The Camera Gear Podcast

We take a look at a new digital APS-C sensor that is made to fit into film cameras, a legendary Leica lens from a legendary designer, and the DJI Avata 360 drone in this wide-ranging episode that spans the gamut of Camera Gear Podcast topics. Also, why are there no Z-mount ultrawide zooms from Nikon?

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Notes:

Walter Mandler [Wikipedia]

Double-Gauss Lens [Wikipedia]

Leica APO TELYT-R 3.4/180 [Leica Classic]

I’m Back Roll APS-C Now On Kickstarter [CineD]

I’m Back Roll [Kickstarter]

DJI Avata 360

Antigravity A1

We go deep on how Canon designs its sensors, to try to answer the question of how they’re able to achieve so much speed without a stacked sensor design. Also, we rewind time a few years to look at the Light L16, which is one of the weirdest looking cameras we’ve ever seen.

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Notes:

Sony Suspends Nearly All Memory Card Sales as Global Flash Shortage Hits Filmmakers [CineD]

Light L16
The Rise and Fall of L16 [Dear Susan]

Light L16 Camera Review [The Verge]

PetaPixel article about camera shipments over time

Canon Sensors
Image sensors explained [Canon]

Sony a7V and Canon R6 III Comparison [EOS HD]

CMOS Sensors [Canon]

Article about column parallel sensor tech [Canon Watch]

Parallel ADC patent

Canon spec sheet showing 12-bit readout on R6 III at higher framerates

Canon patent for triple-layer high-speed stacked sensor [Canon Rumors]

Canon 410 MP Sensor

Fujifilm recently ran a survey about possible new X-mount lenses, and we debate the results to decide which of these lenses we’re most interested in. Then, we take a look at a fascinating camera from 2014 with a strange feature allowing you to refocus after taking a photo. Was the Lytro Illum ahead of its time, or solving the wrong problem?

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Notes:

PetaPixel article on Tamron Lens Utility App

FUJIFILM Focus on Glass 2026

Lytro Illum – Hands-on review from Toshi Anders Hoo

We take a look at the Nikon D2Hs, which had an unusual sensor design that we’d never seen before. Also, Canon released a list of their favorite compact cameras, which shockingly are all made by them. Finally, a new Kickstarter gives you the opportunity to buy a camera for your camera.

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Notes:

Nikon D5 [B&H]

Nikon Issues Advisory: Some Z6 III, Z5 II, and ZR Have a Hardware Problem [PetaPixel]

Canon picks its 12 favorite compact cameras [Digital Camera World]

Canon PowerShot V1

LIGAR Camera Kickstarter

Nikon D2H Review [DPReview]

Designing a wireless camera rig for livestreams has some unique challenges, and we consider the various camera and lens options to find the most viable choices. Also, iPhones are starting to be used more and more in Hollywood filmmaking, but is it a publicity stunt or a legitimate camera choice?

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Notes:

Sigma’s Latest Product Isn’t a Lens, It’s … Rice. [CineD]

Beastgrip

Beastgrip DOF Adapter

Atlas Mercury Anamorphic Lenses