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Canon 18-200mm APS-C and 28-200mm Full Frame Lens Patent
Egami has discovered two new Canon patents for super zoom lenses. One of the lenses Canon filed patent for APS-C cameras (18-200mm f/3.5-5.6), the other one is for full-frame (28-200mm f/3.5-5.6)…
Olympus Filed Patent for 25mm f/2.8 and 24-41mm f/4.5-5.6 3D lens
Olympus has filed a patent for 25mm f/2.8 and 24-41mm f/4.5-5.6 3D lens. The new patent describes a 3D lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras. This technology allows photographers to capture the…
Nikon 200-500mm f/3.5-5.6 VR Lens Patent
Nikon has filed a new patent application for 200-500mm f/3.5-5.6 VR and 200-500mm f/4-5.6 full frame zoom lenses in Japan. The new patent for Nikon 200-500mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens shows that the lens will have 14 elements…
Canon Patent For Three Layer Foveon Sensor
Canon has filed a patent for their 3 layer Foveon sensor technology. According to Egami, Canon patent concerns a 3-layer image sensor that appears to be particularly sensitive to light. Canon have been working on it…
Olympus Files Patent for Glasses with Camera and Display
Olympus has filed a patent in Japan for their own wearable computing device. Egami, the Japanese photography blog spotted the patent which describes a pair of glasses feature “camera and display…
Nikon Filed New 58mm f/1.2 Lens Patent
Nikon has come for a new patent application for 58mm f/1.2 lens in Japan. New Nikon 58mm f/1.2 lens patent shows that the lens will have 9 elements in 7 groups…
Canon Patents 500mm f/4, 500mm f/5.6, 600mm f/4, 800mm f/5.6 DO Lenses
Egami, the Japanese Photography blog spotted a new Canon patent. Four new Canon DO lenses are covered by the patent. These lenses are Canon EF 500mm f/4 DO, Canon EF 500mm…
Sony A-mount Mirrorless APS-C Camera Patent
Sony has filed a patent for a mirrorless camera featuring an APS-C image sensor and also include Phase Detection AF technology. The new Sony mirrorless APS-C camera will most likely be compatible…
Canon Patents 30mm f/2.8, 18-90mm f/3.5-5.6, 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 Lenses
Egami, The Japanese Photography blog spotted a new Canon patent. Three new Canon lenses for APS-C cameras are covered by the patent. The new Canon lenses are 18-90mm f/3.5-5.6, 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6, 30mm f/2.8. The patent appears…
Canon Filed Patent Image Stabilized Lens For Astro-Photography
Egami (translated) spotted a Canon patent concerning an image stabilized lens for astro-photography. The lens is designed to track celestial objects, like stars etc.. Canon has a DSLR specifically designed for astro-photography, the…
Canon Filed Patent On New Tilt Shift Lens
Egami, the Japanese Photography Blog found a patent filed by Canon for a new tilt shift lens. The new patent suggests new uses in a future tile-shift macro lens by changing the…
Canon Filed Patent For New EF 400mm f/4L DO IS Lens
Egami has discovered a new patent filed by Canon. Canon patent for the EF 400mm DO lens. Original article in Japanese for the new Canon patent can be read here. Below are…
