The Camera Gear Podcast

We discuss our future plans for getting into higher-end video projects and consider what the future holds for Blackmagic with their RGBW sensor design and recent camera releases. Then, we cover a number of new cine prime and zoom releases and debate their pros and cons. Also, Daniel received his Lumix S1 II, and you won’t believe the continuing success he has with getting deals on L-mount gear… If...

The Fuji X-E5 has been announced, and we have some thoughts about how it fits into their overall lineup of cameras. Also, Viltrox released an extraordinarily expensive cine zoom, and we learned more about how the TTArtisan 35mm T2.1 lens works from one of our listeners. If you enjoy the show and want to contribute to our hosting costs, we’d welcome your support on Patreon. You can check it out her...

Daniel has found an interesting way to make photo editing much faster, and Sigma has some rumored lenses we’re anxious to see. Also, Lucas has a few gripes about the Viltrox 75mm f/1.2. If you enjoy the show and want to contribute to our hosting costs, we’d welcome your support on Patreon. You can check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/cameragearpodcast Want to send us a question or comment, o...

Sony’s new FX2 has us a bit confused, and we debate what it indicates about Sony’s roadmap of future sensors and cameras, and what we expect to see next from Sony. If you enjoy the show and want to contribute to our hosting costs, we’d welcome your support on Patreon. You can check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/cameragearpodcast Want to send us a question or comment, or just learn more abou...

The Fuji X half might be one of the most unique digital cameras we’ve ever seen, and boy do we have thoughts. Also, Lucas got his film photos back from our recent Japan trip, and we have an exciting new addition to our interview filming setup. If you enjoy the show and want to contribute to our hosting costs, we’d welcome your support on Patreon. You can check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/...

We continue discussing Panasonic’s recent announcements by talking about the Lumix S1 IIe as well as the new 24-60 f/2.8 L-mount lens. Also, DJI’s new Mavic 4 Pro caught our eye, but will we ever be able to buy one? If you enjoy the show and want to contribute to our hosting costs, we’d welcome your support on Patreon. You can check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/cameragearpodcast Want to se...

Panasonic announced the Lumix S1 II, and we just have one question: is this the camera of Daniel’s dreams? If you enjoy the show and want to contribute to our hosting costs, we’d welcome your support on Patreon. You can check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/cameragearpodcast Want to send us a question or comment, or just learn more about the show? Check out our website at https://cameragearpo...

Davinci Resolve 20 is here (at least, in beta) and it has several features we’re really excited to use. Also, there are a surprising number of new camera announcements this month, and TTArtisan released a lens with an interesting selectable bokeh feature. Finally, we end up with a topic that’s right up the alley of the Camera Gear Podcast–a debate about sensor bit depth as it relates to photos. If...

Freshly back from overseas, we talk about our experiences with camera stores in Japan and retrospect on how our travel photography setups worked out. Also, we take a look at Sony’s new 50-150mm f/2 lens, and whether it’s compelling at its rather-high price. If you enjoy the show and want to contribute to our hosting costs, we’d welcome your support on Patreon. You can check it out here: https://ww...

We look at the new Nikon Z5 II and compare it to its competition. Did Nikon break this part of the market wide open, or is one of the other cameras still a better choice? Also, Canon is finally starting to fill out their lineup of reasonably-priced full-frame RF lenses. If you enjoy the show and want to contribute to our hosting costs, we’d welcome your support on Patreon. You can check it out her...

Blackmagic didn’t disappoint at NAB this year, and we’re pretty excited about the new Pyxis 12K. As usual for this podcast, we go deep into the technical capabilities of this new camera, especially with regards to the 12K sensor. Also, OM System is getting into the culinary business? If you enjoy the show and want to contribute to our hosting costs, we’d welcome your support on Patreon. You can ch...

Canon released the R50V, a new affordable video-oriented camera that we find intriguing. Also, RED dropped the price of the original Komodo to $3,000–what? If you enjoy the show and want to contribute to our hosting costs, we’d welcome your support on Patreon. You can check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/cameragearpodcast Want to send us a question or comment, or just learn more about the sh...

The Fuji X Summit delivered on expectations and brought us Fuji’s latest camera, the GFX100RF. As you might expect from this podcast, we have a lot of thoughts. Also, Zoom released a new 32-bit float field recorder that looks like it checks all the boxes. If you enjoy the show and want to contribute to our hosting costs, we’d welcome your support on Patreon. You can check it out here: https://www....

Lucas finally got into the V-mount battery world, so we take the opportunity to talk about our experiences with V-mount and how we’re using (and plan to use) these batteries in our camera rigs and on set. Also, Canon released a new point and shoot camera with a rather surprising set of video features. If you enjoy the show and want to contribute to our hosting costs, we’d welcome your support on P...

Ever bought some camera gear and realized later that you made a mistake? We sure have. We cover some of our gear regrets in this episode and try to retrospect on how we could have avoided making bad buying decisions. Also, Lucas finally developed the photos from his first Pentax 17 film rolls, and Daniel spent way too much money on a new tripod. If you enjoy the show and want to contribute to our...

Sigma announced a very unusual L-mount camera, as well as a new 300-600mm f/4 lens. Also, Zeiss is getting back into making lenses? There are lots of strange things happening in the camera world right now, and we’re here to talk in way too much detail about them. If you enjoy the show and want to contribute to our hosting costs, we’d welcome your support on Patreon. You can check it out here: http...

This week, we go deep on the new Panasonic Lumix S1R II, covering the specs, test results, and how it stacks up against the competition. Is this Daniel’s next camera? You can now support us on Patreon! If you enjoy the show and want to contribute to our hosting costs, we’d welcome your support. You can check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/cameragearpodcast Want to send us a question or comme...

We explore ideas for editing client photos in Lightroom without combining those photos into our personal photo libraries. And to make things more challenging, Lucas wants to use his iPad (of course). Also, a recent event shoot gave us a chance to try out some new filming setups, including the Lumix S9 as a gimbal camera. You can now support us on Patreon! If you enjoy the show and want to contribu...

We’re talking all about lens topics today–our experiences with teleconverters, Lucas’ List of L-Mount Lenses for Lumix, the downsides of software lens corrections, and a tiny new X-mount lens that Viltrox recently released.  You can now support us on Patreon! The weekly show will be staying exactly the same, but if you want to contribute to our hosting costs for the podcast, we’d welcome your supp...

After an unexpectedly successful trip to the camera store, we’ve both got some new gear to talk about. Daniel ended up far deeper into L Mount than he ever imagined possible, and Lucas finally upgraded his standard zoom to the new Fuji 16-55 II. In this episode, we talk about the story of how this came about, and discuss our hands-on experiences with the new gear. You can now support us on Patreon...

This episode is all about camcorders–are they relics of the past or still a good value? We reminisce about the camcorders we owned many years ago and take a look at some modern equivalents to see what we think. You can now support us on Patreon! The weekly show will be staying exactly the same, but if you want to contribute to our hosting costs for the podcast, we’d welcome your support. You can c...

Finishing out our camera brand series from last year, we dig into two smaller, but still notable brands–Leica and Pentax. Also, Lucas bought a new lens for his lens, and we discovered more long telephoto primes that we missed in last week’s tier list episode. You can now support us on Patreon! The weekly show will be staying exactly the same, but if you want to contribute to our hosting costs for...

We tier-rank each major camera lens type, from telephoto zooms to fisheyes. Along the way, we discover some surprising differences in which types of lenses we feel are better or worse. How do our rankings line up with yours? You can now support us on Patreon! The weekly show will be staying exactly the same, but if you want to contribute to our hosting costs for the podcast, we’d welcome your supp...

We cover the surprising recent update on the Nexus G1 cinema camera project, discuss some new audio gear, and talk about our recent experience using timecode for the first time. You can now support us on Patreon! The weekly show will be staying exactly the same, but if you want to contribute to our hosting costs for the podcast, we’d welcome your support. You can check it out here: https://www.pat...

Picking up where we left off last week, we cover more camera rumors (as well as our hopes) for 2025, including brands such as Panasonic, Nikon, Pentax, and OM System. You can now support us on Patreon! The weekly show will be staying exactly the same, but if you want to contribute to our hosting costs for the podcast, we’d welcome your support. You can check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/ca...