In this patent application (2024-099414), Canon is showing off some interesting embodiments to some inner zoom / inner focus lenses for both full frame and crop cameras. The half-image heights are smaller for both full frame and APS-C and curiously, for all focal lengths. Usually, we see image circle manipulation on the wide end and [...] Source...
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Published By: Canonrumors - Thursday, 25 July
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- Patent Application: Canon RF Power Zooms Canonrumors (Today) - In this patent application (2024-166408), Canon looks to be investigating making some small power zoom kit lenses. Sony popularized this, and it would be interesting to see if Canon follows suit. The patent application intriguingly has both APS-C and full-frame lenses. If you notice that none of the embodiments have...
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- Patent Application: Super Telephoto Primes Canonrumors (3 days ago) - In this patent application (2024-163673), Canon is exploring some lesser-quality super telephoto primes. Could be good news for us peons that don't want to drop 5 digits on a super-telephoto prime. The designs seem interesting, yet simplistic, so I wouldn't necessarily expect these lenses to cost that much. Canon RF...