Canon Patent: 16-160mm f/2-4 Lens For 4/3 Imaging Systems

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Here is a somehow different Canon patent. Different, because it refers to an imaging sensor standard Canon does not implement, that’s 4/3.

Canon patent application 2020191458 (Japan) discusses optical formulas for a 16-160mm f/2-4 lens for a 4/3 imaging sensor.

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a zoom lens having high optical performance and an image pickup apparatus having the same while suppressing the increase in size of the entire optical system due to the increase in size of the image pickup element.

There is a demand for a lens having a high magnification ratio while being compact in an imaging optical system used in an imaging device such as a surveillance camera, a network camera, or a video camera using a solid-state image sensor.

In recent years, with the rapid expansion of the surveillance camera market, various demands for lenses for surveillance cameras have been raised. For example, there is a demand for miniaturization from the viewpoint of installability and inconspicuousness, and a demand for high definition and high sensitivity from the viewpoint of using surveillance video data as court evidence.

Example 1

  • Focal length: 16.47-160.13
  • F value: 2.27-4.12
  • Half angle of view: 33.30-3.87
  • Image height: 10.82
  • Overall length: 146.48
  • Back focus: 5.35

More Canon patent applications are listed here. Some particularly interesting patent applications we think might get into production are these:

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Canon EOS M Not Discontinued, EOS R The Future, EOS R7 and EOS R10 Not For The Young, Interview

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In an interview, Canon itself rebuked the insistent rumors of the death of the EOS M system. Sales of EOS M cameras account for 30% of sales, Canon says. The EOS R7 and EOS R10 are also talked about.

In an interview with Xitek, Canon representatives state that the EOS M system plays an important role for the company and accounts for 30% of Canon’s sales. Canon also made clear that future R&D (research & development) will shift to the EOS R.

The interview obviously also touched the newly released Canon EOS R7 and EOS R10 cameras. As asobinet sums it up (machine translated, emphasis mine):

  • The EOS R7 and R10 are not products for young people.
  • However, Canon certainly wants to open up more youth markets.
  • On the other hand, Canon is the world’s largest digital camera maker, targeting everyone, including the elderly and children.
  • We want you to take inspiring photos and videos through Canon’s cameras and camcorders and leave them impressed, and our position is to meet the needs of all photo enthusiasts.
  • The EOS R7 and EOS R10 are very reasonably priced and high-end with full specs. The cost performance is very high, and it is a product that can be used by all customers, from young people to slightly older people.
  • If you take pictures with products like EOS R7 and EOS R10 instead of taking pictures with smartphones, including young people, young people will exert young energy and older people will be young at this moment. Can be found. I think that youth is a living attitude, and I personally want these two models to return to my youth.

Concerning the Canon EOS M system and R&D shifting to the EOS R system (emphasis mine):

  • To describe Canon’s R & D concept in one word, “While having its own direction, R & D ability, and potential, we also look at the needs of our customers and adapt the direction and ability of R & D to our customers’ needs. I will go. “
  • The EOS M Series accounts for about 30% of Canon’s total camera sales. By the way, EOS R is about 20% and digital SLR is about 40%. The ratio of the M series to our camera sales is extremely high at 30% or more, and it is unlikely that the M series will not be upgraded in the future. We would like to listen to the requests of our customers and provide the M series as long as there is demand.
  • On the other hand, there is also the problem of research and development. Currently, the R & D team in the camera department is focusing most on enhancing the EOS R series.
  • In terms of marketing and sales, we will increase quantitative options, but in terms of research and development, we are shifting to the EOS R series.
  • It’s no secret that the APS-C’s sensor size is small, but at the same time the camera will be smaller and lighter, which will make it more affordable and more accessible.
  • Currently, 65% of mirrorless cameras are full size and APS-C accounts for about 35% of the market. It turns out that the demand for APS-C is very high and it is popular. Therefore, in order to further enhance the EOS R series, we decided to release the EOS R7 and EOS R10.
  • The difference between the M series and the APS-C released this time is mainly the lens. Also, the autofocus speed is different.
  • We will prepare a method to connect the camera and mobile phone and communicate with young people by various means such as live streaming. However […] youth is not the age, but the person’s way of thinking. I would like you to pick up this camera we provide and use your young energy to shoot the colors of youth.
  • We will listen to the voices of our customers, understand their needs, and reflect them in our research and development.

More Canon EOS R7 and Canon EOS R10 Sample Pictures

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More Canon EOS R7 and Canon EOS R10 sample photos for your pixel peeping pleasure.

Coming from DPReview, here are two sample photo galleries. Check them out or download them for even more checks:

The Canon EOS R7 and Canon EOS R10 are Canon’s first EOS R models with an APS-C imaging sensor.

Preorder links:

Canon EOS R7: [shoplist 69416]

Canon EOS R10: [shoplist 69417]

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Is A High Resolution Canon EOS R Model Coming In 2023?

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Beware of rumors surfacing a few days after Canon announced a new camera. They usually are not reliable, especially not when they are long running and constantly rescheduled like the high resolution Canon EOS R rumor.

However, a new rumor with high confidentiality surfaced, suggesting Canon might announce a high resolution EOS R model in 2023. A high resolution EOS R model is rumored since the inception of the EOS R system. It’s a “sooner or later is has to happen”-rumor, as we saw many others in the last 12 years.

The high resolution EOS R is said to get announced in the first half of 2023 with a development announcement coming towards the end of 2022. If you want to browse all “high resolution EOS R” rumors of the last years have a look here. Yeah, no doubt Canon will sooner or later release such a camera.

Stay tuned for more rumors galore, and take everything with a huge grain of salt.

Source: Canon Rumors

An Image Of An RF-S 22mm f/2 STM Pancake Lens Is Making Its Rounds – But It Is A Fake!

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This happens every time Canon releases a new camera: lots of fake rumors trying to capitalize on the hype. This time it is an alleged RF-S 22mm f/2 STM lens.

An image of an alleged RF-S 22mm f/2 STM pancake lens surfaced on a website already known to spread false rumors. Our sources confirmed the image is not real. You can see the fake RF-S 22mm f/2 STM lens on top.

Curious about the new Canon EOS R7 and Canon EOS R10? Have a look at our coverage with the latest hands-on and preview videos.

Preorder links:

Canon EOS R7: [shoplist 69416]

Canon EOS R10: [shoplist 69417]

Learn more about the Canon EOS R7 and Canon EOS R10 here.

Canon EOS R7 Canon EOS R10
32.5MP APS-C CMOSSensor24.2MP APS-C CMOS
UHD 4K 60p from full sensor width (10-bit)
UHD 4K 30p from 7K oversampled area
Full HD 120p		VideoUHD 4K 60p from cropped area (8-bit)
UHD 4K 30p from 6K oversampled area
Full HD 120p
Canon Log 3
HDR-PQ		HDR and LogHDR-PQ
30 fps with electronic shutter
15 fps with mechanical shutter		Continuous Shooting23 fps with electronic shutter
15 fps with mechanical shutter
Dual Pixel CMOS AF IIAutofocusDual Pixel CMOS AF II
In-Body Image Stabilization (sensor-shift)
Digital IS (movies only)		Image StabilizationDigital IS (movies only)
2.36m-dot OLED, 1.15x-mag.Viewfinder2.36m-dot OLED, 0.95x-mag.
3.0″ 1.6m-dot vari-angle touchscreenMonitor3.0″ 1.04m-dot vari-angle touchscreen
Dual SD UHS-II slotsMemory Card SlotsSingle SD UHS-II slot
No built-in flash
Combined AF point selector and rear control wheel		Body Design FeaturesBuilt-in flash
YesWeather-ResistantNo
LP-E6NHBatteryLP-E17
5.2 x 3.6 x 3.6″Dimensions4.8 x 3.5 x 3.3″
1.2 lb (body only)Weight13.5 oz (body only)
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Are These The Next Canon RF-S Lenses (22mm, 32mm, 11-55mm, 55-250mm, 6-55mm)?

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As usual a few days after the announcement of a new Canon camera, a new rumor surfaces suggesting Canon RF-S lenses for the new Canon camera.

The Canon EOS R7 and EOS R10, Canon’s first EOS R models with an APS-C imaging sensor, have been announced a fews days ago. Along with the EOS R7 and EOS R10, two RF-S lenses have also been announced. And here is the list of the next RF-S lenses that might get announced:

  • RF-S 22mm F2 STM
  • RF-S 11-55mm F4-4.5 IS STM
  • RF-S 55-250mm F4.5-7.1 IS STM
  • RF-S 6-55mm F2.8 IS USM
  • RF-S 32mm F1.4 STM

Hard to say how reliable the list is. Some of the lenses are just “common sense” lenses, meaning it is very likely Canon will announce them, sooner or later (22mm & 32mm, for instance). Generaly speaking, the list above reminds the EOS M system. Nothing strange in Canon replicating their EF-M lenses to the RF-S system.

What are your thoughts about the RF-S lenses list? Reliable?

[via PR]