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Nikon 20mm F2.0 Lens Patent for Curve Sensor

Nikon filed a new patent in Japan. The patent application describes a Nikon 20mm F2.0 lens that is designed for curve sensor. We already know that the company is working…

Nikon Working on 5-Axis IBIS for its Future Cameras

Nikon is working on the image stabilization system for its future mirrorless or DSLRs? A new Nikon patent describing a completely new kind of IBIS. According to the application, Nikon…

Panasonic Announces 8K High-Resolution, High-Performance Global Shutter

Panasonic Develops Industry’s-First 8K High-Resolution, High-Performance Global Shutter Technology using Organic-Photoconductive-Film CMOS Image Sensor. The new technology enables 8K high resolution and high picture quality imaging without motion distortion, even…

Canon Working on In Body Image Stabilisation [IBIS]

Canon filed a new patent application describing a mirrorless system camera with an electronic viewfinder (EVF) and in-body image stabilisation (IBIS). The patent application number US20180041705 clearly refers to in-camera image stabilisation.…

Tamron 300mm f/2.8, 400mm f/4 and 500mm f/4 Lens Patents

Lens manufacturer Tamron has filed a patent for what looks like an interesting super telephoto-prime lens to add to its growing collection of fixed focal length lenses. The company appears to be developing a 300mm f/2.8, 400mm f/4…

Canon patent for 12-385mm f/1.8-4 lens for Micro Four Thirds

Canon has filed a new patent that describes a 12-385mm f/1.8-4 lens. The interesting part is that the optic is designed for Micro Four Thirds sensor camera. Is Canon joining the…

Sigma Patent for 12mm f/1.4 MFT Lens

Sigma has filed a new patent in Japan. The new patent refers to a bright 12mm f/1.4 prime lens designed for Micro Four Thirds cameras. We can say that the company has recently…

Nikon Patent for NIKKOR 24mm f/1.8 full-frame and APS-C mirrorless

Nikon has filed several new patents. The application describes Nikon 24mm f/1.8 lens designed for full frame and APS-C mirrorless cameras. As you might remember Nikon already confirmed that they are…

New Nikon full-frame mirrorless lens patents: 52mm F0.9 and 36mm F1.2

Nikon has filed two new lens patents for full-frame mirrorless camera system. The lenses are the Nikon 52mm F0.9 and 36mm F1.2 models. As you might remember that Nikon’s President Mr. Kazuo…

Olympus 12-35mm f/4.0-5.6 MFT lens patent

Olympus filed a new patent for 12-35mm f/4.0-5.6 lens designed for Micro Four Thirds camera bodies. The M.Zuiko Digital 12-35mm f/4.0-5.6 is reportedly in the works and could be released sometime…

Canon Patent for 12-60mm f/2-4 Lens

Canon has filed a new optical formula for a 12-60mm f/2-4 lens. From the patent application we can understand that this optic is apperantly designed for 1.5″ sensor cameras. Canon has…

Canon EF 135mm f/2 Apodization Lens Patent

Canon has filed a patent in Japan. The new application describes for a 135mm f/2 optical design containing two apodization filters. Apodisation filter studies are very new in the industry. The…