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The PetaPixel Podcast

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  • A photography podcast. Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake join PetaPixel's Editor-in-Chief Jaron Schneider for a weekly discussion on current events in the photo industry, camera equipment, technology, culture, and more.
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  • PetaPixel VacationCast: Canon FINALLY Opens the RF Mount!

    PetaPixel VacationCast: Canon FINALLY Opens the RF Mount!
    May 1 2024

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    News doesn't take a break, so this week, Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake join me from the comfort of their hotel room on the coast of Vancouver Island. The biggest story? Canon's RF mount is finally open to third-party developers, but there is a catch. That said, there might be a good reason for Canon to make this choice, as its sales aren't doing great.

    The trio also discusses Sigma and Nikon and Canon's response to the situation at RED Cinema. Finally, it can be hard for solo creators to work with larger teams when they're given the opportunity, so the three present their tips for making the most of those types of opportunities.

    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
    • 08:16 - Canon finally opens the RF mount... but just a crack
    • 12:47 - So why isn't Sigma on Nikon Z mount?
    • 16:19 - Camera sales boomed last year, but not for Canon
    • 18:50 - Canon is surprisingly upbeat about Nikon's RED acquisition
    • 22:04 - Should we ditch the term "mirrorless" and just use DSLR?
    • 28:15 - Our tips for solo creators when they have to work with bigger teams
    • 43:15 - Insta360 is asking creators to not disclose sponsorships?
    • 46:24 - What have you been up to?
    • 48:21 - Tech support
    • 1:11:49 - Never read the comments
    Image credits: Featured photo licensed via Depositphotos.
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • So, Is the Insta360 X4 8K Actually Any Good?

    So, Is the Insta360 X4 8K Actually Any Good?
    Apr 24 2024
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    This week, Jordan and I discuss some new developments surrounding Nikon's acquisition of RED as well as some of the top news that came out of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) tradeshow in Las Vegas. That includes some hands-on impressions and testing of Insta360's new camera.

    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... and where's Chris?
    • 08:32 - Nikon's purchase of RED gets clearer
    • 08:48 - Nikon is 'considering' cine glass while RED will continue to use RF
    • 11:31 - When else has a lens/camera maker supported competitors' lenses or mounts?
    • 14:29 - Expect a new camera using tech from both Nikon and RED 'in a few years'
    • 16:02 - Nikon started the process to buy RED two years ago
    • 17:40 - It looks like two-thirds of the X100VI Limited Edition camera orders in the U.S. were suspect
    • 20:41 - Ok, SmallRig's new tripod collab with Potato Jet actually looks sick
    • 23:12 - Blackmagic's big week (lightning round)
    • 28:44 - So, is the Insta360 X4 8K any good?
    • 44:42 - The sounds of Shure's new MV7+ podcasting mic
    • 47:06 - What have/will you been/be up to?
    • 52:35 - Tech support
    • 1:06:12 - Never read the comments
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Ranking Every Camera Maker's Software (They're All Bad)

    Ranking Every Camera Maker's Software (They're All Bad)
    Apr 17 2024
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    Almost every camera manufacturer makes its own photo editing software, but we aren't super enthused to use any of them -- especially if camera features are locked behind them.

    As long as there is no real reason to ever download it and fire it up, it's actually not a big deal if a camera company's software doesn't work great. Photographers are using third-party software like Adobe Lightroom and Capture One a majority of the time and it probably isn't unusual for them to never feel the need to download first-party software.

    That was until companies started locking features behind these programs. For example, Canon Dual Pixel RAW requires the use of Digital Photo Professional and Sony requires photographers fire up Imaging Edge if they want to use Pixel Shift Multi-Shot. Neither of these programs are intuitive to use and, perhaps worse, they are frustratingly slow and prone to crashing.

    So, looking at the state of photography in 2024, Chris, Jordan, and Jaron asked themselves this: how is it acceptable that all these programs are just varying degrees of bad? The three dig into it while driving from San Jose to San Francisco in the first-ever PetaPixel Carcast!

    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.
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    1 hr and 13 mins
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