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5 Year Old Sony Leaf Shutter Patent Nothing New

There has been some noise about a very old leaf shutter patent that Sony filed in 2015. While a mirrorless leaf shutter medium format cameras at an affordable price is extremely desirable to fans of leaf shutters it is unlikely we will see anything soon. Leaf shutters are great if you want to be able […]

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Sony WW271448 Registered Before April 30th Event

Nokishita spotted the WW271448 being registered with an overseas certification body with the same wireless specs as many high-end Sony cameras have Sony’s “WW271448” has been registered with an overseas certification body. Equipped with Wi-Fi (5GHz / 2.4GHz) and Bluetooth. Not long now until Sony’s April 30th event where we expect this camera’s announcement. Follow SonyAddict […]

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Tamron 200-400mm f/4 and Tamron 70-130mm f/2 Patents Found

Tamron 70-130mm f/2

Tamron filed patents for a Tamron 200-400mm f/4 and Tamron 70-130mm f/2. If Tamron releases these lenses they will certainly be unique and useful for Sony cameras. They would also complement Tamron’s current lineup for E-Mount. Follow SonyAddict on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube Plus our owners’ groups Sony a9 Owners Group Sony a7 Owners Group Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 […]

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Sigma 16mm f/2, 18mm f/1.8, 18mm f/2.8, 20mm f/1.8, 24mm f/1.8, 28mm f/1.8, and 35mm f/1.8 Patents Found

Sigma registered some patients in Japan for 16mm f/2, 18mm f/1.8, 18mm f/2.8, 20mm f/1.8, 24mm f/1.8, 28mm f/1.8, and 35mm f/1.8 designs. [Publication number] JP 2020-16755 (P2020-16755A) [Release Date] January 30, 2020 [Title of the Invention] Imaging optical system [Date of application] July 25, 2018 [Applicant] [Identification number] 000131326 [Name or name] Sigma Corporation […]

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New Sony WW119533 Compact Camera Registered Overseas

Nokishita found a new camera using the Sony NP-BX1 which is their compact camera battery. Sony’s unpublished digital camera “WW119533” has been registered with the Taiwan NCC. Equipped with Wi-Fi (11b / g / n) and Bluetooth. Battery is NP-BX1 and supports micro USB charging. Follow SonyAddict on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube via Nokishita

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IEDM 2019: Sony 3-Layer Organic+Si Sensor

Image Sensor World spotted a new three-layer stacked organic image sensor from Sony at the 2019 international electron devices meeting. “A three-layer stacked color image sensor was formed using an organic film. The sensor decreases the false color problem as it does not require demosaicing. Furthermore, with the 2.0-μm pixel image sensor, improved spectral characteristics […]

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