by Richard Cox | Jan 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
The annual BCN awards are out. These awards are based on Japanese retail sales data. There are winners and losers, and perhaps the most interesting is that Kodak is the #1 compact camera retailer in the Japanese Market, so while the title was a little tongue-in-cheek,...
by Richard Cox | Jan 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
We have an interesting patent application (2026-004766) for you today. This is a patent for a Canon RF 300mm f/2.L IS USM. Now, as we have discussed previously, the 300mm f/2.8 is still noticeably missing, and while we lust for a Canon RF 300mm f2L IS USM, maybe the...
by Richard Cox | Jan 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
Noted physicist Eric Fossum, inventor of today’s CMOS image sensor and long-time friend of our community, has been awarded the 2026 Charles Stark Draper Prize for Engineering. This biennial award, presented by the National Academy of Engineering, carries a price tag...
by Richard Cox | Jan 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
It has been a very busy few months for the Ricoh camp. Following the successful launch of its standard GR IV in September 2025, which managed to knock Fujifilm off its perch at the top of the Japanese best-selling charts, Ricoh has certainly not stopped and has...
by Richard Cox | Jan 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
In this patent application (2026-004077), Canon shows off an embodiment of the fabled unicorn lens for the RF mount, the Canon RF 35mm f/1.2. I think everyone has long theorized that this lens is coming to form the trinity of f/1.2 primes along with the Canon RF 50mm...
