Sigma's CEO Talks Cinema, Autofocus, BF Sales, and More!

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This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team is in Burbank, California at the Sigma west coast headquarters to meet with the company's CEO Kazuto Yamaki and discuss the company's new set of Aizu Prime cinema lenses. Check out PetaPixel Merch: store.petapixel.com We use Riverside (creators.riverside.fm/Petapixel) to record The PetaPixel Podcast in our online recording studio.
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In This Episode:00:00 - Intro08:45 - George E. Smith, co-inventor of the CCD sensor, has passed away (petapixel.com/2025/06/02/george-e-smith-co-inv…)11:37 - Yashica made a digital camera with a film advance lever (petapixel.com/2025/05/29/yashica-fx-d-camera-s…)15:42- Lenovo made a camera... for some reason (petapixel.com/2025/06/02/lenovo-debuts-a-stran…)17:25 - 400 photographers sign letter demanding the return of Nick Ut's credit on the 'Napalm Girl' photo (petapixel.com/2025/06/02/400-photographers-dem…)21:18 - David Lynch's camera collection is up for auction (petapixel.com/2025/05/29/david-lynchs-personal…)24:48 - Interview with Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki 47:02 - What have you been up to?50:19 - Tech Support1:10:27 - Feel good story of the week (petapixel.com/2025/06/02/south-korea-opens-its…)