SIGMA MACRO 70mm f/2.8 EX DG

JP 2008-020656 A — Yutaka Kamimura, Ai Hoshina

10 ELEMENTS / 9 GROUPS
DESIGN f = 68.91 mm
DESIGN F/2.88
ALL SPHERICAL

Focus Mechanism

PUBLISHED three-state floating extension: D16/BF follow JP 2008-020656 A Example 1 (infinity, 0.50x, 1.02x). Both groups extend toward the object relative to the fixed image: the first group (G1 + G2, S1-S16) by 25.19 mm then 51.23 mm, the second group (S17-S20) by 9.89 mm then 21.73 mm, so D16 opens from 1.5 to 31.0 mm. Intermediate slider positions are modeled interpolation, not published cam positions. The fixed physical iris is inferred by exact axial tracing at the nominal infinity entrance pupil for F/2.8823; reproduction of finite-focus published F/3.8824 and F/5.0151 remains unverified.

Optical Elements (10 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
E1Negative MeniscusE-FEL2 (HOYA, coordinate equivalent)
E2Biconvex PositiveTAF1 (HOYA, coordinate equivalent)
E3Positive MeniscusLAC14 (HOYA, coordinate equivalent)
E4Negative MeniscusE-F5 (HOYA, coordinate equivalent)
E5Biconcave NegativeE-FL5 (HOYA, coordinate equivalent)
E6Biconvex PositiveUnmatched (anomalous-dispersion crown; catalog identity unresolved)
E7Biconvex PositiveUnmatched (anomalous-dispersion crown; catalog identity unresolved)
E8Biconvex PositiveFCD1 (HOYA, coordinate equivalent)
E9Plano-ConcaveLACL60 (HOYA, coordinate equivalent)
E10Biconvex PositiveTAFD5G (HOYA, coordinate equivalent)