A patent for an optical formula showing a wide angle zoom lens for a full frame mirrorless body has appeared. It looks like this patent is for a 16-30mm f/2. 8 and has a short backfocus of 11. 34mm, which tells us it’s not for a DSLR.
Canon 16-30mm f/2. 8 Specifications: (Japan Patent Application 2018-077320) Zoom ratio: 1. 67 Read more. . . . canonrumors.com
Canon News has uncovered a patent showing a really cool idea from Canon, a zooming teleconverter. We’ve had teleconverters for a long time, but this Read more... canonrumors.com »
2020-12-10 17:22
A patent uncovered by Northlight shows the optical formulas for zooming tilt-shift lenses has appeared over at the USPTO. The patent appears to mention two Read more... canonrumors.com »
2019-05-19 21:16
Canon news discovered an APS-C zoom lens patent today, and noted this patent applies only for Canon’s powershot lineup. This patent application includes three zoom lenses; 18-85 2. 8-7. 6 18-105 2. canonrumors.com »
2018-03-02 01:32
Canon is clearly working on new ultra wide zoom lenses to add to the lineup, we have yesterdays patent showing a EF 17-35mm f/4-5. 6 IS STM and today we see a patent application that covers 6 different ultra wide angle zoom optical formulas for APS-C sensors. canonrumors.com »
2017-12-27 22:01
The thermal hurdles engineers must overcome become even more significant as cameras get increasingly more robust video recording features. A new Canon camera patent hopes to overcome these concerns through a relatively compact active cooling system to keep internal recording media cool. [Read More]
According to a new report, Apple is considering putting infrared cameras into future models of its popular AirPods wireless earbuds. [Read More]
Thanks to improvements in sensor design, iPhone and Android smartphones are gaining traction with enthusiast and professional creators. However, one area that has lagged behind developments in imaging sensors is image stabilization.
This patent application (Japan 2023-125903) has a lot of esoteric fast zoom lenses in some very nontraditional focal lengths. Many of the embodiments are missing the image height, however since we also have the half angle of view, we can work backward to verify if these lenses are meant for full frame or for APS-C.
Canon has filed a patent in Japan that shows what appears to be a compact built-in teleconverter that relies upon external controls and internal actuators to provide photographers with quick access to various focal lengths. [Read More]
In this Japan Patent Application, JP 2023-118490, Canon is investigating creating smaller built in teleconverters for use in lenses that we would normally not expect to see a teleconverter installed in.
It's been a few years since we first started reporting on the possibility of an affordable “box” style cinema camera from Canon. For a while we were running with the name Canon Cinema EOS C50.