Tag Archives: Patents

Third mirrorless APS-C lens patent from Pentax: 16-55mm f/3.5-5.6

By PR admin | Published: June 22, 2012

After the 18-70mm f/3.5-7.1 and 18-55mm f/3.5-6.7 lens patents, Pentax filed another patent in Japan for a 16-55mm f/3.5-5.6 APS-C mirrorless lens:

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Pentax 18-55mm f/3.5-6.7 mirrorless APS-C lens patent

By PR admin | Published: June 8, 2012

Pentax filed a patent 2012-10830 in Japan for a 18-55mm f/3.5-6.7 lens (28-80mm equivalent) for APS-C mirrorless camera (like the K-01 or maybe for a new mirrorless model):

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Ricoh patents an impact resistant lens cap

By PR admin | Published: May 23, 2012

Ricoh filed a patent 2012-93611 in Japan for an impact resistant lens cap. Here is the translated description taken from the Japanese Patent Office:

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Canon patents for 600mm f/4 and 400mm f/2.8 lenses

By PR admin | Published: May 23, 2012

Canon filed a patent (2012-88427) in Japan for 600mm f/4 and 400mm f/2.8 lenses:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: May 13, 2012

Adobe Creative Cloud is now live, here are the different pricing options: Canon filed a patent application in Japan for automatic tracking of celestial objects by shifting the sensor. Canon recently announced the EOS 60Da DSLR camera tailored for astronomy photography. Canon also filed a patent that will allow photographers to obscure some of the embedded EXIF data for privacy.

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New Olympus 12-120mm f/4-5.6 lens patent

By PR admin | Published: May 9, 2012

Olympus filed a patent in Japan for a 12-120mm f/4-5.6 lens with several different variations:

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Panasonic files a patent for in-camera image stabilization

By PR admin | Published: April 17, 2012

Panasonic has a pending patent in Japan for in-camera image stabilization system. This solution will also prove image stabilization for third party lenses.

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Olympus filed patent for 14mm, 16mm, 17mm, 18mm and 22mm f/2.8 pancake lenses

By PR admin | Published: April 9, 2012

 Olympus filed a patent 201268448 in Japan for a whole series of f/2.8 pancake lenses: 14mm, 16mm, 17mm, 18mm and 22mm. I don’t think Olympus will ever announce all of those products – manufacturers often file patents for multiple lens versions/calculations and release only one model at the end.

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