Category Archives: Nikon Patents

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

By [NR] admin | Published: May 19, 2012

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

By [NR] admin | Published: April 27, 2012

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

By [NR] admin | Published: April 6, 2012

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

By [NR] admin | Published: March 23, 2012

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

By [NR] admin | Published: March 16, 2012

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

By [NR] admin | Published: March 9, 2012

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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Patent filed for the rumored new Nikon 16-85mm DX lens

By [NR] admin | Published: March 4, 2012

I already mentioned that Nikon will release a new 16-85mm DX lens in 2012 with a fixed f/4 aperture. A new patent (201042547) filed in Japan just became available online and shows the details of a Nikkor 16-85mm f/4 DX VR lens. Here is one of the shown examples (patents usually have several different variations/calculations of the […]

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