OM 100mm f/2.8 Macro IS patent
Back in September the latest OM Digital Lens roadmap teased the launch of a new "macro" lens in the 100mm range. Asobinet just spotted the patent of this lens: It's…
Curiosity: Canon patented a 17-170mm f/2.2-4.6 MFT lens
Canon patented this lens for one of their future fixed lens compact cameras with 4/3 sensor. I bet you would love to see it as a standalone lens for the…
Cosina also patented a 25mm f/0,8 MFT lens
Cosina published this 25mm f/0.8 patent. It's a wider version of the current 29mm f/0.8 lens. Not sure if they are really making it tough.
New Olympus patent describes a MFT camera with “Astrotracer” features
I really don't know if Olympus (now OM Digital) will really make this thing: A new Japanese patent describes a nee MFT camera with "Astrotracer" features. The Pentax K-1II had…
New Olympus patent to support AF tracking with a dual/quad AF sensor
This new Olympus patent describes the design of a dual/quad AF sensor with AF tracking support. I am not sure if this is seomthing that will find it's way on…
Patent discloses new Olympus high quality drone camera design!
A brand new patent confirms that Olympus is playing with the idea to release their own drone. And that Drone would feature a High Quality camera with large sensor and…
Reminder: Olympus Full Frame lens patent
Olympus officially denied that they will make any Full Frame or Medium Format camera. Still to play safe they had patented those FF lenses: 17mm f/1.4 20mm f/1.4 24mm f/1.4…
Rumor and patents recap: Olympus 150-400mm, 500mm, Panasonic GX10 and f/1.2 primes…
Pansonic f/1.2 MFT lens patent So what's next after the E-M1III launch? Olympus 500mm f/4.0 lens: Olympus confirmed they will make this lens and here is the patent. Olympus 300-500mm…
New patent discloses the Olympus 8-24mm f/4.0 lens design
A newly published patent discloses the Olympus 8-24mm f/4.0 lens design. As usual with patents there no guarantee they will really produce that lens. But ...there is a fair chance…
New Olympus patent disclose the design for the 70-250mm f/3.5 and 100-400 f/4.5 MFT lenses
In 2020 we will get this nice 150-400mm MFT lens. And recently the patent for this lens has been published on J-platpat.inpit.go.jp. The patent also describes the design of two…