Published: July 30, 2010
Based on previous Nikon’s patent applications, the
initial estimation of the sensor in the upcoming EVIL
camera was 17mm in diagonal (image circle).
For comparison the m4/3 sensor is 21.6 mm. This news was
a bit disappointing, but now there is hope. [...]
It’s Nikon patents Friday!
Published: July 9, 2010
Update on the latest patents applications from Nikon –
this is a long post, make sure you “read more”. First,
the patent applications from Japan (no direct links
possible) – the first set of patents appears to be for
the upcoming EVIL system: Patent application 2010-054660
– “To provide a camera for reliably closing a [...]
Nikon patents for this week – Nikon EVIL camera again
Published:
November 5, 2009
In this post I will use the patent interpretations from
a NR reader who has a much better “patents reading
abilities” than me: We have another 32 mm f/1.2 lens
(for the 17 mm format sensor) which will make a 80 mm
equivalent (patent# 20090273851): The same above patent
refers to “employable as an interchangeable lens [...]
Nikon patents for this week
Published:
October 29, 2009
Nikon patent applications published (made available to
the public) this week: Lens system: if I am not mistaken
this patent appears to be for a zoom lens with 7-24mm
focal length, maybe for a point and shoot camera:
Electronic device (built-in GPS): the figure shows a
point and shoot camera that besides geotagging also displays a
map on [...]
It’s a Nikon patents Friday (Nikon mirrorless,
interchangeable lens camera)
Published:
October 16, 2009
I’ve been covering Nikon patents for a while. We have
seen numerous times that patents for upcoming products
are filed before the official release – check this old
post: We should pay a very close attention to this
patent (Nikon Micro AF-S 85mm f/3.5 DX VR). Of course
not every patent will see the light of day. So [...]
Nikon’s patents for the week (Nikon AF-S 85mm f/1.4 VR)
Published:
October 2, 2009
Some readers have already noticed that patent
20090244724 is for a 85mm f/1.4 lens with VR:
For comparison, the current Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 model:
According to the patent application this lens will have VR:
“A lens group or a portion of a lens group may be
shifted in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis
as a vibration [...]
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