Nikon Patents Some Extreme Lens Designs

When Nikon moved into the realm of full frame mirrorless cameras, they generally went for pragmatic lens designs meant to tackle the majority of situations photographers would encounter. However, a variety of interesting lens design patents recently emerged, and they show the company is now thinking about some more extreme options as well. Recent lens patents from Nikon show some extreme supertelephoto lens designs, likely made to match up with the powerful Z9 mirrorless camera.