How Badly Does Sony Need to Release a GREAT a7 V?

May 29, 2025

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This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team sits down together in La Serena, Chile to talk about Sony's FX2 announcement and what it might mean for the company's next camera.

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<h2>In This Episode:</h2>

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<li>00:00 - <a href="https://petapixel.com/2025/05/28/hey-folks-we-screwed-up/">Hey everyone, we screwed up</a>

<li>02:38 - Intro

<li>14:51 - <a href="https://petapixel.com/2025/05/23/iconic-photographer-sebastiao-salgado-has-died/">Sebastiao Salgado has died</a>

<li>16:49 - <a href="https://petapixel.com/2025/05/21/the-highly-anticipated-ricoh-gr-iv-is-in-development-and-coming-this-fall/">The Ricoh GR IV is FINALLY coming</a>

<li>22:10 - <a href="https://petapixel.com/2025/05/23/the-reto-pano-35mm-film-camera-switches-between-standard-and-pano-modes-mid-roll/">The Reto Pano 35 can swap between panoramic and standard 35mm film</a>

<li>23:36 - <a href="https://petapixel.com/2025/05/22/light-lens-labs-remade-p-angenieux-lens-arrives-in-june-for-1099/">Light Lens Lab P. Angenieux is coming in June for $1,099</a>

<li>27:57 - How badly does Sony need the a7 V right now... and how badly does it have to be really good?

<li>42:15 - Why are we in Chile?

<li>47:37 - Tech support

<li>1:07:45 - <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@anhudy/video/7457999044363832622?lang=en">Feel good story of the week</a>

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