Tag: patent

Patent: Another Related to Curved Sensors

Northlight Images has uncovered another Canon patent relating to curved sensors. Japanese…

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Canon Patent: Tilt-Shift Lenses With Autofocus and Image Stabilization

Correction: I said this patent was from 2010, when it is in…

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Patent: Variable Curved Image Sensor Concept

Northlight Images has uncovered a patent showing some curved sensor technology. The…

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Patent: Some Hints Into Nikon’s Mirrorless Plans?

Northlight Images has uncovered a patent (Nikon patent 2017-125904) for a 35mm…

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Patent: Canon 18-105mm f/4-5.6 With Built-in Telconverter, But With a Twist.

Here's a patent we missed that appeared in Japan and was reported…

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Patent: EF-S 30mm f/1.8 & EF 50mm f/1.8

A Canon patent was found over at Northlight Images for a 50mm/1.8,…

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Patent: New Tilt-Shift Lens Designs & More Information

The 45mm and 90mm tilt-shift lens have yet to be replaced years after…

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Patents, Patents & More Patents from Canon

Forum regular rrcphoto has done some dirty work and found a bunch…

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Patent: Using Aluminum To Reduce Flare in DO Lens Elements

We continuously see new patents for diffractive optics lenses, something Canon continues…

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Patent: Variable Shape Microlenses

A couple of related patents from Canon have been uncovered by Northlight…

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Patent: Canon Working to Improve Dual Pixel AF

A patent showing Canon continueing to improve Dual Pixel AF technology has…

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Patent: Canon Patents New Type of Focusing Screen

Canon appears to be developing a new type of brighter focusing screen…

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