Grading Every Camera Maker: 2024 Mid-Year Review | The PetaPixel Podcast
Even though we’re only halfway through 2024, it has felt like a very busy year for the camera industry. This week, the PetaPixel Podcast team is joined by Camera Labs’ Gordon Laing to give a midterm grade to every camera maker. Who is acing the year, who only earns a passing grade, and who is at risk of failing? The four discuss!
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In This Episode
- 00:00 – Intro: It’s Gordon Laing!
- 03:38 – Meta changed “Made with AI” to “AI Info”
- 09:01 – Google appears to be bringing the next Pixel much earlier than expected
- 12:22 – The Leica D-Lux 8 is now shipping, although it is already sold out
- 17:15 – OM System’s E-M1 Mark III Astro repurposes old tech for a niche audience
- 22:01 – Grading Every Camera Maker: 2024 Mid-Year Review
- 26:11 – Canon
- 34:21 – Fujifilm
- 40:57 – Leica
- 46:31 – Nikon
- 53:35 – OM System
- 1:01:17 – Panasonic
- 1:13:51 – Ricoh/Pentax
- 1:18:56 – Sigma
- 1:25:15 – Sony
- 1:32:30 – Tamron
- 1:37:18 – Two final things…
