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Nikon 100-300mm f/4 full frame lens patent

Nikon filed patent 201293548 in Japan for a Nikon 100-300mm f/4 full frame lens:

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Nikon patents for 17mm f/4 tilt and shift, 10mm f/4, 16-30mm f/4.5-5.6 and 28mm f/1.4 lenses

Nikon filed patent 201278550 in Japan and 20120081791 in the US for a 17mm f/4 tilt and shift and 10mm f/4 wide angle lenses: Patent released date: April 19th, 2012 Patent filing date: October 1st, 2010 Focal length: 17.11mm Aperture: 4.08 Angle of view (half): 63.03deg Image height: 33.00mm Lens length: 188.30mm Back focus 53.036mm Lens design: 18 elements [...]

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Nikon filed a patent for a 24-70mm f/3.5-4.5 full frame lens

Nikon filed patent application 2011-221421 in Japan for a 24-70mm f/3.5-4.5 full frame lens. This lens only makes sense as a part of a “cheap” full frame body kit. The patent contains several different calculations:

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The patent for the upcoming Nikon AF-S 28mm f/1.8G full frame lens is now online

Patent application 20120069440 is for the upcoming Nikkor AF-S 28mm f/1.8G full frame lens. I have no exact announcement date yet, but I believe this lens will be introduced in 2012. The patent contains several different calculations and one of them is for 28mm f/1.8: f = 28.08 (focal length) FNO = 1.84 (aperture) 2ω = 76.4° (filed of view) Y = 21.6 [...]

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Nikon 1 9-25mm f/2.8-5.0 lens patent

Nikon filed a patent (201253230) in Japan for a 9-25mm f/2.8-5.0 lens (24-68mm equivalent) for Nikon 1 mirrorless cameras:

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Nikon 135mm f/1.8 lens patent

Nikon filed a patent (201048125) in Japan for a 135mm f/1.8 lens: Patent release date: March 8, 2012 Patent filing date: August 30, 2012 Focal length: 132.9mm Aperture: 1.8 Angle of view: 18.3° Lens design: 15 elements in 9 group, 2 ED elements Internal focusing (IF) Vibration reduction (VR) Update: here is the US patent 20120050872 application for the [...]

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