.Canon has published licenses for 5 brand new lenses in Asia. The licenses were actually first accepted the Japanese Patent Office in January 2023 and also formally posted recently.
Wide-angle zooms.
Two of Canon's newly published patents are actually for what are referred to as portable wide-angle zoom lens. The lens deal with the zoom stables of 15-28 mm and 17-30 mm. Both lenses likewise have a consistent broad optimum aperture of f/2.8. Canon currently makes 14-35 mm f/4 IS and also 15-35 mm f/2.8 is actually lenses in its L-Series along with identical focal size arrays. Given Canon's use of the condition "small" to describe these lenses, it could be that the patents will certainly give smaller sized or even lighter lens.
Patent for a 17-30mm f/2.8 lense. Photo politeness: Canon.
Telephoto zooms.
Canon's three various other brand-new patents all connect to telephoto zoom lens. The licenses cover lens with the focal duration series of 70-300 mm, 300-600 mm and also 400-600 mm. As with the wide-angle zoom licenses, the telephoto zoom lenses are actually created to have a sleek layout. The 70-300 mm lense possesses a constant maximum aperture of f/4. However, the other pair of lens are shown as possessing adjustable f/2.8 -4.5 maximum eyes.
Patent for a 300-600mm f/2.8 -4.5 lense. Photo politeness: Canon.
Lens mounts.
The licenses deal with the optical layout of the lens and do not suggest the lens install. However, one of the most likely possibility would certainly be actually Canon's RF install. Furthermore, Kengo Iezuka, that supervises preparation lens at Canon, gave a meeting about radio frequency lens lately. Throughout the job interview, Iezuka stated, "There are actually still many lens that have actually certainly not been released to the planet. I can't discuss the specifics, but there are lens with general specifications, and lenses along with specs that have actually never been actually seen prior to which no person can easily imagine however.".
What we assume.
Till just recently, Canon has protected against various other manufacturers coming from creating RF place lenses. Right now the firm is beginning to open up the market to other lens manufacturers, Canon needs to have to always keep innovating. The new patents reveal that Analects is actually working hard to create amazing brand new lens for its RF position cams. Nonetheless, as constantly, where licenses are regarded, it is actually additionally essential to keep in mind that the process is done predominantly to protect technical development. The registration of a license does not always cause a product relating to market.