Story 1: 5 Worrying Trends in Photography (via fstoppers)
Story 2: Panasonic to Add Phase Detection to Future Cameras, Including MFT (via PetaPixel)
Related: Sigma Is Done Developing Micro Four Thirds Lenses (via fstoppers)
Story 3: The Fox is in the Henhouse: AI Photos Are Beyond the Point of No Return (via PetaPixel)
Related: Scammers using AI images of fake earthquake victims to steal donations (via DIYPhotography.net)
Story 4: The Nikon Z9’s Selectable Shutter Sounds are Actually Coming (via PetaPixel)
Picks of the Week:
Don: Water pearls / beads – have some fun with marble-sized water balls that refract light!
Chris: The mystery of the “same sky” postcards an investigative story by Vox. Very cool!
Bonus – Water pearl shot:

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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

Preamble: Flickr Turns 20 Years Old Today (via PetaPixel)
Story 1: Wedding Photographer Fined $30,000 For Using Images Taken By Other Photographers (via PetaPixel)
Story 2: Pro Baseball Photo Competition Announces Inaugral Winners (via PetaPixel)
Related: Sports Illustrated Makes Mass Layoff of Editorial Staffers, Throwing Its Future Into Question  (via Variety)
Story 3: Deepfake ‘Face Swap’ Attacks Surged By 704% in 2023 (via PetaPixel)
Story 4: This $35 Wannabe Fujifilm Camera Is Something Else (via fstoppers)
Picks of the Week:
Don: NITECORE NEW P30 1000 Lumen 676 Yard Long Throw Hunting Flashlight
Allan: SmallRig RM120 Compact RGB LED Light with Long Battery Life
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Photo Geek Weekly Episode 185 – Bad Actors

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