Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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Ep. 496: Sigma Finally Updates This – and more Oct 29, 2026

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Stories: Sigma releases the FP2 modular hybrid camera. (#)

Panasonic celebrates 25 years of LUMIX. (#)

OM System's PEN camera is hard to come by. (#)

Sigma on what's possible with future lenses. (#)

Fujifilm continues to expand its Instax capabilities. (#)

DxO releases ViewPoint 6. (#)

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Ep. 495: Nikon's Z5 IIC Ditches These for a Reason – and more Oct 08, 2026

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Episode 495 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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Stories: Nikon's new Z5 IIC ditches features for a good reason. (#)

Fujifilm adds new features via firmware to the X Half. (#)

The Laowa Acris 35mm f/2.8 1x Macro APO. (#)

7Artisans AF Lite 18mm f/2 pancake. (#)

Evoto 8.0 drills out a number of key new features. (#)

Viltrox brings its Air Series to a new mount. (#)

Skylum jettisons Aperty. (#)

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Ep. 494: An Essential Piece of Gear Turns 50! – and more Sep 12, 2026

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Episode 494 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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Stories: For 50 years this device has helped get it right. (#)

Sigma's 85mm f/1.2 will be a classic. (#)

This 20-60 goes wider and that's a good thing. (#)

Fujifilm's XF400mm f/4.5 wows. (#)

Ricoh says no more of these…until there is. (#)

Sony's first full-frame fisheye in 2 decades! (#)

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Ep. 493: Nikon and Fujifilm Switch Places – and more Aug 24, 2026

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Episode 493 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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Stories: Two major camera companies switch places. (#)

Brightin Star's 28mm f/2.8 pancake lens in silver. (#)

More details about Fujikina NYC 2026. (#)

TTArtisan's 85mm f/1.8 Neo and 50mm f/1.8 Neo. (#)

Cosina's Voigtlander Nokton 23mm f/1.2 Aspherical and Nokton 35mm f/1.2. (#)

Camera industry data shows it's recovering. (#)

This Godox device is one to have on-hand. (#)

Lights to make macro photography more creative. (#)

Fujifilm proves again it's on the rise. (#)

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Ep. 492: This Tiny Godox Packs a Punch – and more Aug 03, 2026

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Episode 492 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm. Latest savings at FujfilmCameraSavings.com - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - 20% OFF with code SHARKY2026 at SaramonicUSA.com - Summer savings at Calibrite.com - Elinchrom's new Transmitter Pro X at ElinchromUS.com - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals.

Stories: The Godox Lux Junior II might be handy to have in your bag. (#)

Nikon loses to Viltrox. (#)

Sony seeks to buy Tamron. (#)

Lowepro's new backpack is stealthier. (#)

Canon's profits can be attributed to this in-part. (#)

This Tamron firmware further improves this lens. (#)

Sigma's firmware fixes these 13 lenses. (#)

These Venus Optics parfocal lenses are sweet. (#)

SmallRig's new backpack is familiar, but cheaper. (#)

CP+ 2027 might be the biggest yet. (#)

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Ep. 491: 17 Times Is the Charm – and more Jul 27, 2026

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Episode 491 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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Stories: Peak Design's 17th Kickstarter wants to rethink this. (#)

Viltrox enters the Micro Four-Thirds arena. (#)

Falcam's new batteries are hard to lose. (#)

A creator releases a free app that's insanely useful. (#)

Megadap's new adapter lets you use these now. (#)

OWC's latest beast of a RAID solution. (#)

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Ep. 490: Throw Us A Bone Already – and more Jul 21, 2026

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Episode 490 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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Stories: The camera industry could do more of this and we'd like it. (#)

This 26mm pancake lens sure packs a punch. (#)

Tamron's new 12-20mm f/2.8 wows. (#)

The price of these has stayed surprising reasonable. (#)

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Ep. 489: It's Only Missing the Dot – and more Jul 06, 2026

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Episode 489 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm. Latest savings at FujfilmCameraSavings.com - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Benro's special edition America 250 MiniMax at BenroUSA.com - Godox's Summer Savings! - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals.

Stories: Leica's new 44 megapixel SL3-P. (#)

A new twist on and old lens from 1987. (#)

Tamron's excellent 17-70mm f/2.8 comes to 2 more mounts. (#)

Adobe makes a key acquisition. (#)

Fujifilm opens it's GFX Challenge Grant Program 2026. (#)

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Ep. 488: Insta360 Sets the Bar Higher – and more Jun 22, 2026

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Episode 488 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm. Latest savings at FujfilmCameraSavings.com - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - Elinchrom's new Transmitter Pro X at Elinchrom.com - Calibrate's big WYSIWYG savings! - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals.

Stories: Insta360 unveils its Luna Ultra. (#)

You might want to wait on updating this Panasonic. (#)

These types of cameras are doing especially well. (#)

Fujifilm announces Fujikina NYC. (#)

Adobe's latest updates are very useful. (#)

Zeiss sets the record straight on these lenses. (#)

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Ep. 487: Sony's a7R VI – and more May 18, 2026

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Episode 487 of the Lens Shark Photography Podcast

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If you subscribe to the Lens Shark Photography Podcast, please take a moment to rate and review us to help make it easier for others to discover the show.

Sponsors: - Build Your Legacy with Fujifilm. Latest savings at FujfilmCameraSavings.com - Shop with the legends at RobertsCamera.com, and unload your gear with UsedPhotoPro.com - 20% OFF with code SHARKY2026 at BenroUSA.com - Calibrate's big WYSIWYG savings! - More mostly 20% OFF codes at LensShark.com/deals.

Stories: Sony unveils its a7R VI. (#)

The new Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5 GM OSS. (#)

Maven's ingenious way to control these. (#)

Brightin Star's fisheye is a funk buster. (#)

This camera does it again. (#)

Nikon breaks a record you don't want to break. (#)

Meike's 56mm f/1.7. (#)

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