CP+2026 Floor Plan Is Live: Sony Leads With the Largest Booth…new lenses coming for sure but maybe also a camera?

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The CP+2026 floor plan is now available at cpplus.jp/venue-map/

The headline takeaway: Sony appears to occupy the largest booth footprint at this year’s show, scheduled for February 26 to March 1, 2026. As usual for CP+, the biggest booths cluster deeper into the hall. Alongside Sony, Canon, Fujifilm, and Nikon also command sizable spaces, signaling extensive displays and programming.

Booth size isn’t a verdict on quality, but it often enables more hands-on areas, stage sessions, and demo zones—useful for brands planning busy schedules or broader product line coverage. But just out of curiosity here is the size of the booth relatives to Sony:

  1. Sony — 100%
  2. Canon — ~80%
  3. Fujifilm — ~78%
  4. Nikon — ~75%
  5. Sigma — ~55%
  6. OM Digital Solutions — ~50%
  7. Panasonic (LUMIX) — ~48%
  8. Tamron — ~45%
  9. Kenko Tokina — ~42%
  10. Hasselblad — ~40%

Rumors:

 

Expect fresh Sony glass to land ahead of the show. I am 99% confident the lineup will include:

The body side is less certain. Several cameras are overdue: the Sony A7S III (will a true successor ever appear?), a potential Sony AFX3II (global shutter or the A7S V sensor?), and the Sony A7R VI (that’s the one I’ll buy). As of today, though, I have no confirmation that any camera is arriving within the next two months.

 

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Topaz sale: 35% off Studio. 25% off single apps.

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There is big year end sale on all Software from Topaz (Click here). 35% off Studio. 25% off single apps!

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DPReview Annual Awards: The best photography gear of 2025

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In this video the Dpreview team discusses the gear of the year. Here is the list:

Product of the Year

Best High-End Camera

Best Enthusiast Camera

Best Prime Lens

Best Compact Camera

2025 DPReview Innovation Award

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2026 Is Coming: Sony A7RVI, RX100VIII, A7SIV and more…Which Camera Are You Waiting For?

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Weill we ever see a new medium format Sony camera?

While I am working on a new set of Sony Alpha rumors I invite you to let us know what camera and what lens you hope to get in 2026. First let’s look at the age of some of the cameras in need of a replacement:

  1. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII  — Announced Jul 25, 2019 —6 years, 4 months old
  2. Sony a7S III — Announced Jul 28, 2020 — 5 years, 4 months old
  3. Sony FX3— Announced Feb 23, 2021 — 4 years, 9 months old
  4. Sony FX30— Announced Sep 28, 2022 — 3 years, 2 months old
  5. Sony a7R V — Announced Oct 26, 2022 — 3 years, 1 month old
  6. Sony ZV-E1 — Announced Mar 29, 2023 — 2 years, 8 months old
  7. Sony a6700 — Announced Jul 12, 2023 — 2 years, 5 months old
  8. Sony a7C II — Announced Aug 29, 2023 — 2 years, 3 months old
  9. Sony a7CR— Announced Aug 29, 2023 — 2 years, 3 months old

Sony typically refreshes each camera line on a roughly four-year cadence. On paper plenty of camera should be announced in 2026. And this not counting possible new surprises like medium format camera (I know it’s nearly impossible) or an APS-C RX camera.

But I’m excited because I’ve already heard that there will be even more interesting cameras than we had in 2025, and that they will be equipped with lots of new technology!

So let us all know:

What camera would you seriously consider to buy?

  • Sony A7r VI (24%, 2,404 Votes)
  • Sony FX3II (13%, 1,331 Votes)
  • Sony A7s IV (12%, 1,252 Votes)
  • Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VIII (11%, 1,073 Votes)
  • Sony A7cIII (9%, 927 Votes)
  • Sony A6900 (8%, 838 Votes)
  • Sony A7cRII (7%, 731 Votes)
  • Sony medium format camera (6%, 583 Votes)
  • Sony RX10 APS-C camera (4%, 411 Votes)
  • Sony FX30II (3%, 255 Votes)
  • Something else (add your thoughts on the comment system) (2%, 197 Votes)
  • Sony ZV-E1II (1%, 138 Votes)

Total Voters: 6,906

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New Sony 100mm GM lens reviews

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Sony 100mm GM macro at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, Fotoerhardt, Calumet, WexUK, Clifton.

Review by Digitalcameraworld:

With the Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 Macro GM OSS, Alpha cameras have at last got the macro lens they deserve. The old 90mm was good, but this new lens is GREAT. The 100mm focal range gives you the perfect working distance and the 1.4x magnification captures larger-than-life-size images – but slap on a teleconverter and you can get up to 2.8x magnification, for mega-macro shots. The resolving power of this lens is amazing (and leagues better than the 90mm), even producing sharp results wide open with a 2x converter. The stabilization and autofocus deserve a shout out, too, making this a legitimate option for handheld shooting. This is every inch a GM-caliber optic and hands-down the finest E-mount macro lens on the market.

Review by Asobinet:

 Overall, there are no areas that can be pointed out as flaws, and it is definitely a telephoto macro lens with excellent performance.

Here is a detailed review from Matt Photographer

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