Tamron Japan has filed a new lens patent for Tamron SP 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 VC lens. This lens could be a smaller and cheaper competitor to the Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II.
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Lens Patents
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 DO Lens Patent
Canon Japan has just filed a new lens patent on EF 70-200mm f/2.8 DO (Diffractive Optics) lens. It is suggested that this lens will be announced before 2020.
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Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 Lens Patent
Canon Japan has just filed a new lens patent on EF 24-105mm f/4 lens. This lens patent could be the upcoming EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM lens rumored several days ago. The new EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM lens will be coming with 5D Mark IV as a kit lens in late August.
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Canon 30mm f/2.8 DO Full Frame Mirrorless Lens Patent
Canon has just filed another new full frame mirrorless lens patent in Japan. This new lens patent is Canon 30mm f/2.8 DO lens. In the past, Canon all filed another full frame mirroless lens patent: Canon 50mm f/3.5 Macro IS Full Frame Mirrorless Lens. According to rumors, Canon full frame mirrorless cameras will be announced around Photokina 2016 in September.
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Canon EF 1000mm f/5.6 DO Lens Patent
Canon Japan has just filed a new super telephoto prime lens patent for EF 1000mm f/5.6 DO lens.
EF-M 9-17mm f/3.5-5 Lens Patent
Canon has filed a new lens patent for EOS M mirrorless cameras. This lens is EF-M 9-17mm f/3.5-5 lens.
Sigma Sports 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Lens Patent
Several weeks ago, Sigma Japan has filed a new lens patent on Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Art Lens, now Sigma Japan filed another lens patent: the Sigma Sports 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM lens. Seems this two new zoom lenses will be announced together in next few months, maybe at Photokina 2016 in September.
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Sigma 200mm f/2 DG OS HSM Sports Lens Patent
Sigma Japan has just filed a new lens patent on Sigma 200mm f/2 DG OS HSM Sports lens. And Sigma also filed a TELE CONVERTER 1.4x for Sigma lenses. Canon and Nikon both has their 200mm f/2 lenses, both cost $5,699, the Sigma 200mm f/2 DG OS HSM lens could be much cheaper.
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Sigma Art 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Lens Patent
Sigma Japan has just filed a new lens patent on the new art zoom lens, the long awaited Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Art Lens. According to previous rumors, the lens could be announced in next several months, probably at Photokina 2016.
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New Canon Lens Patent: EF 28mm f/1.4L USM
Canon Japan has filed a new lens patent on EF 28mm f/1.4L USM lens. This lens should have same technologies and build quality of the EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM lens.
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