NIKON NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S

JP 2022-092388 A — Hiroshi Yabumoto

25 elements / 20 groups
Patent nd; Abbe numbers inferred
All spherical
Dual-group floating inner focus (G5 + G6)
In-barrel VR (L17 + L18 cemented doublet)
Centered VR configuration

Focus Mechanism

Patent G5/G6 floating focus: imageward travel is 1.39/9.708 mm at wide and 30.617/30.999 mm at tele. The 0.382 mm tele D38 change is relative group separation, not G6 travel. Near source figures describe about 0.98 m; VR lateral motion is not simulated.

Optical Elements (25 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
L1Biconvex PositiveN-FK5 — inferred vd and catalog counterpart; patent gives nd only
L2Plano-Convex PositiveS-FPL55 — inferred vd and catalog counterpart; patent gives nd only
L3Biconvex PositiveS-FPL51 — inferred vd and catalog counterpart; patent gives nd only
L4Biconcave NegativeS-LAH63 — inferred vd and catalog counterpart; patent gives nd only
L5Biconvex PositiveS-FPL55 — inferred vd and catalog counterpart; patent gives nd only
L6Biconvex PositiveS-LAL10 — inferred vd and catalog counterpart; patent gives nd only
L7Biconcave NegativeS-FPL51 — inferred vd and catalog counterpart; patent gives nd only
L8Biconcave NegativeTAC2 — inferred vd and catalog counterpart; patent gives nd only
L9Positive MeniscusL-LAH85V — inferred vd and catalog counterpart; patent gives nd only
L10Biconcave NegativeS-LAH97 — inferred vd and catalog counterpart; patent gives nd only
L11Biconvex PositiveFCD600 — inferred vd and catalog counterpart; patent gives nd only
L12Plano-Convex PositiveS-FPL51 — inferred vd and catalog counterpart; patent gives nd only
L13Plano-Convex PositiveS-FPL51 — inferred vd and catalog counterpart; patent gives nd only
L14Biconcave NegativeS-LAH53 — inferred vd and catalog counterpart; patent gives nd only
L15Positive MeniscusS-NPH1 — inferred vd and catalog counterpart; patent gives nd only
L16Negative MeniscusTAFD40L-W — inferred vd and catalog counterpart; patent gives nd only
L17Biconvex PositiveJ-KZFH4 — inferred vd and catalog counterpart; patent gives nd only
L18Negative MeniscusS-LAH98 — inferred vd and catalog counterpart; patent gives nd only
L19Positive Meniscus603564 — inferred vd and unresolved identity; patent gives nd only
L20Biconvex PositiveS-LAH71 — inferred vd and catalog counterpart; patent gives nd only
L21Biconcave NegativeS-LAL18 — inferred vd and catalog counterpart; patent gives nd only
L22Biconvex PositiveS-NBH5 — inferred vd and catalog counterpart; patent gives nd only
L23Biconcave NegativeJ-LASFH9 — inferred vd and catalog counterpart; patent gives nd only
L24Biconcave NegativeS-FPL51 — inferred vd and catalog counterpart; patent gives nd only
L25Positive Meniscus738493 — inferred vd and unresolved identity; patent gives nd only