Tag Archives: Patents

Canon updates

By PR admin | Published: June 12, 2011

Canon is building new plants in Taiwan to meet growing DSLR demand. Canon Australia announced a new limited edition Red EOS 1100D Kit. Similar to Nikon, a major product announcement is expected from Canon in August (1Ds Mark IV and three lenses). The Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens is the best selling lens in Japan for the […]

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The latest lens patents from Sony, Sigma, Panasonic, Pentax and Canon

By PR admin | Published: May 13, 2011

1. The first patent (2011-064919, permalink not possible to Japanese patent database) is from Sony for the upcoming 30mm f/2.8 NEX lens: Here are some excerpts from the patent: “In an imaging lens system which consists of a lens system of 4 group… It is a macro lens inner focus type”. 2. Sigma filed a patent in […]

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Olympus 6-24mm f/1.8-3.8 lens patent

By PR admin | Published: April 26, 2011

Olympus filed a patent in Japan for a 6-24mm f/1.8-3.8 lens designed for a point and shoot camera (28-112mm equivalent): The ZX-1 has a similar i.Zuiko 6-24mm f/1.8-2.5 lens. Maybe Olympus is thinking of introducing a lower level P&S camera with a wide f/1.8 aperture.

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New patents from Fuji, Canon and Hoya

By PR admin | Published: April 20, 2011

FujiFilm filed a patent in Japan for a three layer image sensor with improved color reproduction and high sensitivity. In a recent Q&A session FujiFilm acknowledged that the sensor in the X100 is their own creation. The latest DxOMark test showed that the Fuji X100 sensor outperforms most of the DSLR cameras on the market today: Pentax K7, K-x […]

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Sigma patents 500mm f/4 lens

By PR admin | Published: April 8, 2011

Sigma filed a patent in Japan for a new 500mm f/4 lens. Sigma currently has a 500mm f/4.5 EX DG APO HSM model that was announced back in 2005:

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Canon update

By PR admin | Published: April 4, 2011

First, Canon filed a patent in Japan for a 11mm f/2 lens for APS-C size sensor (35mm equivalent 17.8mm):

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Sigma patents 18-50mm f/3.5-5.6 lens for mirrorless APS-C camera

By PR admin | Published: March 31, 2011

Sigma filed a patent in Japan for a 18-50 f/3.5-5.6 lens for APS-C mirrorless camera. During the CP+ show in February, Sigma announced that they will start producing lenses for Micro Four Thirds and E-mount camera systems. They even showed a prototype of a 30mm f/2.8 lens for E-mount (Sony).

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Canon patents 42x zoom lens

By PR admin | Published: March 20, 2011

Canon filed a patent for a 42x zoom lens or the equivalent of 27-1116mm. This lens is obviously designed for a point & shoot camera and if Canon releases such model, it will be biggest zoom available. Patent details:

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