Konica Minolta 23mm f/2 Lens Patent

A new Konica Minolta lens patent spotted by Egami. The new patent describes a Konica Minolta 23mm f/2 prime lens designed for APS-C based mirrorless cameras.

The new Konica Minolta 23mm f/2 lens seems to be optimized for contrast AF and video. See below for the details of the patent translated by Google.

Description and self-interpretation of the patent literature

• Patent Publication No. 2013-257395
  • Publication date 2013.12.26
  • Filing date 2012.6.12
• Example 2
  • Focal length f = 23.000mm
  • Fno. 2.030
  • Angle of view 2ω = 31.691 °
  • Image height Y = 14.200
  • β = Inf – 0.025 – 0.101

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