What the HECK Do All These Camera Terms Mean?!
The PetaPixel Photography Podcast2 Elo 2023

What the HECK Do All These Camera Terms Mean?!

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If you've watched lens reviews on PetaPixel, you might have heard some strange terms. LoCA? Bokeh? Ghosting? Breathing? Field curvature? This week, Chris, Jordan, and Jaron address several of these terms and explain what they are and why they matter.

These aren't even all of the important terms, so we'll come back in a future episode to discuss more.

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This week's topics:

  1. 00:00 - Intro
  2. 05:52 - The Sony a6700 doesn't come with any way to charge it
  3. 16:33 - Nikon is reportedly telling some retailers/distributors to tug on Z8 strap lugs
  4. 20:57 - After raising $235K, Abode is actually going to try and take on Adobe
  5. 25:04 - Jaron's opinion of drones is questionable
  6. 33:11 - What have you been up to?
  7. 36:09 - What the heck do all these camera terms mean?
  8. 37:19 - What is "bokeh"?
  9. 42:40 - What is "LoCA"?
  10. 46:47 - What is field curvature and why does it matter?
  11. 52:45 - What is breathing?
  12. 55:11 - What are ghosting and flare?
  13. 57:45 - Tech Support
  14. 1:02:40 - Never read the comments

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