Episode 207: Monochrome Sensors, DNG, and Apple 50th

Episode 207: Monochrome Sensors, DNG, and Apple 50th

From PhotoActive by Jeff Carlson & Kirk McElhearn

April 12, 2026 · 31 min · Episode 207

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges of sourcing sensors for monochrome cameras, the significance of DNG as an image standard, and celebrates Apple's 50th anniversary.

We remain fascinated by monochrome cameras, and this week we discovered just how tough it is to source the sensors used by the Ricoh GR IV Monochrome. We also talk about DNG, Adobe’s universal raw format, becoming an official image standard (and why the big camera companies probably won’t adopt it). And if you hadn’t heard, Apple turned 50! Hosts: Jeff Carlson: website , Jeff's photos , Jeff on Instagram , Jeff on Glass , Jeff on Mastodon , Jeff on Bluesky Kirk McElhearn: website , Kirk's photos , Kirk on Instagram , Kirk on Glass , Kirk on Mastodon , Kirk on Bluesky Show Notes: ( View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co ) Rate and Review the PhotoActive Podcast! The GR IV Monochrome Is Expensive Because the Sensor Is Hard to Source GR IV Monochrome Nvidia CEO's Defense Of DLSS 5 Gets Contradicted By One Of His Employees After Over 20 Years of Efforts, DNG Is Now the Official RAW Image Standard Apple's Best Products in Its 50 Year History, According to CNET 'Restoring' Old Photos With AI Is a Fundamentally Broken Concept Abraham Lincoln colorized Jeff’s Snapshot Take Control of iPhone Photography Kirk’s Snapshot David Pogue Writes the History of Apple Subscribe to the…

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Carlson

Topics covered

  • monochrome cameras
  • DNG
  • Apple 50th anniversary

Keywords

  • Ricoh GR IV
  • Adobe
  • raw format
  • image standard

Mentioned in this episode

Products: the Ricoh GR IV Monochrome, Glass, Mastodon, GR IV, iPhone, Ricoh GR IV Monochrome, DNG

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