At the 2025 CP+ show in Japan, Sigma’s President Kazuto Yamaki held a presentation where he confirmed that this year (2025) his company will release a new smaller, lighter, and with improved optical performance 35mm f/1.2 DG DN | Art II lens (E+L mount) that will replace the current version that was released back in 2019:
Fujifilm registered a new FF250001 camera in Asia, here are the possible upcoming models (the company recently also registered the FF240004 camera):
Optyczne published their hands-on report of the new Canon PowerShot V1 compact camera with many sample photos – see the full post here:
Tamron did not introduce any new lenses for the 2025 CP+ show, but they did announce that the company has completed construction and started operations at its second manufacturing plant in Vietnam (to avoid tariffs on goods from China?):
Additional information:
Here is some additional information on the new Schneider Kreuznach x LK Samyang 14-24mm f/2.8 lens for Sony E-mount:
The previously rumored Viltrox AF 25mm f/1.7 Air APS-C lens for X/E/Z is now officially announced:
The special deal on Panasonic gear (MFT + L-mount), where you can get an extra 5% off from B&H Photo & Payboo is ending tomorrow (see the list of qualifying gear here):
During a recent L-Mount Alliance live event at the 2025 CP+ show in Japan, Kaoru Mokunaka, Chief Leica Camera Representative for Japan said the following:
There are seven member companies in the L-Mount Alliance (Leica, Panasonic, Sigma, DJI, Blackmagicdesign, SAMYANG, and ASTRO), but there are several other companies that have expressed interest in joining and are in the process of applying for membership and negotiating with them, and we will be announcing these in due course.
It seems that several more new companies will soon join the L-Mount Alliance. Here is the translated text from the second picture:
