by Richard Cox | Mar 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Canon EOS 5D series has been at the core of innovation in digital photography for two decades, with each successive model in the lineup raising the bar for innovation in photography equipment, starting with the original EOS 5D in 2005, which was a game-changer in...
by Richard Cox | Mar 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
The VCM library for Canon keeps on expanding, and while we were looking at the 100mm focal length just last week with some interest, we also have an interesting patent (2026-043301) that covers most of Canon’s wide-angle VCM lenses, but there’s a notable...
by Richard Cox | Mar 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
CP+ 2026 concluded with me feeling a bit different about the sense of what is happening in the photography world. Part of me felt we have perhaps reached a turning point at which the market has reached maturity, and the manufacturers are looking to generate excitement...
by Richard Cox | Mar 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
When I was scanning patent applications, I quickly reviewed one when it was first released and assumed (cough, yes, we know how that works) that it was simply embodiments of prior-designed lenses and nothing newsworthy. Today, I was looking back through the...
by Richard Cox | Mar 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Japan Patent Office (2026-033938) has recently published a Canon patent application that shows off some very interesting optical designs. I had previously discussed these as quarter-wave optical designs, just because I have no idea what else to call them. How...
