Welcome to Bokeh Face! In this episode:
We go In Focus on Kodak in 2026. How is it beating all the other camera companies, does it have better brand recognition than Canon and Nikon, will we get another mirrorless Kodak system and how come there are five companies making \"Kodak\" cameras?
Then we Gear Up with perhaps the nuttiest camera Fujifilm has ever made, the Instax Mini Evo Cinema. Are Eras the new Film Simulations for video, will we see them come to X and GFX cameras, how does Taylor Swift fit in, does a camcorder need to print photos / does an instant camera need to shoot video, and how does this camera compare to the Camp Snap CS-8?
And closing the show with Trouble Shooting, we discuss superzooms and travel lenses. Are these all-in-one optics really worth it, or does the convenience merit the compromise in terms of optical quality? How good can an 18-400mm lens really be?
⏰ TIMESTAMPS ⏰
0:00 Kodak has made some terrible formats!
1:33 Kodak is back in a big way
2:05 In America, Kodak WAS photography – but then it disappeared
3:33 Not a Kodak history lesson, but… here's a Kodak history lesson
6:28 Kodak had 2025's best selling compact camera
9:33 Transition film to digital, cameras to phones, back to cheap cameras
11:54 Will Kodak make another mirrorless interchangeable lens system?
12:43 How much equity is in the name? Better recognition than Canon and Nikon?
14:26 Will the compact camera bubble burst?
17:24 Meet the Instax Mini Evo Cinema
18:35 This camera is a time machine
21:15 This is how the Eras Dial works – like a video version of Film Simulations
22:10 Forget image quality – this is the industry's smallest sensor
23:40 The perfect \"pub camera\"?
26:26 Instax Mini Evo Cinema Specs
29:05 X-Half didn’t find an audience, but this is already trending
34:24 All-in-one travel lenses; is convenience worth compromise?
35:09 What is a superzoom?
37:17 Focal length choice as a creative control
38:01 Seeing some great mirrorless options
39:41 Different compromises at the wide and telephoto end
40:45 Upside of third-party manufacturers (downside for Canon and Nikon mirrorless)
41:36 Size and weight benefits
42:43 Slower apertures are a disadvantage… but you don't want bokeh!
44:00 Actually don’t want subject separation! Prove you’ve been on holiday
44:27 One superzoom vs a bagful of primes
45:26 Not changing lenses = lower risk of mugging and sensor dust
48:30 Don’t be THAT guy spoiling everyone's vacation
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