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This week, Chris Niccolls, Jordan Drake, and Jaron Schneider are joined by Kai W to talk about the R3 and ask... why does it still exist? Canon says 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 to exist anymore. The four debate!

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In This Episode

00:00 - Intro... with Kai W!
08:52 - SL3 Bug could delete your photos, but Leica already fixed it
16:07 - Canon says it is developing new lenses "no one can imagine yet"
19:58 - Laowa Makes the world's first zoom shift lens
22:43 - Serif Affinity is free for six months, no strings attached
24:51 - Got a question for Adobe? Let us know.
27:57 - Is the R3 Line dead now?
42:36 - Does dual pixel hold Canon back?
46:29 - What has Kai been up to?
55:31 - Tech support
1:27:15 - Never read the comments

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.

Each camera alone is a big deal for Canon but together they mark what is arguably the most important launch for the company in the digital photography era -- it is unquestionably the most important launch for Canon since it moved to mirrorless.

It was odd, then, that Canon gave US media so little time with the cameras. This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake join me to go over all of the details about the EOS R1 and EOS R5 Mark II that we weren't able to talk about when we got hands-on time with them a couple of weeks ago in Phoenix, Arizona. We weren't able to dedicate the time to doing things as we would typically for camera launches because Canon only provided us about two hours of shooting time. If we attempted to record all of this information on site, we wouldn't have had any time to evaluate the equipment.

Beyond that, Canon wasn't able to provide concrete information to many of our questions in Phoenix. While we did eventually get final specifications this week, a lot was still missing. It doesn't seem like Canon wants to share everything and we'll have to get production units in hand to provide full information to everyone.

So because of our limited time and because we didn't have enough information when we had the R1 and R5 Mark II in-hand, we focused our efforts on explaining the most important aspects of each camera with the anticipation that we would spend a lot more time discussing those features in a podcast format.

Now that podcast is here, and we do our best to answer every question we think you might have about both cameras. Enjoy!

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In This Episode

00:00 - Setting the stage and explaining how this video is divided
03:25 - Canon EOS R1 specifications and breakdown
46:05 - Canon EOS R5 II specifications and breakdown
1:07:31 - Explanation of the shooting opportunity in Arizona
1:18:22 - Opinions so far...
1:28:37 - Canon did a round of layoffs and Rudy Winston is gone
1:30:02 - OM System Curry

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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. Who is acing the year, who only earns a passing grade, and who is at risk of failing? The four discuss!



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In This Episode

00:00 - Intro: It's Gordon Laing!
03:38 - Meta changed "Made with AI" to "AI Info"
09:01 - Google appears to be bringing the next Pixel much earlier than expected
12:22 - The Leica D-Lux 8 is now shipping, although it is already sold out
17:15 - OM System's E-M1 Mark III Astro repurposes old tech for a niche audience
22:01 - Grading Every Camera Maker: 2024 Mid-Year Review
26:11 - Canon
34:21 - Fujifilm
40:57 - Leica
46:31 - Nikon
53:35 - OM System
1:01:17 - Panasonic
1:13:51 - Ricoh/Pentax
1:18:56 - Sigma
1:25:15 - Sony
1:32:30 - Tamron
1:37:18 - Two final things...

OM SYSTEM Ambassador Chris Eyre-Walker's photography and filmmaking career has taken him across the world, however, some of his favorite photography locations are located right in his backyard in east Belgium. Today on PetaPixel, take a multi-day hike with Eyre-Walker across the Venntrilogie, a 109 kilometer trail that weaves through some of the most scenic landscapes and towns in East Belgium. In the story, you will get to listen to his inner voice, learn what draws his eye, and understand how he constructs photographs along the way.

Take Chris Eyre-Walker’s free, six-part photography class ‘Learning to See Like a Photographer’ here.

You can also read the story, Six Ways to Help Yourself See Like a Photographer, today here.

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In a topic spurred by an opinion piece on PetaPixel last week, Chris Niccolls, Jordan Drake, and Jaron Schneider discuss what they think the future of the Nikon Z7 III is – if it has one at all.

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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 - Intro
09:44 - U.S. House passes DJI Drone ban bill
13:42 - Sigma dropped its first RF lens
15:58 - Congrats to Pentax, the Pentax 17 is selling well
24:22 - Blackmagic Camera is now on Android
25:47 - So, where is the Nikon Z7 III?
43:22 - What have you been up to?
46:41 - Kristi Odom sent prints!
48:17 - Tech support
48:35 - If you could only have one lens forever, what would it be?
52:31 - Are there too many sensor sizes? Too few?
53:34 - What's the best solution to dissatisfaction with Fujifilm autofocus?
59:51 - Is the Lumix S9 good for training a new photographer?
1:03:02 - Which is better for a photographer, the Z6 III or Zf?
1:06:13 - What are some tips to take better photos of moving subjects in extreme low light?
1:10:30 - Never read the comments

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The Art of Photography's Ted Forbes joins Chris Niccolls, Jordan Drake, and Jaron Schneider to talk Pentax 17, Instax Wide 400, and the Nikon Z6 III which all launched on the same day. In a week of firsts, the four provide their thoughts on each of these new cameras and what that means for the photo industry at large.

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In This Episode

00:00 - Intro, say hi to Ted Forbes!
07:54 - Two new film cameras announced in the same day?
09:34 - Fujifilm's first new Instax Wide camera in 10 years
12:44 - Nikon self-service repair program
19:04 - Adobe will use "Generative Credits" to regulate Photoshop and Lightroom AI tasks
25:58 - Adobe sued by the US DOJ
36:21 - Differing opinions on the Pentax 17 and Nikon Z6 III
1:02:43 - Watch Ted's Z6 III hands-on
1:03:11 - What have you been up to?
1:07:32 - Tech support
1:08:11 - Will AI upscaling make larger sensors obsolete?
1:12:34 - For someone without a camera, should I buy new or used?
1:14:00 - For printing photos, should I be editing on an LCD or an OLED?
1:18:28 - We talk about upgrading cameras, but when should I upgrade my lenses?
1:23:01 - Are autofocus adapters good enough for telephoto lenses?
1:31:30 - Never read the comments

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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.

Also in this episode, Chris Niccolls, Jordan Drake, and Jaron Schneider go over Apple's new AI tools, Canon and Blackmagic Design's new immersive video capture systems made specifically for the Apple Vision Pro, and the team also breaks down Fujifilm's full camera line to see if it really needs to be as robust as it is.

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 -Intro
10:00 - Canon dropped two dual-optic lenses. First is this one.
11:17 - It's Apple Certified, too
12:12 - The other one is an APS-C lens
07:00 - Blackmagic made a stereoscopic video camera that shoots 8kp90 per eye
24:43 - Apple Intelligence in photo editing
28:20 - The Adobe Block
28:49 - Adobe's updated terms of use update enrage photographers
29:36 - Adobe says it isn't spying on users
29:52 - Adobe will adjust the ToS
42:55 - Nikon Z6 III is coming next week
44:08 - Fujifilm makes a lot of cameras now, do we need them all?
1:03:04 - What have you been up to?
1:08:27 - Tech support
1:08:36 - How can I take better indoor sports photos?
1:15:24 - What is your favorite way to take a break from editing without losing your groove?
1:18:51 - Three major questions about lenses and how they resolve.
1:28:09 - Never read the comments (but we always do)