What is the State of the 'Midrange' Camera?

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This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team chats about the state of the "midrange" camera and how it might not be in the place it was just a few short years ago. Come to think of it, what even is every brand's "midrange" option right now? The team debates!
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In This Episode:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 12:32 - The Bild Expo was HUGE, and we had a blast
• 16:19 - The largest camera ever made took its first photos (and we were there to see it)
• 17:29 - Thypoch has a new 21mm f/1.4 for Leica M-mount
• 20:43 - Panasonic Lumix cameras are getting a nice firmware update and S1R II photographers will be especially pleased
• 22:58 - Magic Lantern for Canon cameras is back
• 25:20 - It's been two years, but still no Abode
• 28:43 - Leica announced a new film and it's a black and white 50ISO emulsion.
• 33:45 - Yashica adds a version of the FX-D that has a viewfinder
• 38:01 - What is the state of the midrange camera?
• 1:10:33 - What have you been up to?
• 1:15:28 - Tech Support (and Never Read the Comments)nce)