Jaron Schneider

Portland, United States

Editor-in-Chief at PetaPixel

Editor in Chief, @PetaPixel | TV dude @IGN | Proud Gonzaga Alumnus

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Articles

GFX Eterna Sensor Formats, Film Simulations, and More Revealed

3 days ago | petapixel.com | Jaron Schneider

Fujifilm has shared new features and specifications for its upcoming medium-format cinema camera, the Fujifilm GFX Eterna. Originally unveiled as a development announcement last year, Fujifilm has slowly dropped new details on the camera at major video shows. At CP+ in Japan in February, Fujifilm told PetaPixel that the GFX Eterna would support 4K open gate recording and feature dual base ISO.
Sigma's CEO Talks Cinema, Autofocus, BF Sales, and More! | The PetaPixel Podcast

3 days ago | petapixel.com | Jaron Schneider

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. With a PetaPixel Membership, not only can you support original PetaPixel reporting and in-depth reviews, but you can also remove ads from the website and gain access to some seriously great perks, too.
Fujifilm to Make Four Popular X Series Cameras in Japan Specifically for the US Market

3 days ago | petapixel.com | Jaron Schneider

Fujifilm will relocate the production of four of its most popular X Series cameras from China to Japan, aiming to mitigate the impact of high United States tariffs and associated economic uncertainty. PetaPixel has learned that versions of the Fujifilm X-T5, X-T50, X-M5, and X100VI manufactured for sale in the United States will be made in Japan rather than China.
How Badly Does Sony Need to Release the a7 V? | The PetaPixel Podcast

1 week ago | petapixel.com | Jaron Schneider

This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team sits down together in La Serena, Chile to talk about Sony’s FX2 announcement and what it might mean for the company’s next camera. With a PetaPixel Membership, not only can you support original PetaPixel reporting and in-depth reviews, but you can also remove ads from the website and gain access to some seriously great perks, too.
Atomos is a Microphone Company Now, Launches StudioSonic Shotgun Mic

1 week ago | petapixel.com | Jaron Schneider

After branching out into five new market segments at NAB, Atomos is clearly not done and today announced its entrance into the microphone scene with the StudioSonic Shotgun Mic, a compact wired or wireless mic designed for a wide range of pro uses.
Hey Folks, We Screwed Up

1 week ago | petapixel.com | Jaron Schneider

Earlier this week, PetaPixel made an egregious mistake: we unintentionally showed an embargoed Sony product in a video review of a separate product. We then accidentally published the video review for that embargoed product hours before the embargo lifted. Neither was intentional or done with malice. That said, we know it harms our peers, so we want to explain what happened. For those who may not have seen, the Sony FX2 was used to produce a separate product video.
Kentmere Pan 200 Review: Your New Daily Driver Film

1 week ago | petapixel.com | Jaron Schneider

Being a film photographer is an expensive hobby. Sure, it’s easy to get started with the relatively low cost of hardware but film and developing costs (even if you’re doing it yourself) add up fast. That’s why Kentmere Pan 200 is so welcome: it’s good, it’s readily available, and it’s cheap at $8 per roll.
How We Would Have Made the Fuji X half Differently | The PetaPixel Podcast

2 weeks ago | petapixel.com | Jaron Schneider

This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, Chris, Jordan, and I are joined once again by Sarah Teng and the four of us discuss what we would have perhaps done differently with the new Fujifilm X half design. With a PetaPixel Membership, not only can you support original PetaPixel reporting and in-depth reviews, but you can also remove ads from the website and gain access to some seriously great perks, too.
The Fujifilm X half Is a Compact Digital Camera Inspired by Half Frame Film

2 weeks ago | petapixel.com | Jaron Schneider

Fujifilm has announced the X half, a premium digital compact camera that packs an 18-megapixel Type 1 sensor into a tiny camera body designed as a love letter to half-frame film photography. The company says that the X half blends modern functions with half-frame film “DNA” to bring what it describes as a new and innovative approach to content creation.
The SD Card Turns 25 Years Old

2 weeks ago | petapixel.com | Jaron Schneider

The SD Association (SDA) is getting out the candles and celebrating the SD card’s 25th birthday. Calling it “the world’s favorite memory card,” the SD is now old enough to rent a car in the United States. The SD card is the longest-running form of storage media that is still in active use. While the CF and CFast cards have long since gone the way of the dodo, the SD card remains a mainstay in modern cameras and is still the most popular memory card format on Earth.