PENTAX SMC FA 100-300mm f/4.7-5.8

US 2001/0006433 A1, Embodiment 1 — Hiroyasu Ozaki

11 ELEMENTS / 9 GROUPS
DESIGN f = 103.00–290.04 mm
DESIGN F/4.8–6.0
ALL SPHERICAL

Focus Mechanism

Front-group focusing to 1.5 m: ¶0058 describes focusing by moving the whole first group (G1), but Table 1 prints no close-focus spacings. The model covers zooming at infinity only; optical spacings remain unchanged with the focus control. At 290 mm, moving G1 about 19 mm toward the object reaches the published 1.5 m minimum focus distance at 0.26×, the published maximum magnification; this travel is calculated, not printed.

Optical Elements (11 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
L1Biconvex PositiveS-FSL5 (catalog equivalent; supplier unconfirmed)
L2Negative MeniscusS-TIH6 (catalog equivalent; supplier unconfirmed)
L3Positive MeniscusS-FSL5 (catalog equivalent; supplier unconfirmed)
L4Negative MeniscusS-LAM2 (catalog equivalent; supplier unconfirmed)
L5Positive MeniscusS-TIH6 (catalog equivalent; supplier unconfirmed)
L6Biconcave NegativeS-LAH65 (catalog equivalent; supplier unconfirmed)
L7Biconvex PositiveS-LAL7 (catalog equivalent; supplier unconfirmed)
L8Biconvex PositiveS-BSL7 (catalog equivalent; supplier unconfirmed)
L9Biconcave NegativeS-TIH53 (catalog equivalent; supplier unconfirmed)
L10Biconvex PositiveS-TIH6 (catalog equivalent; supplier unconfirmed)
L11Negative MeniscusS-LAH65 (catalog equivalent; supplier unconfirmed)