Are We Out of Touch? | The PetaPixel Podcast

This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team stands firm in their belief that camera brands are misunderstanding the “smartphone generation” as they call it.

Viewfinders may not be a highly requested feature by those switching over from smartphones, but that’s only because they’ve never used them before. Are Chris, Jordan, and Jaron out of touch, or is it the children who are wrong?

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In This Episode:

• 00:00 – Intro
• 11:26 – A quick follow-up from last episode, all Pentax DSLRs are now discontinued, but a future is coming
• 17:40 – Sigma turns 65
• 19:29 – Fujifilm’s Pal 2 camera is nothing like the original
• 23:44 – Affinity’s RAW photo processing just got way more robust
• 25:46 – 54 lens caps had to be removed from Yellowstone’s thermal vents this year
• 28:35 – Lumix has a new 20mm f/2.5
• 30:32 – Ilford is releasing limited-edition film, for some reason
• 36:02 – GoPro officially joined Micro Four Thirds
• 38:05 – Camp Snap has entered its Minox era
• 41:30 – Glass Imaging appears to have been acquired by OpenAI
• 44:51 – Review round-up
• 58:24 – Are we out of touch, or are the camera brands wrong?
• 1:08:18 – What have you been up to?
• 1:11:45 – Tech support
• 1:28:33 – Feel good story of the week