An type EF adapter appears in a Canon patent, this may be First Canon Mirrorless Related Patent?
Patent details(translated from japanese)
Publication number Patent – 2011-53437 (P2011-53437A)
Release date March – 17, 2011 (2011.3.17)
Title of invention Lens adapter apparatus and system
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Canon Europe on canon mirrorless system camera “Canon doesn’t need to introduce a mirrorless compact system camera ”
Canon doesn’t need to introduce a mirrorless compact system camera (CSC), according to the head of consumer imaging in Europe, as the company does not have a problem selling its existing compact and DSLR products. In an interview with Amateur Photographer, Rainer Fuehres said that compact system cameras have been introduced by manufacturers that find it difficult to compete in the digital SLR market.
Read the full interview at AP
