Canon filed a patent for a motorized camera mirror flip (instead of the spring loaded solution used today). The use of motor will not increase the speed, but reduce the vibrations inside the camera.
→ Canon filed a patent for a camera with a transparent mirror. → Sigma filed a patent for a 300mm f/2.8 APO lens. → Olympus filed a patent for a 250mm f/5 reflex lens for MFT cameras.
The most interesting patent applications this week come from Canon: 6.7mm f/1.4, 3.6mm f/1.2 and 12mm f/1.2 lenses. Canon also filed patents for a 24-70mm f/2.8 IS and 24-80mm f/2.8 IS lenses (full frame).