Nikon Patent For A Ring Flash To Mount On The Camera Body (perfect for mirrorless systems)

Left: not mounted, right: mounted

Japanese site Egami (translated) spotted a patent filed by Nikon for a ring flash that can be mounted directly on the camera body. The patent pictures suggest a compact camera. Looks like the ring flash gets mounted through a sort of bayonet mechanism

• Patent Publication No. 2012-185190

  • 2012.9.7 Release Date
  • 2011.3.3 filing date

• Ring flash
• With a light input portion

  • Using the built-in flash of the camera, etc.
  • Through an optical fiber, the light that has been input is output to the light output unit (ring-shaped diffusion member)

• And easy installation

  • I was provided with a hinge in part optical input
  • I have provided a light input portion of the elastic member
  • Mounting of the optical output to the camera bayonet