TAMRON 20-40mm f/2.8 Di III VXD (A062)

JP 2022-131391 A, Numerical Example 5 — Shingo Abe

12 ELEMENTS / 11 GROUPS
DESIGN f = 20.60-38.80 mm
DESIGN F/2.91
5 ASPHERICAL SURFACES / 3 ELEMENTS
4 LD ELEMENTS

Focus Mechanism

The patent prints infinity and 300 mm spacings at wide, middle and tele; those six states are exact. The intermediate zoom positions are an inferred reconstruction, not the factory cam: G4 is solved for infinity focus between the printed stations and the other groups follow interpolated laws. Between printed stations the near state is interpolated and is illustrative only. Tamron's minimum focus distance is 0.17 m at wide and 0.29 m at tele; the model's near state is the patent's 300 mm.

Optical Elements (12 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
L1Negative MeniscusTAC8 (HOYA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L2Negative MeniscusFCD1 (HOYA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L3Pos. Meniscus (1× Asph)S-TIL25 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L4Positive MeniscusS-NBH57 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L5Negative MeniscusS-LAL7 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L6Biconvex Positive (2× Asph)M-FCD1 (HOYA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified; molded aspherical element)
L7Negative MeniscusE-FD15 (HOYA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L8Biconvex PositiveFCD1 (HOYA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L9Biconcave NegativeFC5 (HOYA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L10Biconvex PositiveFCD1 (HOYA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L11Biconcave NegativeFC5 (HOYA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L12Neg. Meniscus (2× Asph)M-LAC130 (HOYA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified; molded aspherical element)