Grading Every Camera Maker: 2024 Final Review | The PetaPixel Podcast

Nov 27, 2024

Jaron Schneider

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.

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As requested from the mid-term review, below are the team’s grades for each camera and lens maker this year. However, for a detailed explanation of why these companies got the grades they did, you’ll have to tune in to the podcast.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Canon

Fujifilm

Leica

Nikon

OM System

Panasonic

Ricoh/Pentax

Sigma

Sony

Tamron

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In This Episode

00:00 – Intro, welcome back Gordon Laing!
12:09 – Sony announced the new a1 II and 28-70mm f/2 GM
14:22 – About those onion rings…
17:44 – Great news: Tamron isn’t closing the door on prime lenses after all
21:35 – Yongnuo made an “Art” lens. Wonder where the idea for that name came from
26:04 – Leica made more money in 2024 than an other in its entire 100-year history
27:01 – DJI launched the MicMini
30:52 – Grading every camera (and lens) maker’s 2024!
31:14 – Canon
45:08 – Fujifilm
55:26 – Leica
1:04:14 – Nikon
1:08:55 – OM System
1:12:28 – Ricoh/Pentax
1:14:42 – Panasonic
1:20:21 – Sigma
1:26:59 – Sony
1:40:24 – Feel good story of the week