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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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In This Episode 00:00 - Intro13:55 - PetaPixel is now on Apple News (correctly!)15:57 - Canon C50 is the smallest and lightest Canon Cinema camera20:46 - Nikon ZR is the first collaboration camera with RED24:59 - RED V-Raptor XE is half the price of the V-Raptor X26:41 - The Fujifilm GFX Eterna 55 costs $16,500: https://petapixel.com/2025/09/10/fujifilms-cinema-camera-is-called-the-gfx-eterna-55-will-cost-16500/31:19 - Pixboom Spark shoots 4K at 1,000 FPS35:42 - Nikon is developing dedicated cinema lenses39:36 - Leitz announced a set of cine lenses for mirrorless cameras42:19 - Blackmagic made a super-powered dock for iPhone filmmaking45:04 - Canon C50 vs Nikon ZR vs Sony FX347:47 - 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 RAW1:06:52 - What have you been up to?1:11:02 - Tech support 1:26:38 - The Kodak Charmera blind box camera sold out in just a few days: https://petapixel.com/2025/09/09/the-kodak-charmera-is-a-tiny-digital-keychain-camera-sold-in-blind-boxes/
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