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Jeff Harmon joins Don Komarechka on this episode to discuss the state of the industry, laws that might be catching up to influences, AI bans on political figures and a VERY rare image of an “ELVE”. All this and more, thanks for listening!
Story 1: The state of the camera industry, according to the people who make cameras (via DPReview)
Story 2: France Proposes Jail for Influencers Who Don’t Disclose Photoshop (via PetaPixel)
Story 3: Midjourney Bans AI Images of Chinese President Xi Jinping (via PetaPixel)
Story 4: Photographer Captures Ultra-Rare Red Ring of Light Over Italy (via PetaPixel)
Picks of the Week:
Don: Canon Auto Bellows FD
Jeff: Photo Mechanic
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Steve Brazill joins the conversation to discuss the new Lumix S9 and what it means for small cameras, what the Canon R1 could possibly be, one of the most advanced low “resolution” sensors ever blasted into space and insurance fraud. All this and more in an extended episode of Photo Geek Weekly – thanks for listening!
Story 1: Big roundup of all the S9 reviews from youtubers (via l-rumors.com)
Story 2: Canon Announces Development of the EOS R1: The R System’s First Flagship (via PetaPixel)
Story 3: NASA Develops Tiny Yet Mighty 36-Pixel Sensor (via PetaPixel)
Story 4: Fraudsters Are Editing Photos of Damaged Vehicles to Claim Insurance (via PetaPixel)
Picks of the Week:
Don: Eden Brothers Wildflower Mixed Seeds
Steve: RX 11 – The definitive toolkit for audio repair
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Photo Geek Weekly Episode 190 – Shrinkage

On this episode, I welcoem new guest host Freddy Clark to the co-pilot seat to discuss a new medium format sensor from Sony, cheap third party lenses and why they matter, controversy over important images and poorly defined laws that can impact your photography. All this and more, thanks for listening!
Story 1: Sony Develops New 247-Megapixel Medium Format Sensor (via PetaPixel)
Story 2: New Lens Company SG-Image Debuts Super-Fast 35mm f/0.95 APS-C Prime (via PetaPixel)
Story 3: Pictures of the Year Sparks Controversy, Awards ‘Disgusting’ War Photo Top Prize (via PetaPixel)
Story 4: Canadian Authority Demands Fee From Photographers to Shoot on Public Land (via PetaPixel)
Picks of the Week:
Don: StarLink
Freddy: GoPro HERO12 Black and the Neewer LS-31 15x Macro Lens
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Photo Geek Weekly Episode 189 – Big Sensors & Cheap Lenses

Martin Bailey joins the show to discuss data protection, shooting in bad weather, social media, AI resurrections and more! Thanks as always for listening.
Story 1: Can Foam Cases Really Corrupt Your Memory Cards? (via PetaPixel)
Story 2: Finding Beauty in Gloom: Creative Photography on Dull Days (via fstoppers)
Story 3: TikTok is Working on a New Photo App That Could Rival Instagram (via PetaPixel)
Story 4: Grieving Father Uses AI to Keep Dead Daughter ‘Alive’ in ‘Digital World’ (via PetaPixel)
Picks of the Week:
Don: PetaPixel Podcast
Martin: LensWork Podcast + Magazine, etc.
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Photo Geek Weekly Episode 188 – Foam Corruption

Steve Brazill joins the conversation about image authenticity in the media (specially the recent royal incident), Nikon’s acquisition of RED, the faults in the Leica SL3 and an interesting bit of copyright law in the evolving landscape of photography. Thanks for listening!
Bonus: Check out Steve’s workshop on live music photography this weekend via Princeton Photo Workshop!
Story 1: Has Kate Middleton Just Ended All Remaining Trust in Photographs? (via PetaPixel)
Story 2: A Seismic Shift: The Ramifications of Nikon’s RED Acquisition (via PetaPixel)
Story 3: Leica SL3 Initial Review: L-Mount’s Best High-Res Option… For Now (via PetaPixel)
Related: Why Leica’s SL3 Doesn’t Support Content Authenticity (via PeyaPixel)
Story 4: Photographer Wins Copyright Lawsuit After Website Used His Creative Commons Image (via PetaPixel)
More details: PHILPOT v. INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW (2024) (via findlaw.com)
Picks of the Week:
Don: $20 Pure Silver Hexagon Coin with Crystal – Snowflake
Steve: Motion VFX Plugins and and a shoutout to The Final Cut Bro – Dylan Bates – he has some great plugins too
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Photo Geek Weekly Episode 187 – Royal Mistake

Chris Marquardt joins the discussion on all things AI, the newest gear from CP+ 2024, advice for monetizing your photography, secret memory card slots and how CGI is continuing to change cinema – and much more! Thanks for listening.
Story 1: OpenAI’s Sora Turns Short Text Prompts into Photo-Realistic Video (via PetaPixel)
Related: OpenAI Has Us Asking: What Happened to Ethical Software Development? (via PetaPixel)
Story 2: Fujifilm X100VI initial review (via DPReview)
Related: Sigma to ship ultra-fast 15mm F1.4 “Art” diagonal fisheye lens in March (via DPReview)
Related: Sigma announces 500mm F5.6 DG DN OS super-telephoto for E- and L-mount (via DPReview)
Related: The Full-Frame Laowa 10mm f/2.8 Zero-D is Laowa’s First AF Lens (via PetaPixel)
Story 3: Practical Advice for Monetizing Your Photography (via fstoppers)
Story 4: The Leica T internal memory storage is just a micro SD card and it can be easily upgraded (via leicarumors.com)
Story 5: “NO CGI” is really just INVISIBLE CGI (3/4) (via The Movie Rabbit Hole [YouTube])
Picks of the Week:
Don: Polarized Film Pack of 2 20x30cm Self Adhesive Polarizing Filter for Educational Physics
Chris: Why is this Space Telescope so Tiny? (YouTube video)
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Photo Geek Weekly Episode 186 – Sora

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