On the sidelines of CP+ 2025, we interviewed Mitsuteru Hino, head of UX planning and in charge of product planning for camera bodies at Nikon Corp
At CP+ 2026, we sat down with four Nikon engineers to discuss the development of the Nikkor Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S II.
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During our visit to Japan to cover CP+ 2024, we had the opportunity to discover a Nikon factory essential to lens production: Nikon Hikari Glass. Located in Yuzawa, in the Akita prefecture (about 500 km from Tokyo), this factory is where optical glass comes to life through the melting process.
During the IBC 2025 show in Amsterdam, Phototrend had the opportunity to speak with several Nikon executives and engineers about the Nikon ZR.
At a time when photography is under threat from generative AIs such as Midjourney, Nikon is taking a stand against AI with an advertising campaign in Peru. Entitled "Don't abandon the real world", it aims to extol the beauty of nature and reality in the face of the growing use of algorithms to generate artificial images.
NASA has released "Hello, World," the first photo of Earth taken by a human crew since "Blue Marble" in 1972. On social media, users are saying the planet looks duller. Lighting, Ektachrome film vs. digital sensor, EXIF data: a comprehensive photographic analysis of this viral comparison.
During CP+ 2025, we were able to meet Kazuhiro Togashi, Vice President of product planning and brand strategy and Sandro Rymann, Sales Head of EMEA and Americas at OM Digital Solutions.
2025 was a milestone year for OM System, with two camera bodies and four lenses released in a single year. At CP+ 2026, we sat down with Kazuhiro Togashi and Nobuaki Tanaka to discuss OM System strategy.
The CP+ 2025 show allowed us to talk to Mr. Toshiyuki Tsumura, Executive Vice President and Director of Panasonic's Imaging Business Unit.
At CP+ 2026, we met Toshiyuki Tsumura, Panasonic's Executive VP of Imaging, to discuss the S1 II and S1R II, the L-Mount Alliance, the L² Technology partnership with Leica, and the brand's strategy.
Alongside the launch of the Lumix S1R II, Panasonic has unveiled the Lumix Flow mobile app. It aims to streamline video production workflows by assisting with scriptwriting, storyboard editing, and video editing.
CP+ 2025 is currently taking place in Tokyo, Japan. Phototrend had the opportunity to speak with Kazuto Yamaki, CEO of Sigma Corp.
CP+ 2026 has just wrapped up in Yokohama, Japan. Phototrend was on the ground and had the opportunity to sit down with Kazuto Yamaki, CEO of Sigma Corp.
At CP+ 2025, we spoke to Yu Takae, Senior Manager in charge of ILC product planning at Sony Corp.
