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Modular Fujifilm GFX mirrorless medium format camera design patent

Remember the modular Fujifilm GFX mirrorless medium format camera prototype? FujiAddict got their hands on the desing patent drawings for that camera – maybe after all Fuji will make such camera one day… maybe? Via FujiAddict

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Nikon Z APS-C based mirrorless camera without an EVF appears in a new design patent

NikonRumors has been reporting for a while rumors about a new Nikon Z APS-C based mirrorless camera potentially without an EVF (the EVF will probably be optional). Nikon recently filed a design patent in Japan for exactly the same camera.

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New patents for Tamron 85mm f/1.4 and Tamron 24-120mm f/4 lenses

Tamron has filed new patents for three full-frame DSLR lenses: Tamron 85mm f/1.4 Tamron 24-120mm f/4 Tamron 35mm f/1.8 (this patent could be for the alresdy existing Tamron SP 35mm f/1.8 Di VC USD – the lens design looks identical)

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Olympus M. Zuiko Digital ED 45mm f/1.2 Pro lens patented by Sigma?

Sigma filed patent P2019-23693A that appears to be for the Olympus M. Zuiko Digital ED 45mm f/1.2 Pro lens – see this comparison:

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Panasonic has a patent for 18mm f/4 APS-C mirrorless lens (L-mount?)

Panasonic has filed a new patent P2019-15827A for an 18mm f/4 mirrorless lens designed for APS-C based cameras. Could it be that Panasonic is working on a new mirrorless camera with L-mount? Leica already has two APS-C L-mount mirrorless cameras (Leica TL2 and Leica CL) and a few lenses. In an interview with Dpreview a […]

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The latest patents from Sigma, Sony, Panasonic and Olympus

The latest patents from Sigma, Sony, Panasonic and Olympus:

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The latest Sigma patents: 12mm f/2.8 full-frame lens, new anti-reflection lens coating and Micro Four Thirds lenses

Sigma has a new patent P2018-189733A for 12mm f/2.8 full-frame lens:

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The latest Tamron patents: 100-400mm f/5.6-8.3 MFT lens, smartphone lens module with mirror-tele lens

Tamron published a patent P2018-185489A for a 100-400mm f/5.6-8.3 MFT mirrorless lens. Tamron also has two new patents (P2018-169563A and P2018-169564A) that could be for new versions of the following lenses: 100-400mm f/4.5 – 6.3 Di VC USD 150-600 mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD

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