CANON FL 300mm f/2.8 S.S.C. FLUORITE

US 3,868,174 A, Example 1 — Hideo Yokota

5 ELEMENTS / 4 GROUPS (PATENT; CANON LISTS 6/5)
DESIGN f = 100 (SCALED ×3)
DESIGN F/2.8
ALL SPHERICAL
FLUORITE FRONT ELEMENT

Focus Mechanism

Patent infinity state only; the production lens focuses to 3.5 m. The patent prints no close-focus spacing.

Optical Elements (5 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
L1Biconvex Positive (Fluorspar)CaF2 (fluorspar, named in claim 1; catalog dispersion curve, patent nd and νd kept)
L2Biconcave NegativeS-LAH51 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L3Biconvex PositiveS-FSL5 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L4Negative MeniscusK-BK7 (SUMITA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L5Positive MeniscusS-TIH18 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)