Tag Archives: Patents

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

By PR admin | Published: April 16, 2014

→ Google patented a camera embedded in contact lenses. → Panasonic filed a patent for a high resolution light field camera. → Tamron filed a patent for a 15-50mm f/1.4 lens designed for 1/1.7″ sensor.

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Tamron patents a 10mm f/2.8 fisheye lens

By PR admin | Published: March 24, 2014

Tamron filed a patent in Japan for a 10mm f/2.8 fisheye lens: Focal length: 9.712mm Aperture: 2.85 Half angle of view: 90.00° Lens design: 10 elements in 8 groups, two four-sided aspherical elements, three LD glass elements Internal focus Vibration control Video support Here are few other lens designed filed in the patent:

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