Tag Archives: 2025 CP+ show

Update: three new Schneider Kreuznach × LK Samyang lenses are coming this year (2025)

By PR admin | Published: March 11, 2025

Here is a quick update on my post from yesterday – this year (2025) Schneider Kreuznach × LK Samyang will release three new lenses in addition to the  14-24mm f/2.8:

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Canon interview: “There is a lot of demand for vintage-looking cameras”

By PR admin | Published: March 11, 2025

Phototrend published their interview with Canon executives at the 2025 CP+ show. One of the questions was about a potential retro/vintage Canon camera. Next year (2026), the iconic Canon AE-1 will celebrate its 50th anniversary, and there is a very good chance we may see a new digital version. Rumors about a new retro-designed Canon […]

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OM SYSTEM on a new PEN camera: “The PEN series is a core part of the OM SYSTEM lineup, and we are actively exploring the possibility of a successor“

By PR admin | Published: March 7, 2025

Phototrend published their latest interview with OM SYSTEM executives at the 2025 CP+ show. One of the questions asked was about the future of the currently discontinued PEN camera line, and Kazuhiro Togashi (Vice President of Product Planning and Brand Strategy) responded that “The PEN series is a core part of the OM SYSTEM lineup, […]

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Five new Petzval lenses were on display at the 2025 CP+ show (not officially announced yet)

By PR admin | Published: March 6, 2025

Lomography displayed a new series of Petzval lenses at the 2025 CP+ show in Japan with easily adjustable “swirly bokeh” (the lenses are not yet officially announced): Petzval 24mm f/2 Petzval 35mm f/2 Petzval 55mm f/1.7 Petzval 80.5mm f/1.9 Petzval 135mm f/2.8 Additional pictures:

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New: Kase 85mm f/1.4 lens for Sony E/Nikon Z mount

By PR admin | Published: March 5, 2025

Kase Optics displayed a new 85mm f/1.4 lens for Sony E and Nikon Z mount at the 2025 CP+ show in Japan: Kase products are sold at B&H Photo and Amazon. Update – here are two additional pictures of the new lens courtesy of mynavi:

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Something you have not seen before: this new ZNONZ II lens captures images by using diffracted light

By PR admin | Published: March 3, 2025

Here is another interesting product that was on display at the 2025 CP+ show in Japan – the ZNONZ II lens captures an image by using diffracted light:

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This InstantSnap camera by Escura just has a large optical viewfinder (displayed at the 2025 CP+ show)

By PR admin | Published: March 3, 2025

At the 2025 CP + show, the Japanese camera brand Escura displayed an unusual InstantSnap camera with only a large optical viewfinder for composition:

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