Richard CanonNews / Thursday, September 3, 2020 / Categories: Canon Patents This post may contain affiliate links(s). An affiliate link means I may earn advertising/referral fees if you make a purchase through my link, without any additional cost to you. It helps to keep this site afloat. Thank you in advance for your support. If you like what we do here, maybe buy me a coffee. Canon Patent Application: Canon Stereoscopic lens In this patent Canon discusses a stereoscopic lens, that looks like it could be mounted onto a mirrorless camera. The lens image height is curious, as it would have to be a full frame sensor to pick up both image circles side by side. This is an illustration showing a full frame sensor and an 8.75mm image height projection, as you can see, the two of them exactly fit onto the sensor. Could this be a specialty lens for the Canon RF mount? Canon specifically mentions the reason for this patent application is so that it fits on a camera, without impeding the grip. In the lens device, since the angle of view of the optical system is relatively narrow and the distance (baseline length) between the optical axes of the two optical systems is short, the realism of the obtained stereoscopic image is not sufficient. On the other hand, in the imaging apparatus described in Patent Document 1, when the two optical systems to try to increase the base length with a wide angle of view, lens apparatus is enlarged. In this case, when the lens device is attached to the main body of the imaging device, the grip performance (easiness to hold) may be affected. It is an object of the present invention to provide a lens device that enables stereoscopic photography and does not impair ease of holding. Each lens has the following specifications focal length 5.57 F number 2.80 Half angle of view (°) 90.00 Image height 8.75 Total lens length 96.00 BF 13.50 Japan Patent Application 2020-139984 Richard CanonNewsRichard CanonNews Richard has been using Canon cameras since the 1990s, with his first being the now legendary EOS-3. Since then, Richard has continued to use Canon cameras and now focuses mostly on infrared photography. Richard is the founder and editor of CanonNews since 2017, and has worked as a writer on CanonRumors and other websites in the past. Other posts by Richard CanonNews Contact author Facebook page Related articles Patent Application: Lens Auto-Aperture Control Patent Application for Canon RF 16-28mm F2.8, 16-28mm F2.8-4 and 16-28mm F4 designs Canon Patent Application: High Magnification Super Telephoto Zooms Canon Patent Application: Curious Catadioptric Optical System Canon Patent Application: Drone Camera Assembly Previous Article Canon Patent Application: Canon IBIS enhancement Next Article New Rumor: Canon R5s in select hands for testing Print Tags: Canon Patent Application Please login or register to post comments.