The Owner of The Camera Store on Industry, Film, and More

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When you've been in the camera industry for nearly 40 years and operated The Camera Store since the late 1990s, you see a lot. Peter Jeuene has done just that and also is the man who gave Chris and Jordan the opportunity to get on camera and become the experts you know today. Peter shares his thoughts on the state of the industry, how film's resurgence has affected his business, how he manages to compete with U.S. retailers and camera brands on the sales front, and even shares some stories from when Chris and Jordan used to work in his store.
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In This Episode:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 07:34 - Big Fujifilm Drop: X-M5, 500mm f/5.6, and a new 16-55mm f/2.8
• 13:46 - The 70mm film reel for "The Brutalist" is split into 26 canisters and weighs 300 pounds
• 15:23 - "Submerged" is a new feature film that can only be watched on Vision Pro
• 22:08 - Miss the aurora? Just make AI images, Meta says
• 26:54 - Nikon news: Z6 III getting C2PA, NX Mobile Air gets Frame.io integration, and EssilorLuxottica buys 5.1% of the company
• 32:57 - Canon is dropping three new lenses on October 30
• 37:29 - Talkin' shop with the owner of The Camera Store
• 1:14:21 - What have you been up to?
• 1:18:14 - New versions of Fixed lens cameras that viewers want to see
• 1:22:12 - Tech support