LEICA SUMMILUX-C 40mm T1.4

US 8,508,864 B2 — Iain A. Neil

15 ELEMENTS / 11 AIR-SPACED GROUPS
2 PATENT MACRO-GROUPS (G1 + G2)
f = 39.026 mm (MODELED)
f/1.4 MODELED; T1.4 MARKETED
2 ASPHERICAL SURFACES

Focus Mechanism

PUBLISHED three-state internal focus: fixed G1; G2 (STO plus source L12-L16) translates 6.190 mm toward object space from F1 to F3. The patent/model close object-to-image distance is 0.39925 m; the marketed 0.45 m close-focus specification is not substituted.

Optical Elements (15 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
L2Biconvex PositiveS-FPL51 (OHARA)
L3Negative Meniscus (1× Asph)S-FSL5 (OHARA)
L4Biconcave NegativeS-FPL53 (OHARA)
L5Positive MeniscusS-LAH63 (OHARA)
L6Negative MeniscusS-LAM66 (OHARA)
L7Positive MeniscusS-FPL51 (OHARA)
L8Biconvex PositiveS-LAM55 (OHARA)
L9Biconvex PositiveS-LAM66 (OHARA)
L10Biconcave NegativeS-NBH51 (OHARA)
L11Biconvex PositiveS-FPL53 (OHARA)
L12Positive MeniscusS-FPL53 (OHARA)
L13Positive MeniscusS-FPL53 (OHARA)
L14Negative Meniscus (1× Asph)S-TIH6 (OHARA)
L15Biconvex PositiveS-NPH1 (OHARA)
L16Positive MeniscusS-FPL51 (OHARA)