Peter Kline
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Judge Says Oscar-Winning Camera Lens Doesn't Work
Fri Apr 11, 9:49 PM ET
By Gina Keating and Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal judge in Los Angeles has nullified the patent for one of Hollywood's most advanced camera lenses, saying the cinematographer who won an Academy Award for inventing it lied to U.S. patent examiners about its capabilities.
The Panavision/Frazier lens, invented by Australian wildlife photographer James Frazier, was touted as having revolutionary depth-of-field capabilities. That is, the lens could hold small objects in the foreground and background images in sharp focus at the same time.
Complete story:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...n_lawsuit_dc_2
Fri Apr 11, 9:49 PM ET
By Gina Keating and Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal judge in Los Angeles has nullified the patent for one of Hollywood's most advanced camera lenses, saying the cinematographer who won an Academy Award for inventing it lied to U.S. patent examiners about its capabilities.
The Panavision/Frazier lens, invented by Australian wildlife photographer James Frazier, was touted as having revolutionary depth-of-field capabilities. That is, the lens could hold small objects in the foreground and background images in sharp focus at the same time.
Complete story:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...n_lawsuit_dc_2