CANON EF 28-105mm f/4-5.6

US 2004/0223070 A1 — Takashi Shirasuna

10 ELEMENTS / 9 GROUPS
PATENT 28.91-101.32mm
MARKETED 28-105mm f/4-5.6
1 ASPHERICAL SURFACE
L2 INNER FOCUS

Focus Mechanism

Inner focus by rigid translation of negative unit L2. In the cover-plate-folded renderer model at Canon's 0.48 m MFD, L2 moves objectward by 2.328 mm at wide, 3.115 mm at 50.07 mm, and 6.421 mm at tele; D3 decreases while D9 increases by the same amount.

Optical Elements (10 physical; 9 modeled media)

ElementTypeGlass
L11Biconvex PositiveS-LAL14 (OHARA catalog equivalent; vendor inferred, 697-555)
L12Biconcave NegativePBH53 / PBH53W (OHARA historical equivalent; vendor inferred, 847-239)
L21Negative MeniscusS-LAM60 (OHARA catalog equivalent; vendor inferred, 743-493)
L22Biconcave NegativeS-LAL8 (OHARA catalog equivalent; vendor inferred, 713-539)
L23Positive MeniscusPBH53 / PBH53W (OHARA historical equivalent; vendor inferred, 847-239)
L31Biconvex PositiveS-LAL14 (OHARA catalog equivalent; vendor inferred, 697-555)
L32Negative MeniscusPBH53 / PBH53W (OHARA historical equivalent; vendor inferred, 847-239)
L41Biconvex PositiveS-FSL5 (OHARA catalog equivalent; vendor inferred, 487-702)
L42Negative Meniscus (rear asphere)Unmatched (polycarbonate-class optical resin inferred from nd=1.583060, νd=30.2)