Nikon filed a patent (2012-257100) in Japan for a semi-transparent, see-through, rotating LCD screen. The idea behind this patent is to overlay the camera’s live view on a semi-transparent LCD display. This will allow a better tracking of fast moving objects and the photographer will be able to observe the entire scene beyond what is being shown in […]
Nikon filed a patent (2012-220827) in Japan for a Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. Egami reports that this lens was designed for a mirrroless APS-C based camera. It will be interesting to see in the next few months if more similar patents will show up online. I seriously doubt that Nikon will introduce a new mirrorless camera system […]
This is probably the most interesting Nikon patent since I started my coverage in 2008: last year Nikon filed a patent (2012-242615) in Japan for a digital back that will transform a 35mm film SLR camera into a DSLR. The sensor is attached to the camera’s back panel and by replacing it, you will be able to get […]
Another Nikon patent (2012-220828) for a new Micro (macro) 37mm f/2.4 lens designed for 1″ sensor (Nikon 1 mirrorless cameras) was recently filed in Japan:
Nikon filed two different patents (2012-230133 and 2012-230340) in Japan for a 58mm f/1.2 lens: Patent release date: October 22, 2012 Patent filing date: April 4, 2011 Focal length: 58.0220mm Aperture: 1.210 Half angle of view: 20.81° Image height: 21.6mm Lens length: 108.8935mm Back focus: 38.0120mm The legendary Ai Noct Nikkor 58mm f/1.2 lens, that was […]
Just a quick update on another Nikon patent filed in Japan for a 55-300mm f/2.8-4 full frame lens that just got published by Egami:
Nikon filed patent 2012-215769 in Japan for obtaining a high precision focus when attaching an old Nikkor lens to a digital camera (this solution is probably intended for Nikon 1 mirrorless cameras). The patent describes a high precision AF mount adapter that has a built-in automatic focus adjustment mechanism – the AF is first determined by TTL phase detection and […]
US patent D665005 filed by Nikon is probably for the upcoming 1 Nikkor 10-100mm f/4-5.6 lens. As you can see from the drawings, the controls on the lens are slightly different then the current 1 Nikkor VR 10-100mm f/4.5-5.6 PD-Zoom lens. There seems to be also a new switch on the side:
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