Tag Archives: Patents

Latest patents: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Sport, Canon mirrorless lenses and more

By PR admin | Published: May 18, 2016

→ Sigma has a new patent for a 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM | Sport lens that will most likely replace the current 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM. Next are several new new lens patents from Canon and more:

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The latest patents from Canon, Ricoh and Apple

By PR admin | Published: April 20, 2016

Ricoh files a patent for a 200mm f/2.8 full frame lens (for Pentax K-1). Canon EF-M 16-80mm f/2-6 STM lens patent. Canon EF-M 9-18mm f/3.5-4.5 STM APS-C mirrorless lens.

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The latest patents: Canon 35mm f/1.4, Sigma 200mm f/2 and more

By PR admin | Published: April 10, 2016

Canon 35mm f/1.4 lens: Canon’s patent for improved image stabilization (IS): Sigma 200mm f/2 DG OS HSM Sports lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG OS HSM lens:

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Sigma filed a patent for a 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Art lens

By PR admin | Published: March 28, 2016

Sigma filed a patent in Japan for a 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Art lens. In the past there have been rumors about a new Sigma 24-70mm f/2 OS HSM lens, but we have not seen an official announcement yet. Here are the patent details:

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Third Olympus patent for a full frame mirrorless lens

By PR admin | Published: March 24, 2016

Olympus filed a patent in Japan for a Zuiko 24mm f/1.4 full frame mirrorless lens. This is the third patent for a full frame mirrorless lens in the past few months, the previous filings were for: Olympus 35mm f/1.4 full frame mirrorless lens Olympus 28mm f/2 full frame mirrorless lens Next are the latest Canon patents:

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The latest patents from Sony and Canon

By PR admin | Published: March 13, 2016

   → Sony patented a new way to attach a better camera to a smartphone (maybe something similar to the current XQ1). → Canon has a patent for a 28mm f/1.4 lens. → Canon filed for a patent for in-camera image stabilizations. → Another one from Canon: moving sensor to improve contrast AF. More info available here. […]

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The latest patents from Canon, Konica Minolta

By PR admin | Published: February 20, 2016

The latest patent applications from Japan: → Canon EF-S 18-100mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens patent designed for APS-C DSLR cameras → Canon has a patent for 120x lens zoom (9-1080mm f/1.8-5.6 designed for a 2/3″ sensor) → Another recent Canon patent describes a new way to compensate for the image quality degradation in cameras with pellicle/translucent mirror

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New patents: Sigma 20mm f/1.8 DG HSM and Canon EF 16-35mm f / 2.8 L USM lenses

By PR admin | Published: February 4, 2016

Sigma filed a patent in Japan for 20mm f/1.8 DG HSM Contemporary lens: Patent number: 2016-12034 Published on January 21, 2016 Filed on June 30, 2014 Focal length: 20.70 21.01 F-number: 1.84 1.95 Full angle of view 2ω: 93.42 90.34 The image height Y: 21.63 21.63 Overall length of the lens: 139.73 139.73 Canon has […]

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