In what is quickly becoming a bi-annual tradition, the PetaPixel Podcast team welcomes Camera Labs' Gordon Laing back onto the pod to play proctor! It's time for the midterms: how is every camera maker doing so far in 2025? Well, that is, if they decided to show up and take the test. [Read More]
This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team chats about the state of the "midrange" camera and how it might not be in the place it was just a few short years ago.
This week on the PetaPixel Podast, Chris Niccolls, Jordan Drake, and Jaron Schneider are here with a special episode as they took to the Photography Stage at the BILD Expo in New York City for a live recording! [Read More]
Running a camera store is hard enough as it is, but add the complexity of the 2025 economic environment, and The Camera Store's founder Peter Jeune has his work cut out for him.
This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team is in Burbank, California at the Sigma west coast headquarters to meet with the company's CEO Kazuto Yamaki and discuss the company's new set of Aizu Prime cinema lenses. [Read More]
This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team sits down together in La Serena, Chile to talk about Sony's FX2 announcement and what it might mean for the company's next camera. [Read More]
We've seen some incredible lens designs in recent years, but last week's announcement of a Sony 50-150mm f/2 GM got us wondering what the limits of reasonable lens development are now. [Read More]
This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team says goodbye to 2024 with the most important of holiday traditions: the airing of grievances. [Read More]
This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team is joined by retired Sony Imaging executive Mark Weir who reflects on the evolution of cameras over the last two decades and, perhaps more importantly, how photographers have changed in that time, too. [Read More]
Not only did we get a new enthusiast-level digital camera this week in the Z6 III, Pentax and Fujifilm both released new film cameras that very same day. The PetaPixel Podcast team is joined by Ted Forbes to discuss! [Read More]
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? [Read More]
30 years ago, Apple launched the QuickTake 100 that was, until yesterday, its last "real" camera. But with the announcement of the Final Cut Camera app yesterday, Apple is once again a full-fledged camera company. [Read More]
This week, Chris, Jordan, and Jaron are joined by filmmaker Levi Holwell to discuss documentary filmmaking and all of the details that go into a successful production. [Read More]
As many of you may have read, last week my father passed away. He left behind a lot of things, but those items that were most valuable to us were his photos -- and not the ones on his computer, but the ones on the walls. [Read More]
As if getting your hands on a Fujifilm X100VI wasn't hard enough, this past week was even more challenging for those who tried to nab one of just 300 available Limited Edition cameras. [Read More]
Last week, Nikon made the surprise announcement that it had acquired RED Cinema, one of the most well-known American cinema camera companies. That one move changed the camera landscape dramatically overnight. [Read More]
Last week was a big one for some of the biggest names in the camera industry including Fujifilm, Sigma, and Panasonic. Tons of announcements hit thanks to the CP+ camera exhibition in Japan that we needed a whole episode to talk about them all! [Read More]
While every video that Chris and Jordan produce looks like it came together flawlessly, a lot has happened behind the scenes you might not be aware of. [Read More]
This week on the PetaPixel Podcast, the team is joined by content creator Sarah Teng the newest member of the PetaPixel team! Sarah is an underwater and travel photographer as well as a content creator, but she's not necessarily up to date on the latest cameras from every manufacturer.
This week on the PetaPixel Podcast, Sigma's CEO Kazuto Yamaki sits down with Chris Niccolls to talk about the newly-announced lenses, the Sigma BF camera, and -- of course -- the state of the full-frame Foveon sensor. [Read More]
This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team catches up on a huge pile of news and dives into a discussion on what Micro Four Thirds still needs to do in 2025 even with the release of the new OM System OM-3. [Read More]
In July, The PetaPixel Podcast team was joined by Camera Labs' Gordon Laing to give mid-term grades to every major camera and lens manufacturer. Now that the year has ended, it's time for them all to get graded on their finals. [Read More]
With the recent announcements of the Fujifilm X-M5 and the Nikon Z50 II, the entry-level segment got a sudden burst of new interest. With that in mind, Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake share their thoughts on the best entry-level cameras you can get right now on this week's PetaPixel Podcast. [Read More]
JPEG XL is a new-generation image file format that recently got a big boost to awareness thanks to native support in the iPhone 16 series smartphones. So what is it, why does it matter, and why should you use it? Who better to ask than one of the people who helped make it a reality? [Read More]
This week, Apple announced the new iPhone 16 series of smartphones, updated its headphones, and launched a new Apple Watch. Chris Niccolls, Jordan Drake, and I were on site and we share our opinions on what we saw on the second-ever PetaPixel Carcast. [Read More]
Today, Canon announced the EOS R1 and EOS R5 Mark II -- two highly anticipated cameras that say a lot about where the company stands on technology and, more importantly, how what it can provide photographers compares to its peers. [Read More]
Adobe is having a hard time getting out of its own way. Last week, the company pushed an update to its terms of service that was widely viewed as an over-reach. The company plans to change them again, but is it too late? The PetaPixel Podcast team discusses. [Read More]
When a listener asked Chris, Jordan, and Jaron to share how their careers (all the highs and lows) have gone over the years, the team decided it was worthy of a main story segment to itself. [Read More]
The last year was huge for the camera industry and saw a swath of new products from just about every manufacturer in support of basically every mount. But narrowing the focus, The PetaPixel Podcast team grades the 2023 performance of every camera maker. [Read More]
The NAB Show (National Association of Broadcasters) is the largest video-centric exhibition of the year and Chris Niccolls, Jordan Drake, and I walked the show, saw it all, and have thoughts! [Read More]
Last week, Panasonic announced the Lumix S1R II, a hybrid camera that packs the company's typical emphasis on great video performance with something it hasn't had in a long time: great photo capability. [Read More]
The Leica L-mount was created in 2014. The L-mount Alliance was formed in 2018. While there has been a steady release of cameras for this mount since then, considering the number of companies involved, it is a bit thin – especially for still photographers. [Read More]
The PetaPixel Podcast is back! This week, Chris Niccolls, Jordan Drake, and I discuss the return of point-and-shoot cameras, but with the first of their "revival" being the Panasonic Lumix ZS99, we have thoughts. [Read More]
The nature of camera sales in North America is complicated, and that's an understatement. To help better understand it, The PetaPixel Podcast team is joined by Peter Jeune, the founder and owner of Calgary's The Camera Store -- where Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake got their start. [Read More]
Peak Design is one of the most recognizable names in the photography industry and probably the most well-known accessory brand in the space. From the Capture Clip, to straps, to bags, tripods, and more, the company recently set its sights on the outdoor and adventure market after years in development. [Read More]
It's been a busy week! Apple launched a new iPhone which started a lot of conversation about "fake" megapixels, Sigma finally showed its autofocus cine lens, Canon announced a new affordable zoom, and Nikon released RED LUTs for its Nikon Log profile -- and that's just the tip of the iceberg! [Read More]
During the R1 launch event in Arizona, Canon representatives told PetaPixel that the R3 line isn't going anywhere. But side-by-side with the new R1, there doesn't seem to be any reason for it anymore. [Read More]
Even though we're only halfway through 2024, it has felt like a very busy year for the camera industry. This week, the PetaPixel Podcast team is joined by Camera Labs' Gordon Laing to give a midterm grade to every camera maker. [Read More]
In a topic spurred by an opinion piece I wrote last week, Chris Niccolls, Jordan Drake, and I discuss what we think the future of the Nikon Z7 III is -- if it has one at all. [Read More]