Tag Archives: Patents

New patents: Tamron 18mm f/1.8, 20mm f/2.0 (DSLR) and Olympus 8-24mm f/4 (MFT) lenses

By PR admin | Published: October 16, 2019

Tamron has a patent for 18mm f/1.8 and/or 20mm f/2.0 full-frame DSLR lenses: Focal length: 18.17 mm Fno: 1.87 Image height: 21.633 mm Back focus: 38.31867 mm

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Modular Fujifilm GFX mirrorless medium format camera design patent

By PR admin | Published: August 15, 2019

Remember the modular Fujifilm GFX mirrorless medium format camera prototype? FujiAddict got their hands on the desing patent drawings for that camera – maybe after all Fuji will make such camera one day… maybe? Via FujiAddict

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Nikon Z APS-C based mirrorless camera without an EVF appears in a new design patent

By PR admin | Published: August 1, 2019

NikonRumors has been reporting for a while rumors about a new Nikon Z APS-C based mirrorless camera potentially without an EVF (the EVF will probably be optional). Nikon recently filed a design patent in Japan for exactly the same camera.

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New patents for Tamron 85mm f/1.4 and Tamron 24-120mm f/4 lenses

By PR admin | Published: July 28, 2019

Tamron has filed new patents for three full-frame DSLR lenses: Tamron 85mm f/1.4 Tamron 24-120mm f/4 Tamron 35mm f/1.8 (this patent could be for the alresdy existing Tamron SP 35mm f/1.8 Di VC USD – the lens design looks identical)

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Olympus M. Zuiko Digital ED 45mm f/1.2 Pro lens patented by Sigma?

By PR admin | Published: February 20, 2019

Sigma filed patent P2019-23693A that appears to be for the Olympus M. Zuiko Digital ED 45mm f/1.2 Pro lens – see this comparison:

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Panasonic has a patent for 18mm f/4 APS-C mirrorless lens (L-mount?)

By PR admin | Published: January 31, 2019

Panasonic has filed a new patent P2019-15827A for an 18mm f/4 mirrorless lens designed for APS-C based cameras. Could it be that Panasonic is working on a new mirrorless camera with L-mount? Leica already has two APS-C L-mount mirrorless cameras (Leica TL2 and Leica CL) and a few lenses. In an interview with Dpreview a […]

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The latest patents from Sigma, Sony, Panasonic and Olympus

By PR admin | Published: December 9, 2018

The latest patents from Sigma, Sony, Panasonic and Olympus:

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