March 2, 2025
This week was dominated by our team’s on-the-ground coverage of CP+. Beyond the usual bevy of press announcements, we managed to be the first outlet to get our hands on the Canon Powershot V1. The team also shared some early hands-on thoughts with third-party lenses and interviewed Tony Wisniewski at Zeiss US to learn more about the brand’s new lenses and future plans.
- Ben
Highlights
Warning: opinions inside.
We raced onto the floor of the CP+ show in Yokohama to get hands-on with Canon's new vlogging compact.
We pretty much broke down the doors of the CP+ Expo in Yokohama, Japan, where we were the first media outlet to get our hands on the new Canon Powershot V1.
You asked for more info on the new lenses from 7Artisans, Viltrox, Laowa and more, and we got it.
Panasonic has reinvented its high-res full-framer as a hybrid all-rounder, but it's the promised of improved AF that grabbed our attention.
In the build-up to the launch of the Zeiss Batis ML lenses we spoke to Tony Wisniewski at Zeiss US, to find out about the new lenses, the company's plans and where they've been.
Zeiss has returned to making lenses, this time for mirrorless cameras.
While on a tour of Sigma's factory in Japan, we got to take a look at some pieces of the company's history.
Our editors are at the show in Japan, so let us know if you've got questions you want answered.
News Updates
Sigma has announced the BF, a 24MP full-frame L-mount mirrorless camera with built-in memory.
It's a far-reaching lens that can be paired with teleconverters to get even closer.
Sony's new 16mm avoids some of the drawbacks of the company's other wide-angle primes.
The new Datacolor LightColor Meter offers multifunctionality to streamline photo sessions.
Sigma's latest camera trades a card slot for internal memory. Is it peak simplicity or a step too far?
The company is releasing a 50mm F1.4 and an 80mm F1.4 for a variety of mirrorless mounts.
Sigma will be entirely focused on mirrorless lenses moving forward.
The new lens will be available in L-mount, E-mount, X-mount and RF-mount.
Sigma claims the new zoom will deliver the same optical performance as a prime lens.
Sigma is updating the wordmark and symbol that it'll use on its site, products and more.
Further Reading
• CERN invites photographers to explore the colliders of the future - Home.Cern • Signed Copy of Iconic Einstein ‘Tongue’ Portrait Sells for Record-Setting $338,630 - Peta Pixel • Chat GPT "doesn't like" landscape photographer's photography after he asks for a critique - Digital Camera World
The new Datacolor LightColor Meter offers multifunctionality to streamline photo sessions.
Nikon's latest firmware updates add pro video features and promise a fix to a notable Z6III bug.
Adobe is bringing its popular photo editing platform to mobile while expanding the web interface as well.
DxO has announced PureRaw 5 with more precise controls and expanded performance for more sensors.