NIKON IX-NIKKOR 30-60mm f/4-5.6

JP 3909533 B2 — Haruo Sato

6 ELEMENTS / 6 GROUPS
DESIGN f = 30.88–58.55 mm
DESIGN F/4.09–5.85
ALL SPHERICAL
E4/E5 THICKNESSES FROM NIKON'S TALE 83

Focus Mechanism

The front group G1 alone moves toward the object to focus (patent ¶0050), about 4.7–4.8 mm from infinity to 0.35 m. The patent prints no near-focus spacings; d4 is solved paraxially for Nikon's 0.35 m minimum focus distance, taken as object-to-image distance, and interpolated between keyframes.

Optical Elements (6 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
L1Negative MeniscusQ-LASFPH3S (coordinate-compatible spectral proxy; supplier and melt unconfirmed)
L2Positive MeniscusS-TIH53 (coordinate-compatible spectral proxy; supplier and melt unconfirmed)
L3Biconvex PositiveN-SSK5 (coordinate-compatible spectral proxy; supplier and melt unconfirmed)
L4Biconvex PositiveN-SSK5 (coordinate-compatible spectral proxy; supplier and melt unconfirmed)
L5Biconcave NegativeS-TIH6 (coordinate-compatible spectral proxy; supplier and melt unconfirmed)
L6Positive MeniscusE-FD15 (coordinate-compatible spectral proxy; supplier and melt unconfirmed)