CANON EF 20-35mm f/2.8 L

US 5,000,550 Example 1 - Canon / Takahashi et al.

15 elements / 12 groups
20.6-34.0 mm design zoom
f/2.8
2ω = 93°-65° patent field
1 aspherical surface
Inner focus, first-group rear sub-group

Focus Mechanism

Inner focus: the rear sub-group of the negative first group moves toward the object, decreasing D4 and increasing D8.

Optical Elements (15)

ElementTypeGlass
L1Negative Meniscus (1x Asph)S-LAH66 class (OHARA)
L2Positive MeniscusF3 / E-F3 class
L3Biconcave NegativeS-LAH58 / TAFD30 class
L4Biconvex PositiveSF57 / S-TIH53 class
L5Negative MeniscusSF57 / S-TIH53 class
L6Biconvex PositiveN-LAK7 / S-LAL7 class
L7Positive MeniscusN-LAK7 / S-LAL7 class
L8Biconcave NegativeS-LAH59 / TAF5 class
L9Biconcave NegativeS-LAL14 / N-LAK14 class
L10Biconvex PositiveSF6 / S-TIH6 class
L11Biconvex PositiveS-BSL7 (OHARA) / BK7-class crown
L12Negative MeniscusN-SF14 / S-TIH14 class
L13Plano-Convex PositiveS-LAL14 / N-LAK14 class
L14Biconvex PositiveN-LAK7 / S-LAL7 class
L15Negative MeniscusSF57 / S-TIH53 class

Analysis

Detailed analysis available in the interactive viewer above.