Ep. 169: Sony Intros the a9 Sports Body…but Where's the Long Glass? - and more
Lens Shark Photography Podcast
Sharky James
4.4 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 20 April 2017
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Episode 169 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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Featured: Photographer and Tamron Rocky Mountain Region Rep., Marc Morris
In This Episode
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Photographer and Tamron Rocky Mountain Region Rep., Marc Morris opens the show. Thanks Marc!
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Sony announces the long-awaited a9 sports-minded body, but where's the long, fast glass? (#)
Instagram introduces yet another feature which will be insanely useful to photographers. (#)
A photojournalist in Canada finds out what happens when you take your eyes off your gear...and the importance of having the proper insurance. (#)
Sony's truck full of goodies on its way to NAB in Las Vegas gets jacked. (#)
Drone sales take off seeing growth the camera industry envies. (#)
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone this is Mark Morris the Rocky Mountain Regional Representative for Tamron |
| 0:04.0 | lenses USA and you're listening to the impossibly tall Sharky James and the Petapixil |
| 0:08.8 | photography podcast enjoy it. This episode is sponsored by our friends at Tenba. Use promo code |
| 0:15.2 | Pety-P-P-E-P-E-P-E-N-B-A-D-C-E-A-D-C-O-T-T-E-E-N-B-A-T-C-O-T b n b a dot com welcome to the pedapixel photography podcast episode 169 |
| 0:27.2 | sony intro's the a nine sports body but where's the long glass? In this episode, the A9 appears, |
| 0:37.0 | Sans desired glass. |
| 0:42.0 | Sony's truck full of gear gets jacked, a photo journalist |
| 0:45.6 | watches his gear explode, Instagram drills out another useful feature, and drone |
| 0:50.7 | sales skyrocket. All that and more in episode 169 of the Petapixil |
| 0:56.3 | Photography podcast. |
| 1:01.8 | Thanks so much Mark for opening the show. I greatly appreciate it brother. |
| 1:07.0 | Mark Morris has forgotten more about lens technology and cameras than most of us will ever even know. |
| 1:13.0 | He's my go-to guy when I need a deeper understanding |
| 1:16.0 | and to fill in the gaps in my personal knowledge bank, |
| 1:19.0 | and he's also a great guy and a dear friend. |
| 1:21.0 | In his now two decades in this business, Mark has gone from a print and chem technician |
| 1:25.9 | to running a few camera stores for the likes of Wolf Camera and Ritz, among others, |
| 1:30.1 | senior purchasing manager for Mike's Camera, |
| 1:32.6 | then out in the field for Olympus, Sony, and now Tamron. |
| 1:36.0 | He loves what he does, and of this he says, quote, |
| 1:39.4 | I like working for innovators |
| 1:41.1 | and the three manufacturers I've worked for have all been true envelope |
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