Interesting patent that already started speculations.
Patent JP2017-147019A (which can be seen here in its entirety) refers to illuminated buttons on the rear of a Canon camera body (a DSLR, typically).
This is something Nikon already has: illuminated rear buttons. This lead someone to the speculation that the EOS 7D Mark III may have these buttons. While possible, there are no hints it will. So far we have to deal with wishful thinking and not with a rumor.
The patent’s abstract:
To provide a light emission button mechanism that enables a letter or character on the surface of a button to emit light uniformly with a simple configuration without providing any dedicated separate member for light guiding and light shielding, and can prevent light leakage to the inside and outside of the device.
SOLUTION: A light emission button mechanism includes an operation portion having a light guide portion that transmits light, an exterior cover having a hole through which the operation portion is inserted, a switch unit having a movable unit which is elastically deformed by pressing the operation unit, and a contact unit which is to operate by further pressing the operation unit, light emitting mans which is arranged in a substantially sealed space formed by the operation unit and the switch unit and causes the light guide portion to emit light, and a conductive pattern connected to the light emitting means and formed in the switch unit, and at least the conductive pattern formed in the movable portion out of the conductive patterns is not linear.
Very interesting patent for 15-43mm f/2-4 lens for APS-C sensors that may point to the upcoming Canon Powershot G1 X Mark III camera, rumored to have an APS-C sensor.
Zoom ratio: 2.74
Focal length: 15.65 29.18 42.90
F No.: 2.06 2.99 4.00
Half angle: 41.12 25.09 17.66
Image height: 13.66 13.66 13.66
Back focus: 8.52 8.01 7.20
Patent literature is hard to grasp. Any help is welcome.
In a zoom lens from which an interval of a lens group which comprises the 1st lens group of negative refracting power, the 2nd lens group of positive refracting power, the 3rd lens group of positive refracting power, the 4th lens group of negative refracting power, and the 5th lens group of positive refracting power, and is adjacent to on the occasion of zooming arranged in order from the object side to the image side changes, between said 2nd lens group and the 3rd lens group, have an aperture diaphragm and said 4th lens group moves on the occasion of focusing — said 4th lens group — most — a curvature radius of a lens surface on the object side — a time of setting a curvature radius of a lens surface on the image side to R4b most of R4a and said 4th lens group, 0.2<(R4b+R4a)/(R4b-R4a)<3.0 A zoom lens satisfying a becoming conditional expression.
Interesting Canon patent to reduce flare in difrractive optical elements. Let’s start with the abstract:
Basically, this means that an aluminium coating is applied to diffractive lens elements, in order to reduce light scattering. The aluminium layer is applied with an angle (you see it in the pictures), and is then partially oxidised so that the aluminium coating becomes transparent. According to the patents claim, flare is massively reduced (up to eight times).
Canon patent to improve off-axis AF when using Dual Pixel AF. Offset microlenses and unequal pixel size improve off axis Dual Pixel AF performance. The patent’s abstract:
Canon patent for an optical formula for a 12-60mm f/2-4 lens for 1.5″ sensors. This resolves to 24-105mm on 35mm equivalent. The PowerShot G1 X Mark II has an 1.5″ sensor, and a similar lens. Does this patent refer to the Powershot G1 X Mark III?
Patent publication number 2016-212248
Release date 2016.12.15
Application date 2015.5.8
Example
Zoom ratio 4.72
Focal length 12.84 20.16 60.62
F number 2.06 3.50 4.02
Half angle of view (degree) 41.74 28.80 10.33
Image height 9.22 10.23 11.25
Lens total length 83.06 84.07 101.55
BF 8.02 12.32 13.44
Is this patent referring the next iteration of the PowerShot G1 X series?
Excerpt for the patent literature (machine translated):
[Claim(s)]
[Claim 1]
In order, it comprises an object side to the image side from a rear group which has the 1st lens group of positive refracting power, the 2nd lens group of negative refracting power, the 3rd lens group of positive refracting power, and one or more lens groups,
It is a zoom lens from which an interval of said 1st lens group and said 2nd lens group spreads on the occasion of zooming from a wide angle end to telephoto end, and an interval of a lens group in which an interval of said 2nd lens group and said 3rd lens group is adjacent to on the occasion of narrowing and zooming changes,
Said 1st lens group has a positive lens and a negative lens,
When an Abbe number of material of a positive lens contained in said 1st lens group is set to nu1p and relative partial dispersion is set to thetagF1p, it is said 1st lens group,
nu1p<60.0
1.571×10 -5xnu1p2-3.437×10 -3xnu1p+6.976×10 -1<thetagF1p
It has the positive lens G1p with which it is satisfied of a becoming conditional expression,
When an Abbe number of material of a negative lens contained in said 1st lens group is set to nu1n and relative partial dispersion is set to thetagF1n, it is said 1st lens group,
nu1n<27.0
thetagF1n<-2.750×10 -3xnu1n+6.820×10 -1
It has the negative lens G1n with which it is satisfied of a becoming conditional expression,
When setting a focal distance of the whole system [ in / for a focal distance of the aforementioned positive lens G1p / f1p and a wide angle end ] to fw,
2.6<f1p/fw<30.0
A zoom lens satisfying a becoming conditional expression.
[Claim 2]
When setting an aforementioned negative lens [ G1n ] focal distance to f1n,
-50.0<f1n/fw<-6.0
The zoom lens according to claim 1 satisfying a becoming conditional expression.
[Claim 3]
When setting a focal distance of d1n and said 1st lens group to f1 for aforementioned negative lens [ G1n ] center thickness,
0.005<d1n/f1<0.050
The zoom lens according to claim 1 or 2 satisfying a becoming conditional expression.
[Claim 4]
When setting a focal distance of d1p and said 1st lens group to f1 for center thickness of the aforementioned positive lens G1p,
0.030<d1p/f1<0.200
A zoom lens of a description in any 1 item of Claims 1-3 satisfying a becoming conditional expression.
[Claim 5]
When the aforementioned positive lens G1p is arranged at the aforementioned negative lens [ G1n ] image side and a focal distance of d1a and said 1st lens group is set to f1 for distance on an optic axis from a lens surface on the image side which is the aforementioned negative lens G1n to a lens surface on the object side of the aforementioned positive lens G1p,
0.002<d1a/f1<0.070
A zoom lens of a description in any 1 item of Claims 1-4 satisfying a becoming conditional expression.
[Claim 6]
In a zoom lens of a description in any 1 item of Claims 1-5,
-0.002<(thetagF1n-thetagF1p)/(nu1 n-nu 1p) <0.002
A zoom lens satisfying a becoming conditional expression.
[Claim 7]
When setting a refractive index of aforementioned negative lens [ G1n ] material to N1n,
1.77<N1n
A zoom lens of a description in any 1 item of Claims 1-6 satisfying a becoming conditional expression.
[Claim 8]
When setting a focal distance of said 1st lens group to f1,
3.0<f1/fw<50.0
A zoom lens of a description in any 1 item of Claims 1-7 satisfying a becoming conditional expression.
[Claim 9]
When setting a focal distance of said 2nd lens group to f2,
-5.0<f2/fw<-0.5
A zoom lens of a description in any 1 item of Claims 1-8 satisfying a becoming conditional expression.
[Claim 10]
When setting a focal distance of said 3rd lens group to f3,
1.3<f3/fw<8.0
A zoom lens of a description in any 1 item of Claims 1-9 satisfying a becoming conditional expression.
[Claim 11]
When setting movement magnitude of said 1st lens group for zooming from a wide angle end to telephoto end to M1,
-20.0<M1/fw<-0.7
A zoom lens of a description in any 1 item of Claims 1-10 satisfying a becoming conditional expression.
[Claim 12]
When setting movement magnitude of said 3rd lens group for zooming from a wide angle end to telephoto end to M3,
-6.0<M3/fw<-0.1
A zoom lens of a description in any 1 item of Claims 1-11 satisfying a becoming conditional expression.
[Claim 13]
A zoom lens of a description in any 1 item of Claims 1-12, wherein the aforementioned rear group comprises an object side in order to the image side from the 4th lens group of negative refracting power, and the 5th lens group of positive refracting power.
[Claim 14]
A zoom lens of a description in any 1 item of Claims 1-12, wherein the aforementioned rear group comprises the 4th lens group of positive refracting power.
[Claim 15]
A zoom lens of a description in any 1 item of Claims 1-12, wherein the aforementioned rear group comprises an object side in order to the image side from the 4th lens group of positive refracting power, the 5th lens group of negative refracting power, and the 6th lens group of positive refracting power.
[Claim 16]
A zoom lens of a description in any 1 item of Claims 1-12, wherein the aforementioned rear group comprises an object side in order to the image side from the 4th lens group of positive refracting power, and the 5th lens group of negative refracting power.
[Claim 17]
An imaging device comprising:
A zoom lens of a description in any 1 item of Claims 1-16.
An optoelectric transducer which carries out light reception of the image formed by the zoom lens.
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