New Canon Patents: EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 and EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6

new 100-400 70-300

Canon field another two new lens patents in Japan. The two patents are:

  • EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6
  • EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6

There are several EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 patents before, and we have heard that the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens is coming soon, maybe announced along with the 7D Mark II.

Description and self-interpretation of the patent literature (Translated by Google)
  • Patent Publication No. 2013-105053
    • Publication date 2013.5.30
    • Filing date 2011.11.15
  • Example 1
    • Zoom ratio 4.01
    • Focal length f = 72.48-135.49-290.86mm
    • Fno. 4.58-4.94-5.85
    • Half angle ω = 16.62-9.07-4.25 °
    • Image height Y = 21.64mm
    • 143.42-175.48-201.87mm overall length of the lens
    • BF 39.98mm
  • Example 3
    • Zoom ratio 3.75
    • Focal length f = 104.16-166.66-391.00mm
    • Fno. 4.60-5.20-5.80
    • Half angle ω = 11.73-7.40-3.17 °
    • Image height Y = 21.64mm
    • 221.48-252.31-300.68mm overall length of the lens
    • BF 70.65-87.69-113.37mm
  • Canon patent
    • I want to put in the first group the anomalous dispersion optical element
    • It is possible correction and lateral chromatic axial chromatic aberration, but spherical aberration of color and field curvature occurs
    • By optimizing the placement, the correction and field curvature, the spherical aberration of the color of g-line

via: EG