Can the Canon C50 or Nikon ZR Unseat the Sony FX3? | The PetaPixel Podcast

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.

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Tuesday, September 9 might have been the biggest and busiest day we’ve experienced in years (we certainly can’t think of a more packed day). While the iPhone was probably the biggest story, the timing of the IBC show in Amsterdam meant that camera companies were also extremely active. Both Canon and Nikon announced new compact cinema cameras that seem to take aim at the dominance of the Sony FX3. That said, each had a very different approach to the strategy of how to do that.

Canon came in swinging with the C50, which offers a ton of great features like Open Gate, an included top handle, and a brand-new 7K sensor. However, the lack of in-body image stabilization has some people scratching their heads. Nikon’s ZR brought a smaller body, lower price, and multiple in-camera RAW recording options, but no Open Gate. Do either of these cameras have the chops to unseat the king? Jordan Drake digs into that and more on this week’s packed episode!

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In This Episode

• 00:00 – Intro
• 13:55 – PetaPixel is now on Apple News (correctly!)
• 15:57 – Canon C50 is the smallest and lightest Canon Cinema camera
• 20:46 – Nikon ZR is the first collaboration camera with RED
• 24:59 – RED V-Raptor XE is half the price of the V-Raptor X
• 26:41 – The Fujifilm GFX Eterna 55 costs $16,500
• 31:19 – Pixboom Spark shoots 4K at 1,000 FPS
• 35:42 – Nikon is developing dedicated cinema lenses
• 39:36 – Leitz announced a set of cine lenses for mirrorless cameras
• 42:19 – Blackmagic made a super-powered dock for iPhone filmmaking
• 45:04 – Canon C50 vs Nikon ZR vs Sony FX3
• 47:47 – 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 RAW
• 1:06:52 – What have you been up to?
• 1:11:02 – Tech support
• 1:26:38 – The Kodak Charmera blind box camera sold out in just 24 hours