SONY ZEISS VARIO-SONNAR T* 9-72mm f/2.8-4.5 (Sony Cyber-shot RX100 VI / RX100 VII)

JP WO2019/188070 A1 — Koji Toyoda, Maya Kiyotoshi, Keita Kaifu, Kentaro Tawada

15 ELEMENTS / 12 GROUPS
f ≈ 9.0–66.3 mm (DESIGN)
F/2.97–4.72 (DESIGN)
2ω ≈ 84.4°–12.4°
14 ASPHERICAL SURFACES

Focus Mechanism

Not modeled. Patent Example 3 publishes infinity-focus zoom states only and identifies no focus group; focus positions repeat the infinity spacings. Sony lists minimum focus of approx. 0.08 m (wide) and 1.0 m (tele).

Optical Elements (15 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
L11Negative MeniscusFDS18 (HOYA) — 946180 class, ultra-high-index dense flint; catalog coordinate match, supplier unconfirmed
L12Biconvex PositivePCD40 (HOYA) — 620639 class, dense phosphate crown; catalog coordinate match, supplier unconfirmed
L13Positive MeniscusTAC8 (HOYA) / S-LAL18 (OHARA) — 729547 class, lanthanum crown; catalog coordinate match, supplier unconfirmed
L21Neg. Meniscus (2× Asph)M-TAFD305 (HOYA) — 851401 class, lanthanum flint molding glass; catalog coordinate match, supplier unconfirmed
L22Biconcave Negative (1× Asph)M-TAFD305 (HOYA) — 851401 class, lanthanum flint molding glass; catalog coordinate match, supplier unconfirmed
L23Biconvex PositiveFDS18 (HOYA) — 946180 class, ultra-high-index dense flint; catalog coordinate match, supplier unconfirmed
L24Neg. Meniscus (2× Asph)M-TAFD305 (HOYA) — 851401 class, lanthanum flint molding glass; catalog coordinate match, supplier unconfirmed
L31Biconvex Positive (2× Asph)M-PCD4 (HOYA) — 619639 class, phosphate crown molding glass; catalog coordinate match, supplier unconfirmed
L32Biconvex Positive (2× Asph)M-FCD1 (HOYA) — 497816 class, fluorophosphate ED molding glass; molding-grade spectral proxy; production supplier unconfirmed
L33Negative MeniscusTAFD55 (HOYA) / S-LAH99 (OHARA) — 001291 class, lanthanum dense flint; catalog coordinate match, supplier unconfirmed
L41Biconvex Positive (1× Asph)M-FCD1 (HOYA) — 497816 class, fluorophosphate ED molding glass; molding-grade spectral proxy; production supplier unconfirmed
L42Negative MeniscusFDS18 (HOYA) — 946180 class, ultra-high-index dense flint; catalog coordinate match, supplier unconfirmed
L51Positive MeniscusFDS90 (HOYA) / N-SF57 (SCHOTT) — 847238 class, dense flint; catalog coordinate match, supplier unconfirmed
L52Biconcave Negative (2× Asph)M-TAFD305 (HOYA) — 851401 class, lanthanum flint molding glass; catalog coordinate match, supplier unconfirmed
L61Pos. Meniscus (2× Asph)M-TAFD305 (HOYA) — 851401 class, lanthanum flint molding glass; catalog coordinate match, supplier unconfirmed