The PetaPixel Podcast

Need incredible music and sound effects? Use what PetaPixel uses: Audiio! You can get 70% off your first year of Audiio Pro (just $59 for unlimited music & SFX downloads) when using our exclusive partner deal. Go to audiio.com/petapixel and use code "petapixel" at checkout!The NAB Show (National Association of Broadcasters) is the largest video-centric exhibition of the year and Chris Niccolls, Jordan Drake, and Jaron Schneider walked the show, saw it all, and have thoughts!Check out PetaPixel Merch: store.petapixel.com/ 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, from the floor of NAB!06:11 - So we have to talk about tariffs07:29 - Sony a1 II shortage is getting worse12:54 - DxO quietly pulls back on X-Trans 5, apologizes for "misleading" messaging14:15 - Don't hold out hope for native leaf shutters on GFX17:26 - DJI is begging the US government to do its job18:39 - Fujifilm film prices in Japan are going way up 22:54 - DaVinci Resolve adds more than 100 new features26:54 - We got more details on the GFX Eterna cinema camera32:54 - The stuff at NAB that caught our eye51:39 - Curtis Judd drops by52:25 - Never read the comments55:37 - Tech Support

With a PetaPixel Membership, not only can you support original PetaPixel reporting and in-depth reviews, but you can also remove ads from the website and gain access to some seriously great perks, too. Members get $15 off the Moment Store, 25% off the PetaPixel Merch Store, and now can download full-resolution RAW files and JPEGs from the latest cameras and lenses. Join today! It costs just $3 per month or $30 per year. Nikon announced a new entry-level full-frame camera in the Z5 II. Based on initial impressions, not only does it carry on the legacy of "good value" from its predecessor, but it expands on it to the degree it might be the best camera in its segment right now. em>Check out PetaPixel Merch: store.petapixel.com/ 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 - Intro09:40 - Why no Canon V1 or R50V launch video?13:45 - Canon's PowerShot V1 is $900 and coming next month16:19 - The Canon EOS R50V is a compact cinema-focused camera19:54 - The RF 20mm f/1.4 L is Canon's widest-ever f/1.4 prime23:48 - Sony's announcement is a very expensive add-on for the Venice26:03 - The Nodus Obscura watch has an analog exposure gauge in the bezel29:50 - The GR III successor will definitely come... at some point32:48 - Apple should have actually sold this computer35:22 - Would you take the Z5 II or ANY equivalent from each competitor?1:03:10 - What have you been up to? (Looking at some B&W film shots Chris took)1:10:04 - Never read the comments1:14:50 - Tech support

This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, Chris Niccolls, Jordan Drake, and I are joined by PetaPixel's mobile and computing contributing writer Ted Kritsonis to talk about the very good smartphone camera systems that North Americans might not know about or have outright disregarded.With a PetaPixel Membership, not only can you support original PetaPixel reporting and in-depth reviews, but you can also remove ads from the website and gain access to some seriously great perks, too. Members get $15 off the Moment Store, 25% off the PetaPixel Merch Store, and now can download full-resolution RAW files and JPEGs from the latest cameras and lenses. Join today! It costs just $3 per month or $30 per year. Check out PetaPixel Merch: store.petapixel.com/ 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 - Intro08:50 - GoPro's Anamorphic lens mod is finally available12:15 - Tamron will make more prime lenses if that's what photographers want15:18 - Canon is developing 3D dual photo tech powered by Dual Pixel20:15 - Sirui is the ninth member of the L Mount Alliance23:06 - Sony and Canon tease new video cameras27:54 - The very good smartphone cameras you aren't considering 1:05:20 - What have you been up to?1:14:59 - We are going to Las Vegas1:15:41 - Never read the comments1:20:29 - Tech support1:31:51 - Feel good story of the week

With a PetaPixel Membership, not only can you support original PetaPixel reporting and in-depth reviews, but you can also remove ads from the website and gain access to some seriously great perks, too. Members get $15 off the Moment Store, 25% off the PetaPixel Merch Store, and now can download full-resolution RAW files and JPEGs from the latest cameras and lenses. Join today! It costs just $3 per month or $30 per year. This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, Chris Niccolls and Jaron Schneider sit down with Fujifilm's Justin Stailey to talk about the design philosophy of the new GFX100RF and why the company made some of the decisions it did. Curious why the camera has no IBIS and is only f/4? Stailey provides some answers. Check out PetaPixel Merch: store.petapixel.com/ 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... from Prague!08:34 - Fujifilm is finally getting closer to fulfilling X100VI orders11:28 - Insta360 and Leica extend their strategic partnership and promise new co-engineered products14:05 - Historic auction of Leica cameras in China was manipulated16:41 - The LSST camera has been assembled in Chile and is ready to take its first photos of the universe.20:32 - Canon commits to continuing in-house sensor development24:10 - Magnum, Fujifilm, and MPP teamed up for a massive digitization effort25:18 - The GF100RF Design Philosophy with Fujifilm's Justin Stailey58:23 - Our GF100RF thoughts that didn't make it into the hands-on video1:13:54 - What have you been up to?1:16:34 - Tech support1:29:30 - Feel good story of the week

With a PetaPixel Membership, not only can you support original PetaPixel reporting and in-depth reviews, but you can also remove ads from the website and gain access to some seriously great perks, too. Members get $15 off the Moment Store, 25% off the PetaPixel Merch Store, and now can download full-resolution RAW files and JPEGs from the latest cameras and lenses. Join today! It costs just $3 per month or $30 per year. This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team is joined by Waveform Podcast co-host David Imel to talk about the Sigma BF and why Chris Niccolls -- who laments the many things cut out to make it "radically simple" -- might be wrong.Check out PetaPixel Merch: store.petapixel.com/ 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 Episode00:00 - Intro07:30 - Apple's new computers are really good, but the M4 Max is all photographers need right now13:40 - Canon won't do the alternate versions of the 1 series, won't do a high resolution version of the R116:54 - Canon is cautiously ramping compact camera production back up20:03 - Viltrox made six pro-level AF lenses for the DJI Ronin 4DThypoch is moving away from its infinity lock switches: https://petapixel.com/2025/03/06/thypoch-is-moving-away-from-its-polarizing-focus-lock-switch/29:11 - Is Chris wrong about the Sigma BF? 1:04:02 - What have you been up to? 1:09:38 - Never read the comments1:18:12 - Tech support1:27:30 - Using anamorphic lenses for still photography1:29:43 - Feel good story of the week

Do you ever get tired of manually organizing, searching for, tagging, and culling your images? We do, too - and that’s where Excire can help!Excire’s photo-management software harnesses AI to make tedious tasks 10x faster, easier, and more fun. Thanks to Excire, you can easily get your images organized, stay on top of culling, and instantly find any photo in your catalog—so you can spend less time managing your images and more time doing what you love! Best of all, Excire can be integrated seamlessly into your current workflow, either using the standalone image organizer, Excire Foto 2025, or the Lightroom Classic plugin, Excire Search 2024. To purchase an Excire lifetime license or to download a 14-day free trial, visit www.excire.com/en/shop! (PetaPixel viewers can receive 15% off their purchase with the special discount code PETAPIXEL.)This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team is joined by Emily Lowry, the face and brains behind the YouTube channel Micro Four Nerds. Given that Panasonic hasn't supported photographers specifically in many years, there is a lot to discuss about the new camera specifically for taking photos.Check out PetaPixel Merch: store.petapixel.com/ 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 Episode00:00 - Intro: Say hello to Emily, from Micro Four Nerds! 10:01 - Rejoice: Nikon fixes the Z6 III N-log flickering issue12:02 - TTArtisan's debut camera is a retro folding Instax16:20 - Technicolor shuts down abruptly, leaving 10,000 workers in the lurch18:50 - Xiaomi wants to make modular magnetic smartphone lenses23:26 - Chris reviews the Peak Design Carry-On Roller27:23 - Sigma wants to make a "serious" camera34:24 - A new 35mm f/1.2 Art is coming?37:54 - Sigma can make just nine BF cameras per day43:35 - Did Panasonic Finally Give Photographers a Camera?1:01:46 - What have you been up to? (Join Emily's mailing list)1:18:28 - Never read the comments1:24:46 - Tech support1:33:50 - Feel good story of the week

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Do you ever get tired of manually organizing, searching for, tagging, and culling your images? We do, too - and that’s where Excire can help!Excire’s photo-management software harnesses AI to make tedious tasks 10x faster, easier, and more fun. Thanks to Excire, you can easily get your images organized, stay on top of culling, and instantly find any photo in your catalog—so you can spend less time managing your images and more time doing what you love! Best of all, Excire can be integrated seamlessly into your current workflow, either using the standalone image organizer, Excire Foto 2025, or the Lightroom Classic plugin, Excire Search 2024. To purchase an Excire lifetime license or to download a 14-day free trial, visit www.excire.com/en/shop! (PetaPixel viewers can receive 15% off their purchase with the special discount code PETAPIXEL.)Check out PetaPixel Merch: store.petapixel.com/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 Episode00:00 - Intro11:03 - Apple's acquisition of Pixelmator is complete17:00 - Capture One shut down its community forum21:53 - Western Digital and SanDisk are divorcing26:33 - Harman Red 125 is a new redscale color negative film30:20 - Lucky Film is making a comeback and distributors are fighting over it33:14 - Content Credentials on Samsung's Galaxy S25 don't work on real photos, only AI36:02 - The Nikon block46:33 - PetaPixel members get access to full-resolution RAW and JPEGS from new cameras and lenses49:71 - What do you want to see from the CP+ Photography Exhibition in Japan?1:11:07 - Never read the comments1:16:55 - Tech support1:31:22 - Feel good story of the week

The hosts delve into the future of Micro Four Thirds technology amid the new OM System OM-3 release. They discuss the challenges and innovations required for the system, emphasizing compact designs and better sensor performance. There's also a humorous reflection on childhood sports experiences, alongside a critique of the stagnation in firmware updates. The conversation touches on Kodak's resale challenges and Canon's market position, while reminiscing about gaming nostalgia and the charming return of compact cameras, sparking a lively debate on the evolving photography landscape.

While many of the creator-focused additions to the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra are direct responses to what Apple is doing with the iPhone (digital aperture adjustment and log video are prime examples), it is perhaps Google that Samsung should be most wary of. Because it relies so much on what Google develops when it comes to AI enhancements, it might be harder for Samsung to meaningfully stand out to Android users. The PetaPixel Podcast team discusses! Do you ever get tired of manually organizing, searching for, tagging, and culling your images? We do, too - and that’s where Excire can help! Excire’s photo-management software harnesses AI to make tedious tasks 10x faster, easier, and more fun. Thanks to Excire, you can easily get your images organized, stay on top of culling, and instantly find any photo in your catalog—so you can spend less time managing your images and more time doing what you love! Best of all, Excire can be integrated seamlessly into your current workflow, either using the standalone image organizer, Excire Foto 2025, or the Lightroom Classic plugin, Excire Search 2024. To purchase an Excire lifetime license or to download a 14-day free trial, visit www.excire.com/en/shop! (PetaPixel viewers can receive 15% off their purchase with the special discount code PETAPIXEL.) Check out PetaPixel Merch: store.petapixel.com/ 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 06:36 - One-of-a-kind Nikon fisheye lens costs $250,000 09:27 - Pentax discontinues the K-3 III in Japan... but not in the US 13:08 - Tamron adds 120FPS support to 50-400mm on Sony E-Mount... with a caveat 16:23 - Sony adds content authenticity to a1, a1, and a9 III 19:39 - Fujifilm's new Instax Wide Evo 22:26 - Did Samsung do enough to stand apart from Google? 41:49 - What have you been up to? 46:15 - Tech support 1:14:30 - Feel good story of the week