Tag Archives: Patents

The latest patents from Canon, Panasonic, Tamron and Ricoh

By PR admin | Published: October 20, 2014

Here is an update on the latest patents since my last post:

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The latest patents from Sony, Ricoh, Panasonic, Canon, Fuji and Olympus

By PR admin | Published: August 24, 2014

Sony patented a 20mm f/2.8 and 28mm f/2.8 pancake lenses for APS-C mirrorless cameras. Ricoh filed a patent for 7mm f/2.6 lens (4/3″ sized sensor). Panasonic filed a patent for several different Micro Four Thirds lenses: 12mm f/2.0, 12mm f/1.4 OIS, 12mm f/1.2 OIS, and 12mm f/2.8. Canon has a new patent for 55-250mm f/4-5.6 and 55-300mm […]

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The latest patents from Pentax, Ricoh, Olympus and Canon

By PR admin | Published: August 5, 2014

→ Pentax/Ricoh filed a patent for on-sensor PDAF (phase detection focusing system) implemented using sensor shift via the shake reduction system. → Olympus patented a new “water splash” mode where the camera will be triggered by splashed water. → Pentax/Ricoh field a patent for a 80-160mm f/4.5 medium format lens for the Pentax 645 system (50-100mm equivalent). → […]

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The latest patents from Fuji, Sony and Canon

By PR admin | Published: July 7, 2014

Fujifilm filed a patent for a 28mm f/1.4 lens (35mm equivalent). Another curved sensor patent from Sony was filed in Japan.

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The latest patents from Fuji, Olympus, Panasonic, Canon and Tamron

By PR admin | Published: June 30, 2014

→ Fujifilm filed a patent for a Optical Viewfinder with Built-in Zoom.   → Olympus filed a patent for a 12-40mm f/2.8 (24-80mm equivalent) and 12-50mm f/2.8-4.0 (24-100mm equivalent) lenses designed for Four Thirds. → Olympus filed a patent for a reversible lens that can also be used for macro photography. → Panasonic filed a patent for a 150mm f/2.8 […]

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The latest Canon patents

By PR admin | Published: June 24, 2014

Canon filed a patent for a compact camera with multiple lenses mounted on a rotating ring. Here are the latest Canon lens patents filed in the past few weeks:

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The latest Tamron lens patents

By PR admin | Published: May 28, 2014

Those are the latest Tamron patents filed in Japan: Via Egami

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New Canon patents for 100-400mm and 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 lenses with diffractive optical element (DOE)

By PR admin | Published: May 24, 2014

A quick update to my last post: Canon filed new patents for a 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6 and 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6 lenses with diffractive optical element (DOE). Via Egami

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The latest patents from Sigma and Olympus

By PR admin | Published: May 23, 2014

Sigma filed patents for several different lenses designed for APS-C based DSLR cameras: 18-35mm f/1.8, 15-30mm f/1.8, 17-35mm f/1.8, 16-50mm f/2.8 and 12-24mm f/2.8. Olympus filed a patent for a 12-150mm f/4-6.3 Micro Four Thirds lens with image stabilization (IS).

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: May 18, 2014

→ Tokina officially announced their AT-X 70-200mm f/4 PRO FX VCM-S lens. → Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD lens ($1,069.00) for Nikon mount is now shipping. → Nik Collection by Google revealed Analog Efex Pro v2. More info is available here. → The Fuji X20 camera is listed as discontinued at B&H → This new OTTO […]

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The latest Sony patents: Sony RX2 with 35mm f/1.8 lens and curved sensor?

By PR admin | Published: April 29, 2014

Sony filed a new patent for a 35mm f/1.8 lens designed for a curved sensor. The rumor is that this lens will be for the upcoming Sony RX2 full frame camera that could be released this summer. More on the Sony curved sensor paper is available here: Sony also filed a patent for a 250mm […]

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The Sony RX200 camera to have a faster 28-100mm f/1.8-2.8 lens?

By PR admin | Published: April 19, 2014

Sony filed a patent for a 10-36mm f/1.8-2.8 lens designed for a 1″ sensor (28-100mm equivalent). This lens could potentially be used in the future Sony RX200 camera (the current RX100 II model has a 28–100 mm f/1.8-4.9 lens).

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