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This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, Godox became a camera manufacturer with the introduction of the C100, a very weird, screen-less point and shoot camera. Also, Adobe acquired Topaz, Samyang finished its "holy trinity," and Nikon did something it has never done before.
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In This Episode: 00:00 - Intro w/ Matt Growcoot12:19 - Adobe has acquired Topaz Labs17:29 - The Schneider-Samyang trinity of lenses is complete21:52 - Leica's New 50mm f/1.4 looks really impressive26:17 - It may soon be very difficult to photograph the Bixby Bridge in Big Sur31:41 - Nikon is making a wireless-free camera more widely available for the first time36:26 - Godox's first camera has no screen42:36 - The legacy survey of space and time has begun46:12 - What press trips are REALLY like (from Matt's first time experiencing one)1:09:02 - What have you been up to?1:15:58 - Never read the comments1:23:27 - Tech Support1:38:38 - Feel Good Story of the Week
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