Welcome to episode 23!  Consider subscribing if you haven’t already.

In this episode:
00:01:37 – Triggertrap apologizes to backers of its Kickstarter campaign despite raising nearly 6 times more than they asked for. Find out why.

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00:07:59 – Nikon takes two years to release an underwhelming update to the D7100. We break down the D7200 which you can pre-order now. (affiliate link)

 

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00:12:45 – An English photographer thinks quickly and photographs a weasel on the back of a woodpecker in flight as it tries to escape. Check out the article and photos here.

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00:14:43 – HP licenses a photograph through Getty Images for use as wallpaper on their laptops and nets a Turkish photographer a surprising amount.

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00:16:03 – Bloomberg reports that stock photo giant Getty Images burns through one-third of its cash reserves in a short period of time as photographers struggle to make money with them.

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00:17:57 – Nikon diversifies by purchasing a business as DSLR sales continue to decline.

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00:21:45 – A group of anonymous nature photographers voice their outrage over photos of a frog riding atop a beetle. See the photos here.

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00:23:33 – With more waffles than at IHOP, World Press Photo takes action, stripping a photojournalist of his first place win.

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00:26:30 – Sony further builds out it’s E-mount line with the announcement of 4 new lenses bringing the total available to 11. They are a 28mm f/2, a 35mm f/1.4 Zeiss Distagon, a 90mm f/2.8 Macro with OSS and a 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 with OSS as well as 4 ultra-wide and fisheye converters.

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00:29:17 – The House of Lords EU Committee publishes a report on drone use in the European Union outlining its concerns.

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00:31:46 – Beach goers cheer as a jetliner flies just feet over them as it lands near the end of a small runway on the caribbean island of St. Maarten. See more photos shot at Maho Beach here.

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00:32:58 – High-end strobe maker Profoto announces the B2, a unit they say can be used on-camera as well as off-camera and offers some outstanding features…at a price. You can purchase the Profoto B2 now. (affiliate link)

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00:34:18  – Some confusion over the rear gel slot in Canon’s new 11-24mm f/4 lens.(affiliate link)

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00:34:51 – Can you make more than beer money shooting for a stock photo site with 250,000 photographers submitting images? Check out Twenty20 here.

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00:37:24 – A photographer teams up with Arizona State University to install a solid metal camera which will photograph the Tempe, AZ skyline for 1,000 years. Will it work?

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