LEICA ELMARIT 28mm f/2.8 (11801)

US 3,591,257 — Walter Mandler, Garry Edwards, Erich Wagner

8 ELEMENTS / 6 GROUPS
f = 28 mm
F/2.8
2ω ≈ 74°
ALL SPHERICAL

Focus Mechanism

Unit focusing — entire optical assembly translates along the optical axis (0.70 m extension calculated).

Optical Elements (8 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
L1Negative MeniscusSK16 (Schott catalog equivalent; patent ne 1.62286 / νe 60.08; production supplier unspecified)
L2Negative MeniscusSK16 (Schott catalog equivalent; patent ne 1.62286 / νe 60.08; production supplier unspecified)
L3Biconvex PositiveK-LaSFn16 (SUMITA catalog equivalent of LaF21, catalog ne 1.79226 / νe 47.17; patent ne 1.79227 / νe 47.15; production supplier unspecified)
L4Negative MeniscusSF6 (Schott catalog equivalent; patent ne 1.81265 / νe 25.24; production supplier unspecified)
L5Negative MeniscusSK16 (Schott catalog equivalent; patent ne 1.62286 / νe 60.08; production supplier unspecified)
L6Biconvex Positive (near-plano front)LaF10 class; S-BAH28 catalog e-line spectral proxy (production supplier unspecified)
L7Negative MeniscusSF6 (Schott catalog equivalent; patent ne 1.81265 / νe 25.24; production supplier unspecified)
L8Negative MeniscusF2 (Schott catalog equivalent; patent ne 1.62408 / νe 36.11; production supplier unspecified)