US 3,774,991 — Yoshiyuki Shimizu
| 5 ELEMENTS / 4 GROUPS |
| f = 800.095 mm (d-line model) |
| F/8 (stop calibrated) |
| 6° PATENT DESIGN FIELD |
| AU-1 UNIT FOCUS; 20 m MFD METADATA (61 ft alternate Nikon row) |
Production focusing uses the AU-1 unit and Nikon states that focusing-unit super-telephotos moved the entire lens. This model preserves only the patent infinity prescription (NO_INTERNAL_RECONSTRUCTION); closeFocusM=20 m is sourced product metadata and no variable focus spacing is authored.
| Element | Type | Glass |
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Biconvex Positive | Unmatched (486815 — fluophosphate crown / ED-class; vendor unresolved) |
| L2 | Biconcave Negative | J-KZFH1 (HIKARI) — patent antimony flint 613443 |
| L3 | Biconvex Positive | 570495 — barium flint class (supplier unresolved) |
| L4 | Plano-Concave Negative | J-K3 (HIKARI) nearest curve — patent 519590 crown, Δnd −0.00062 |
| L5 | Plano-Convex Positive | 624470 — BaF8-class / barium-flint coordinate (supplier unresolved) |