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Canon bans Viltrox lens

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bodeswell Senior Member • Posts: 1,378
Re: Canon bans Viltrox lens
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MitchAlsup wrote:

sybersitizen wrote:

NanoCam wrote:

I just read that Canon has forbidden Viltrox from producing a lens (85/1.8 and maybe others?)

I assume you read this:

https://www.dpreview.com/news/3875526045/viltrox-representative-reports-canon-told-them-to-stop-selling-all-rf-mount-products

I don't think it's possible for camera companies to 'ban' an entity from making lenses. Nothing restricts anyone from making products that are compatible with the physical mounts.

You see, there are these things called patents.

You get one, and you have exclusive used of that material for "a while"

I am sure one or more parts of RF are patented. Thus Canon has say on who can mount to what.

What makes you so sure they have patents on the physical mount? Canon hasn’t taken action against third party EF to RF adapters. What patentable inventions might there be in the physical mount itself? It seems more likely that they are not allowing use of their RF protocols. They have taken no action against third party EF mount lenses.

Just one more reason to stay away from mirrorless (where the patents won't run out for decades.)

You will have to stay away from a lot of things if you are waiting for patents to expire, not just mirrorless cameras.

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