.Canon has posted patents for 5 brand new lens in Asia. The patents were actually 1st undergone the Japanese Patent Workplace in January 2023 as well as officially released recently.
Wide-angle zooms.
2 of Canon's recently posted patents are actually wherefore are called small wide-angle zoom lens. The lens cover the zoom ranges of 15-28 mm as well as 17-30 mm. Each lens also possess a continual wide optimum eye of f/2.8. Canon actually helps make 14-35 mm f/4 IS as well as 15-35 mm f/2.8 IS lens in its own L-Series with similar central size variations. Provided Canon's use of the term "compact" to describe these lenses, perhaps that the licenses are going to offer smaller sized or lighter lenses.
Patent for a 17-30mm f/2.8 lens. Image courtesy: Canon.
Telephoto zooms.
Canon's three other new patents all connect to telephoto zoom lenses. The licenses cover lens with the focal span ranges of 70-300 mm, 300-600 mm and 400-600 mm. Like the wide-angle zoom licenses, the telephoto zoom lenses are actually designed to have a sleek design. The 70-300 mm lens has a consistent max eye of f/4. However, the other pair of lens are revealed as possessing variable f/2.8 -4.5 max eyes.
Patent for a 300-600mm f/2.8 -4.5 lense. Picture courtesy: Canon.
Lens installs.
The licenses cover the visual style of the lenses and do not show the lens install. Nonetheless, the best very likely possibility will be Canon's radio frequency install. Additionally, Kengo Iezuka, who looks after organizing lens at Canon, offered a job interview concerning radio frequency lens lately. During the course of the meeting, Iezuka said, "There are still many lenses that have actually not been actually released to the globe. I can not refer to the specifics, however there are actually lens along with basic standards, and also lens with specs that have never been actually observed before and also no one can picture however.".
What our experts think.
Until recently, Canon has stopped other manufacturers coming from creating RF place lens. Right now the business is actually starting to open up the marketplace to other lense makers, Canon needs to always keep innovating. The brand new patents show that Canon is working hard to cultivate fantastic brand-new lens for its radio frequency mount cameras. However, as always, where patents are involved, it is actually likewise necessary to bear in mind that the process is performed primarily to shield technical progression. The registration of a license doesn't consistently result in a product relating to market.