MINOLTA MD ZOOM 75-150mm f/4

JP S56-150717 A — Hisashi Tokumaru, Mitsuo Yasukuni

12 ELEMENTS / 8 GROUPS
f = 77–146 mm (design)
F/4.1 (design)
Y′ = 21.6 mm

Focus Mechanism

NO_INTERNAL_RECONSTRUCTION: the patent identifies F as the focusing group but publishes only infinity-focus zoom spacings. The production 1.2 m MFD is retained as product metadata; no finite-focus internal movement is invented.

Optical Elements (12 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
L1Biconvex Positive517641 crown / BK7-family class
L2Biconvex Positive517641 crown / BK7-family class
L3Biconcave Negative805255 dense flint / SF6-family class
L4Biconvex Positive805255 dense flint / SF6-family class
L5Biconcave NegativeUnmatched (621613 dense crown; no public catalog glass at this coordinate, nearest SK16 class at Δnd −0.0009, Δνd −1.0)
L6Biconcave NegativeUnmatched (750501 lanthanum crown/flint boundary; no public catalog glass at this coordinate)
L7Biconvex Positive589611 crown class (L-BAL35 / N-SK5 / K-SKLD5 coordinate family)
L8Negative Meniscus740283 dense flint / S-TIH3 / H-ZF5 class
L9Biconvex Positive658509 dense crown / N-SSK5 class
L10Biconcave NegativeUnmatched (807316 lanthanum dense flint; coordinate of discontinued Schott LaSF8, no public dispersion coefficients)
L11Biconvex Positive673322 dense flint / SF5 class
L12Negative Meniscus671518 crown class (H-LaK67 coordinate equivalent, Δnd −0.0010)