This patent application (US 2024/0427126) shows some interesting designs for super telephoto zooms. We have been hearing some rumours that such a lens may be coming, so this patent may be relevant for a future super-telephoto zoom lens.
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In this patent application (2024-163673), Canon is exploring some lesser-quality super telephoto primes. Could be good news for us peons that don't want to drop 5 digits on a super-telephoto prime. canonrumors.com »
2024-11-25 13:17
This is an interesting patent application (2024-090359) that is meant to patent some designs that are superficially meant for power zoom-capable lenses. The embodiments display both crop (assuming RF-S) and full-frame lenses. canonrumors.com »
2024-07-05 08:18
This is a curious patent (Japan Patent Application 2024-002151). When I was quickly culling through the applications my first thought was that it was a curved sensor, but reading more it became a far more curious application. canonrumors.com »
2024-01-13 09:39
Canon News has uncovered a patent application for a quad pixel autofocus image sensor. Canon News explains Japan Patent Application 2019041178: This patent application from Canon Read more... canonrumors.com »
2019-03-24 00:31
Canon has applied for a patent on some apodization lenses for the EF mount. The following lens embodiments are included in the patent application; 50mm 1.4 35mm 1.4 24mm 1.4 US Patent Application 2018-0067333 canonrumors.com »
2018-03-08 20:01
It appears that Canon is continuing R&D into some kind of hybrid viewfinder for DSLRs. Canon News has uncovered a recent Japanese patent application from Canon for a hybrid viewfinder. Patent Summary: This one is a clever application where the EVF moves up with the mirror, to show the EVF image through the viewfinder. This Read more... canonrumors.com »
2017-11-18 16:40
It looks like one of Canon’s new cameras is going to be called the EOS RC. Details are quite limited at this time, but it comes from a source with an almost impecable record. What is the EOS RC? We think the “RC” tells us it’s a video focused hybrid camera, we have been told [.
There has been a ton of talk for probably a year now about an RF 200-500mm f/4L IS USM, and in more recent months, there has also been talking of a lens that would “cannibalize sales of an existing RF lens,” but that wouldn’t be the aforementioned f/4L “big white.
The Canon EOS R6 Mark III has been talked about for quite some time, and it is coming in 2025. There has been some thought that we would see the camera announced ahead of CP+ in late February, but we’re now being told not to expect an announcement until March at the earliest.
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A recent article from Business Standard reported on Canon’s strategic expansion plans in the Indian market. The report touched on several subjects, as Canon sees India as an emerging large market for Its equipment, from medical systems to semiconductor fabrication equipment.
Bill Claff of PhotonsToPhotos has analyzed the RAW files for the EOS R1 and produced data on how the R1 stacks up with the other Canon cameras and the competition. When compared against Canon’s competition for this camera, namely the Sony A1, Nikon Z9, and the Sony A9III, they all measure in around the same [.