NIKON AF NIKKOR 85mm f/1.4 D IF

US 5,640,277 A — Kouichi Ohshita

10 ELEMENTS / 9 GROUPS · PATENT CANDIDATE
f = 85.0 mm
F/1.43 (PATENT)
2ω ≈ 28.6° (FIG. 5)
ALL SPHERICAL

Focus Mechanism

Inner focus — G2 (L4–L7, five elements) and the stop move 10.3438 mm objectward. The source beta=-0.1 station implies about 0.956 m object-to-image distance; G1, G3 and rear BF stay fixed.

Optical Elements (10 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
L1aPositive MeniscusS-PHM53 (OHARA, approximate coordinate counterpart)
L1bPositive MeniscusJ-PSKH1 (Hikari, inferred coordinate counterpart)
L2Positive MeniscusNBFD2 (HOYA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified; patent 796409)
L3Negative MeniscusS-TIH1 (OHARA, inferred coordinate counterpart)
L4Positive MeniscusNBFD3 (HOYA, inferred coordinate counterpart)
L5Biconcave NegativeS-TIM25 (OHARA, inferred coordinate counterpart)
L6aBiconcave NegativeS-TIM28 (OHARA, inferred coordinate counterpart)
L6bBiconvex PositiveTAFD32 (HOYA, inferred coordinate counterpart)
L7Biconvex PositiveN-LAF21 (Schott, inferred coordinate counterpart)
L8Positive Meniscus748523 — E-LAKH1 catalog equivalent (Hikari; production supplier unspecified)