TWiP 493: What’s Next for GoPro?
GoPro lays off 200 employees, Instagram adds live streaming and disappearing photos, and 500px wants to be the Uber for photographers…
GoPro lays off 200 employees, Instagram adds live streaming and disappearing photos, and 500px wants to be the Uber for photographers…
GoPro recalls its Karma drone. Snapchats’s new Spectacle shades. And Microsoft plans to bring 3D to everyone.
Photography’s largest trade show, Photokina kicked off this week in Cologne, Germany with a veritable big-bang of new cameras, lenses, drones and more. This weeks panel shares their favorites from today’s bounty, and a look at some under performers from the show. We also take a look at the Pentax K-1, a camera that DxOMark has rated as the 3rd best camera they’ve ever tested.
Ahead of Photokina, vendors are polishing up their offerings, and teasing us with the next amazing thing that will make us whip out that credit card. DJI has a new Drone and updates to the Osmo, GoPro is preparing to launch a Drone and new Hero 5, and Garmin takes aim at GoPro by adding voice controls to their action cam.
Rumors are heating up about a new camera that may be coming out of the Canon DSLR machine. Plus GoPro is now shipping its 360 degree Omni VR rig and VSCO opens a free-to-use studio in New York City.
GoPro focuses in on 360º video and away from from being solely a hardware manufacturer plus a first look at Nikon’s KeyMission 360º camera. Plus scientists discover a way to store 10 Terabytes of data in a smear of DNA.
Fuji announces the X-Pro2 and E-ES2. GoPro slashes 7% of its workforce after action camera sales drop. Plus, is celebrity photographer Tyler Shields inspired by…or copying other artists?
DJI announces 2 new mirrorless Micro 4/3 cameras for aerial photography. Plus, is Canon pushing things too far with their 120MP SLR?
If you don’t want your work stolen…don’t post it online. An Apple patent approval sends GoPro stock sliding. And changes coming to Sony’s PlayMemories Online service are definitely worth a PSA listen.
This week, Valerie Jardin & Evgeny Tchebotarev join Frederick to share their thoughts on Sony’s follow up to the a7 – the a7II. Plus Adobe reveals more details on Photoshop streaming & GoPro plans to develop it’s own line of drones.
In this episode of TWiP, Jeffrey Totaro & Darlene Hildebrandt join Frederick Van Johnson to talk about the new social network on the block – Ello. Plus GoPro adds some new 4k hardware to their action camera lineup.
This week on TWiP, GoPro goes IPO, 500px Prime rolls out the ability to search for images by gender affinity, and the F.C.C. backs fast lanes for web traffic. Plus an interview with Google’s Brian Matiash.
This week on TWiP: The drones are coming! Nikon releases the D7100, a look at Droneography and the Phantom Quadcopter, and Flickr is back! Plus an interview with Aaron Mahler.
This was a marathon show! Be sure snuggle up somewhere cozy before you press play. We tackle a LOT of topics this week. Along with a news round-up, we discuss the issue of image theft. And there’s a great interview with Jeff Dunas of the Palm Springs Photo Festival.