OLYMPUS M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 17mm f/1.2 PRO

US 10,073,255 B2 — Masaru Morooka, Kenichi Nagasawa

15 ELEMENTS / 11 GROUPS
DESIGN f = 16.67 mm
DESIGN F/1.24
2ω = 67.55° (PATENT)
6 ASPHERICAL SURFACES / 3 ELEMENTS

Focus Mechanism

PUBLISHED infinity, CL1 and CL2 states (patent Example 4, Various data). Inner focus: only the negative cemented group G3 (L13–L14) moves, 2.67 mm toward the image by the printed d22 (2.66 mm by d25, a rounding difference in the patent); G1, the stop, G2 and G4 stay fixed. CL1 and CL2 place the object 813.34 mm and 94.99 mm in front of the first surface; CL2 is 199.99 mm from the image, matching the marketed 0.2 m minimum focus distance. Positions between the three printed states are interpolated, so intermediate distance readings are estimates.

Optical Elements (15 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
L1Negative MeniscusS-FSL5 (OHARA; coordinate equivalent; supplier unconfirmed)
L2Negative Meniscus (2× Asph)FCD1 (HOYA; coordinate equivalent; supplier unconfirmed)
L3Biconvex PositiveTAFD55 (HOYA; coordinate equivalent; supplier unconfirmed)
L4Biconcave NegativeS-TIM5 (OHARA; coordinate equivalent; supplier unconfirmed)
L5Biconcave NegativeS-NBH52 (OHARA; coordinate equivalent; supplier unconfirmed)
L6Biconvex PositiveFCD515 (HOYA; coordinate equivalent; supplier unconfirmed)
L7Positive MeniscusS-LAM55 (OHARA; coordinate equivalent; supplier unconfirmed)
L8Biconvex PositiveFCD515 (HOYA; coordinate equivalent; supplier unconfirmed)
L9Negative MeniscusS-TIH53 (OHARA; coordinate equivalent; supplier unconfirmed)
L10Biconvex PositiveFCD100 (HOYA; coordinate equivalent; supplier unconfirmed)
L11Negative Meniscus (2× Asph)S-LAM60 (OHARA; coordinate equivalent; supplier unconfirmed)
L12Biconvex Positive (2× Asph)FCD1 (HOYA; coordinate equivalent; supplier unconfirmed)
L13Biconvex PositiveS-NBH57 (OHARA; coordinate equivalent; supplier unconfirmed)
L14Biconcave NegativeS-TIM39 (OHARA; coordinate equivalent; supplier unconfirmed)
L15Biconvex PositiveFCD515 (HOYA; coordinate equivalent; supplier unconfirmed)