Ep. 149: New Gear Announcements at WPPI 2017 - and more
Lens Shark Photography Podcast
Sharky James
4.4 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 9 February 2017
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Episode 149 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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Featured: Parachūt co-founder Melissa Niu
In This Episode
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Parachūt co-founder Melissa Niu opens the show. Thanks Melissa!
At WPPI in Las Vegas, Sony announces two interesting new lenses and a wireless flash. (#)
Tamron announces an update to its 70-200mm f/2.8 at an aggressive price point. (#)
If you buy Sigma gear outside the country it was destined for, expect to now pay an additional fee on top of parts and labor. (#)
Westcott announces the world's first 15-in-1 reflector designed by Nikon Ambassador Jerry Ghionis. (#)
A French company announces new 35mm & 120 roll film as well as 4x5 sheet film. (#)
An update to a recent listener question thanks to feedback from the audience.
Manfrotto founder Lino Manfrotto dies at age 80. (#)
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| 0:00.0 | Hey this is Melissa New, co-founder of Parachute, and you're listening to the Petapixil Photography |
| 0:04.4 | Podcast with the one and only Sharky James. |
| 0:07.1 | Enjoy! |
| 0:08.1 | Welcome to the Petapixil Photography episode 149. |
| 0:13.2 | New Gear Announcements at WPPI 2017. |
| 0:17.0 | In this episode, Sony drops two new lenses and a flash. |
| 0:26.0 | Tamron plays to win with a new 70 to 200. |
| 0:29.0 | Westcott has 15 reasons for you to get a reflector. |
| 0:32.0 | 250 reasons to steer clear of Sigma Greymarket |
| 0:36.0 | gear, a new film stock is announced, and a photography legend has passed away. |
| 0:42.0 | All that and more in episode 149 of the Petapixil Photography Podcast. |
| 0:47.0 | Thank you so much, Melissa, for opening the show. I greatly appreciate it sister. |
| 0:55.6 | Originally from Boise, Idaho where I live now, former wedding photographer Melissa |
| 0:59.9 | New is an entrepreneur at heart and I just don't know where she gets the energy from. |
| 1:04.6 | She has a lot of it I tell you. |
| 1:07.3 | Before her career in photography she was a color commentator for Fox Sports Net, marketer for the |
| 1:12.0 | Seattle Seahawks, but you're more likely to be familiar with her work with the |
| 1:15.8 | Framed Network of Photography Shows on YouTube or as the editor and co-owner of Photo Focus. These days though, along with her husband Philip, |
| 1:23.7 | Melissa created parachute, the first ever subscription club with unlimited photo gear |
| 1:28.4 | delivered on rotation. A really interesting concept and if anyone can make it work, it'll be Melissa New, along with her husband too. |
| 1:37.0 | See what I did there? |
| 1:38.0 | Now the best place to see everything Melissa's doing these days, including parachute parachute is over on her website at |
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