencameras. They have to build a complete camera from a limited selection of parts, showcasing what the most important features of a camera are to each of them.

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In This Episode:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 08:28 - Changes Chris made to avoid issues with his video feed
• 12:03 - Apple just announced an event on October 28
• 16:12 - The FX5 delay saga appears to be at its end
• 18:16 - Instagram CEO says it's "not practical" to ban AI content
• 23:14 - AI can never make a lens as good as Sigma lenses, CEO says
• 29:58 - Photographer cuts down trees for a better train photo, gets arrested
• 34:32 - Building Our Own Frankencameras
• 1:17:12 - Tech Support
• 1:25:58 - Feel Good Story of the Week

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This week on the PetaPixel Podcast, Chris, Jordan, Sarah, and I discuss a big heaping pile of news, including the biggest story of the week: Adobe Creative Cloud getting ripped off and rebuilt with AI.

Beyond that, Getty filed for bankruptcy, Sony announced two new microphones, APS-C got a ton of love in the past week, and the OM System PEN is shaping up to be outrageously popular.

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In This Episode:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 08:06 - Photographing baseball
• 15:25 - Adobe Creative Cloud was remade using AI
• 24:25 - Getty is filing for bankruptcy
• 28:01 - Godox is trying what Profoto failed to make popular
• 34:30 - Sony has two new mics
• 48:34 - APS-C got a lot of love this week (Sigma and Tamron)
• 52:19 - Fujifilm's latest Instax is a new Square
• 55:47 - The OM Pen is beyond popular
• 1:01:50 - Japan seems to have misunderstood creator cameras
• 1:20:43 - What have you been up to?
• 1:29:50 - Feel good story of the week

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This week on the PetaPixel Podast, Chris Niccolls and Jaron Schneider are joined by Gordon Laing and Sarah Teng for a discussion on the explosive popularity of digicams and why no matter how hard they might try, modern companies can't fully recapture the magic of the point-and-shoot cameras from 10+ years ago.

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In This Episode:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 09:41 - The a7S rumor mill has spun up again...
• 17:26 - The FX5 is delayed again
• 20:55 - Have you heard of Mandler?
• 28:03 - Final Cut Camera gets a major update
• 33:03 - You can add a zoom lens to the Luna Ultra
• 34:44 - Yashica has another new compact camera
• 37:15 - The Polaroid Mod
• 38:34 - Viltrox is bringing its full Air series to Leica L mount
• 42:07 - Full Frame Camera Power Rankings
• 1:17:19 - What have you been up to?
• 1:23:50 - Tech support
• 1:33:10 - Feel good story of the week

This week on the PetaPixel Podast, the team discusses the return of the a7S IV rumor reappearing, but spends the majority of the episode creating the first-ever PetaPixel Power Rankings for full frame cameras.

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In This Episode:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 09:41 - The a7S rumor mill has spun up again...
• 17:26 - The FX5 is delayed again
• 20:55 - Have you heard of Mandler?
• 28:03 - Final Cut Camera gets a major update
• 33:03 - You can add a zoom lens to the Luna Ultra
• 34:44 - Yashica has another new compact camera
• 37:15 - The Polaroid Mod
• 38:34 - Viltrox is bringing its full Air series to Leica L mount
• 42:07 - Full Frame Camera Power Rankings
• 1:17:19 - What have you been up to?
• 1:23:50 - Tech support
• 1:33:10 - Feel good story of the week

This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team stands firm in their belief that camera brands are misunderstanding the "smartphone generation" as they call it.

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In This Episode:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 11:26 - A quick follow-up from last episode, all Pentax DSLRs are now discontinued, but a future is coming
• 17:40 - Sigma turns 65
• 19:29 - Fujifilm's Pal 2 camera is nothing like the original
• 23:44 - Affinity's RAW photo processing just got way more robust
• 25:46 - 54 lens caps had to be removed from Yellowstone's thermal vents this year
• 28:35 - Lumix has a new 20mm f/2.5
• 30:32 - Ilford is releasing limited-edition film, for some reason
• 36:02 - GoPro officially joined Micro Four Thirds
• 38:05 - Camp Snap has entered its Minox era
• 41:30 - Glass Imaging appears to have been acquired by OpenAI
• 44:51 - Review round-up
• 58:24 - Are we out of touch, or are the camera brands wrong?
• 1:08:18 - What have you been up to?
• 1:11:45 - Tech support
• 1:28:33 - Feel good story of the week

This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team discusses OM System's new PEN camera and then transitions to Apple Park where they are joined by Jason Vong and The Verge's Allison Johnson to talk Pros and Duo.

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In This Episode:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 07:55 - The Nikon ZR is getting open gate
• 12:09 - Nikon is making nine T1.9 cinema lenses
• 15:57 - Sigma's new lenses look very nice
• 24:48 - Also, new Sigma filters
• 29:28 - Dang, it's been 20 years since Sony made one of these
• 32:17 - SmallRig's new batteries are designed to be used on set
• 34:23 - GoPro's founder promises the company isn't done making consumer cameras
• 36:16 - Pentax doesn't actively make any DSLRs anymore
• 38:49 - Leica made a very limited edition 66mm f/2
• 41:29 - OM finally gave us a new Pen... but the monkey's paw curled.
• 54:57 - Jason Vong and The Verge's Allison Johnson from Apple Park
• 1:37:16 - Tech Support
• 1:48:21 - Feel good story of the week

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This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team goes through the decades starting in the mid 1900s and examines which camera company was the most influential during that time. That doesn't mean who sold the most, it means who drove the industry in a particular direction.

Plus, GoPro drama abounds, Ricoh announced the GR IVx, and Chris, Jordan, and Jaron say goodbye to one of their dear friends. All that and more!

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In This Episode:

• 00:00 - Intro and what camera brand do you want to be a primary investor in?
• 14:52 - Our friend Rishi Sanyal has passed away
• 23:36 - The GR IVx is coming
• 27:54 - Should you buy the GoPro Mission 1 ILS?
• 33:56 - Miller Tripods is done
• 37:35 - OM System now makes ragu
• 39:12 - Sigma changed the order system for the 14mm f/1.4 again
• 41:25 - How did you like the short editorial-style video?
• 43:01 - The most influential camera brand of every decade
• 1:18:07 - GoPro has a new owner
• 1:20:09 - What have you been up to?
• 1:24:46 - Tech support
• 1:37:11 - Feel good story of the week

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This week on the PetaPixel Podcast, we're at Sony Kando to discuss Hover Air's last-minute change, new Macs, and Ricoh's very disappointing AI choice. Top creators share the issues plaguing them the most and what camera brands can do to better address them.

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In This Episode:

• 00:00 - Intro from Sony Kando
• 06:51 - Photographer Jay Maisel has passed away
• 09:09 - Apple has a new Mac Studio and Mac Mini
• 19:33 - Sony's sensor fab is back to full operation
• 21:20 - Nikon continues to only release cool things in Japan
• 23:03 - HoverAir's flying gimbal camera already got banned in the U.S.
• 25:05 - You can definitely buy the banned DJI Osmo Pocket 4 in the U.S.
• 26:29 - Photo contest chose to selectively enforce its rules, and people are mad
• 31:12 - Xtra and Ricoh used AI to try and sell cameras
• 38:24 - Feel good story of the week
• 42:38 - The challenges creators are facing and how they and camera brands can solve them.

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This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the Sony FX5 is officially delayed, Kodak has been profitable for a year straight, and a former Sony executive shares that back before it took over mirrorless with the E-mount, another company suggested they team up rather than Sony strike out on its own.

Plus, Jordan Drake chats with special guest Becca Farsace and the two decide who "won" this generation of gimbal cameras: the Luna Ultra from Insta360 or the Osmo Pocket 4P from DJI. And, is back button autofocus stupid? All this and more!

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In This Episode:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 10:30 - The FX5 is delayed.
• 17:14 - Kodak has been profitable for a solid year
• 22:13 - Insta360 is making a camera with a shape "you've never even considered."
• 26:17 - NYC Fujikina finally has details
• 28:08 - Sony declined to work with an established mirrorless camera brand back before it made its first mirrorless camera
• 32:33 - Jared Polin says back button focus "is stupid"
• 43:25 - How much would it take for you to sell your soul?
• 52:08 - So, who won? DJI or Insta360? w/ Becca Farsace (watch her comparison here)
• 1:19:24 - What have you been up to? (The Odyssey discussion)
• 1:28:44 - Tech support
• 1:38:00 - Feel good story of the week

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This week on the PetaPixel Podcast, Nikon's future plans may have been leaked by the most unlikely of sources: Apple. Plus, Fujifilm shares that the camera industry is finally feeling the pinch from the memory crisis, and it will likely result in both significant price increases as well as manufacturing delays.

Then, the team sits down with Isaac Reynolds from the Google Pixel team and asks the hard questions about what exactly photographers can expect from the Pixel 11 series phones. Make sure to Read David Imel's coverage of Google's HDR technology at The Verge.

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In This Episode:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 11:38 - Did Apple spoil an upcoming Nikon announcement?
• 16:01 - Fujifilm raised its cost estimations because of the memory shortage
• 17:56 - China's weakening economy really hurt camera sales
• 20:52 - Tamron's OEM lens sales took a nose dive
• 26:45 - LLL announced a new high-performance series of lenses
• 29:47 - Blackmagic delivers PDAF to its 3-year-old Cinema Camera 6K
• 33:26 - Insta360 has a new 360-degree camera
• 36:13 - Asking tough questions of Google Pixel's Isaac Reynolds
• 1:14:13 - What have you been up to?
• 1:18:54 - Tech support
• 1:36:56 - Feel good story of the week
• 1:39:57 - Lens draft results

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This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, Chris and Jordan phone in from the beach to talk about the ramifications of Nikon's loss to Viltrox in Chinese court as well as Sony's bid to buy Tamron. Plus, the two name what they think are every camera brand's greatest accomplishment... and their deepest shame!

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In This Episode:

• 00:00 - Intro from the beach
• 06:53 - PetaPixel Members now get 20% off Capture One
• 13:40 - Nikon has lost its patent lawsuit against Viltrox
• 18:25 - Sony has made an official offer to buy Tamron
• 23:57 - Tamron somehow improved close-focusing distance of a lens with a firmware update
• 28:12 - Sony suddenly publishes official list of E-mount partners
• 34:20 - Xtra had to pull reservations for its Muse 2 Pro
• 35:48 - Should Nikon bring back the DL camera it canceled in 2016?
• 39:12 - Viltrox now makes Micro Four Thirds lenses
• 40:30 - Every major camera maker's greatest accomplishment and deepest shame
• 1:31:32 - Feel good story of the week

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This week on the PetaPixel Podcast, the team is joined by Chelsea Mercado Northrup⁩to discuss the RX10 V (and why no one seems to agree with our less-than-sparkling review) and Tamron's new design shift, as well as take part in the highly-requested Lens Draft! PetaPixel's Jeremy Gray also joins in for this extra-long episode!

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In This Episode:

00:00 - Intro with Chelsea Northrup Mercado!
• 14:39 - What do we think of Tamron's new design?
• 22:38 - GoPro's founder lends the company $20M to try and stay alive
• 25:27 - Beni is a cute little camera robot that follows you around
• 29:50 - If you squint, you can see what makes this 30th anniversary GR IV special
• 33:53 - Fujifilms 19-35mm T3.5 is a very wide medium format cine lens
• 36:55 - Xtra might be in trouble: https://petapixel.com/2026/07/10/fcc-fines-multiple-companies-it-says-are-bringing-dji-tech-into-the-u-s/
• 39:17 - No one agrees with our RX10 V take
• 52:51 - The Lens Draft w/ Chelsea Mercado and Jeremy Gray
• 1:46:45 - Feel good story of the week
• 1:49:09 - Join Chelsea on her new channel

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This week on the PetaPixel Podcast, Hasselblad and Capture One finally resolve their differences (but Phocus isn't going anywhere), DJI's LOFIC sensor has really impressive dynamic range, and Insta360's CEO describes a future where there are no camera operators. Plus, wildlife photographer Kristi Odom stops by to explain how photographers can learn so much just by watching animals.

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In This Episode:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 04:41 - New PetaPixel Membership Perk!
• 05:39 - Chris puts his digital TLR idea into words
• 09:44 - DJI Pocket 4P's LOFIC sensor is extremely impressive
• 16:22 - Mitakon's new full-frame primes are ludicrously fast
• 19:01 - Insta360's founder wants a future where you never think about your camera
• 25:21 - Hasselblad is finally supported by Capture One (Phocus isn't going anywhere, though)
• 27:58 - Fujifilm doubles down on its QuickSnap film cameras
• 31:49 - Kristi Odom on biomimicry, fishing, and what animals can teach us about being better photographers
• 1:23:50 - What have you been up to?
• 1:30:52 - Tech support
• 1:38:26 - Feel Good story of the week

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This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, Godox became a camera manufacturer with the introduction of the C100, a very weird, screen-less point and shoot camera. Also, Adobe acquired Topaz, Samyang finished its "holy trinity," and Nikon did something it has never done before.
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In This Episode:

• 00:00 - Intro w/ Matt Growcoot
• 12:19 - Adobe has acquired Topaz Labs
• 17:29 - The Schneider-Samyang trinity of lenses is complete
• 21:52 - Leica's New 50mm f/1.4 looks really impressive
• 26:17 - It may soon be very difficult to photograph the Bixby Bridge in Big Sur
• 31:41 - Nikon is making a wireless-free camera more widely available for the first time
• 36:26 - Godox's first camera has no screen
• 42:36 - The legacy survey of space and time has begun
• 46:12 - What press trips are REALLY like (from Matt's first time experiencing one)
• 1:09:02 - What have you been up to?
• 1:15:58 - Never read the comments
• 1:23:27 - Tech Support
• 1:38:38 - Feel Good Story of the Week

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In This Episode:

• 00:00 - Intro, and introducing Dima Koshutin!
• 09:16 - VSCO's New 'One' Platform is getting a ton of blowback
• 17:22 - Sony's first LOFIC image sensor looks promising
• 25:44 - Fujifilm is hosting a Fujikina in NYC this October
• 30:44 - 7Artisans has a new entry-level cine lens line that's really cheap
• 34:37 - Viltrox's $99 28mm f/4.5 is now on L-mount
• 37:17 - Affinity will come pre-installed on all Surface devices now
• 40:14 - Pelican cases are 12% better now
• 45:20 - NiSi's new lens is the widest and fastest for medium format
• 48:15 - Light Lens Lab's new film is making significant progress
• 51:28 - Who are these high-end features in action cams and gimbal cameras for?
• 1:12:37 - What have you been up to?
• 1:19:28 - Tech support
• 1:20:21 - Key-In's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=QaX3PKTtVPY
• 1:37:55 - Feel good story of the week: https://petapixel.com/2026/06/18/you-can-eat-your-popcorn-from-an-imax-camera-bucket-while-watching-the-odyssey/

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In This Episode:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 13:52 - Insta360 and DJI are going at it, as DJI sues and then Insta360 sues back
• 22:20 - Apple's RAW update is substantial
• 28:37 - The company that bought WeTransfer, Vimeo, and Filmic Pro is going public
• 31:32 - Viltrox announced two new affordable portrait primes
• 35:08 - Zeiss has discontinued the DSLR Otus primes
• 37:22 - The Cinelux Sixteen camera shoots digital and Super 16 at the same time
• 42:58 - Metabones' new adapter promises near native glass AF performance
• 46:57 - Lumix released a very buggy firmware update
• 50:02 - Kodak Charmera is back for round two
• 56:01 - Deep dive into LoCA
• 1:00:57 - Zeiss Refutes Rumors Cosina Developed Otus ML Lenses
• 1:04:31 - Could Nikon make a "heritage series" of lenses?
• 1:12:24 - What have you been up to?
• 1:17:15 - Tech support
• 1:23:54 - Nya-Evo Fjord
• 1:29:05 - Feel Good story of the week

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This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, Chris, Jordan, and Jaron are in Atlanta, Georgia at the headquarters of KEH to hear what is popular on the pre-owned camera market, what cameras are the hardest to fix, and more. Plus, Capture One and Leica are both looking like they're trying to find new owners, and GoPro is reportedly "on the brink" and might not last the year.

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In This Episode:

• 00:00 - Intro from KEH!
• 08:20 - Jordan's challenge
• 09:45 - Camp Snap 2 is smaller, lighter, and has more accessories
• 12:43 - Zeiss' new anamorphic lenses look really interesting
• 15:31 - GoPro is "on the brink" and facing collapse
• 19:19 - Capture One's private equity owner is trying to sell it
• 24:22 - We confirmed YoloLiv wasn't complying with the Micro Four Thirds standard
• 29:17 - A Chinese private equity firm is the leading contender to acquire Leica
• 32:26 - Lucky's new Color 200 film is finally here
• 37:44 - GlassAI's tech finally made it into a smartphone
• 41:16 - The world of pre-owned cameras and lenses with KEH
• 1:08:54 - What have you been up to?
• 1:11:49 - Tech support
• 1:22:28 - AI being stupid + Feel Good Story of the week

Thanks to our friends at DxO for sponsoring today's podcast. DxO just released Nik Collection 9, the latest version of their popular editing suite that photographers have been using for over a decade.

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This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the trio breaks out the tier list and ranks every optional accessory that camera stores try to convince you that you need to bundle with your first camera purchase. What's S-tier and what's F-tier? They dig into it!

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In This Episode:

• 00:00 - Intro, and Chris's rage bait
• 13:11 - Chris's Wotancraft Pilot Collab sold out in under 24 hours
• 17:01 - NYC Gallery sold an AI-generated version of Ansel Adams masterpiece without permission
• 22:31 - Gallery owner says he has "every right to" do it
• 27:14 - Canon's separation of C and V cameras isn't working
• 34:06 - 7Artisans announced Z-mount's most affordable 135mm f/1.8 prime
• 36:36 - Sony a7V got a nice firmware update
• 39:05 - This might be the rarest digital camera ever made
• 42:48 - The "My First Camera" Optional Accessory Tier List
• 1:22:16 - What have you been up to?
• 1:26:17 - Tech support
• 1:31:00 - Feel Good Story of the week

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This week on the PetaPixel Podcast, the team is in-person at Fujifilm's Tokyo headquarters to chat with Yuji Igarashi about lenses, specifically how it feels the results of the Focus on Glass vote went. Plus, Sony gets thrashed for bad AI advice, Nikon is rumored to be selling to Essilor Luxxotica, TSMC wants to build a sensor fab in Japan, and Jordan Drake gives his thoughts on the Lumix L10. All that and more!

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In This Episode:

• 00:00 -Intro
• 08:16 - You can make this 3D printed digital rangefinder at home
• 11:04 - Nikon speculators believe it might sell to Essilor Luxotica
• 15:05 - Fujifilm 35mm f/1.4 is still super popular in Japan
• 25:16 - TSMC and Sony are teaming up on a Japan-based fab
• 28:32 - Let’s talk Lumix L10
• 43:39 - Chatting lenses with Fujifilm's Yuji Igarashi
• 1:10:09 -Feel Good Story of the Week