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Arthur and Andrew cover the latest and greatest in the photography world, and dive deep into their passions in the art.

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May 26, 2026Episode 541 hr 7 min

Episode 54: The Job Reaper

News Fully Automatic Film Processing at Home — Is It Worth It? | Filmomat – YouTube Filmomat Classic Leica’s Latest Silver Cufflink Series Costs Between $650 and $800 | PetaPixel Sony Corner Sony Teams-Up With TSMC to Develop Its Next-Gen Image Sensors | PetaPixel Sony ups its new A7R VI to 66.8 megapixels and jumps the price to $4,500 | The Verge Sony’s updated telephoto zoom is bigger, badder, faster: DPReview | Photography News, Gear Reviews & Community The Lumix L10 is a New Fixed-Lens Compact in the Spirit of the LX100 | PetaPixel Panasonic Lumix L10 Review: Compact, Stylish, and Capable | PetaPixel Canon’s latest EOS R6 camera goes V for video | The Verge Canon’s New, Less Annoying Lens Cap Already Sold Out in Japan | PetaPixel The DJI Osmo Pocket 4P teaser hints at a multi-camera design: DPReview | Photography News, Gear Reviews & Community The Chinese Lens Boom Continues With a Flood of New Releases | PetaPixel 7Artisans Launches the Z-Mount’s Most Affordable 135mm f/1.8 Prime | PetaPixel Fujifilm Has Over 40 New Lens Ideas: ‘It’s Difficult to Convey How Much We Care About Our Lenses’ Artist Sues Copyright Office Over its Refusal to Register His AI-Enhanced Photo | PetaPixel You Can Take Your Rage Out on Photography by Smashing a Camera to Pieces at New Exhibit Insta360’s New Flagship Wireless Mics Have Customizable Displays

May 9, 2026Episode 5342 min

Episode 53: Looks Small on Paper

News DaVinci Resolve 21 is Now a Lightroom Alternative: RAW Editing, Tethering, Masking, and More | PetaPixel Photographer Builds His Own Tethering App to Solve Subscription Fatigue | PetaPixel The Second View App is a Light Meter and Distance Scale with Parallax Correction and More | PetaPixel Apple raises the Mac Mini’s starting price | The Verge Adobe’s Latest Photoshop and Lightroom Updates Focus on Speed | PetaPixel Jeff Bridges’ WideluxX Revival Costs $4,400 and Ships By the End of 2026 | PetaPixel https://www.instagram.com/p/DYBgIqhlWVR/?img_index=1&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== https://petapixel.com/2026/05/06/nikon-is-developing-a-120-300mm-f-2-8-s-with-a-1-4x-teleconverter/ Has the digital film project just fixed one of its most annoying problems?: DPReview | Photography News, Gear Reviews & Community Fujifilm has quietly addressed one of the X half’s biggest shortcomings: DPReview | Photography News, Gear Reviews & Community Ploopy Bean is a pointing stick mouse with 4 buttons and open source QMK firmware – Liliputing Can’t Buy a DJI Pocket 4? Let Me Introduce You to the Xtra Muse 2 | PetaPixel

April 11, 2026Episode 5259 min

Episode 52: 500 Firm, I Know What I Got

Baseball Diversion https://www.instagram.com/p/DWWshQOlDYr/?img_index=1&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== News Sigma Is Finally Making Progress With Its Full Frame Foveon Sensor | PetaPixel I’m Back Teases APS-C Digital ‘Film’ Roll That Entirely Fits in a 35mm Camera | PetaPixel Updated Ultimate Lens Hoods Promise Better Photos Through Glass | PetaPixel Stop the presses: Fujifilm’s Instax Mini 13 adds a timer, arrives alongside space-inspired film: DPReview | Photography News, Gear Reviews & Community Affinity’s First Free Update Adds New Features and Camera RAW Profiles | PetaPixel Viltrox is back with another “vintage” style flash: DPReview | Photography News, Gear Reviews & Community Facebook Will Pay Creators $3K Per Month to Post Videos | PetaPixel Pivot to Video 2 Tourists Must Now Pay $2 to Take Photo of Rome’s Trevi Fountain | PetaPixel Ricoh GR IV Monochrome review: further into the niche: DPReview | Photography News, Gear Reviews & Community Panasonic’s new compact is a familiar travel zoom but with a crucial feature missing: DPReview | Photography News, Gear Reviews & Community OM System Is Surprisingly Eager to Talk About the Return of the Pen | PetaPixel Aftershoot Promises to Develop AI That Works for, Never Against, Photographers | PetaPixel Lomo MC-A Review: The Standard for New Film Cameras | PetaPixel After Over 20 Years of Efforts, DNG Is Now the Official RAW Image Standard | PetaPixel OPC Lens Dock-E Offers Wall-Mounted Storage for E-Mount Lenses | PetaPixel Kodak Revives the Ektapan Name for Three ‘New’ Black and White Films Kodak’s Ektacolor Pro Film Is the New Name of the Beloved Portra Topics Space is Happening A Nikon Z9 Made it Aboard the Artemis II Moon Mission at the Last Minute | PetaPixel The 10-Year-Old Nikon D5 DSLR Really Is the Best Camera for Artemis II | PetaPixel #MONITORWATCH2K26 Sigh, the XDR is good A Photographer’s review of the Apple Studio Display XDR – Greg Benz Photography Amazon.com: Calibrite Display Plus HL Monitor Calibration Colorimeter for Mini LED OLED and Super Bright Displays, Advanced HL Sensor Measures Up to 10000 Nits, PROFILER Software, USB C with Adapter : Electronics Huster has Arthur’s old Asus 6K Gift from Listener Jared

March 11, 2026Episode 511 hr 3 min

Episode 51: Breaking Out the Ol’ Bridgeport

Someone at Nikon found an old Bridgeport in a dusty corner and brought us a feature we’ve been hoping to have for decades. News Nikon completely redesigned its 70-200 F2.8 to make it way lighter: DPReview | Photography News, Gear Reviews & Community “Arca-Swiss-compatible, removable tripod foot” Sigma Establishes Farm Company to Grow Rice | PetaPixel Flickr is hosting a real-world photo festival: DPReview | Photography News, Gear Reviews & Community This Mac App Lets You Find Photos No Matter Which Drive They’re On | PetaPixel Canon’s rumored retro camera could be its own X Half: DPReview | Photography News, Gear Reviews & Community This Is Canon’s Prototype SLR-Style Camera With a Waist-Level Viewfinder | PetaPixel Megadap Unveils World’s First Leica M to Canon RF Autofocus Adapter | PetaPixel Nikon Z-Mount Drama Heats Up as Sirui and Meike Lenses Vanish | PetaPixel It’s Phone Time Review: Xiaomi 17 Ultra and Leitzphone Pack Leica Magic Into a Flagship Phone | WIRED Vivo’s Flagship X300 Ultra Phone Has a 400mm Zeiss Telephoto Lens Add-On | PetaPixel Lighting corner Godox Introduces Entry-Level Studio Strobes Starting at $149 | PetaPixel Amaran’s New Halo Series Bi-Color COB Lights Start at Just $119 | PetaPixel Elgato’s Stream Deck Plus XL has more buttons, more dials, and a larger touchscreen | The Verge Stream Deck Module (15 Keys) | DIY Control Panel | Elgato Film Corner Harman Launches Azure: A Kaleidoscopic Film That Switches the Colors Around | PetaPixel HP 197A oscilloscope camera Instax conversion – YouTube This Hotshoe Camera Provides a Digital Twin to Film Photos | PetaPixel The Re8mil Reusable Cartridge Makes Super 8 Way Less Wasteful | PetaPixel $100 Yashica Tank Compact Camera Is All About Simple Nostalgia | PetaPixel Godox Unveils Alink, a $40 Compact Wireless Mic for Cameras and Phones | PetaPixel Monitorwatch Returns Apple unveils new Studio Display and all-new Studio Display XDR – Apple Apple Studio Display XDR Review: We’re All Pros Now! – YouTube

February 21, 2026Episode 501 hr 2 min

Episode 50: The Agony and Ecstacy of Earnings

News Camera Company Earnings Corner https://petapixel.com/2026/02/06/nikon-posts-big-losses-and-cuts-projections/ https://petapixel.com/2026/02/06/fujifilm-posts-record-high-revenue-and-profits/ Nikon Brings Z Series Photo Lens Tech to Single Vision Eyeglasses | PetaPixel The World’s First Modular Pinhole Camera System Is Now Available | PetaPixel Photographers Can Show Their Love of Trains With a Rail-Shaped Shoe Cover | PetaPixel Ricoh’s New Limited-Edition Camera Straps Are Made From Train Seats | PetaPixel Yashica Is Preparing to Launch a New Camcorder | PetaPixel Tamron’s latest F2.8 zoom resurrects an idea from the 90s: DPReview | Photography News, Gear Reviews & Community Tamron-Link Dongle Lets You Customize and Control Your Lens on iPhone | PetaPixel SCOTUS rules Trump’s tariffs are illegal — but the fight is far from over | The Verge Google’s Pomelli Photoshoot Feature is Here to Hammer Nails into the Coffin of Photography | PetaPixel Google Says New Pixel 10a Has ‘Best Camera Under $500’ https://petapixel.com/2026/02/17/wandrds-new-prvke-backpacks-promise-photographers-even-more-versatility/ Ektachrome Slide Film Is Now Distributed Directly by Kodak Self-Hosting Corner Arthur’s new photo site: https://www.arthurosa.com Self-hosted on Lychee Lightroom plugin for publishing: https://github.com/chrissearle/lr-lychee Perhaps one of the only good uses of generative AI https://github.com/chrissearle/lr-lychee/pull/9

February 6, 2026Episode 4948 min

Episode 49: Reorg Season

News Godox’s New $179 V1mid Flash Balances Affordability and Pro Performance | PetaPixel Nikon Files Lawsuit Against Viltrox in China Over Z-Mount Patent: Report | PetaPixel Despite Nikon Lawsuit, Viltrox Says It Isn’t Adjusting Its Product Roadmap | PetaPixel Film corner Fujifilm Says Superia Premium Is Still in Production Despite Its Unavailability | PetaPixel Ektar and Tri-X Are Now Being Distributed Directly By Kodak | PetaPixel Apple Sued by App Developer Over its Continuity Camera | PetaPixel AI Corner Darren Aronofsky Debuts AI-Generated Series on the American Revolution Nvidia’s $100 billion OpenAI deal has seemingly vanished Fujifilm May Let Photographers Vote on Which Lenses it Should Make | PetaPixel This Might Be the Ugliest Lens I’ve Ever Seen Sony’s Newest Global Shutter Image Sensors Are Square and Speedy | PetaPixel Things that are too expensive corner Leica Camera Considering Selling a Majority Stake for $1.2 Billion: Report | PetaPixel Hasselblad Vandra Backpack Review: Incredible Interior | PetaPixel Leica Watch Timeless companion for enthusiasts of analogue photography Travel Update Let’s Look at some BYDs (Hong Kong, 2025) – YouTube

January 16, 2026Episode 481 hr 11 min

Episode 48: Empty Your Wallet

We’ve awoken from our long winter’s nap to bring you coverage live from the show floor of the wacky world of CES 2026! News Monitor Corner Dell’s 52-Inch Curved 6K Display Waves ‘Goodbye’ to Multi-Monitor Setups | PetaPixel Asus’ new OLED gaming monitors will have sharper text and more accurate colors | The Verge HyperX’s 2026 gaming monitor lineup includes a 500Hz QD-OLED | The Verge LG Display reveals world’s first 4K 240Hz OLED gaming monitor with a true RGB “striped” subpixel layout — New panel succeeds WOLED with multi-stack Tandem OLED | Tom’s Hardware LG UltraGear evo gaming monitor lineup announced ahead of CES 2026 — 27-inch 5K Mini LED, 39-inch curved Tandem OLED, and a 52-inch 5K2K large format display | Tom’s Hardware PC Corner Dell is eating humble pie and bringing back the XPS brand | The Verge Dell admits consumers don’t care about AI PCs | The Verge EliteBoard G1a: HP unveils a keyboard with an entire PC in it – NotebookCheck.net News Fujifilm Corner Fujifilm’s Instax Mini Evo Cinema captures video with vintage effects | The Verge Fujifilm’s Instax Mini Link+ Smartphone Printer Looks All Grown Up | PetaPixel Fujifilm to Spend Nearly $32 Million to Expand Instax Film Production | PetaPixel An All-White Fujifilm X half Will Launch Exclusively in China | PetaPixel You Can Get a Fujifilm X half For Free as Part of an X-T5 Kit | PetaPixel Insta360’s face-tracking webcams get bigger sensors and more expensive | The Verge Insta360 Wave – Professional AI-Powered Speakerphone Ricoh FINALLY Did It! – YouTube GR IV Monochrom debuts at $2200USD Viltrox NexusFocus Uses Sony PDAF and Motors to Automate Manual Cine Lenses | PetaPixel Creator Studio Is Apple’s Long-Awaited Answer to Adobe Creative Cloud | PetaPixel What are we doing here corner Dreame, a Company That Makes Robot Vacuums, Launches Leaptic Cube Action Camera | PetaPixel Await Digital Camera Uses ‘Film Rolls’ and Delivers 4 x 6 Prints | PetaPixel I’ve Seen the GoPro-Branded Asus Laptop: Who Is This Made For? | PetaPixel Nikon Corner Viltrox Brings Its Fast 56mm f/1.2 Pro APS-C Lens to Nikon Z Mount | PetaPixel The Nikon 24-105mm f/4-7.1 Is a New Kit Zoom to Pair with the Z5 II Think Tank’s New Photo Backpacks Ditch Dividers for Pouches and Straps | PetaPixel Leica Is Developing its Own Image Sensors Again | PetaPixel

December 18, 2025Episode 4757 min

Episode 47: One of the Years of All Time

It has certainly been a year, hasn’t it? News Rewindpix Puts a Film Experience in a Digital, Screen-Free Compact Camera | PetaPixel Darkroom 7 Photo Editor on Mac, iPhone, and iPad Has Been Rebuilt From the Ground Up | PetaPixel RED’s New Cinematic Imaging Recipes for Nikon Cameras Look Awesome | PetaPixel Viltrox Viltrox’s Telephoto Conversion Lens for X100 Series Cameras Costs Less Than Half of Fujifilm’s | PetaPixel Viltrox’s Conversion Lens Gives the Fujifilm X100 a Wider 28mm Prime | PetaPixel https://petapixel.com/2025/12/16/ricohs-nostalgia-fueled-gr-iv-hdf-arrives-soon-and-adds-a-new-electronic-shutter/ DaVinci Resolve Now Supports 32K Video Editing on M5 Macs | PetaPixel Seth Rogen is Really into His Panoramic Film Photography | PetaPixel Sony a7 V Review: Don’t Call It a Comeback | PetaPixel #MONITORWATCH ROG Strix 5K XG27JCG | 27 to 31.5 Inches | Gaming Monitors｜ROG – Republic of Gamers｜ROG Global https://petapixel.com/2025/12/17/canon-and-sony-dominate-lensrentals-top-rentals-of-2025/ https://petapixel.com/2025/12/15/nikon-makes-the-z9s-autofocus-and-subject-detection-even-better/ Christmas Card Watch Rental ZR has arrived End-of-year Picks BetterMouse – Comprehensive mouse utility for macOS MX Master 4 Wireless Mouse | Logitech ChargeKey – USB C | V2 AirPods Pro 3 – Apple Premium Memory Foam Ear Tips for Apple AirPods Pro 3 – Comply Foam iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max – Apple Nvidia, OpenAI, and Trump: the Vergecast 2025 year in review | The Verge

November 20, 2025Episode 461 hr 3 min

Episode 46: I Can Taste the Turkey Already

News Leica Now Offers up to 48-Month Financing to Buy a New Camera | PetaPixel Godox’s New Universal Flash Has a Swappable Hotshoe That Is Also a Wireless Trigger | PetaPixel Canon EOS R6 III Review: Predictably Excellent | PetaPixel Viltrox Brings Its $600 Pro-Grade 85mm f/1.4 Prime to Nikon Z DJI’s Osmo Action 6 Camera Has a New Square Image Sensor Free Advice for Camera Companies Looking at Nikon’s Line and the Competition, the Z7 III Should Exist Canon Should Revisit Novel Touch Controls, and Here’s How | PetaPixel The Best Look Yet at Jeff Bridges’ WideluxX Camera Revival Project | PetaPixel RED-Powered Nikon ZR Soars to the Top of Japanese Sales Charts | PetaPixel The Rollei 35AF is in the Midst of a ‘No Man’s Sky’ Redemption Arc | PetaPixel Adobe MAX Lightroom automated culling – Select best photos with Assisted Culling Lightroom’s New Features: AI Culling, Auto Dust Removal, ‘Color Variance’ Slider, and More | PetaPixel Photoshop generative fill improvements Affinity shooting themselves in the foot We Are Post ISO Now | PetaPixel Travel Cameras – what should I do? X100V/VI, GRIV, Z6iii, Z5ii, ZR?

October 30, 2025Episode 4545 min

Episode 45: Men Only Want One Thing

News Nikon Zf Update That Adds Film Grain and Improves Focus Is Available Now | PetaPixel Canon Teases Upcoming Camera Launch for November 6, 2025 | PetaPixel iPhone 17 Photographers Can Now Shoot on Adobe’s Project Indigo App | PetaPixel Sigma Says Full-Frame Foveon Sensor Still in Development, But It’s Not Close | PetaPixel Leica M EV1 Gains an EVF and Loses the Rangefinder | PetaPixel $999 Fujifilm X-T30 III Has the Same Sensor and a New Film Simulation Dial | PetaPixel Lomography’s Stylish New Metal 35mm Film Camera Has a 32mm f/2.8 Lens and Costs $549 | PetaPixel https://shop.lomography.com/us/lomo-mc-a-35-mm-film-camera-black Ricoh Corner The Dreamy Ricoh GR IV HDF Is Coming Soon | PetaPixel Ricoh Is Making Its First GR Camera Built for Black and White Photography | PetaPixel Tamron’s 25-200mm f/2.8-5.6 Di III VXD G2 Is Here and Costs $899 | PetaPixel Kohler Just Unveiled a Toilet Camera | PetaPixel Nikon Adds 16-50mm f/2.8 and 35mm f/1.7 to its APS-C Lens Line | PetaPixel Peak Design’s new stuff Form – Leather | Peak Design Official Site Form – Rope | Peak Design Official Site Field Plate | Peak Design Official Site Anchor 4-Pack | Peak Design Official Site Cuff – Rope | Peak Design Official Site https://petapixel.com/2025/10/28/moment-launches-new-line-of-ultra-light-camera-bags-and-brings-back-the-photo-vest/ Fast & light Exposure Camera Vest 10L | Moment https://tiffen.com/products/domke-photogs-vest