Ep. 108: Why the Canon EOS M5 is a Mirrorless Mess - and more
Lens Shark Photography Podcast
Sharky James
4.4 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 18 September 2016
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Episode 108 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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Featured: Leigh Diprose, Australian commercial photographer
In This Episode
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Australian commercial photographer Leigh Diprose opens the show. Thanks Leigh!
Canon's halfhearted attempt to compete in the mirrorless market meets with a lack of enthusiasm. (#)
Pentax's K-1 full-frame sensor comes in 3rd in DxOMark's testing and smokes the new Canon 5D Mark IV's sensor. (#)
How I failed to plan and came up short at the football field.
Canon releases it's EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 IS II with the new digital information display. (#)
A photographer in Belarus goes up against state-run television, loses a copyright claim and has to see his images used against his will. (#)
Outtake
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | G'd A-day, this is Lieder Proze, Australian-based commercial photographer, and you're listening to |
| 0:05.1 | the Petapixil Photography Podcast with Sharkey James. |
| 0:08.8 | Welcome to the Petapixil Photography Podcast, Episode 108. Why the Canon EOS M5 is a mirrorless mess. |
| 0:20.5 | In this episode, Canon's EOS M5 underwhelms, the Pentax K1 smokes the |
| 0:27.6 | Cannon 5D Mark 4, crazy goings on for a photographer in Belarus, Cannon's new 70 to 300 looks to be promising, |
| 0:36.2 | and I learned a valuable lesson, getting denied Friday night. |
| 0:40.2 | All that and more in episode 108 of the Petapixil Photography Podcast. |
| 0:49.0 | Thank you so much Lee for opening the show. |
| 0:51.0 | I greatly appreciate it, brother. Lee to Proze is a senior contributor with our friends over at F-Stop lounge. |
| 0:57.1 | He's been a professional photographer for over a decade now and has been in the greater imaging |
| 1:01.6 | industry for over 15 years. |
| 1:03.7 | You may have seen his work online, but it's behind the scenes |
| 1:07.0 | where Lee is doing even greater things. |
| 1:09.4 | You see, Lee to Pros enjoys connecting creatives with others and helping them reach their goals. |
| 1:15.9 | He's a catalyst for change and those in the industry who know him know his value. |
| 1:20.7 | That's why he has the nickname, The Catalyst. |
| 1:24.0 | Okay, I totally just made that up, but it really should be because Lee connects people with other people and great things happen as a result. |
| 1:33.0 | He's one of the nicest guys I know in this awesome industry |
| 1:35.9 | that we all love, and I'm happy to call him a friend. |
| 1:39.1 | Over in the show notes for episode 108, |
| 1:41.2 | I'll have a link over to his awesome photography and more, but it wouldn't |
| 1:44.3 | hurt to follow him on Facebook and connect with him as well. |
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