NIKON AI AF ZOOM-NIKKOR 24-85mm f/2.8-4 D IF

JP 2000-321497 A — Haruo Sato

15 ELEMENTS / 11 GROUPS
DESIGN f = 24.7-82.5 mm
DESIGN F/2.8-4.1
2 ASPHERICAL SURFACES / 2 ELEMENTS
G2 INTERNAL FOCUS / 1:2 MACRO

Focus Mechanism

PUBLISHED: G2 moves toward the object while the other groups and the image plane stay fixed. Table 1 prints a β = −0.033 row and a 0.5 m near row at 24.7, 50 and 82.5 mm, and a 1:2 macro row (β = −0.5) at 50 and 82.5 mm; G2 travels 0.89, 5.81 and 6.59 mm to the closest row. Object distances are calculated from the printed gaps. The 0.5 m near rows match the marketed minimum focus; the patent's 50 mm macro row (0.18 m) is closer than the marketed 0.21 m macro distance at 85 mm. Intermediate zoom stations and focus samples are interpolated.

Optical Elements (15 physical; 16 modeled media)

ElementTypeGlass
L11nNegative MeniscusS-TIH53 (coordinate-compatible spectral proxy; supplier and melt unconfirmed)
L11pBiconvex PositiveS-LAH97 (coordinate-compatible spectral proxy; supplier and melt unconfirmed)
L12Positive MeniscusS-LAH97 (coordinate-compatible spectral proxy; supplier and melt unconfirmed)
L21rHybrid Resin Layer (1× Asph)Unmatched (source nd=1.495210, νd=56.34; commercial identity unverified)
L21gNegative MeniscusS-LAH55VS (coordinate-compatible spectral proxy; supplier and melt unconfirmed)
L22Biconcave NegativeS-LAL61 (coordinate-compatible spectral proxy; supplier and melt unconfirmed)
L23pBiconvex PositiveS-TIH13 (coordinate-compatible spectral proxy; supplier and melt unconfirmed)
L23nNegative MeniscusS-LAH65 (coordinate-compatible spectral proxy; supplier and melt unconfirmed)
L24Negative MeniscusS-LAM60 (coordinate-compatible spectral proxy; supplier and melt unconfirmed)
L31Biconvex PositiveS-PHM53 (coordinate-compatible spectral proxy; supplier and melt unconfirmed)
L32pBiconvex PositiveS-PHM53 (coordinate-compatible spectral proxy; supplier and melt unconfirmed)
L32nBiconcave NegativeS-LAH60 (coordinate-compatible spectral proxy; supplier and melt unconfirmed)
L41Biconvex PositiveS-LAM60 (coordinate-compatible spectral proxy; supplier and melt unconfirmed)
LaspNeg. Meniscus (1× Asph)N-LAF35 (coordinate-compatible spectral proxy; supplier and melt unconfirmed)
L4nBiconcave NegativeS-LAH60 (coordinate-compatible spectral proxy; supplier and melt unconfirmed)
L4pBiconvex PositiveK-SSK1 (coordinate-compatible spectral proxy; supplier and melt unconfirmed)