With all the announcements around the Photokina and PhotoPlus shows, I have not covered the latest patent applications in a while. Here is an update:
Samsung
→ I addition to the 70-200mm f/2.8, there is another full frame mirrorless lens patent from Samsung for a 24-70mm f/2.8 OIS lens that was recently published in Japan. Having just a few patents doesn't really mean that Samsung ever worked on a full frame mirrorless camera.
Tamron
→ Tamron 18mm f/2.8 full frame mirrorless lens patent
→ Tamron 60mm f/2.8 Macro VC full frame mirrorless lens patent
Olympus
→ Olympus half-adjustable ND filter patent
→ Olympus 2.0x and 1.7x teleconverter patents
Sigma
→ Sigma 8mm f1.8 fisheye lens patent (designed for 4/3 sensor)
More after the break:
Fujifilm
→ Fujifilm 19-150mm f/2.8 lens patent (Super35mm)
Panasonic
→ Panasonic 1-25mm f/1.6-4.4 lens patent
Canon
→ Canon CN-E 60-800mm f/4-5.6 Super 35 lens patent
→ Canon 300mm f/2.8 IS ASPH lens patent
→ Canon curved sensor patent
→ Another Canon curved sensor patent
→ Canon new focus peaking algorithm patent
→ Canon variable optical low-pass filter (OLPF) patent
→ Canon mount replacement camera system patent
→ Canon patent for automatically switching between OVF and EVF
→ Canon 9.4-37mm f/1.4-5 lens patent (designed for 1" sensor)
→ Canon 13-65mm f/2-5.8 lens patent (designed for 1.5" sensor)
→ Canon 10.2-30.6mm f/2-4.9 lens patent (designed for 1" sensor)
Ricoh
→ Ricoh patents a way to generate a high-resolution image from a low-resolution image.
Via Egami
