MINOLTA MD 28mm f/2.8 (7 elements / 7 groups)

US 3,973,832 — Toshinobu Ogura, Akiyoshi Nakamura

7 ELEMENTS / 7 GROUPS
f = 27.9955 mm (DESIGN)
F/2.8
2ω = 76° (PATENT)
ALL SPHERICAL

Focus Mechanism

Focus travel is not modeled: the patent publishes only the design/infinity prescription. The production 0.3 m minimum focus is metadata; no close-focus optical spacing law is modeled.

Optical Elements (7 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
L1Negative MeniscusN-SK16 class (coordinate-compatible spectral proxy; native d 1.6214/61.3; supplier/melt unproven)
L2Negative MeniscusN-SK16 class (coordinate-compatible spectral proxy; coordinate code 620603; supplier/melt unproven)
L3Biconvex PositiveS-LAM3 class (coordinate-compatible spectral proxy; coordinate code 717479/480; supplier/melt unproven)
L4Positive MeniscusH-LaF3B class (coordinate-compatible spectral proxy; coordinate code 744449; supplier/melt unproven)
L5Biconcave NegativeSF4 class (coordinate-compatible spectral proxy; coordinate code 755276; supplier/melt unproven)
L6Positive MeniscusLAC10 class (coordinate-compatible spectral proxy; coordinate code 720503; supplier/melt unproven)
L7Biconvex PositiveN-SK16 class (coordinate-compatible spectral proxy; native d 1.6214/61.3; supplier/melt unproven)