There are already rumors that Ricoh is planning to revamp the current DA★ lenses with new motor drives and electronics and the first two lenses benefiting from this treatment will most likely be the current 16-50mm f/2.8 and 50-135mm f/2.8 models. In the case of the DA★ 16-50mm f/2.8 the revamping could include some tweaks […]
Ricoh has a new patent for a “photographing apparatus” with a tilting sensor that can focus on two objects at different distances with a tilting focal plane: The present invention relates to a photographing apparatus, and in particular relates to a photographing apparatus in which automatic tilt (automatic rotation) of an imaging plane (imaging surface […]
A new patent for a Pentax DA 645 80-160mm f/4.5 lens (four examples in the patent application) or a 90-180mm f/4.5 lens (two examples) was filed by Ricoh in Japan. The lens is stabilized (just like the 90mm macro).
This could be the patent corresponding to the “well-considered battery grip system” of the rumored Pentax KP camera. The grip attaches with a special locking handle and not by using the tripod socket as other cameras:
Ricoh has a new patent (2016-201400) field in Japan for a Bayer sensor without a color filter array (CFA) which should create sharper monochrome images.
Ricoh filed a patent in a Japan for a 35-80mm f/4 full frame lens that is most likely designed for the Pentax K-1 DSLR camera. Here are the details:
Ricoh recently filed a patent in a Japan for a 100-300mm f/4 full frame lens that is most likely designed for the Pentax K-1 DSLR camera. Here are the details:
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