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The Lensrentals Podcast · Archived

How the Best in the Business Get the Shot

From 2019 to 2022 we sat down with photographers, filmmakers, engineers, and the techs on our own bench — how they work, what breaks, and why the gear matters. The show has wrapped, but the full run lives on.

75 episodes
in the archive
2019 – 2022
a three-year run
Final
63
The send-off · Aug 22, 2022
Shooting the Sh!t: Pay Transparency, PA Work, and BS Reviews

The last episode of the run. Dig through the full back catalog below.

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The archive

Every episode

75 episodes
2022 16 episodes
Shooting the Sh!t: Pay Transparency, PA Work, and BS Reviews
Episode 63 · Aug 22, 2022
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From Concert Photography to Commercial Videography w/Nathan Armstrong and Will Evans
Episode 62 · Jul 21, 2022
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How to Test Your Gear at Home
Episode 61 · Jul 7, 2022
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Ask Lensrentals: Lens Inspection, Filters, and Repair Reliability
Episode 60 · Jun 23, 2022
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Ask Lensrentals: Oops! All Video
Episode · Jun 9, 2022
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How to Buy a Used Camera
Episode · May 26, 2022
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How the Canon 5.2mm Dual Fisheye Could Change VR
Episode · May 12, 2022
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Why You Can't Trust Weather Sealing w/ Chris Gampat of The Phoblographer
Episode · Apr 28, 2022
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Battle of the Flagships: R3 vs. Z9 vs. A1
Episode 55 · Apr 14, 2022
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Best Of
BEST OF: How Lensrentals Reached a Million Orders
Best Of · Mar 31, 2022
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Best Of
BEST OF: How to Make the Most of a Small Crew
Best Of · Mar 17, 2022
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Best Of
BEST OF: How David Carson Won a Pulitzer Covering Ferguson
Best Of · Mar 3, 2022
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Best Of
BEST OF: How to Make Money Shooting Portraits (Or When the Art of Photography Meets the Business of Photography)
Best Of · Feb 17, 2022
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Best Of
BEST OF: Women's Weekend Film Challenge (Or How a Short Film Contest is Attempting to Change the Industry)
Best Of · Feb 3, 2022
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Best Of
BEST OF: How to Break a Camera (Or Why Saltwater Will Destroy Everything You've Ever Loved)
Best Of · Jan 20, 2022
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Best Of
BEST OF: How to Break a Lens (Or How the Lensrentals Camera Repair Department Has Fixed So Many Lenses)
Best Of · Jan 6, 2022
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2021 20 episodes
Special
2021 Wrap Party: Photo Industry Review
Episode 54 · Dec 23, 2021
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Special
2021 Wrap Party: Video Industry Review
Episode 53 · Dec 9, 2021
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Photo Gear Rodeo: 100S, R3, and Z9, oh my!
Episode 52 · Nov 25, 2021
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Ask Lensrentals: Time Limits, Thicc Primes, and Third Party Lenses
Episode 51 · Nov 11, 2021
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How to Shoot Your First Short Film with Juli Jackson
Episode 50 · Oct 28, 2021
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What is Nightscape Photography? With Matthew Saville
Episode 49 · Oct 14, 2021
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Ask Lensrentals: Filters, Finances, and the Future
Episode 48 · Sep 30, 2021
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Roger Cicala Explains MTF Testing
Episode 47 · Sep 16, 2021
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New Gear Rodeo: Video Accessories
Episode 46 · Sep 2, 2021
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Ask Lensrentals: Gear, Geysers, and the Future is Video
Episode 45 · Aug 19, 2021
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Komodo 101
Episode 44 · Aug 5, 2021
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Engineering the Shot with Nat Geo's Tom O'Brien
Episode 43 · Jul 22, 2021
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Interlude
Summer Break Time
Interlude · Apr 22, 2021
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Solving Film Emulation with FilmConvert
Episode 42 · Apr 8, 2021
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Time Tested Gear
Episode 41 · Mar 25, 2021
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What Makes a Cinematic Image with Art Adams of ARRI
Episode 40 · Mar 11, 2021
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The Mysterious Future of the Photography Industry with Barney Britton of DPReview
Episode 39 · Feb 25, 2021
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Ask Lensrentals: Lenses, Sensor Cleaning, and Sharpness Testing
Episode 38 · Feb 11, 2021
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10 Essential Pieces of Video Gear for Beginners
Episode 37 · Jan 28, 2021
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How to Utilize Drones in Any Field with Women Who Drone
Episode 36 · Jan 14, 2021
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2020 25 episodes
Bonus
2020 Gear in Review: Bests and Busts
Episode 2020 · Dec 31, 2020
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Nikon's Evolution from Film to Mirrorless
Episode 35 · Dec 17, 2020
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10 Essential Pieces of Photo Gear for Beginners
Episode 34 · Dec 3, 2020
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How to Buy a Used Lens
Episode 33 · Nov 26, 2020
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How NASA Photographers Capture History
Episode 32 · Nov 12, 2020
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Gear Horror Stories
Episode 31 · Oct 29, 2020
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Sony on the A7SIII and Emerging Technology
Episode 30 · Oct 15, 2020
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How Lensrentals Picks New Gear
Episode 29 · Oct 1, 2020
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How to Get Started Live Streaming
Episode 28 · Sep 17, 2020
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Making Retouching More Accessible with Sef McCullough
Episode 27 · Sep 3, 2020
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Canon on the R5 and Lens Development
Episode 26 · Aug 20, 2020
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New Gear Rodeo: Summer 2020
Episode 25 · Aug 6, 2020
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How to Disinfect Camera Equipment and Spaces
Episode 24 · Apr 9, 2020
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How to Buy a Used Lens
Episode 23 · Apr 2, 2020
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New Gear Rodeo: What We Think of the Latest Camera Bodies
Episode 22 · Mar 26, 2020
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How to Make the Most of a Small Crew
Episode 21 · Mar 19, 2020
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How to Make Money Shooting Portraits
Episode 20 · Mar 12, 2020
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How Lensrentals Reached a Million Orders
Episode 19 · Mar 2, 2020
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How to Break a Video Camera
Episode 18 · Feb 20, 2020
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How Rick Sammon Creates Killer Travel Images
Episode 17 · Feb 13, 2020
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How a Weekend Challenge is Changing the Film Industry
Episode 16 · Feb 6, 2020
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How Lighting is Evolving with No Film School's Charles Haine
Episode 15 · Jan 30, 2020
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How to Break a Camera
Episode 14 · Jan 23, 2020
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How to do Everything with Scott Kelby
Episode 13 · Jan 16, 2020
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Special
2019 Gear in Review: Bests and Busts
Special · Jan 9, 2020
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