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Patent: Canon Mount Replacement Camera System

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Who Dey
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<p>Canon patents a mount replacement camera system, which is likely related to the soon-to-be-released Cinema EOS C700 and an already available service for the Cinema EOS C300 Mark II. I’m not sure if there’s any reason for this on a DSLR.</p>
<p>Patent Publication No. 2016-192701 (Google Translated)</p>
<ul>
<li>Published 2016.11.10</li>
<li>Filing date 2015.3.31</li>
<li>Mount exchange possible</li>
<li>Change the menu content depending on the mount</li>
</ul>
<p>You can <a href="http://cpn.canon-europe.com/content/news/eos_c300_mark_ii_lens_mount_updates.do">read about changing mounts</a> for the Canon EOS C300 Mark II at CPN.</p>
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Canon Rumors said:
<p>Canon patents a mount replacement camera system, which is likely related to the soon-to-be-released Cinema EOS C700 and an already available service for the Cinema EOS C300 Mark II. I’m not sure if there’s any reason for this on a DSLR.

reading through the review it smells like the cini cameras.. of course the usual suspects on CW have gone off on a tangent on this being for DSLR's .. or mirrorless, but why would you have a service for this when most would use adapters?
 
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I really can't imagine why this would be for DSLR's. its most likely for EF / PL lenses, right now its a major job to switch and align the mounts. presumably, some provision will be made for alignment.

I doubt if many would want to pay the additional cost that Canon would charge for the feature, and PL mount lenses are expensive in full frame versions.
 
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