.Canon has actually posted licenses for 5 brand new lenses in Japan. The patents were actually 1st submitted to the Oriental License Workplace in January 2023 and formally published today.
Wide-angle zooms.
Two of Canon's newly released patents are of what are referred to as small wide-angle zoom lens. The lens cover the zoom stables of 15-28 mm and 17-30 mm. Both lens likewise possess a constant large maximum eye 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 duration assortments. Offered Canon's use of the term "small" to explain these lens, maybe that the patents will definitely ship smaller or lighter lens.
License for a 17-30mm f/2.8 lens. Picture courtesy: Canon.
Telephoto zooms.
Canon's three other new licenses all connect to telephoto zoom lens. The patents deal with lens with the central size series of 70-300 mm, 300-600 mm and 400-600 mm. As with the wide-angle zoom patents, the telephoto zoom lens are created to have a portable concept. The 70-300 mm lense possesses a steady maximum eye of f/4. Nonetheless, the various other 2 lenses are shown as having changeable f/2.8 -4.5 max apertures.
License for a 300-600mm f/2.8 -4.5 lense. Picture good behavior: Canon.
Lens mounts.
The licenses deal with the optical layout of the lenses and also do not suggest the lens mount. Having said that, the best likely possibility would be actually Canon's radio frequency install. In addition, Kengo Iezuka, who supervises preparation lenses at Canon, offered an interview about RF lenses lately. Throughout the interview, Iezuka stated, "There are still several lenses that have actually not been released to the globe. I can't speak about the specifics, yet there are actually lenses along with standard requirements, and also lenses along with specs that have certainly never been actually found before which no one may think of yet.".
What we assume.
Till just recently, Canon has prevented various other suppliers coming from bring in RF install lens. Now the business is beginning to open up the marketplace to other lens makers, Canon needs to maintain innovating. The new licenses present that Library is working doggedly to establish thrilling brand new lenses for its own radio frequency install cameras. However, as regularly, where licenses are actually involved, it is actually additionally important to consider that the process is actually performed predominantly to defend technological growth. The sign up of a patent doesn't consistently result in a product concerning market.