Patent ID: 11966098
Assignee: PANAVISION INTERNATIONAL, L.P.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 13:
14. A method for making changes in an optical feature of a modular lens system that is configured for use with a camera, the method comprising:
providing a user input to an input element of the modular lens system that is connected with a microcontroller in the modular lens system, wherein the modular lens system comprises a front lens section configured to be coupled to a center lens section, wherein the input element and the microcontroller are included in the center lens section, and wherein the front lens section and the center lens section each comprise one or more lenses; and
changing an optical feature in the modular lens system by operation of a motor of the first lens section or the central lens section that is operatively connected with one of the one or more lenses, wherein motor operation is provided in response to a control signal produced by the microcontroller in response to receiving a input signal from the input element, wherein the modular lens system and microcontroller are not connected to receive any control signal from a camera that the modular lens system is connected with so that the microcontroller controls the modular lens system completely independent of a camera.