Olympus Patent for 12-150mm f/4-6.3 IS Lens

Egami has discovered a new patent filed by Olympus. The new patent describes a 12-150mm f/4-6.3 IS lens for micro four thirds system cameras.

Olympus 12-150mm f/4-6.3 lens patent shows that the lens will come with built-in image stabilization technology.

The lens will provide a 35mm focal length equivalent of 24-300mm. This lens is a candidate to replace the current Olympus ED 14-150mm f/4-5.6 lens.

Olympus 12-150mm f/4-6.3 mft lens will become an all-round lens for Micro Four Thirds shooters. The lens will provide wide to telephoto angles of view and perfect for travel photographers.

Olympus Patent for 12-150mm f/4-6.3 IS Lens

Description and self-interpretation of the patent literature

• Patent Publication No. 2014-89297
  • Publication date 2014.5.15
  • Filing date 2012.10.30
• Example
  

  embodiment

  Example	Focal length	Fno.	Angle of view	Image height	BF	Length
  One	12.249-25.475-58.644	3.900-5.500-6.100	85.0-46.1-21.0	10.08-11.15-11.15	13.847-13.847-13.847	62.083-80.696-103.582
  Two	12.250-28.009-68.590	3.900-5.500-6.100	85.2-42.3-18.0	10.11-11.15-11.15	13.898-13.898-13.898	64.083-83.392-108.571
  Three	12.247-28.002-84.602	3.971-5.535-6.138	84.6-42.3-14.6	10.10-11.15-11.15	14.737-14.737-14.737	70.071-87.700-115.094
  Four	12.247-34.009-117.568	4.000-5.500-6.200	84.6-35.3-10.5	10.04-11.15-11.15	15.653-15.653-15.653	95.572-109.416-128.582
  Five	12.247-34.012-117.558	3.900-5.500-6.200	85.3-35.3-10.6	10.09-11.15-11.15	15.363-15.363-15.363	96.572-112.222-131.573
  Six	12.253-34.010-146.736	3.900-5.500-6.200	84.5-35.3-8.4	10.04-11.15-11.15	14.729-14.729-14.729	98.582-119.487-144.808
  Seven	14.294-35.011-97.915	3.900-5.500-6.000	76.0-34.3-12.9	10.19-11.15-11.15	16.911-16.911-16.911	72.182-92.457-114.572

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  • Rear lens is fixed
  • Inner Focus (Group 4)
  • Anti-vibration (Group 3)

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