Canon Patent for EF-M 18-40mm f/3.5-5.6 Pancake Lens

Egami discovered a new patent filed by Canon. The new patent describes the EF-M 18-40mm  f/3.5-5.6  pancake lens. The new Canon patent includes a bunch of other optical formulas such as an 18-55mm f/4-8 , 10-20 mm f/4-5.6 , 9-18mm f/4-5.6.

Canon currently has EF-M 11-22mm mirrorless lens. If these patents become available this year, the EOS M line would benefit a zoom pancake lens as described above.

Canon Patent for EF-M 18-40mm f/3.5-5.6 Pancake Lens

• Patent Publication No. 2014-6275
  • Publication date 2014.1.16
  • Filing date 2012.6.21
• Example 7
  • Zoom ratio 3.00
  • Focal length f = 18.10-37.01-54.30mm
  • Fno. 4.20-6.20-8.20
  • Half angle ω = 36.92-20.17-14.06 °
  • Image height Y = 13.60mm
  • 64.74-56.63-62.13mm lens length
  • BF 0.50mm
• Canon patents
  • The possible vibration damping by the second lens group
  • Feeding whole, front focus, focusing, rear focusing, etc.

via EG