New Patent: Olympus 500mm f/4 Pro IS Lens

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Olympus has filed a new patent: Olympus 500mm f/4 Pro IS Lens for Micro Four Thirds Cameras.

Patent Publication No. 2015-108811 (Google Translated)

  • Published 2015.6.11
  • Filing date 2013.10.22

Example 6

  • Focal length f = 499.265 – 325.022mm
  • Fno 4.059 -. 2.630
  • Angle of view 2ω = 2.6 °
  • Image height Y = 11.15mm
  • FB 66.633mm
  • Total length 337.887mm
  • Minimum focusing distance 2m
  • Lens configuration 14 group 17 sheets
  • Super ED 1

What do you think about this lens? Will you buy an Olympus 500mm f/4.0 IS lens?

via: Egami

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