CANON EF 50mm f/1.0L USM

US 4,717,245 EXAMPLE 2 — CANON / TAKAHASHI

11 ELEMENTS / 9 GROUPS
f ≈ 50.0 mm
F/1.0
2ω ≈ 45.2°
2 ASPHERICAL SURFACES

Focus Mechanism

Floating front extension — L11 fixed, L1–L10 extend forward. Close-focus gap computed via thin-lens model; production uses floating mechanism with undocumented sub-group displacements.

Optical Elements (11)

ElementTypeGlass
L1Positive MeniscusS-BSM14 (OHARA)
L2Positive MeniscusS-LAL14 (OHARA)
L3Neg. Meniscus (1× Asph)S-NSL5 (OHARA)
L4Positive MeniscusS-LAH58 (OHARA)
L5Negative MeniscusS-NSL5 (OHARA)
L6Biconcave NegativeS-TIH53 (OHARA)
L7Biconvex PositiveS-LAH58 (OHARA)
L8Neg. Meniscus (1× Asph)S-TIH6 (OHARA)
L9Positive MeniscusS-LAH58 (OHARA)
L10Biconvex PositiveS-LAH58 (OHARA)
L11Positive MeniscusS-BSL10 (OHARA)

Analysis

Detailed analysis available in the interactive viewer above.