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Video: These Things About Cameras and Lenses Really Suck

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08/16/2020
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Last Updated on 08/16/2020 by Mark Beckenbach

What annoys you about cameras and lenses on the market today?

Cameras and lenses have their respective issues based on the manufacturer. But with our team of three reviewers, there are lots of things that we’ve seen and hate. We’ve seen everything across all the camera manufacturers, and there are things they just refuse to get right. So, we decided to talk about it a bit on the latest episode of Pro Camera Reviews. And we really decided to dig in with this episode–though quite honestly, we held back.

The Things about Cameras and Lenses That Annoy Us So Much

Despite all the technological advancements introduced across the photo industry, camera and lens manufacturers don’t always stick the landing. Every so often, we run into cameras or lenses that can only be described as the result of poor design decisions. At best, they feature annoying quirks that leave us scratching our heads in confusion. At worst, these quirks are so egregious that the camera or lens becomes infuriating to use. Join us as we discuss some of the worst offenders we’ve seen across the industry in recent memory.

In Our Next Episode

Does Fujifilm Need to Go Full Frame?: Pentax took forever to go full frame and instead just focused on medium format and APS-C. Fujifilm is doing the same. While more people buy Fujifilm GF cameras because they’re far more affordable, Medium format doesn’t have the tech Full frame does. We’re going to discuss whether it’s needed or not.

Olympus E-M10 IV – First Impressions: Despite the impending sale of Olympus to the Japanese investment firm, JIP, Olympus has continued to push out new products to market. The lastest camera from them to be announced is an update to their entry-level EM10 series. The EM10 IV boasts some improvements over the Mark III which arrived back in 2017, but are there three years worth of improvements in this tiny OM-D body and is the price of $699.99 for the body alone justified? Find out as we share our first impressions with you.

Sigma 100-400mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM First Impressions: For Sony E-mount wildlife and sports shooters, compact and affordable telephoto zoom lenses have been a rarity. Until recently, the only Full Frame options were the 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 G Master and the 200-600mm f5.6–6.3 G. At $2,499.99 and $1,999.99 respectively, they weren’t exactly affordable for most photographers. The 200-600mm was also quite large, making it less than ideal for photographers who prefer to maintain as small a footprint as possible when working on location. This all changed with the introduction of Sigma’s 100-400mm f5-6.3 DG DN OS. It’s much more affordable with an MSRP of just under $1,000. At roughly the same size as most conventional 70-200mm zooms on the market, the Sigma 100-400mm is much easier to travel with as well. We’ve been testing the Sigma 100-400mm out in the wild for the last few days, join us as we discuss our first impressions with this lens.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.