Ep. 166: Two Peculiar Lenses, a Bland Camera and a Giveaway Oh My! - and more
Lens Shark Photography Podcast
Sharky James
4.4 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 9 April 2017
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Episode 166 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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Hasselblad Ambassador Blair Bunting opens the show. Thanks Blair!
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Zeiss announces a smaller and lighter 135mm f/2.8 Batis, but maybe misses the mark with the introduction of it, rather than a 135mm f/2..and at a hefty price nonetheless. (#)
Nikon gets set to release the D7500 with minimal upgrades. Should you hold off and get the D7200 cheaper instead? (#)
Canon releases a new EF-S 35mm f/2.8 macro lens with LED lights. (#)
Western Digital announces it's My Passport SSD for photographers on-the-go. (#)
Listener Ben in Australia asks me if I'd change my answer to the question he asked more than a year ago.
A photojournalist sets up to shoot the moon, but it turns out to be something else altogether. (#)
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, this is Haasplod Ambassador Blair Bunting and you're listening to Petapixil |
| 0:03.9 | Podcast with Sharky James. Enjoy! |
| 0:06.3 | This episode is sponsored in part by our friends at Tenba. |
| 0:10.0 | Use promo code Petapixil and get 10% off your entire order at 10ba.com, that's T-E-N-B-A-D-C-C-C-C-O-C-C-O-T-E-E-T-E-P-E-P-E-P-S-E-T-E-S-P-E-PXel. And by our friends at Petapixil and enter Petapixil in the How Did You Hear About a Section? |
| 0:28.0 | Welcome to the Petapixil Photography Podcast episode 166. Two peculiar lenses, a bland camera, and a giveaway. Oh my. |
| 0:37.0 | In this episode, Cannon lights it up with a new lens. Zeiss drops a new lens which |
| 0:49.0 | maybe misses the point. Western Digital goes tiny. A photojournalist shoots the moon, but it wasn't the moon after all. |
| 0:56.8 | Ben in Australia wants to know if my answer has changed a year later, and we're giving away a whole lot of one of my favorite things as a photographer. |
| 1:05.0 | All that and more in episode 166 of the Petapixil Photography Podcast. cast. Thank you so much Blair for opening the show. |
| 1:18.0 | I greatly appreciate it, brother. |
| 1:20.0 | Since a couple of episodes ago when I told you about the great work that he's doing, speaking |
| 1:24.0 | out about issues that he's had with anxiety and mental health issues in general in the creative |
| 1:28.8 | field, the awesome Blair Bunting has been made a Hasselblod ambassador. |
| 1:33.5 | I mean can you imagine being a photographer in that happening to you? |
| 1:36.5 | That would be huge. It is huge. |
| 1:39.0 | Besides, Blair is the kind of guy that you want representing your brand, right? And Hasselblod is lucky to have him. |
| 1:45.2 | As I said in that episode, Blair has shot stunning portraits of everyone from the stars of the |
| 1:49.6 | deadliest catch to rock star Brett Michaels, racer Danica Patrick, former Supreme Court |
| 1:54.8 | Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, countless other athletes and celebrities, as well as |
| 1:59.0 | people who, like Blair, are making a difference in the lives of others. His blog is a must read and you'll not only |
| 2:05.2 | see great imagery but learn a ton. So if you head on over to his website at Blair bunting.com, you're |
| 2:11.0 | going to be happy that you did so. |
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