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Sony medium format camera rumors

By PR admin | Published: March 15, 2022

There are some old rumors that have been going around again about an upcoming Sony medium format camera. Here is the recap I recently received from a new source:

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The French startup Curve One announced the first commercial curved CMOS sensor

By PR admin | Published: December 17, 2020

The French startup Curve One announced their first commercial curved CMOS sensor (initially reported back in February 2019):

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Curve One to bring curved sensors to market

By PR admin | Published: February 9, 2019

The French company Curve One is planning to bring curved sensors to market:

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Sony medium format camera talk

By PR admin | Published: October 2, 2017

In a recent interview with Photolari, Sony representatives made an interesting comment about a potential Sony medium format camera: Sony claims if they decided to launch a medium format camera they could do it, but that now is not the right time. The launch of a medium format camera would require Sony to build a […]

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Sony has a patent for an astronomical camera with a curved medium format sensor

By PR admin | Published: July 21, 2017

Sony and several other companies (including Nikon) have already filed multiple patents for curved sensors or for lenses designed for curved sensors. Back in June Sony filed a patent (2017-102189 ) for an astronomical camera with a curved medium format sensor. The first fully functional prototype of a 20MP full frame curved sensor by CEA-LETI was recently awarded […]

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Canon curved, self-bending sensor patent (plus curved sensor advantages and benefits)

By PR admin | Published: December 10, 2016

Canon has another curved and self-bending sensor patent filed in Japan (see also this post) – the sensor can basically bend and turn into a curved sensor once triggered by an electrical signal. Curved sensors have several advantages and benefits including requiring smaller/faster/simpler lenses and overall better corner to corner IQ (curved sensors provide correction of field […]

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The latest Canon patents: 600mm f/4 and 400mm f/2.8 lenses, curved sensor and more

By PR admin | Published: December 7, 2016

Here are the latest patents filed in Japan over the past few weeks: → Canon EF 600mm f/4 DO IS USM lens patent → Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS USM lens patent with two extenders (1.4x & 1.7x) built-in inside     → Canon has a 0.82x optical viewfinder patent and another patent for displaying additional information in […]

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The latest patents (Olympus full frame mirrorless lens and more)

By PR admin | Published: June 29, 2016

Olympus filed another patent for a full frame mirrorless lens – 28mm f/1.4. Olympus has already filed other full frame mirrorless lenses in the past (28mm f/2, 35mm f/1.4). Fuji has a new patent for a Fujinon XF 16-55mm f/2.8 OIS lens.

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