Canon Patent: 35mm f/1.4 And 28mm f/1.4 For The EOS R System
Here is one more Canon patent for RF mount lenses, another one in an already long list: 35mm f/1.4 and 28mm f/1.4 lenses for full frame mirrorless cameras, i.e. the…
Canon Is Not Discontinuing EF Lenses But Making Sort Of “Spring Cleaning”, Report
Eventually Canon reacted to the ongoing rumor suggesting the company is gradually retiring EF lenses in favor of an RF-mount-only future. However, the answer is somewhat ambiguous. As Inside Imaging…
Canon Patent: 35mm f/1.2 Lens For Full Frame Mirrorless Cameras
And yet another Canon patent, as usual spotted by Hi Lows Note. A 35mm f/1.2 lens for the EOS R system. Canon patent 2021-60475A (Japan) discusses various optical designs for…
Canon Is Discontinuing Large Figures Of EF Lenses, Do They?
A report is going around claiming Canon is discontinuing lots of EF mount lenses in favor of upcoming RF lenses. We are not so sure about that. According to Canon…
Canon Patent: Various Telephoto Zoom Lenses For The RF Mount
And here is another Canon patent application for telephoto zoom RF mount lenses. No doubt left that Canon is heavily investing in the EOS R full frame mirrorless system. Canon…
Canon Patent For A Stereo Lens For Full Frame Mirrorless Cameras (EOS R?)
What are Canon's labs working on? We are surprised by a Canon patent application for a stereo lens for mirrorless cameras with a full frame sensor. Canon patent application P2021-51282A…
Canon Patent: Optical Designs For Wide-Angle Primes For The EOS R System (12mm, 14mm, 20mm)
No doubt Canon is actively working to expand the RF mount lens ecosystem. Here is another Canon patent application for RF lenses. Canon patent application P2021-47384A discusses optical formulas for…
Your Next Canon Lens Might Have A Touch Panel, Patent Suggests
A new Canon patent application discusses methods to feature a touch panel technology on a lens barrel. Canon patent application 2021-043294 refers to a lens with a touchpad on its…
Canon Might Work On Curved Sensors, Lens Patent Suggests
This is a very interesting Canon patent. A Canon patent application for a bunch of lenses gives reasons to think Canon is working on curved sensors technology. Canon patent P2021-43385A…
Canon Patent: 15-45mm f/4.6-8 For Fixed Lens Full Frame Mirrorless Camera
Here is an interesting Canon patent for a lens featured on a fixed lens full frame mirrorless camera. Canon might be set to release a camera with a full frame…
Canon Patent For Eye-Controlled Focus For Mirrorless Cameras
A technology already seen on Canon film cameras might come to last generation mirrorless camera technology, sooner or later. Canon patent application US20210051265 (USA) discusses how to implement eye-controlled focus…
Canon Patent For A Bunch Of RF Mount Prime Lenses (24mm, 35mm, 28mm, 50mm)
It's not a secret that Canon is actively working on expanding the lens lineup for the EOS R full frame mirrorless system. A new Canon patent application adds to the…
A Bit Of Everything (Canon financial, Canon 50mm f/0.75, R5 vs Sony a1, RF 100-500mm teardown, more)
https://youtu.be/ASJ4PaiIf38 Above: Extensive Modification Of A Canon EOS 80D DSLR Includes High Quality Audio - HackADay Canon's 2020 financial results show drop in net sales, increase in profits for Imaging…
Canon Working To Improve Electronic Viewfinder Optics, Patent Suggests
Since Canon's commitment to mirrorless technology we can expect the company to improve the technology itself. For instance the Electronic Viewfinder. An Electronic Viewfinder (EVF) is the only mean to…
Latest Canon Patents: Stacked Sensor and C700 Shaped Video Camera
Two new Canon patents for you to speculate about. One is about a stacked imaging sensor, the other one describes a video camera that looks a lot like the C700…
RF 800mm & 600mm F/11 First Of Their Kind, RF 400mm f/8 Might Follow Soon, Canon Exec
The Canon RF 800mm f/11 and RF 600mm f/11 are the first of their kind, more lenses will follow, and the first one might the RF 400mm f/8. Mynavi.jp posted…
Canon Patent: Quad Pixel Autofocus Imaging Sensor
Dual Pixel AF was true innovation when first launched by Canon on the EOS 70D. It's just common sense to assume Canon will develop it further. Welcome Quad Pixel AF…
Canon Patent: RF 80mm f/2.8 Macro 1:1 Lens For EOS R System
And yet another Canon patent for a lens for the EOS R full frame mirrorless camera system, Canon patent application 2020-181169A (Japan) discusses optical formulas for an RF 80mm f/2.8…
Canon Patent For A Bunch Of RF Mount f/1.8 Prime Lenses
And yet another Canon patent application dealing with RF mount lenses. Canon patent application 2020-0326505 (USA) discusses optical formula for a bunch of f/1.8 lenses for the EOS R. 105mm…
Canon Patent Shows RF Mount Zoom Lens That Could Be For An APS-C EOS R Camera
Interesting Canon patent application. Various zoom lenses for the EOS R system are discussed, with one being particularly interesting since it seems to point to an APS-C EOS R. Canon…