CP+ 2025 Highlights: The Cameras and Lenses of 2025

[Richard CN]

CP+, held in Yokohama, Japan, every February and early March, is the largest camera-related show that occurs now. Photokina used to be it for photography, so much so, that camera and lens releases were often released in August and early September just to get ready for the Photokina buzz. But for reasons beyond my pay grade, Photokina decided to do a series of weird moves that killed it as a trade show. RIP.

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[neuroanatomist]

Last year turned out to be a pretty typical year in terms of number of Canon bodies and lenses launched, but what was atypical was the pace. For the first half of 2024, Canon was basically radio silent. Perhaps this year is shaping up to be the same, is seems that way so far with only a PowerShot announced in the first quarter (and no solid rumors of anything else).

 

[DhlcadR6]

S1r2 looks decent on paper, but it completely missed my mark when the burst &buffer tested by smaller channels. It’s as slow as Sony a7iv in mechanical/EFCS with AF/AE. And rolling shutter is better than R7 but not OG R5. Thanks Panny for making me stay on the RF camp. R5ii is dropping down to $3999 on Amazon now, if R6ii/R7ii isn’t coming with stacked CMOS, upgrading to R5ii is inevitable for me

 

[H2Oplanet]

Only care about full-frame L's at the moment: so nothing still on the 200-500? or optimal WA prime for astro?? or alternative focal lengths for macro???

 

[John Wilde]

"This updated version of the now discontinued [2018 Nikon] P1000 has USB-C socket and a small amount of minor changes from the prior version."

The laziest update ever.

 

[neuroanatomist]

Only care about full-frame L's at the moment: so nothing still on the 200-500? or optimal WA prime for astro?? or alternative focal lengths for macro???

Or TS-R?!?

 

[David - Sydney]

"This lens, possibly because of its internal focus and zoom, weighs around 1lb more than the Canon RF 400-800mm F6.3-9 lens at 5.5 lbs."
I didn't know that Canon made an equivalent lens

 

[Swissbob]

200-800?

 

[MikeGalos]

"This updated version of the now discontinued [2018 Nikon] P1000 has USB-C socket and a small amount of minor changes from the prior version."

The laziest update ever.

Basically met the EU requirements for USB PD charging through a USB-C connector. Without that they'd be unable to keep selling in the EU.

 

[neuroanatomist]

Basically met the EU requirements for USB PD charging through a USB-C connector. Without that they'd be unable to keep selling in the EU.

That doesn't make it any less of a pathetic 'update' coming 6.5 years after the P1000. Imagine the reaction if Canon launched an RP Mark II that had USB charging, a newer Bluetooth standard and weighed 5 grams less.

 

[David - Sydney]

Imagine the reaction if Canon launched an RP Mark II that had USB charging, a newer Bluetooth standard and weighed 5 grams less.

My RP's battery can be charged by USB to the body but I discovered that it cannot run the camera via USB power which was a major oversight in my opinion... it died shooting star trails after only 3 hours even though I had a power bank attached.