The Camera Store’s Founder Talks 2025 Pricing and Camera Popularity | The PetaPixel Podcast

Running a camera store is hard enough as it is, but add the complexity of the 2025 economic environment, and The Camera Store‘s founder Peter Jeune has his work cut out for him. This week on the PetaPixel Podcast, he joins the team to give an update on navigating the fluctuating pricing and product popularity so far in 2025.

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Jeune shares his experiences with getting cameras, lenses, drones and more on the shelves of Calgary, Alberta-based The Camera Store and explains why recent trade changes have made that more difficult while also sharing some inside information on which brands are selling better, which ones have fallen off, and which ones are best positioned to make a strong impact in the second half of 2025. It’s uncommon to get this kind of candor from a North American retailer!

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In This Episode:

• 00:00 – Intro
• 12:49 – Firstly, no the Kyu review wasn’t sponsored content
• 15:13 – Fujifilm moved manufacturing for four X series camera to Japan just for the US market
• 18:41 – We got a ton of new info about the GFX Eterna
• 23:20 – iPadOS is finally getting the update Chris desperately wants
• 27:55 – The SmallRig x Potato Jet tripod is now available in a more compact version
• 31:36 – 7Artisans Cine Primes promise pro quality for $800
• 38:25 – Omnar Lenses made the 5cm f/2 MC FLB lens
• 42:04 – The Camera Store’s Peter Jeune talks 2025 pricing and camera popularity
• 1:19:31 – What have you been up to?
• 1:26:16 – Tech support
• 1:36:41 – Feel good story of the week