PENTAX DA* 300mm f/4 ED [IF] SDM

US 7,715,116 B2, Embodiment 7 — Koji Kato

8 ELEMENTS / 6 GROUPS
DESIGN f = 291.00 mm
DESIGN F/4.1
ALL SPHERICAL
2 ED ELEMENTS

Focus Mechanism

PUBLISHED inner focus: the cemented negative third group (surfaces 10–12) moves 11.29 mm toward the image while the stop stays fixed with the second group. Table 7 prints both end spacings; the stop's own gap is derived from printed d9, and positions between the ends are interpolated. Traced at the closest spacing, object to image is 1400 mm at m = −0.2445, where Table 7 prints −0.25 and Ricoh lists 1.4 m and 0.24×.

Optical Elements (8 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
L11Positive MeniscusS-FSL5 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L12Biconvex PositiveS-FPL53 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L13Biconcave NegativeUnmatched (lanthanum flint; patent 1.80000/44.1 is a design value with no catalog row)
L21Negative MeniscusUnmatched (lanthanum flint; patent 1.79952/41.3 is a design value with no catalog row)
L22Positive MeniscusFCD1 (HOYA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L31Biconvex PositiveS-TIH6 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L32Biconcave NegativeUnmatched (lanthanum flint; patent 1.74260/44.4 is a design value with no catalog row)
L41Positive MeniscusUnmatched (dense flint; patent 1.69883/29.6 is a design value with no catalog row)