VOIGTLÄNDER ULTRA WIDE-HELIAR 12mm f/5.6 Aspherical L39

JP 2001-124985 A — Yoshihisa Yomogida

10 ELEMENTS / 8 GROUPS
DESIGN f = 11.98 mm
DESIGN F/5.66
2ω = 121°
1 ASPHERICAL SURFACE / 1 ELEMENT
INFINITY PRESCRIPTION ONLY

Focus Mechanism

Infinity only. The patent tabulates one prescription and no finite-focus spacings, so close focus is not modeled and every air gap stays fixed. The production lens is scale-focused by hand to 0.3 m with no rangefinder coupling; how its optics move is not published.

Optical Elements (10 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
L11Negative Meniscus773496 — coordinate class (supplier unconfirmed)
L12Negative Meniscus773496 — coordinate class (supplier unconfirmed)
L13Biconvex Positive805255 — coordinate class (supplier unconfirmed)
L21Negative Meniscus847238 — coordinate class (supplier unconfirmed)
L22Biconvex Positive517642 — coordinate class (supplier unconfirmed)
L23Biconvex Positive487704 — coordinate class (supplier unconfirmed)
L31Positive Meniscus834373 — coordinate class (supplier unconfirmed)
L32Negative Meniscus717295 — coordinate class (supplier unconfirmed)
L41Biconcave Negative620363 — coordinate class (supplier unconfirmed)
L42Biconvex Positive (1× Asph)589613 — coordinate class (supplier unconfirmed)