.Canon has actually published licenses for five new lenses in Asia. The patents were 1st submitted to the Eastern Patent Workplace in January 2023 and also formally published recently.
Wide-angle zooms.
Two of Canon's newly published patents are actually of what are referred to as compact wide-angle zoom lenses. The lens deal with the zoom varieties of 15-28 mm and 17-30 mm. Each lens also possess a continuous large optimum aperture of f/2.8. Canon currently creates 14-35 mm f/4 IS and 15-35 mm f/2.8 IS lenses in its own L-Series with similar focal span ranges. Offered Canon's use the term "compact" to explain these lenses, perhaps that the patents will give smaller sized or lighter lenses.
Patent for a 17-30mm f/2.8 lense. Picture politeness: Canon.
Telephoto zooms.
Canon's three other new licenses all connect to telephoto zoom lens. The licenses cover lenses with the central span series of 70-300 mm, 300-600 mm and 400-600 mm. As with the wide-angle zoom licenses, the telephoto zoom lenses are created to have a portable design. The 70-300 mm lens has a continual max aperture of f/4. Nonetheless, the other pair of lenses are shown as having changeable f/2.8 -4.5 max apertures.
License for a 300-600mm f/2.8 -4.5 lense. Image courtesy: Canon.
Lens installs.
The licenses cover the optical design of the lens and also do not signify the lens install. Having said that, the absolute most very likely possibility would certainly be actually Canon's radio frequency mount. On top of that, Kengo Iezuka, who looks after preparation lens at Canon, gave an interview about radio frequency lenses lately. During the course of the meeting, Iezuka mentioned, "There are actually still a lot of lenses that have actually not been launched to the globe. I can not speak about the specifics, yet there are actually lens with essential standards, and lens along with requirements that have never been actually seen before and also no person can envision yet.".
What our experts presume.
Until lately, Canon has stopped various other producers from making RF position lenses. Now the company is beginning to open up the market to various other lense creators, Canon needs to have to maintain innovating. The brand-new licenses present that Analects is actually striving to build stimulating new lens for its own RF place cams. Nonetheless, as always, where licenses are worried, it's additionally significant to keep in mind that the procedure is actually performed predominantly to guard technical development. The enrollment of a license doesn't constantly lead to an item pertaining to market.