CARL ZEISS JENA CARDINAR 100mm f/4

Factory optical data sheet Sach-Nr. 550513A (Opt.), calculation of 14 June 1958; f' 95.13 mm, 1:4.

5 ELEMENTS / 4 GROUPS
DESIGN f = 95.13 mm
DESIGN F/4

Focus Mechanism

Infinity prescription only. The sheet gives no focus travel, so the geometry is static. The 1.5 m close focus is the museum record's value.

Optical Elements (5 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
L1Positive MeniscusSK5 (Jena; catalog row SK5, Sumita)
L2Positive MeniscusSK13 (Jena; catalog row BACD13, Hoya, the SK13-class counterpart)
L3Biconvex PositiveBK1 (Jena; catalog row BK1, Sumita)
L4Biconcave NegativeSF15 (Jena; catalog row SF15, Sumita)
L5Positive MeniscusSF6 (Jena; catalog row SF6, Schott)