Hasselblad Has a Winner, and Did We NEED the GR IV?

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This week on the PetaPixel podcast, the team discusses the Hasselblad X2D II 100C and the Ricoh GR IV. Two very different cameras, but both have their merits. But while the Hasselblad actually came down in price compared to its predecessor, the opposite is true of the GR IV. So, was it worth it?

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In This Episode

• 00:00 - Intro
• 12:30 - Abode is dead
• 16:18 - Kodak says it has no plans to go out of business despite "substantial doubt" it can pay it debts.
• 20:11- Yashica is trying again with a City 300
• 21:42 - Arri is considering selling
• 26:19 - Antigravity from Insta360 is an immersive drone with a unique controller
• 29:58 - Canon got its camera placed in one of the world's most popular anime
• 34:12 - Sigma announced two new lenses: a 12mm f/1.4 and a 200mm f/2
• 37:56 - Fujifilm will raise its prices again because of increased tariffs
• 1:14:10 - What have you been up to?
• 1:17:08 - Tech Support