Tag Archives: Patents

The latest patents from Ricoh, Canon and Fuji

By PR admin | Published: November 13, 2015

Ricoh has a patent for a camera with a built-in dock for a smart phone. Another Ricoh patent is for infrared AF assist lamp (Nikon recently filed a similar patent). Canon has a patent for a new 24-300mm f/4-5.6 lens.

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What else is new? (XQD cards, patents, DxOMark test results)

By PR admin | Published: October 18, 2015

→ Lexar announced new XQD memory cards (prices: $616.99 for 128GB, $328.99 for 64GB and $177.99 for 32GB). → The Panasonic GX8 got tested by DxOMark. See the results here. → Tamron 14-150mm f/3.5-5.8 Di III Micro Four Thirds lens tested at DxOMark. → Tamron 16-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD Macro lens for Sony mount tested at DxOMark. […]

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Canon tilt shift mount adapter patent

By PR admin | Published: October 5, 2015

Canon filed a new patent in Japan for a tilt shift mount adapter that works with every EF lens. A similar patent was also filed in the US few months ago.

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The latest patents from Canon, Panasonic and Konica Minolta

By PR admin | Published: October 1, 2015

The latest Canon patent is for a 58mm f/1.4 lens (probably to compete with the Nikon 58mm f/1.4). Canon also filed a patent for a EF-S 9-20mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM lens (designed for APS-C DSLR cameras). This could be the replacement for the current EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM lens. Canon also has a new patent […]

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The latest Canon rumors and patents

By PR admin | Published: September 29, 2015

A quick update on the latest Canon rumors: New Canon EOS M mirrorless camera is rumored for October Two new lenses: EF-S mount version of the 22mm f/2 STM and a new EF 85mm f/1.8 IS Canon is working on a new EF 70-200mm L lens The Powershot G16 and S120 compact cameras are also rumored to […]

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Sony’s patent for phase detection and contrast detection autofocus systems

By PR admin | Published: September 20, 2015

Sony has a new patent for phase detection and contrast detection autofocus systems. See the detailed explanation over at Imaging-resource:

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New lens patents: Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS II USM and Fuji/Zeiss 50mm f/2.8 macro

By PR admin | Published: September 8, 2015

Canon has a new patent application for a EF 35mm f/2 IS II USM lens. More information is available at Photographybay. The next patent is interesting – it’s a combined application between Fujifilm and Zeiss for a 50mm f/2.8 Macro lens designed for APS-C cameras.  

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The latest Canon patents

By PR admin | Published: September 5, 2015

→ Canon has a patent for an expending the camera’s LCD screen by rotating the controls to the side. → New Canon patent for a 15-53mm f/2.8-4 lens.

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New patents: Canon tilt-shift adapter, Sony “Theta-like” camera

By PR admin | Published: August 24, 2015

→ Canon has a new patent for an electronic tilt-shift adapter that works with every EF lens. → Sony has a patent for a camera similar to the Ricoh Theta.

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The latest patents from Olympus and Canon

By PR admin | Published: August 19, 2015

→ Olympus has field patents for a dual image stabilization for both the lens and camera body. Olympus also has a new patent for a digital ND filter. Here are the latest Canon patents:

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