MINOLTA MD ZOOM 28-85mm f/3.5-4.5

JP H01-193709 A — Hisashi Tokumaru, Shuji Ogino

13 ELEMENTS / 10 GROUPS
f ≈ 28.8–82.5 mm
F/3.6–4.63
2ω ≈ 73.8°–29.4°
ALL-SPHERICAL

Focus Mechanism

Reconstructed unit focusing of the front group L1; the patent publishes infinity states only. At each zoom station the L1 extension that brings a 0.8 m object-to-image subject onto the fixed image plane was solved (2.50 / 2.43 / 2.42 mm at 28.8 / 50 / 82.5 mm); only D8 changes. The 0.8 m minimum focus is from third-party sources, and the 1:4 macro mode is not modeled.

Optical Elements (13 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
E1Negative MeniscusTAF1 (Hoya) / N-LAF34 class (772498 lanthanum flint; equivalent, Δνd −0.18)
E2Biconvex PositiveUnmatched (807316 lanthanum dense flint; coordinate of discontinued Schott LaSF8, not in the catalog; nearest current NBFD15 / H-ZLaF56B differ by Δνd ≈ +1.7)
E3Biconcave NegativeTAF1 (Hoya) / N-LAF34 class (772498 lanthanum flint; equivalent, Δνd −0.18)
E4Positive MeniscusS-TIH53WN (OHARA) / FDS90 class (847239 dense flint; exact coordinate match)
E5Negative MeniscusS-LAH60 (OHARA) (834371 lanthanum flint; close)
E6Biconvex PositiveH-LaK12 (CDGM) (697565 lanthanum crown; nd-exact, Δνd −0.33; equivalent)
E7Negative MeniscusFF8 (Hoya) (750251 dense flint; close within the two-decimal nd)
E8Positive MeniscusPCD4 (Hoya) / N-PSK53A class (618635 phosphate crown; close)
E9Positive MeniscusS-TIH6 (OHARA) / SF6 class (805254 dense flint; exact)
E10Biconcave Negative743525 lanthanum crown (nearest S-LAL61 OHARA / TAC2 Hoya at Δnd −0.0015; not the same glass)
E11Biconvex PositiveN-LAK21 (Schott) (641601 lanthanum crown; exact)
E12Biconvex Positive670571 lanthanum crown (J-LAK02 Hikari class; nd printed to two decimals)
E13Negative MeniscusNBFD9 (Hoya) class (757318 lanthanum flint; exact coordinate match, discontinued glass; equivalent)