I totally missed this patent. Found it on Action Camera Rumors while surfing the web. The patent was spotted by Egami (translated). The patent is for a 2mm f/1.4, weather-sealed…
Just recently a rumor about new Canon tilt-shift lenses surfaced. 45mm and 90mm are possible candidates for a replacement. The new tilt-shifts could be announced at the end of 2013…
Once more Egami (translated) spotted interesting new patents filed by Canon. A 400mm f/4 DO macro 1:1.4, a 400mm f/4 DO macro 2:1, a 600mm f/4 macro 1:1 and an…
Hopefully this leads to quicker hybrid AF. Canon filed a patent that aims at improving the speed of hybrid (phase and contrast detection) AF systems, particularly when tracking subjects. The…
I reported about two similar patents filed by Canon in the past (here and here). Now Canon files another patent for phase detection Auto-Focus, explicitly referring to phase-detection AF for…
Egami (machine translated) found a patent by Canon regarding an improved Phase Detection Auto Focus. Such a "hybrid" autofocusing system has been featured on the and the recently announced EOS…
Japanese site Egami (machine translated) spotted another patent filed by Canon. This time it is about a 135mm f/2.8 and a 180mm f/3.5 lens. The news are an apodization filter…
Egami (Google translated) spotted another patent by Canon. This time it's for a 44x (24-1060mm equivalent) superzoom for a compact camera. Egami suggests it will be featured on Canon's…
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