Canon's Surprising New Camera! 📸

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This past week was a doozy in the world of photography, thanks to the CP+ show in Yokohama, Japan, happening at the same time that Samsung announced a new smartphone and Xiaomi brought its 17 Ultra worldwide. But perhaps more interesting than any of it was the surprise appearance of a new prototype camera from Canon on the show floor: an SLR with a fixed, manual focus lens and a top-down, waist-level viewfinder. Oh, and it comes in two flavors. What is Canon thinking with this one?

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In This Episode:

00:00 - Intro
08:11 - The Xiaomi 17 Ultra gets a lot right: TBD
13:09 - How does Samsung's offering look?
20:01- You need a dongle to use iOS with Tamron Link: https://petapixel.com/2026/02/19/tamron-link-dongle-lets-you-customize-and-control-your-lens-on-iphone/
23:40 - DJI is suing the FCC: https://petapixel.com/2026/02/24/dji-is-suing-the-fcc-for-blocking-its-ability-to-import-and-sell-in-the-u-s/
24:46 - Zeiss announced a 35mm Otus: https://petapixel.com/2026/02/24/zeiss-otus-ml-35mm-f-1-4-promises-photos-with-a-ton-of-character/
27:52 - Sigma has a new 35mm f/1.4 Art: https://petapixel.com/2026/02/23/sigmas-new-35mm-f-1-4-dg-ii-art-is-20-lighter-than-its-predecessor/
29:54 - Sigma supports APS-C with a 15mm f/1.4: https://petapixel.com/2026/02/23/sigma-15mm-f-1-4-dc-contemporary-for-aps-c-is-smaller-and-sharper/
31:38 - Sigma will make an 85mm f/1.2: https://petapixel.com/2026/02/25/sigma-is-making-an-85mm-f-1-2-dg-art-lens-for-full-frame-cameras/
35:08 - Sigma is a farming company now: https://petapixel.com/2026/02/24/sigma-establishes-farm-company-to-grow-rice/
38:12 - Megadap adapter let you mount M to Canon RF with autofocus: https://petapixel.com/2026/02/26/megadap-unveils-worlds-first-leica-m-to-canon-rf-autofocus-adapter/
39:52- Nikon is 2/3 through with its updated trinity: https://petapixel.com/2026/02/23/the-nikon-z-70-200mm-f-2-8-vr-s-ii-is-lighter-faster-and-sharper/
43:35 - Canon showcased a very unusual prototype camera: https://petapixel.com/2026/02/26/this-is-canons-prototype-slr-style-camera-with-a-waist-level-viewfinder/
54:48 - What have you been up to?
1:00:28 - Tech Support
1:09:12 - Feel good story of the week: https://petapixel.com/2026/02/26/you-need-to-see-tamrons-back-to-the-future-collab-at-cp/