The PetaPixel Photography Podcast
Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake join PetaPixel's Editor-in-Chief Jaron Schneider for a weekly discussion on current events in the photography industry, camera equipment, technology, culture, and more.
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Capture One and Leica Are for Sale? Plus GoPro Is on 'The Brink'
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The Ultimate 'First Camera Purchase' Accessory Tier List
Thanks to our friends at DxO for sponsoring today's podcast. DxO just released Nik Collection 9, the latest version of their popular editing suite that photographers have been using for over a decade. If you want the full breakdown, our very own Michael Bonocore wrote a deep dive covering all the new features with real examples using his travel photography.DxO is offering PetaPixel Podcast listene
Sony's AI Debacle + Fujifilm's Yuji Igarashi on 'Focus on Glass' Results
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This Week Has Been INSANE (Sony a7R VI, Canon R6 V, and More!)
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Win a Limited Edition Canon G7X III! Plus: WideluxX & I'm Back APS-C
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How to 🛟SAVE🛟 Micro Four Thirds w/ Emily Lowery!
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Resolve Takes on Lightroom! Plus: the Osmo Pocket 4, and GoPro Mission 1!
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The COOLEST Lens in Every Mirrorless Mount
This week on the PetaPixel Podcast, the team discusses not the best lens, not the best-selling lens, but the coolest lens available in every mirrorless mount.PetaPixel has partnered with the fine folks at Harper Finch to deliver a tight collection of limited edition merch, featuring new “Film on Location, You Cowards” and LoCA designs, the long-awaited arrival of BiLPH Hunter, and more!The Harper
Memory Card Shortage, DNG is the Standard, and the Return of the PEN?!
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L-Mount May Never Get a Wildlife Camera
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The Canon 5D IV Isn't Dead (Yet) and Could Your Nikon Suddenly Fail?!
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Samsung's Phones Aren't Exciting... But Does That Matter?
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What Is Going On With Canon's Very Weird, Surprise Camera?
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The World's BIGGEST Photo Show and Galaxy Unpacked Are Both Next Week
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Are Lenses ACTUALLY More Expensive Now?
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Nikon is Suing Viltrox
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Are Cameras ACTUALLY More expensive now?
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Chris REALLY Likes the Instax Mini Evo Cinema... but Sarah Isn't Sold
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The Annual Airing of Grievances [Bonus Episode]
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PetaPixel’s Bold Camera Predictions for 2026 (Feat. DPReview's Richard Butler)
The holiday season is here, and the OM SYSTEM Holiday Savings Event continues. Right now, you can save up to $400 on many of the cameras and lenses that OM SYSTEM makes, including the popular travel camera, the OM-3. But that's not all: right now, almost every lens in the M.Zuiko lineup is on sale right now. Whether you're building your first OM SYSTEM kit or adding to an existing collection, ther
The 2025 PetaPixel Awards
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Grading Every Camera Maker: 2025 FINAL Review (Feat. Gordon Laing)
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'The Stringer' Stands to Destroy the Reputation of Nick Ut and the AP
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The Gear We Used Every Day of 2025
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We Drafted Our Dream Camera Teams! Feat. David Imel & Jeremy Gray
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Looking Back on Sigma's MONSTER 2025 (Plus TWO Cameras Launched?!)
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Podcasting From the GR Space in Brisbane, Australia!
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Huge Week of Sony, Nikon, Kodak News, Plus our Favorite Tripods of 2025!
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Can the Canon C50 or Nikon ZR Unseat the Sony FX3?
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What We're MOST Excited About with Apple's iPhone 17! Feat. Tyler Stalman
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The Best Cameras for Wildlife Photography, Ranked!
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Hasselblad Has a Winner, and Did We NEED the GR IV?
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BIG Abode, Arri, and Kodak News, Plus a Deep-Dive into Google Pixel 10
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100th Episode Special! Our Best and Worst YouTube Experiences
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Sony Shocks with RX1R III, Plus... What Happened to Gap Primes?
Surprise! Today, Sony dropped the announcement of the RX1R III right before the PetaPixel Podcast team was scheduled to record, so we are coming to you with an early episode this week to talk about what we think of the new premium compact camera.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
Revisiting Classic Fixed-Lens Cameras From Decades Past
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Grading Every Camera Maker: 2025 Mid-Year Review (Feat. Gordon Laing)
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What is the State of the 'Midrange' Camera?
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The PetaPixel Podcast LIVE from the BILD Expo!
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! The trio discuss every camera brand's 2024 so far and what the new camera releases say about how they see the industry now and into the near future. Plus, they take questions from the a
The Camera Store’s Founder Talks 2025 Pricing and Camera Popularity
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Sigma's CEO Talks Cinema, Autofocus, BF Sales, and More!
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How Badly Does Sony Need to Release a GREAT a7 V?
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How We Would Have Made the Fuji X half Differently
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Chris and Jordan 'Sell' a Content Creator Cameras! Feat. Sarah Teng
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Bonus Episode: Photographer Doug Mills on Winning the 2025 Pulitzer Prize!
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Photographers Are SPOILED by Modern Camera Tech!
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Are There Any Limits to What We Can Do With Lenses Now?
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Severance's Jessica Lee Gagné on Cinematography, Directing, and More!
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The Coolest Camera Gear from the Year's Biggest Video Show!
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Does Any Competitor Beat the Nikon Z5 II Right Now?
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The Very Good Smartphone Cameras We Didn't Talk About (Feat. Ted Kritsonis)
This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, Chris Niccolls, Jordan Drake, and I are joined by PetaPixel's mobile and computing contributing writer Ted Kritsonis to talk about the very good smartphone camera systems that North Americans might not know about or have outright disregarded.With a PetaPixel Membership, not only can you support original PetaPixel reporting and in-depth reviews, but you can also
GFX100RF Design Philosophy with Fujifilm's Justin Stailey
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Is Chris Wrong About the Sigma BF? Feat. David Imel
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Did Panasonic Finally Support Photographers? Feat. Micro Four Nerds
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Sigma's CEO Talks BF, Foveon, and More
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What to Expect From CP+ 2025, the World's Biggest Photo Expo, Feat. Ted Forbes
Do you ever get tired of manually organizing, searching for, tagging, and culling your images? We do, too - and that’s where Excire can help!Excire’s photo-management software harnesses AI to make tedious tasks 10x faster, easier, and more fun. Thanks to Excire, you can easily get your images organized, stay on top of culling, and instantly find any photo in your catalog—so you can spend less time
What Else MUST Micro Four Thirds Do in 2025?
Do you ever get tired of manually organizing, searching for, tagging, and culling your images? We do, too - and that’s where Excire can help!
Excire’s photo-management software harnesses AI to make tedious tasks 10x faster, easier, and more fun. Thanks to Excire, you can easily get your images organized, stay on top of culling, and instantly find any photo in your catalog—so you can spend less ti
Did Samsung Do Enough To Separate From Google?
While many of the creator-focused additions to the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra are direct responses to what Apple is doing with the iPhone (digital aperture adjustment and log video are prime examples), it is perhaps Google that Samsung should be most wary of. Because it relies so much on what Google develops when it comes to AI enhancements, it might be harder for Samsung to meaningfully stand out t
Is L-Mount Worth Investing Into?
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The Leica L-mount was created in 201
This Isn't the Compact Camera Revival We Asked For
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With smartphone cameras coming to a
The Annual Airing of Grievances (Season 3 Finale)
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The PetaPixel Awards: The Best of Photography in 2024
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PetaPixel’s Bold Camera Predictions for 2025 (Feat. Becca Farsace)
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Grading Every Camera Maker: 2024 Final Review (Feat. Gordon Laing)
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Fuji Eterna, Final Cut Pro 11, and the Fall of Sony's Airpeak
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What Are the Best Entry-Level Cameras Right Now?
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Retired Sony Exec on How Cameras (and Photographers) Have Changed
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The Future of Photography According to Apple, Maker of the World's Most Popular Camera
This is a special bonus episode of the PetaPixel Podcast where Jaron Schneider, editor-in-chief of PetaPixel, talks with Della Huff, a member of the product marketing team at Apple who oversees all things camera and photos and who you would very likely recognize from many of Apple's recent keynote events as well as Billy Sorrentino, a member of the Apple Design team who has a hand in almost everyt
How to Travel as a Photographer and Not Hate Yourself
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The Owner of The Camera Store on Industry, Film, and More
The next Supermoon is just around the corner (October 17th), and it’s expected to be the biggest and brightest supermoon of 2024. If you want to capture it in all its glory, you need the right gear. OM SYSTEM’s Micro Four Thirds cameras and M.Zuiko Digital lenses are perfect for the job. Why? The 2x crop factor doubles your equivalent focal length—so, a 300mm lens becomes a 600mm! That means more
Our Dream Fixed-Lens Cameras
If you’re serious about capturing far-away shots with incredible sharpness, the OM SYSTEM M.Zuiko ED 150-600mm f/5.0-6.3 IS lens is for you. It offers an expansive zoom range, giving you the flexibility to get closer to wildlife, landscapes, and even celestial bodies like the moon, without compromising image quality. With its lightning-fast autofocus, you’ll always capture every split-second detai
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OM SYSTEM Ambassador and macro photographer Ben Salb has mastered the art of capturing the smallest details of insects and spiders, tiny creatures that often go unnoticed around us. Now through November 3, the OM-1 Mark II is $1,999.99, $400 off the regular retail price, and the M.Zuiko Digital ED 90mm F3.5 PRO Macro Lens is $1,199.99 ($300 off regular retail price). Visit your local authorized OM
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Back in the Fall of 2008—several years before Instagram filters became a trend—Olympus introduced in-camera Art Filters in their DSLR cameras, specifically designed for the creative photographer. These filters helped transform basic images into works of art that deliver emotional impact, long before it became mainstream.
Curious to explore art filters for yourself or looking for the perfect gift?
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Today we’re excited to highlight a lens that’s truly a game-changer for wildlife and nature photographers: the OM SYSTEM M.Zuiko ED 150-600mm f/5.0-6.3 IS. If you’re passionate about capturing distant subjects with incredible clarity, this lens will be your new best friend.
The M.Zuiko ED 150-600mm f/5.0-6.3 IS is also built to withstand the elements, with a weather-sealed construction that ensu
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Thanks to OM SYSTEM for sponsoring today’s podcast. Right now, OM SYSTEM is offering up to $300 off select telephoto lenses, plus free filters and accessories. For a limited time, with your purchase of the M.ZuikoDigital ED 100-400mm f/5.0-6.3 IS, 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO, or 300mm f/4 PRO lenses, you'll receive a free protection filter to shield your lenses from scratches.
The filter features ZERO Co
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Wildlife photography is all about capturing rare, fast-moving moments from a distance without compromising image quality. With its impressive reach of up to 1200mm (35mm equivalent), and market-leading 5-axis sync IS stabilization, the OM SYSTEM M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-600mm F5.0-6.3 IS lens ensures stunning, sharp shots even in the toughest conditions. Plus, its IPX1-certified weather sealing make
Olympics Photographer on Canon R1, Sony a9 III, and More! Feat. Leah Hennel
If you are an adventurer or an outdoor enthusiast, OM SYSTEM has designed the ultimate camera just for someone like you. Whether you’re into hiking, backpacking, camping or exploring, the OM SYSTEM OM-5 is the perfect tool to capture your adventures with breathtaking clarity.
From now until September 29, 2024, you can enjoy an incredible $100 instant savings on the OM SYSTEM OM-5 body, or $300 of
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Now through September 1st, OM SYSTEM is offering an amazing deal on their ultimate telephoto kit, perfect for reaching those distant subjects and getting breathtaking shots for a total savings of $930! Normally $5,879.96, a kit of the OM-1 Mark II, MC-20 2x teleconverter, a battery grip, and the 150-600mm f/5.0-6.3 are now just $4,949.96. Whether you’re capturing the graceful flight of a bird or t
Adobe Answers Your Questions on AI, Controversies, and Photography
Over the past few weeks, we've been compiling the questions you want Adobe to answer related to its push into AI, recent controversies, and photography in general. We had a chance to sit down with Maria Yap, Adobe's Vice President of Digital Imaging, to give the company a chance to respond.
For over an hour, Chris Niccolls, Jordan Drake, and Jaron Schneider chatted with Yap and presented her wit
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From now until September 1st, you can snag some incredible deals, including $300 off the OM-1 Mark II body. It’s usually priced at $2,399.99, but right now, it’s just $2,099.99. It’s a fantastic opportunity to pick one up if you’ve been considering it!
Check out OM SYSTEM’s August specials and take advantage of these incredible savings while they last. Visit explore.omsystem.com/petapixel or visi
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