Canon patent for EF-S 18-100mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens for APS-C sensors

A patent does neither mean that a company is actively working on the described product, nor it is a warranty we’ll ever see the described product. However, here is another patent for a STM lens for APS-C DSLRs filed by Canon.

The patent refers to a EF-S 18-100mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens,. 18-100mm is a sonewhat unusual focal range, even more if you consider that Canon has the excellent EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM on offer.

• Patent Publication No. 2016-1224
  • Published 2016.1.7
  • Filing date 2014.6.11
• Example
  • Focal length 18.59 47.22 94.99
  • F-number 3.60 4.92 5.88
  • Half angle of view (degrees) 36.31 16.14 8.18
  • Image height 13.66 13.66 13.66
  • The total lens length 137.78 158.04 178.30
  • BF 35.39 52.79 64.61

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