CANON EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

JP 2007-003600 A, Numerical Example 1 — Takashi Shirasuna

15 elements / 10 groups
Patent design: 72.4-290.0 mm
Production: 70-300mm f/4-5.6
All spherical
L2 image-stabilization unit

Focus Mechanism

Focus travel is unavailable: the patent publishes infinity-focus zoom states only. The 1.5 m limit is a production specification; no internal focus motion is modeled.

Optical Elements (15 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
E1Negative Meniscus750353 — high-index flint class (vendor unresolved)
E2Biconvex Positive487702 — low-dispersion crown class (vendor unresolved)
E3Biconvex Positive516641 — borosilicate crown class (vendor unresolved)
E4Biconcave Negative713539 — lanthanum crown class (vendor unresolved)
E5Biconcave Negative603606 — dense crown class (vendor unresolved)
E6Biconvex Positive847239 — high-index flint class (vendor unresolved)
E7Biconvex Positive497815 — low-dispersion fluorophosphate / ED class (vendor unresolved)
E8Biconvex Positive487702 — low-dispersion crown class (vendor unresolved)
E9Plano-Concave Negative834372 — lanthanum flint class (vendor unresolved)
E10Negative Meniscus516641 — borosilicate crown class (vendor unresolved)
E11Biconvex Positive603606 — dense crown class (vendor unresolved)
E12Negative Meniscus805254 — dense flint class (vendor unresolved)
E13Plano-Convex PositiveS-BAL35 — catalog-equivalent barium crown for patent 589611 (production supplier unspecified)
E14Biconcave Negative773496 — high-index lanthanum class (vendor unresolved)
E15Positive Meniscus805254 — dense flint class (vendor unresolved)