It is time for another recap of the latest Nikon lens patents I have been collecting over the past few months:
The first patent (P2017-125904A) that was published today is the most interesting – it’s for a 35mm f/2 full frame lens designed for a curved sensor. Please note that the patent does not provide sufficient technical information to determine if this is a mirrorless or a DSLR lens (Nikon had other curved sensor patents in the past).
More Nikon lens patents:
Front Nikkor wide lens converter patent for Nikon 1 water housing.
Another converter lens patent – probably for a fix lens camera.
Wide-angle Nikkor zoom mirrorless lens patent
Nikon 1 Micro NIKKOR VR 30mm f/2.8 lens patent
Nikon 18-55mm f/3.6-6 lens patent for APS-C based mirrorless camera
New Nikon 1 AW lens patents (filed February 9th, 2017) – lens groups are moved to switch from land use to underwater use:
There are some other Nikon lens patents with weird focal lengths: 110-166mm f/3.7 – f/5.6, 85-183mm f/4.5-f/5.8 and 90mm f/4.
The patent for the recently announced Nikkor 8-15mm lens can be found here.
