SIGMA 56mm f/1.4 DC DN | Contemporary

JP 2020-030383 A, Numerical Example 1 — Takeshi Asakura

10 ELEMENTS / 6 GROUPS
DESIGN f = 53.95 mm
DESIGN F/1.46
3 ASPHERICAL SURFACES / 2 ELEMENTS

Focus Mechanism

PUBLISHED: only G2, the single negative element L21, moves, travelling 5.52 mm toward the image between infinity and the patent's 500 mm state, which matches Sigma's 50 cm minimum focus distance. G1, the stop and G3 stay fixed. Both states are kept as printed, and their gap totals differ by 0.0001 mm from rounding. Positions between them are inferred, not Sigma's focus cam.

Optical Elements (10 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
L11Positive MeniscusFDS18 (HOYA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L12Biconvex Positive (Asph)M-FCD500 (HOYA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L13Negative MeniscusS-NBH56 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L14Biconvex PositiveTAC8 (HOYA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L21Negative MeniscusS-BAL41 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L31Negative MeniscusE-FD2 (HOYA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L32Biconvex PositiveTAFD37 (HOYA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L33Biconcave NegativeFF5 (HOYA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L34Biconcave NegativeE-CF6 (HOYA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L35Biconvex Positive (Asph)M-TAF105 (HOYA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)