A Huge Week for Fujifilm, Sigma, Sony and More! | The PetaPixel Podcast

Last week was a big one for some of the biggest names in the camera industry including Fujifilm, Sigma, and Panasonic. Tons of announcements hit thanks to the CP+ camera exhibition in Japan that we needed a whole episode to talk about them all!

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CP+ is typically a big stage at which Japan-based camera and lens manufacturers like to make a splash and 2024’s show was no exception. Sigma brought two new lenses to its lineup that live at opposite ends of the focal length spectrum, Sony announced a new compact fast zoom, OM System is bringing a firmware update to its OM-1, and Fujifilm announced the X100VI, the successor to the highly sought-after X100V that just couldn’t stick around on store shelves due to its massive popularity.

Those weren’t the only stories to come from the exhibition, as Sigma shared quite a lot of information with us about its strategy, including the future of the full-frame Foveon camera. Chris, Jordan, and Jaron break it all down in this week’s PetaPixel Podcast.

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In This Episode

• 00:00 – Intro
• 05:32 – Why last week was so busy
• 07:08 – Jordan’s thoughts on the Canon 24-105mm f/2.8
• 10:00 – Fujifilm’s X Summit in Tokyo and the X100VI
• 21:17 – New Fuji lens is coming and film simulations via firmware
• 23:42 – Sigma’s wide, weird, and wonderful new prime
• 24:50 – Sigma made the 15mm f/1.4 to prove a point
• 26:58 – Sigma’s 500mm f/5.6 is optically perfect
• 29:10 – Sony’s 24-50mm f/2.8 G is underwhelming?
• 34:16 – Sigma’s Foveon isn’t coming any time soon
• 38:27 – Panasonic’s tiny all-in-one
• 40:38 – The original OM-1 got a firmware update
• 44:09 – Should Sigma make medium format lenses? It’s CEO thinks so
• 47:00 – 2024 feels like it’s going to be a big year
• 49:38 – What have you been up to?
• 57:59 – Tech Support
• 1:18:41 – Go check out GxAce’s YouTube channel
• 1:22:13 – Never read the comments