TOKINA AT-X 70-200mm f/4 PRO FX VCM-S

JP 5857306 B2 — Katsuya Hirano, Eiichi Yasuda

19 ELEMENTS / 14 GROUPS
DESIGN f = 72–194 mm
DESIGN F/4.1
ALL SPHERICAL
ESTIMATED G1Y INNER FOCUS TO 1 m

Focus Mechanism

ESTIMATED internal focus: only G1Y (L3–L4) moves, toward the object by 13.522 / 13.528 / 13.534 mm at the three zoom stations for a 1.0 m object-to-image distance. The patent identifies that group and plots 1 m states but prints no focus travel; these spacings are calculated. The front and rear gaps change equally in opposite directions; all other groups, the iris and the image plane stay fixed. Focus interpolates 33 calculated inverse-distance samples. Zoom still steps through the printed 72, 105 and 194 mm stations; its unmodeled intermediate cam would otherwise be up to 6.3 mm out of focus. Back focus stays at the derived 54.66 mm, and the stabilization doublet remains centred.

Optical Elements (19 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
L1Negative MeniscusS-TIH6 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L2Positive MeniscusS-PHM53 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L3Biconvex PositiveS-FPL51 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L4Biconvex PositiveS-FPL51 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L5Positive MeniscusS-TIH53 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L6Biconcave NegativeL-BSL7 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L7Negative MeniscusS-LAH65V (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L8Positive MeniscusS-TIH53 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L9Biconcave NegativeS-LAH55 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L10Biconvex PositiveS-LAL7 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L11Negative MeniscusS-LAM66 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L12Positive MeniscusFCD1 (HOYA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L13Negative MeniscusS-LAH60V (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L14Positive MeniscusS-FSL5 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L15Positive MeniscusS-TIH53 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L16Biconcave NegativeS-LAM55 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L17Biconvex PositiveS-BSM25 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L18Negative MeniscusS-TIH53 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L19Biconvex PositiveS-BAH27 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)