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Why Would You Buy a $2,000 Micro Four Thirds Camera in 2024?


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Yesterday, Panasonic announced the GH7, a video-packed powerhouse of a camera that looks to be almost perfect. The only compromise? The Micro Four Thirds sensor. So we knew there would be a lot of folks asking: why would you spend $2,000 for the GH7 when the S5IIX exists? Chris Niccolls, Jordan Drake, and Jaron Schneider discuss.


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In This Episode:
  • 00:00 - Intro, and the new subscriber stretch goal challenge
  • 08:20 - Wait, PetaPixel merch?
  • 11:22 - DJI seems very worried it's about to get banned in the U.S.
  • 19:05 - Adobe removes AI image in the "style of Ansel Adams" after the late photographer's estate blasted them on social media
  • 23:07 - Less than half of all Japanese households own a digital camera
  • 28:29 - Kodak cameras with 10-year-old tech are selling like crazy
  • 33:16 - Have Sigma zooms reached the quality benchmark of Sigma primes?
  • 42:14 - Why Would You Buy a $2,000 Micro Four Thirds Camera in 2024?
  • 58:06 - What have you been up to?
  • 1:03:38 - Tech support
  • 1:03:51 - Why doesn't a 24-85mm f/1.2 exist?
  • 1:06:24 - What tech came out that you thought was meh but was actually great, and vice versa?
  • 1:13:45 - Why do we call it "post processing"?
  • 1:17:10 - Why is no one else making a camera like the GR III?
  • 1:18:45 - Why is my camera seemingly ignoring my shutter speed limit threshold?
  • 1:21:57 - Will L-mount be getting any compact lenses?
  • 1:24:54 - Will Sony (or someone else) ever make lenses like Canon's unusual fast zooms?
  • ...more
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