The PetaPixel Photography Podcast What Is Going On With Canon's Very Weird, Surprise Camera?
Mar 2, 2026
01:11:04
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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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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?
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
- 23:40 - DJI is suing the FCC
- 24:46 - Zeiss announced a 35mm Otus
- 27:52 - Sigma has a new 35mm f/1.4 Art
- 29:54 - Sigma supports APS-C with a 15mm f/1.4
- 31:38 - Sigma will make an 85mm f/1.2
- 35:08 - Sigma is a farming company now
- 38:12 - Megadap adapter let you mount M to Canon RF with autofocus
- 39:52- Nikon is 2/3 through with its updated trinity
- 43:35 - Canon showcased a very unusual prototype camera
- 54:48 - What have you been up to?
- 1:00:28 - Tech Support
- 1:09:12 - Feel good story of the week