The PetaPixel Podcast

• Podcasting From the GR Space in Brisbane, Australia!

  With a PetaPixel Membership, not only can you support original PetaPixel reporting and in-depth reviews, but you can also remove ads from the website and gain access to some seriously great perks, too. Members get $15 off the Moment Store, 25% off the PetaPixel Merch Store, 5% off certified pre-owned gear from KEH, and now can download full-resolution RAW files and JPEGs from the latest cameras and lenses. Join today! It costs just $3 per month or $30 per year. 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/ We use Riverside to record The PetaPixel Podcast in our online recording studio.We hope you enjoy the podcast and we look forward to hearing what you think. If you like what you hear, please support us by subscribing, liking, commenting, and reviewing! Every week, the trio go over comments on YouTube and here on PetaPixel, but if you’d like to send a message for them to hear, you can do so through SpeakPipe.In This Episode00:00 - Intro from the GR Space in Brisbane07:23 - Australia!10:50 - Tamron's G2 trinity on Z mount is complete15:28 - You can download and use other people's OM System recipes18:59 - Nikon says the ZR is good enough to fill two camera line segments by itself23:06 - Affinity stops selling software ahead of "big changes" coming in October24:56 - Nikon's original Z-mount 24-70mm f/2.8 is discontinued? 27:10 - CIPA data shows "summer slump" worse this year30:10 - Caira is an "AI-Native" Micro Four Thirds camera with Gen AI built in37:45 - Blackmagic RAW is coming to Sony39:27 - Fujifilm did make actual changes to the Eterna 55 sensor42:05 - Is Jaron right or is he wrong?52:17 - What have you been up to?56:40 - Tech support1:13:08 - Feel good story of the week

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• Huge Week of Sony, Nikon, Kodak News, Plus our Favorite Tripods of 2025!

  With a PetaPixel Membership, not only can you support original PetaPixel reporting and in-depth reviews, but you can also remove ads from the website and gain access to some seriously great perks, too. Join today! It costs just $3 per month or $30 per year. 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). Check out PetaPixel Merch: store.petapixel.com/ We use Riverside to record The PetaPixel Podcast in our online recording studio.We hope you enjoy the podcast and we look forward to hearing what you think. If you like what you hear, please support us by subscribing, liking, commenting, and reviewing! Every week, the trio go over comments on YouTube and here on PetaPixel, but if you’d like to send a message for them to hear, you can do so through SpeakPipe.In This Episode00:00 - 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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• Can the Canon C50 or Nikon ZR Unseat the Sony FX3?

  With a PetaPixel Membership, not only can you support original PetaPixel reporting and in-depth reviews, but you can also remove ads from the website and gain access to some seriously great perks, too. Members get $15 off the Moment Store, 25% off the PetaPixel Merch Store, 5% off certified pre-owned gear from KEH, and now can download full-resolution RAW files and JPEGs from the latest cameras and lenses. Join today! It costs just $3 per month or $30 per year. 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.Check out PetaPixel Merch: store.petapixel.com/ We use Riverside to record The PetaPixel Podcast in our online recording studio.We hope you enjoy the podcast and we look forward to hearing what you think. If you like what you hear, please support us by subscribing, liking, commenting, and reviewing! Every week, the trio go over comments on YouTube and here on PetaPixel, but if you’d like to send a message for them to hear, you can do so through SpeakPipe.In This Episode00:00 - Intro13:55 - PetaPixel is now on Apple News (correctly!)15:57 - Canon C50 is the smallest and lightest Canon Cinema camera20:46 - Nikon ZR is the first collaboration camera with RED24:59 - RED V-Raptor XE is half the price of the V-Raptor X26:41 - 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 FPS35:42 - Nikon is developing dedicated cinema lenses39:36 - Leitz announced a set of cine lenses for mirrorless cameras42:19 - Blackmagic made a super-powered dock for iPhone filmmaking45:04 - Canon C50 vs Nikon ZR vs Sony FX347:47 - 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 RAW1:06:52 - 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/

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• What We're MOST Excited About with Apple's iPhone 17! Feat. Tyler Stalman

  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:If you’re not already a Lifetime Music subscriber, join today for just $199 with code petapixel199. After checkout, you’ll unlock the option to add Lifetime Elements for only $149.Already a Lifetime Music member? Just sign in and head to the Stems menu on the Browse page.Don’t miss out — this is your chance to get unlimited access to Audiio’s music catalog + stems for every song. And once those 100 memberships are gone, they’re gone. Go to https://audiio.com/petapixel and make sure to use offer code "petapixel199" today!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). Check out PetaPixel Merch: store.petapixel.com/ We use Riverside to record The PetaPixel Podcast in our online recording studio.We hope you enjoy the podcast and we look forward to hearing what you think. If you like what you hear, please support us by subscribing, liking, commenting, and reviewing! Every week, the trio go over comments on YouTube and here on PetaPixel, but if you’d like to send a message for them to hear, you can do so through SpeakPipe.In This Episode:00:00 - Intro15:35 - We made a movie in Alaska!44:47 - Why would someone want to use the GFX Eterna 55? w/ Oren Soffer59:56 - All about iPhone from Apple Park! w/ Tyler Stalman

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• The Best Cameras for Wildlife Photography, Ranked!

  With a PetaPixel Membership, not only can you support original PetaPixel reporting and in-depth reviews, but you can also remove ads from the website and gain access to some seriously great perks, too. Members get $15 off the Moment Store, 25% off the PetaPixel Merch Store, 5% off certified pre-owned gear from KEH, and now can download full-resolution RAW files and JPEGs from the latest cameras and lenses. Join today! It costs just $3 per month or $30 per year. 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/ We use Riverside to record The PetaPixel Podcast in our online recording studio.We hope you enjoy the podcast and we look forward to hearing what you think. If you like what you hear, please support us by subscribing, liking, commenting, and reviewing! Every week, the trio go over comments on YouTube and here on PetaPixel, but if you’d like to send a message for them to hear, you can do so through SpeakPipe.In This Episode00:00 - Intro11:34 - Canon teased a new cinema camera16:06 - Global market share numbers show how lopsided camera sales are24:46 - Nikon Z6 III firmware adds Bird AF, auto capture, and C2PA27:36 - Viltrox joined the L-mount alliance30:14 - Viltrox 56mm f/1.2 Pro for Fujifilm is less than $60032:30 - DJI announced the Mic 336:08 - 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 Comments1:33:11 - Feel good story of the week

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