MINOLTA MD FISHEYE ROKKOR-X 7.5mm f/4

US 4,009,943, Example 2 — Mitsuaki Horimoto

12 ELEMENTS / 8 GROUPS
DESIGN f = 7.50 mm
DESIGN F/4.00
ALL SPHERICAL
EQUIDISTANT PROJECTION / 180 DEG CIRCULAR

Focus Mechanism

Fixed focus. The production lens has no focusing ring and is set near 4 ft (1.2192 m). The patent prints only the infinity state, which is shown here; the approximately 0.05 mm back-focus difference to the production setting is not modeled.

Optical Elements (12 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
L1Negative MeniscusBACD16 (Hoya equivalent)
L2Negative MeniscusLAC8 (Hoya equivalent)
L3aPositive MeniscusUnmatched (source nd=1.5934, vd=34.8)
L3bBiconcave NegativeLAC8 (Hoya equivalent)
L4Biconvex PositiveUnmatched (source nd=1.5934, vd=34.8)
L5Plane-Parallel PlateUnmatched (source nd=1.5186, vd=60.1)
L6aBiconcave NegativeUnmatched (source nd=1.805, vd=41.0)
L6bBiconvex PositivePBL6Y (Ohara equivalent)
L7aPositive MeniscusFSL3 (Ohara equivalent)
L7bNegative MeniscusFD110 (Hoya equivalent)
L8aNegative MeniscusLAF3 (Hoya equivalent)
L8bBiconvex PositiveUnmatched (source nd=1.4707, vd=67.4)