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Can the Canon C50 or Nikon ZR Unseat the Sony FX3?

Can the Canon C50 or Nikon ZR Unseat the Sony FX3?

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In This Episode
  • 00:00 - Intro
  • 13:55 - PetaPixel is now on Apple News (correctly!)
  • 15:57 - Canon C50 is the smallest and lightest Canon Cinema camera
  • 20:46 - Nikon ZR is the first collaboration camera with RED
  • 24:59 - RED V-Raptor XE is half the price of the V-Raptor X
  • 26:41 - The Fujifilm GFX Eterna 55 costs $16,500: https://petapixel.com/2025/09/10/fujifilms-cinema-camera-is-called-the-gfx-eterna-55-will-cost-16500/
  • 31:19 - Pixboom Spark shoots 4K at 1,000 FPS
  • 35:42 - Nikon is developing dedicated cinema lenses
  • 39:36 - Leitz announced a set of cine lenses for mirrorless cameras
  • 42:19 - Blackmagic made a super-powered dock for iPhone filmmaking
  • 45:04 - Canon C50 vs Nikon ZR vs Sony FX3
  • 47:47 - What's the deal (or lack thereof) with open gate?
  • 52:19 - Does rolling shutter on the Eterna 55 actually matter?
  • 58:40 - How much of Apple's iPhone 17 marketing turned out to be real and good? And what didn't they mention that they should have?
  • 1:04:48 - Why Jordan is so excited about ProRes RAW
  • 1:06:52 - What have you been up to?
  • 1:11:02 - Tech support
  • 1:26:38 - The Kodak Charmera blind box camera sold out in just a few days: https://petapixel.com/2025/09/09/the-kodak-charmera-is-a-tiny-digital-keychain-camera-sold-in-blind-boxes/
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