This Might Be The Next Cinema Gear Canon Is Set To Announce
A few days after the announcement of the Canon EOS R5 C, speculation are already abounding about what might come next form Canon. Canon Rumors suggests these cameras and lenses…
Canon Patent: Quad Pixel Dual Cross Autofocus
For once a Canon patent application that is not for an RF mount lens. It's for what could be a future generation of autofocus. Canon patent application 2022-2383 (Japan) discusses…
Canon Patent: RF 24-70mm f/4-7.3 IS Lens (compact and lightweight)
Here is a new Canon patent application. Once more for an RF mount lens, a compact and lightweight standard zoom lens with image stabilization. Canon patent application 2021-196449 (Japan) discusses…
Canon Patent: RF Mount Prime Lenses With Defocus Smoothing
A new Canon patent application. Three fast primes are discussed, all seem to have Defocus Smoothing on board. Defocus Smoothing is an optical technology introduced first on the RF 85mm…
Canon Patent: More Fast Prime Lenses For The RF Mount
And yet another Canon patent application for a bunch of fast prime lenses for the RF mount, i.e. for the EOS R full frame mirrorless camera system. Canon patent application…
Canon Patent: 35-600mm f/4-7.2 Zoom Lens For The RF Mount
Here is a new Canon patent application. As so often lately, this one too refers to an RF mount lens. Canon patent application 2021-193435 (Japan) discusses optical formulas for what…
Canon Patent: 24-100mm f/2.8 And 24-70mm f/2-3.5
Here is a new Canon patent application, for a 24-100mm f/2.8 and a 24-70mm f/2-3.5 lens. The design seems to be agnostic, meaning no mount type is specified. Canon patent…
Canon Patent: 14-280mm f/2.8-5.6 Lens For 4/3 Sensor
Does Canon have a 4/3 camera in their lineup? However, here is a Canon patent application for a lens that seems to fit such a sensor. Canon patent application 2021-183997…
Canon Patent: More RF Mount Lenses – 14mm f/1.8 & 20mm f/1.4
And yet another Canon patent application for RF mount lenses. This time we have a 14mm f/1.8 and a 20mm f/1.4. Canon patent application 2021-184030 (Japan) discusses optical designs for…
Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO Announced, World’s Smallest 2x Macro
Venus Optics announced the Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO lens. The world's smallest 2x macro lens, say's the manufacturer. The Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO is…
Canon Patent To Recognize Vertical Mode Through Eye Sensor
Not sure I get how this Canon patent application might be useful. But who am I to tell? Patent application to recognize vertical use mode through the eye sensor. Canon…
Canon Patent: Zoom Lens That Shrinks When Zooming To Telephoto
A new Canon patent application. A lens that becomes shorter when you zoom to the telephoto end. Usually it is the opposite. asobinet.com spotted this Canon patent application. The lens…
Canon Patent: RF 70-200mm f/2.8L (not the already released lens)
A new Canon patent application, once more for a lens for the RF mount. The patent application might appear to point to an already released lens but it is not…
Canon Patent: Different Color Temperatures Across Image
A Canon patent application to have different color temperature in different areas of an image. Thanks Jeff for the tip. Canon patent application 20210274102 (US) discusses methods and technology to…
Canon Patent: TS-E Macro Lens (might be the TS-E 90mm F2.8L Macro)
A new Canon patent was spotted by asobinet.com. It's for a tilt-shift lens and it might apply to an already released Canon lens. Canon patent application 2021-167982 (Japan) discusses optical…
Canon Patent: Yet Another Take On The Vlogging Concept
Not the first Canon patent regarding a video camera you might hold with one hand. Typical use case for run & gun vlogging. Canon patent application 2021-165785 (Japan) discusses methods…
It Seems Canon Is Discontinuing EF/EF-S Lenses One After The Other
Canon appears to be rather active in discontinuing their EF and EF-S lenses at fast speed. Latest reports state that more lenses have been retired. asobinet.com reports a tweet by…
Canon Patent: RF-S 18-45mm f/4.5-6.3 Lens (for RF mount cam with APS-C?)
A new Canon patent application for an RF mount lens. The interesting fact here: it seems to be be made for a camera with APS-C sensor. Is the EOS R…
Canon Patent: RF 28-70mm f/2.8L That Does Not Extend, Inner Focusing
Here is a very interesting Canon patent application, once more for an RF mount lens. An RF 28-70mm f/2.8L with inner focusing and that does not extend might be in…
Canon Patent: RF 180mm f/3.5 Macro And RF 200mm f/4 Macro
And here is a new Canon patent application and as most of them are, this one too is for RF-mount lenses. asobinet.com spotted Canon patent application 2021-152568 (Japan). The patent…