100th Episode Special! Our Best and Worst YouTube Experiences

With a PetaPixel Membership, not only can you support original PetaPixel reporting and in-depth reviews, but you can also remove ads from the website and gain access to some seriously great perks, too. Join today! It costs just $3 per month or $30 per year . We did it: The PetaPixel Podcast has reached 100 episodes! Come celebrate with us! Check out PetaPixel Merch: store.petapixel.com/ We use Riverside to record The PetaPixel Podcast in our online recording studio. We hope you enjoy the podcast and we look forward to hearing what you think. If you like what you hear, please support us by subscribing, liking, commenting, and reviewing! Every week, the trio go over comments on YouTube and here on PetaPixel , but if you’d like to send a message for them to hear, you can do so through SpeakPipe . In This Episode: 00:00 - We're back! Happy 100th episode! 08:24 - Camp Snap has a new Super8 inspired video camera 11:24 - Sony RX1R II is selling well despite high price 13:11 - The Panasonic S1 II shows partially stacked sensors can have incredible dynamic range: https://petapixel.com/2025/07/17/panasonic-s1-iis-excellent-dynamic-range-shows-the-power-of-partially-stacked-sensors/ 15:35 - Harman launched Phoenix II ( Review ) 18:57 - Lomography has a new full line of Petzval lenses 22:38 - Insta360 launched a new drone brand 29:20 - DJI launched a 360-degree camera 31:47 - DJI won't deny its drones are being sold under a different brand in the US 35:00 - Leica is working on a 135mm prime lens for L-mount 37:40 - Fujifilm is the last camera maker to increase prices due to Trump's tariffs 38:46 - US and Japan agree to 15% tariff 39:47 - Canon plans to cut costs and increases prices to adapt to tariffs 40:44 - Sigma won't raise prices again due to the additional 5% 42:52 - The BEST and WORST experiences shooting the YouTube show 1:05:38 - What have you been up to? 1:10:09 - Never read the comments / Tech Support 1:33:43 - Feel good stories of the week