New Patent: Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-4.5 Lens for APS-C Mirrorless Cameras

Nikon has filed a new lens patent – Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-4.5 Lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras. Currently, Nikon has no APS-C mirrorless or full frame mirrorless camera, does this mean that Nikon is seriously considering to announce a new APS-C mirrorless camera next year?

Take a look at the patent details below translated by Google.

Patent Publication No. 2015-191055

  • Published 2015.11.2
  • Filing date 2014.3.27

Example 1

  • Focal length f = 18.50 29.99 53.29
  • Fno. = 3.27 4.24 4.65
  • Half angle of view ω = 41.98 26.95 15.03
  • Overall length 87.66 92.68 113.67
  • BF 19.36 32.55 38.06
  • Image height Y = 14.25

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