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The PetaPixel team uses different cameras and lenses every day as part of our job but behind the scenes, we carry around a few pieces of mainstay gear that we just can't live without. This week, The PetaPixel Podcast team reveals the equipment they've been carrying this year that keeps the wheels of journalism turning.

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In This Episode

• 00:00 - Intro; Chris and Jordan are working a shift at the Camera Store Next Week!
• 12:25 - We just got the best look yet at Jeff Bridges' WideluxX project
• 15:10 - ARRI is trying to mimic film with a digital plugin
• 18:11 - Fujifilm released the film simulation LUTS it promised
• 20:49 - Light Lens Lab has recreated the Leica Summilux 35mm f/1.4
• 24:56 - Mint addresses major Rollei 35AF shortcoming
• 27:40 - Lumix is shutting down its pro services in the UK and Europe
• 31:34 - The R6 Mark III can overheat
• 34:34 - Basketball player runs back onto the court with camera strapped to his leg
• 36:51 - Everything ELSE you missed!
• 41:00 - The Fantasy Camera Draft poll results
• 44:46 - Do you do graphic design? Reach out!
• 45:54 - The gear we use every day (2025 edition)
• 1:07:49 - Chris teases an upcoming new Wotancraft Pilot sling bag
• 1:11:22 - New segment alert: Review Roundup!
• 1:19:51 - What have you been up to?
• 1:23:58 - Tech support
• 1:35-45 - Feel good story of the week

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This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team is joined by photographer David Imel and PetaPixel's Jeremy Gray for a unique challenge: who can draft the best fantasy camera team? Based loosely on fantasy football rules, all five must create a dream team based on eight categories.

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In This Episode

• 00:00 - Intro
• 11:55 - Affinity went the DaVinci Resolve route, and is now free
• 13:50 - Lightroom Classic's updates are an example of what AI should be doing
• 17:08 - Sony is the first company to authenticate video files
• 19:35 - The LemurStrap is an innovative approach to camera carry
• 21:50 - A photographer has decided to make anamorphic M-mount lenses
• 24:44- Moment's new line of ultra-light camera bags have some innovative design elements
• 29:07 - Feel good story of the week
• 32:49 - The Fantasy Camera Draft, feat. David Imel and Jeremy Gray

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This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, Chris Niccolls, Jordan Drake, and Jaron Schneider come to you from Sigma's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan to talk with Sigma President Kazuto Yamaki to dissect what has been an enormous year of launches for the brand. Yamaki discusses the changing economic climate, the reception to the BF, and he even answers a really dumb question about an improbable lens from a video game.

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In This Episode

• 00:00 - Intro from Tokyo!
• 07:31 - Panasonic has a new gold S9
• 10:01 - Nikon gives APS-C photographers a welcome boost
• 13:56 - Apple’s M5 MacBook Pro is really well balanced for the price
• 16:35 - Jordan is very mixed on the Canon C50
• 21:10 - Fujifilm didn’t change much on the X-T30 III, but could they really even? (and Jaron was WRONG)
• 27:09 - The Leica M EV1 will be polarizing
• 32:35 - Tamron’s 25-200mm f/2.8-5.6 Di III VXD G2 Is Here and Costs $899
• 35:30 - Ricoh is making a dedicated monochrome GR IV
• 37:36 - Sigma Delays AF Cine 28-45mm T2 FF Due to Overwhelming Demand
• 38:45 - Looking back at Sigma's monster year with President Kazuto Yamaki
• 57:11 - What have you been up to?
• 1:00:30 - Feel Good Story of the week

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This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, Jordan Drake dials in remotely as Chris Niccolls and Jaron Schneider come to you from Brisbane, Australia. Ricoh has opened only its fourth-ever GR Space, and they were there to see the ribbon cut. Check out PetaPixel Merch: store.petapixel.com/

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In This Episode

• 00:00 - Intro from the GR Space in Brisbane
• 07:23 - Australia!
• 10:50 - Tamron's G2 trinity on Z mount is complete
• 15:28 - You can download and use other people's OM System recipes
• 18:59 - Nikon says the ZR is good enough to fill two camera line segments by itself
• 23:06 - Affinity stops selling software ahead of "big changes" coming in October
• 24:56 - Nikon's original Z-mount 24-70mm f/2.8 is discontinued?
• 27:10 - CIPA data shows "summer slump" worse this year
• 30:10 - Caira is an "AI-Native" Micro Four Thirds camera with Gen AI built in
• 37:45 - Blackmagic RAW is coming to Sony
• 39:27 - Fujifilm did make actual changes to the Eterna 55 sensor
• 42:05 - Is Jaron right or is he wrong?
• 52:17 - What have you been up to?
• 56:40 - Tech support
• 1:13:08 - Feel good story of the week

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This week on the PetaPixel Podcast, the team is back to go over a ton of news from Sony, Nikon, Fujifilm, Lumix, and more as well as discuss their favorite tripods of 2025 (and one they didn't like as much).

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In This Episode

00:00 - Intro (our traumatic tripod stories)14:24 - Sony has a new 100mm f/2.8 Macro17:23 - You can trick the iPhone 17 Pro into recording open gate RAW internally20:34 - Sony's new global shutter sensor shoots 105MP at 100FPS24:00 - The Analogue aF-1 is a brand-new autofocus film camera27:25 - CreativeLive is shutting down30:11 - Nikon says the ZR can record for over 2 hours without overheating34:36 - Zeiss Loxia lenses are officially discontinued37:18 - Fujifilm is going to make more cinema cameras39:35 - Lumix 100-500mm is the system's first ultra tele zoom45:23 - Chris and Jaron are going to Brisbane for GR Space!46:40 - Kodacolor 100 and 200 just launched today: https://petapixel.com/2025/09/30/kodacolor-100-is-a-new-film-from-eastman-kodak-arriving-this-week/51:45 - Sony cameras and lenses got another price hike in the US53:05 - Our favorite tripods in 2025 (and one not so favorite)1:12:52 - What have you been up to?1:19:18 - About the compact camera video... and how we're going to do another one1:20:30 - Tech support 1:30:34 - Feel goody story of the week: A brand-new camera company is making the spiritual successor to the Lumix GM5

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This week on the PetaPixel Podcast, Jordan Drake and I are without Chris Niccolls who is on assignment in Japan. That's okay though, because this past week was huge in the video and broadcasting space with the launch of the Canon C50 and the Nikon ZR.
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In This Episode

• 00:00 - Intro
• 13:55 - PetaPixel is now on Apple News (correctly!)
• 15:57 - Canon C50 is the smallest and lightest Canon Cinema camera
• 20:46 - Nikon ZR is the first collaboration camera with RED
• 24:59 - RED V-Raptor XE is half the price of the V-Raptor X
• 26:41 - The Fujifilm GFX Eterna 55 costs $16,500: https://petapixel.com/2025/09/10/fujifilms-cinema-camera-is-called-the-gfx-eterna-55-will-cost-16500/
• 31:19 - Pixboom Spark shoots 4K at 1,000 FPS
• 35:42 - Nikon is developing dedicated cinema lenses
• 39:36 - Leitz announced a set of cine lenses for mirrorless cameras
• 42:19 - Blackmagic made a super-powered dock for iPhone filmmaking
• 45:04 - Canon C50 vs Nikon ZR vs Sony FX3
• 47:47 - What's the deal (or lack thereof) with open gate?
• 52:19 - Does rolling shutter on the Eterna 55 actually matter?
• 58:40 - How much of Apple's iPhone 17 marketing turned out to be real and good? And what didn't they mention that they should have?
• 1:04:48 - Why Jordan is so excited about ProRes RAW
• 1:06:52 - What have you been up to?
• 1:11:02 - Tech support
• 1:26:38 - The Kodak Charmera blind box camera sold out in just a few days: https://petapixel.com/2025/09/09/the-kodak-charmera-is-a-tiny-digital-keychain-camera-sold-in-blind-boxes/

Audiio just dropped Elements 2.0 — sharper, cleaner, more precise stems powered by Audioshake, the industry-leading AI sound separation technology trusted by Disney, Universal Music Group, and other top names in film, TV, and music. The stems sound as good as the original masters, and now Strings join the lineup alongside bass, guitar, piano, wind, and more.

Normally, stems are exclusive to the Audiio Pro plan. But Audiio has opened up a special Lifetime Elements package just for Lifetime Music subscribers and they set aside 100 spots for PetaPixel’s viewers. Here’s how it works:

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In this episode, we're talking about our experience making a documentary film in Alaska (with more stories that didn't make it into our BTS video) as well as a conversation with director of photography Oren Soffer on why someone would even be interested in the Fujifilm GFX Eterna 55. Then, Chris and Jordan are joined by Tyler Stalman at Apple Park to talk about the new iPhone and why this year's models actually have them excited (spoiler: it's because there are hardware updates).

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In This Episode:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 15:35 - We made a movie in Alaska!
• 44:47 - Why would someone want to use the GFX Eterna 55? w/ Oren Soffer
• 59:56 - All about iPhone from Apple Park! w/ Tyler Stalman

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This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team (mainly Chris Niccolls) takes a look at every camera brand that supports wildlife and birding and asks which one of their cameras is the top pick and which one is the best overall. Check out PetaPixel Merch: store.petapixel.com/

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In This Episode

• 00:00 - Intro
• 11:34 - Canon teased a new cinema camera
• 16:06 - Global market share numbers show how lopsided camera sales are
• 24:46 - Nikon Z6 III firmware adds Bird AF, auto capture, and C2PA
• 27:36 - Viltrox joined the L-mount alliance
• 30:14 - Viltrox 56mm f/1.2 Pro for Fujifilm is less than $600
• 32:30 - DJI announced the Mic 3
• 36:08 - Sigma is changing the price, availability, and name of the 14mm f/1.4 Art due to production shortages: https://petapixel.com/2025/09/02/sigma-changes-14mm-f-1-4-arts-design-availability-and-price-to-address-production-woes/
• 39:29 - Which camera brand best serves wildlife photographers?
• 1:07:58 - What have you been up to?
• 1:14:14 - Tech Support/Never Read the Comments
• 1:33:11 - Feel good story of the week

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This week on the PetaPixel podcast, the team discusses the Hasselblad X2D II 100C and the Ricoh GR IV. Two very different cameras, but both have their merits. But while the Hasselblad actually came down in price compared to its predecessor, the opposite is true of the GR IV. So, was it worth it?

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In This Episode

• 00:00 - Intro
• 12:30 - Abode is dead
• 16:18 - Kodak says it has no plans to go out of business despite "substantial doubt" it can pay it debts.
• 20:11- Yashica is trying again with a City 300
• 21:42 - Arri is considering selling
• 26:19 - Antigravity from Insta360 is an immersive drone with a unique controller
• 29:58 - Canon got its camera placed in one of the world's most popular anime
• 34:12 - Sigma announced two new lenses: a 12mm f/1.4 and a 200mm f/2
• 37:56 - Fujifilm will raise its prices again because of increased tariffs
• 1:14:10 - What have you been up to?
• 1:17:08 - Tech Support

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This week on the PetaPixel Podcast, the team is joined by Michael Specht and Isaac Reynolds, Pixel team Product Managers at Google who answer some tough questions about the new Google Pixel 10 smartphones and the philosophy behind the design decisions.

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In This Episode

• 00:00 - Intro
• 12:30 - Abode is dead
• 16:18 - Kodak says it has no plans to go out of business despite "substantial doubt" it can pay it debts.
• 20:11- Yashica is trying again with a City 300
• 21:42 - Arri is considering selling
• 26:19 - Antigravity from Insta360 is an immersive drone with a unique controller
• 29:58 - Canon got its camera placed in one of the world's most popular anime
• 34:12 - Sigma announced two new lenses: a 12mm f/1.4 and a 200mm f/2
• 37:56 - Fujifilm will raise its prices again because of increased tariffs
• 1:14:10 - What have you been up to?
• 1:17:08 - Tech Support