A new patent surfaced over the web that shows a new metal & plastic resin mount patent for DSLRs, the plastic lens mount will sure not so durable as Canon metal mount but it will be more cost effective and Canon will use it Canon rebel line aka entry level DSLRs camera.
Take a look at the translated text below….
Patent Publication No. 2014-240858 (Google Translated)
- Published 2014.12.25
- Filing date 2013.6.11
Canon patent
- Of bayonet mechanism mount
- Mounting an inner peripheral portion of the body has a concave rail surfaces of metal
- Mount the outer periphery of having a rail surface of the convex shape in the resin
- That resin rail than the metal rail, I have a narrow width and high height
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