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 system”.
Patent 20090273841 [...]
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 the screen.
Distortion [...]
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 what [...]
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:
There was also a Nikon patent for a 85mm f/3.5 VR lens in a DX version. Here is the full list of Nikon’s patents that were published (to the public) this week. Any comments and [...]
We’ve seen in the past that Nikon files for patents of new products few months before the official announcement (this is the general trend, of course there are exceptions and the patents discussed in this post may or may not turn into real products). I am monitoring Nikon patents on a weekly bases and here [...]
We should pay a very close attention to Nikon patent 20090190220 (already discussed here and here) for the Nikon AF-S 85mm f/3.5 DX VR lens
Don’t ask me why – just do it…
Update: as a reader already noted (quote from the patent application):
“An internal focus type MACRO lens having an image blur correction function has [...]
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