We have spotted the latest Nikon patent, in that you can clearly see Nikon is working on Compact cameras lens design. They are trying to make them more efficient as possible. Pls, don’t get confused with the old compact camera design shown in the patent document. The camera design is just for reference purposes
Patent Details
Application JP2020116492A events – 2020-07-06
Application filed by Nikon Corp -2020-07-06
Priority to JP2020 – 2020-10-15
Publication of JP20201701
Status – Pending
Patent Details translated
The present invention relates to a zoom lens and an optical device suitable for a digital still camera or the like.
A zoom lens is often used as a shooting lens in a shooting device (camera) such as a digital still camera or a digital video camera. As a zoom lens having a high magnification ratio, a first lens group having a positive refractive power, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, and a positive refractive power arranged in order from the object side along the optical axis. A zoom lens composed of a third lens group having a positive refractive power and a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power, and configured such that the first to fourth lens groups move along an optical axis at the time of scaling. It has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Such a conventional zoom lens is required to have a higher magnification ratio.
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I’ve heard BS like this since the “soon to be launched” DL compact cameras, two of which I had a pre-order at the B&H for more than one year for nothing.. and back then Nikon was is EXCELLENT shape compared to the financial misery that it is now. My faith on this company is zero. They will release nothing or just die shortly after.. Nikon is done.