.Canon has actually released licenses for five brand-new lenses in Japan. The patents were actually 1st undergone the Oriental Patent Office in January 2023 and also formally published this week.
Wide-angle zooms.
Two of Canon's newly posted licenses are actually of what are described as sleek wide-angle zoom lens. The lenses deal with the zoom ranges of 15-28 mm as well as 17-30 mm. Both lenses additionally have a continual wide optimum eye of f/2.8. Canon already produces 14-35 mm f/4 IS as well as 15-35 mm f/2.8 IS lens in its own L-Series with comparable central span selections. Provided Canon's use of the phrase "portable" to explain these lens, perhaps that the licenses are going to deliver smaller sized or even lighter lens.
Patent for a 17-30mm f/2.8 lens. Photo courtesy: Canon.
Telephoto zooms.
Canon's 3 other brand new patents all relate to telephoto zoom lens. The patents cover lens with the focal size series of 70-300 mm, 300-600 mm and 400-600 mm. Just like the wide-angle zoom licenses, the telephoto zoom lenses are actually created to possess a compact style. The 70-300 mm lense has a consistent optimum eye of f/4. Having said that, the various other pair of lens are revealed as possessing adjustable f/2.8 -4.5 max eyes.
Patent for a 300-600mm f/2.8 -4.5 lens. Picture good behavior: Canon.
Lens mounts.
The licenses cover the optical design of the lens as well as don't indicate the lens mount. Having said that, the best very likely choice would certainly be Canon's RF install. Moreover, Kengo Iezuka, who looks after planning lens at Canon, provided a job interview about RF lenses just recently. Throughout the job interview, Iezuka stated, "There are actually still a lot of lens that have not been discharged to the world. I can't discuss the specifics, however there are actually lens with essential specifications, and also lens with specs that have actually never ever been viewed prior to and that no person can easily imagine however.".
What our experts believe.
Till recently, Canon has actually stopped other suppliers coming from making radio frequency place lens. Now the business is starting to open the market to various other lens makers, Canon needs to have to keep innovating. The brand new patents show that Analects is actually working doggedly to build thrilling brand new lens for its own radio frequency mount video cameras. Nonetheless, as consistently, where licenses are actually concerned, it's additionally crucial to consider that the method is actually done largely to defend technical growth. The registration of a patent doesn't consistently cause a product relating to market.