Is pop-up flash DEAD? • 360 camera drones • How to choose a macro lens

Welcome to the latest episode of Bokeh Face: The Digital Camera World Podcast!

This week we're taking an In Focus look at flash (02:26). Is the pop-up flash dead? Here's how it happened, why it happened, when the on-camera flash aesthetic came back and what companies like Godox and Viltrox are doing about it with pocket-sized hotshoe flashguns.

Then we Gear Up with the latest generation of drones that feature 360 cameras – the DJI Avata 360 and Antigravity A1 (14:48). Does this really change the game for imaging, or does it only change it for existing drone shooters?

Finally, in Trouble Shooting we look at how to buy a macro lens (27:45). What do you need to be aware of, what options are available, should you buy second-hand… and could you even get away with a broken lens?

⏰ TIMESTAMPS ⏰

00:00 Whatever happened to Tetris?

02:26 Pop-up flash, come back!

03:35 Why did it disappear?

04:15 Has high dynamic range made us lazy?

05:49 Are people scared of flash?

07:03 Why the resurgence?

08:50 Constant light lacks power