Tag Archives: Patents

The latest patents from Olympus, Fuji, Canon and Sony

Olympus filed a patent 2011209377 for 10mm f/2.8, 12mm f/2.8 and 12mm f/2.0 lenses:

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The latest patents from Canon and Panasonic

Canon 180mm f/3.5 Macro lens patent (2011191743): Canon 65mm f/2.8 Macro lens patent (2011191743):

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Patents update (Canon, Sigma and Panasonic)

Canon patent for lens with aperture ring: Canon 100-400mm f/4-5.6 lens patent:

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The latest photography related patents from Canon and Olympus

Olympus patent for contrast AF mount adapter: Canon patent for wireless TTL flash and multi camera sync:  

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Latest patents from Panasonic, Olympus, Pentax, Canon and Samsung

Panasonic patent for RGB color separation Panasonic patent for extending zoom range by cropping (digital zoom) Panasonic patent for reflective mirror AF to improve speed Panasonic patent for bouncing flash unit Olympus patent for global shutter Olympus patent to achieve a very fast flash sync speed Pentax patent for a sensor that reduces ghosting Canon […]

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Latest patents from Canon, Cosina, Panasonic and Samsung

Canon’s patent 2011-145518 for a 16-35mm f/2.8 lens: Publication date: Jule 28th, 2011 Patent filing date: January 15th, 2010 Focal length: 16.48 – 33.95 mm Aperture: 2.91 Half angle of view: 52.70 – 32.51 ° 4 aspherical elements Zoom ratio: 2.06

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New Canon mirrorless camera adapter patent

Canon filed a patent 2011-107255 in Japan for a mount adapter with a built-in aperture. The adapter will have  means of communication between the camera and the lens. The aperture in the adapter can be controlled electronically. The camera body on the diagram resembles some kind of  a mirrorless solution.

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The latest patents from Panasonic, Sony, Canon and Samsung

Those are the latest patents from: Panasonic, Sony, Canon and Samsung. Panasonic filed a patent for a camera with a retractable grip and swivel LCD screen: Here is another patent from Panasonic for a different type of swivel LCD screen:  

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