OLYMPUS M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 45mm f/1.2 PRO

JP 2019-023693 A — Masakazu Hibino

14 ELEMENTS / 10 GROUPS
DESIGN f = 44.10 mm
DESIGN F/1.28
1 ASPHERICAL SURFACE / 1 ELEMENT
PUBLISHED INNER FOCUS, THREE STATES

Focus Mechanism

PUBLISHED infinity, 1:40 and 0.5 m states (patent Example 1, variable-gap table). Inner focus: only the negative element L10 (G3) moves, 1.21 mm and 5.25 mm toward the image at the two printed near states, where the object is 1840 mm and 500 mm from the image plane; every other gap, the stop and the image plane stay fixed. The 0.5 m state matches the marketed minimum focus distance. Positions between the printed states are interpolated, and the iris is held at its infinity setting (the patent prints F1.30 and F1.34 for the near states).

Optical Elements (14 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
L1Plano-ConvexS-LAH98 (OHARA, coordinate equivalent)
L2Positive MeniscusE-FDS1 (HOYA, coordinate equivalent)
L3Negative MeniscusE-FD2 (HOYA, coordinate equivalent)
L4Biconcave NegativeFF8 (HOYA, coordinate equivalent)
L5Biconvex Positive (1× Asph)M-TAFD305 (HOYA, coordinate equivalent)
L6Biconvex PositiveFCD515 (HOYA, coordinate equivalent)
L7Biconcave NegativeS-NBH56 (OHARA, coordinate equivalent)
L8Biconvex PositiveTAFD32 (HOYA, coordinate equivalent)
L9Biconvex PositiveE-FDS1 (HOYA, coordinate equivalent)
L10Negative MeniscusE-FL6 (HOYA, coordinate equivalent)
L11Biconvex PositiveE-FDS1 (HOYA, coordinate equivalent)
L12Biconvex PositiveTAFD32 (HOYA, coordinate equivalent)
L13Biconcave NegativeFD225 (HOYA, coordinate equivalent)
L14Positive MeniscusTAFD32 (HOYA, coordinate equivalent)