Tag Archives: Patents

Canon RF 14-21mm f/1.55, 12-20mm f/2.0 and 16-32mm f/2.8 full-frame mirrorless lenses patented

By PR admin | Published: November 3, 2018

Canon filed a patent (20180314060) for a new RF wide-angle full-frame mirrorless zoom lens. As it is typical with lens patents, three different calculations were presented – 14-21mm f/1.55, 12-20mm f/2.0 and 16-32mm f/2.8:

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

By PR admin | Published: April 23, 2018

→ Sony patent for PDAF usable up to the array edges. → Olympus has a patent (201821951A) for a 12mm f/1.2 lens – this will be a nice addition to the other three Olympus f/1.2 Pro MFT lenses. → The next patent (2018-45184A) is for the Hasselblad XCD 30mm f/3.5 medium format lens and it was […]

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The latest patents from Fuji, Tamron, Sigma, Sony and Olympus

By PR admin | Published: January 4, 2018

I haven’t reported on the latest patents for a while. Here is a recap: Fuji: DSLR binocular camera system patent Tamron: 300mm f/2.8, 400mm f/4 and 500mm f/4 lenses Sigma: 18-50mm f/2.8 lens designed for fixed lens camera with APS-C sensor (new Sigma dp camera?)

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The latest Canon patents

By PR admin | Published: December 25, 2017

Here is a recap of the latest Canon patents:

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The latest Canon patents

By PR admin | Published: August 21, 2017

The latest Canon patents: Canon variable curved sensor (sensor curvature is controlled by a vacuum pump) and a cinema-lock EF mount patents Canon 135mm f/2 lens with apodization filter patent (2016-218444) Canon 35mm f/1.8 full frame and APS-C lenses patent

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The latest Olympus and other Micro Four Thirds lens patents

By PR admin | Published: August 20, 2017

The latest Olympus and other Micro Four Thirds lens patents:

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Sony has a patent for an astronomical camera with a curved medium format sensor

By PR admin | Published: July 21, 2017

Sony and several other companies (including Nikon) have already filed multiple patents for curved sensors or for lenses designed for curved sensors. Back in June Sony filed a patent (2017-102189 ) for an astronomical camera with a curved medium format sensor. The first fully functional prototype of a 20MP full frame curved sensor by CEA-LETI was recently awarded […]

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: January 8, 2017

→ Ricoh announced the industry’s first camera capable of delivering up to 24 continuous hours of fully spherical, 360-degree live video streams. → The new Yongnuo YN968EX-RT flash with LED video lamp is now available for purchase at Amazon US and Amazon UK (more information available here). → The new FLIR Duo is a compact dual-sensor thermal imaging […]

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The latest patents: Fujinon 14mm f/1.8, Canon 135mm f/2 lenses and more

By PR admin | Published: December 26, 2016

→ Fuji has a new patent for a Fujinon 14mm f/1.8 lens designed for APS-C sensor (Fuji currently has a XF 14mm f/2.8 lens in their lineup). → Canon 135mm f/2 lens with apodization filter patent.

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Canon patent for a lens with two mounts (reversed lens)

By PR admin | Published: December 13, 2016

Canon has a new patent for a lens with two mounts (one on each end) – you can basically reverse the lens and use it for macro photography (this is currently possible with the use of macro reverse adapters). Canon’s patent indicates that the lens will have electronic connectors on both ends for aperture and […]

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Canon curved, self-bending sensor patent (plus curved sensor advantages and benefits)

By PR admin | Published: December 10, 2016

Canon has another curved and self-bending sensor patent filed in Japan (see also this post) – the sensor can basically bend and turn into a curved sensor once triggered by an electrical signal. Curved sensors have several advantages and benefits including requiring smaller/faster/simpler lenses and overall better corner to corner IQ (curved sensors provide correction of field […]

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The latest Canon patents: 600mm f/4 and 400mm f/2.8 lenses, curved sensor and more

By PR admin | Published: December 7, 2016

Here are the latest patents filed in Japan over the past few weeks: → Canon EF 600mm f/4 DO IS USM lens patent → Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS USM lens patent with two extenders (1.4x & 1.7x) built-in inside     → Canon has a 0.82x optical viewfinder patent and another patent for displaying additional information in […]

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