Sunday Aug 03, 2025
August 2025 - Photography Online Podcast
Join Marcus, Harry and Ruth on this month’s podcast as they discuss the sentencing of the men who cut down the UK’s most photographed tree, debate the merit of the new password protection on Canon cameras and find out about the photographers who’ve built the world’s largest remote observatory.
They also look at Sony’s new compact offering and decide if it’s worth the Leica pricing, and find out all about the new kit that promises to turn any analogue camera into a digital one.
LINKS
🟡 Men Jailed for Felling "Irreplaceable" Sycamore Gap Tree
🟡 Password Protection for Canon Cameras
🟡 Photographers Build the World's Largest Remote Observatory
🟡 "Outdoor Photography" Magazine Returns After Collapse
🟡 Photo Agencies Refuse to Attend Oasis Tour
🟡 Edelkrone FlexTILT Camera Head
🟡 Canon 410 MP Full Frame Sensor
🟡 Get in touch: podcast@mc2photography.com
9 months ago
It’s August 25th and (sorry) I only just listened to the cast and then coincidentaly I received an email from Henry’s (Canadian Camera shop) telling me the RX1R III was now available for purchase. $6,, were I to add the 2 year warrantee at $, then add the 15% tax that brings the final payment to $8,... OUCH! I’m being slow to pull the trigger on a Canon R5 (not the mark II) at $4,025 taxes in. Great show once again folks! On the subject of do we really need it, thoughts on the Extended warrantees ... as I mentioned 2 years was $700, 3 years was $800 ... I’ve wondered, do people actually buy them?
10 months ago
Thanks for letting us know about it, Derek. We’ll have to check it out.
10 months ago
Regarding the update on two morons that cut down the Sycamore tree, I was glad they got some amount of punishment but disappointed it was so lenient. They should have been put in the dungeon under the jail for at least 5 years. I live in the US but I was actually in England when this crime occurred so I’ve been following it since then. I recall seeing the mug shots of the two at some point and thinking that it explained a lot. Two neanderthal creatures for sure.
10 months ago
Hi PO gang. I’m somewhat surprised that you haven’t heard of the Seestar. This relatively low-cost (a little over £500) and compact machine has been a revelation to the astrophotography world. Contrary to its name it’s not actually very good at photographing stars (except the sun), but what it does do very well is photograph distant galaxy’s millions of lightyears away by stacking multiple images. It makes deep sky imaging easy for a reasonable cost.