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Lens Shark Photography Podcast

Ep. 49: Ever Wondered Why Some Canon Lenses Are White? - and more

Lens Shark Photography Podcast

Sharky James

Visual Arts, Arts

4.41.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2016

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Here's episode 49 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS!

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In This Episode

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Photographer Tim Mantoani opens the show. Thanks Tim!

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Have you ever wondered why some Canon lenses are white rather than black? (#)

Pentax announces the K-1, its first full-frame DSLR with unique features not found on others. (#)

Aurora Aperture announces the world's most powerful ND filter. (#)

World Press Photo announces this year's winners and the top cameras used is surprising. (#)

A new storage format can save your date on glass for up to 13.8 billion years. (#)

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Transcript

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0:00.0

This is Tim Mantawani and you're listening to the Petapixil Photography Podcast with Sharky James.

0:07.0

Welcome to the Petapixil Photography Podcast, episode 49.

0:11.8

Ever wondered why some Canon lenses are white?

0:19.0

In this episode, ever wondered why some cannon lenses are white? We explain why this is.

0:25.8

Pentax finally enters the full-frame DSL market, but is it too late? The world's

0:31.5

most powerful ND filter is coming and we discuss why you need one.

0:36.0

The World Press Photo Award winners have been announced and the cameras used might surprise some.

0:41.3

A new storage technology may outlast the entire human race. All that

0:46.0

and more in episode 49 of the Petapixil Photography Podcast.

0:50.3

Thank you so much Tim for opening this show. I greatly appreciate it.

0:57.2

Tim Mantawani is a photographer's photographer. You may remember his book

1:02.0

behind photographs archiving photographic legends which documents

1:06.3

photographers and their most memorable images as well as the incredible work he's done for clients

1:11.9

such as Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, ESPN, and countless

1:16.4

advertising gigs from EA Sports to Coca-Cola.

1:20.3

He attended the Brooks Institute of Photography, worked under the late great Dean Collins, and is a truly inspiring photographer. To be blown away by his amazing work, check him out at Mantawani.com, that's M-A-N i dot com and i'd like to thank you all for joining us here in episode

1:39.6

49 of the pedapixel photography podcast we appreciate you all so much and thank you for subscribing,

1:45.7

rating and reviewing us in iTunes, or wherever else you listen to us. And as always, we greatly

1:51.3

appreciate you telling your friends and everyone else on social media or wherever.

1:55.8

We thank you so much for that. Okay with that. I'm your host Sharkey James. Let's hit it.

2:06.0

Have you ever wondered why some Canon lenses are white rather than black? Like the majority of the other lenses that they have and their counterparts at Nikon and

2:11.0

Sony, etc.

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