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Panasonic Patent for 12mm f/1.2 OIS MFT Lens

Egami has discovered a new patent filed by Panasonic. The new patent refers to a Panasonic 12mm f/1.2 OIS lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras. According to patent details, the lens features…

Sony Patent for 20mm and 28mm f/2.8 Prime Compact APS-C Lenses

Sony has filed patent for two new lenses with fixed focal lengths. The new patent refers to a 20mm and 28mm lenses designed for E-mount cameras with APS-C image sensors. The…

Canon Patent For 180mm f/3.5 DO Macro Lens

Egami spotted a new patent filed by Canon. The patent describes diffractive optical (DO) lens of the 180mm f/3.5 macro lens. Canon lenses which feature the diffractive optical (DO) are smaller and lighter…

Canon EOS 7D Listed as Discontinued at Amazon

Canon EOS 7D digital SLR camera is now listed as “discontinued” at Amazon. You can still get the camera from other retailers through Amazon. As expected Canon is rumored to announce the EOS 7D Mark II…

Canon Patent for 45x Zoom Waterproof PowerShot D Camera

Egami has discovered a new patent filed by Canon. The new patent refers to a 45x zoom that appears to be for the water and dustproof PowerShow D compact camera series.…

Canon Patent For Foveon Sensor With Anti-Reflection Film

Egami has discovered a new patent filed by Canon. The new patent describes a a 3 layer, Foveon-like sensor with an insulator film applied. There are similar patents showed up in the past…

Canon 7D Mark II To Be Announced on September 5, 2014

Canon is rumored to announce the EOS 7D Mark II DSLR Camera soon. More updates are coming for the EOS 7D replacement camera. As we posted earlier the upcoming EOS 7D Mark…

Fujifilm Patent For 28mm f/1.4 Lens

Egami has discovered a new patent filed by Fujifilm. The new patent describes a Fujifilm 28mm f/1.4 lens designed for cameras with 1/3-inch-type image sensors. According to patent details the lens…

Canon Patents For EF 55mm f/1.4 and Other Prime Lenses

Egami spotted a new patent filed by Canon in Japan. The new patent describes various “normal” fast prime optical formulas. Along with the Canon EF 55mm f/1.4 lens, another EF 35mm f/1.4…

First image Taken With The Sony Curved Image Sensor

The first Sony curved sensor sample image surfaced over the web. The Japanese website Nikkei published additional information on the long rumored curved sensor from Sony. The sample image below is a proof that Sony…

Canon 7D Mark II and EF 100-400mm f/4-5.6L IS II USM Rumors

More details are coming for the EOS 7D replacement camera. According to recent rumors the upcoming EOS 7D Mark II and a new telephoto zoom lens will be announced before Photokina 2014 in September.…

Canon Patent For 400mm Lens With Built-In 1.4x Extender

Egami has discovered a new patent filed by Canon. The patent describes a 400mm f/2.8 fixed focal length lens with built-in 1.4x extender. The lens in the patent features a built-in…