A vertical lens system with a right=angle mirror. Olympus did this in the E-330 camera, but not a phone. However, the part in the lens system called a ball acuator is what Samsung has patented.
https://petapixel.com/2021/09/03/apples-periscope-lens-plans-stymied-by-samsung-patent-report/
On 2021-09-04 00:14, RichA wrote:
A vertical lens system with a right=angle mirror. Olympus did this in the E-330 camera, but not a phone. However, the part in the lens system called a ball acuator is what Samsung has patented.
https://petapixel.com/2021/09/03/apples-periscope-lens-plans-stymied-by-samsung-patent-report/So, pay Samsung a licensing fee or change the design.
Apple rent in RichA's head: big.
As to the E-330, unless there's another model E-330, then you're not off
the mark, you're waaaaaaaay off the mark.
On Sunday, 5 September 2021 at 11:01:14 UTC-4, Alan Browne wrote:
On 2021-09-04 00:14, RichA wrote:
A vertical lens system with a right=angle mirror. Olympus did this in the E-330 camera, but not a phone. However, the part in the lens system called a ball acuator is what Samsung has patented.So, pay Samsung a licensing fee or change the design.
https://petapixel.com/2021/09/03/apples-periscope-lens-plans-stymied-by-samsung-patent-report/
Apple rent in RichA's head: big.
As to the E-330, unless there's another model E-330, then you're not off
the mark, you're waaaaaaaay off the mark.
The E-330 used a reflex finder assembly. But the path was a right-angle, much like what is proposed for smartphones.
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