{"podcast":{"title":"B&H Photography Podcast","slug":"b-h-photography-podcast-202942","podcast_index_feed_id":202942,"rss_url":"https://bhphotopodcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/0/c/d/80cd9c00a6cdc5bee55e3c100dce7605/BandH_Logo_Transparent_2023_1500x1500-20230427-inh9u6ihoy.png","author":"Jill Waterman","episode_count":459,"summary":"The B&H Photography Podcast: Join us every other week for a conversation with insightful and entertaining guests. From gear and technique to history, science and art, we discuss the issues most important to the contemporary photographer.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T20:18:36.379820+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/b-h-photography-podcast-202942"},"episode":{"title":"2025 Photo Gear of the Year, with Kevin Rickert","slug":"2025-photo-gear-of-the-year-with-kevin-rickert","published_at":"2026-01-01T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/b-h-photography-podcast-202942/2025-photo-gear-of-the-year-with-kevin-rickert","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/b-h-photography-podcast-202942","url":"https://bhphotopodcast.libsyn.com/2025-photo-gear-of-the-year-with-kevin-rickert","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bhphotopodcast/BHPOD_GOTY-2025_MIX-15LUFS_12302025.mp3?dest-id=480767","summary":"In case you didn't already know, 2025 marks 10 years since we started the B&H Photography Podcast, making today's show our tenth annual Photo Gear of the Year episode! A lot of cameras have come down the pike since that first recap, along with a veritable roller coaster of marketing strategies and photographic trends. To follow up on a trend discussed last year, we start out with a nod to point-and-shoots, a craze that, according to Kevin, has \"become fever pitch.\" To expand on this theme, we look back in time to when digital point-and-shoots were losing ground to the ubiquitous camera phone, leading to Mike's theory that the current digicam trend is \"real nostalgia for mid-aughts frivolity.\" We also point to a multi-tiered strategy among manufacturers, allowing them to cater to different user bases—from vloggers to professionals to hybrid shooters to the all-important enthusiast market. This lighthearted banter leads into our main course, focused on new releases from Canon , FUJIFILM , Godox , Hasselblad , Leica , Nikon , OM SYSTEM , Panasonic, Peak Design , Ricoh Pentax , Sigma , and Sony . Finally, in addition to predictions for 2026, we wrap things up with Kevin's picks for travel-friendly photo accessories to catch his eye this year. Stay to the end to learn about Peak Design's latest travel bags and tripods, plus the innovative modular design behind a new flash system from Godox. Guest: Kevin Rickert Episode Timeline 2:50: Kevin looks back at recent camera trends, and identifies separate tiers for vlogging, high resolution cameras, hybrid cameras, and the nostalgia for old point & shoots. 9:11: Canon releases: R50 V, R6 Mark III, Powershot V1… plus a nod to the older G7 X Mark III 18:00: FUJIFILM releases: X-half digital camera, X-E5, X-T30 III, GFX100RF, Ins…","meta_description":"In case you didn't already know, 2025 marks 10 years since we started the B&H Photography Podcast, making today's show our tenth annual Photo Gear of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6263,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/b-h-photography-podcast-202942/episodes/2025-photo-gear-of-the-year-with-kevin-rickert/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/b-h-photography-podcast-202942/2025-photo-gear-of-the-year-with-kevin-rickert.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}