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    Canon patents a new 83-megapixel full frame sensor
    Sep 10, 2019 John Aldred

    A new Canon patent has been discovered by the folks at Canon News. It describes an 83-megapixel sensor which, if the maths are right, will…

    Profoto threatens to sue Godox for patent infringement claiming they stole the A1 design
    Mar 14, 2019 John Aldred

    Launched in 2017, the $1,000 Profoto A1 was a pretty unique design amongst speedlights. Finally, the world had a round head speedlight – something that…

    Patent shows the $5,500 Leica SL 16-35mm was actually designed by Konica Minolta
    Jun 12, 2018 John Aldred

    Remember when Huawei released the P9 and everybody got excited over its cameras because they had Leica written on them? And then there was the…

    Patent shows new Canon full frame mirrorless lens mount may be compatible with EF lenses
    Jun 1, 2018 John Aldred

    A new patent spotted by Canon News shows a lens mount that looks similar to both Canon’s EF and EF-M mounts but is actually neither. The…

    Sigma is working on a Foveon sensor for video use
    Nov 28, 2017 John Aldred

    Well, this is a surprise and not an unwelcome one. Few people seem to realise that as well as being a leading 3rd party lens…

    Canon patent shows giant new LCD flip screen for DSLRs
    Oct 20, 2017 John Aldred

    People have been begging Canon for years to put flippy out (or up) articulated LCDs on their higher end bodies for years. Now it looks…

    Canon patents 40-800mm F4.5-5.6 lens, it would be great if it’s made, but I am skeptical
    Jul 21, 2016 Udi Tirosh

    Canon just patented a 40-800mm lens. Isn’t this just incredible. In old point and shoot terms the box would have been marked X20. You have to…

    Canon’s new 1000mm lens could be half as big and ready in time for the Olympics
    Jun 8, 2016 John Aldred

    Companies put out patents for new stuff all the time, and Canon have filed 4,134 of them, many of which will never actually exist in…

    Gura Gear Settled a Lawsuit with Peak Design Over its Record-Breaking Everyday Messenger Bag
    Nov 19, 2015 Gannon Burgett

    Earlier this week, Gura Gear’s acquisition of Tamrac closed its final chapter when the camera bag manufacturer announced the G-Elite series. While the merging of…

    This Tripod Can Be Opened, Closed And Locked With A Single Hand
    Aug 14, 2015 Udi Tirosh

    For some reason, we do not see a lot of innovation with tripods, I mean, it’s three legs connected with a base, what is there…