CANON EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

US 2006/0023317 A1 — Makoto Fujimoto

17 ELEMENTS / 12 GROUPS
17-85mm MARKETED / 17.55-82.48mm DESIGN
f/4-5.6 MARKETED / f/4.11-5.77 MODELED
0.35 m MFD / 0.20x MAX MAG
IMAGE STABILIZER / INNER FOCUS
2 ASPHERICAL SURFACES

Focus Mechanism

CONSTRAINED_RECONSTRUCTION: L2-only focus solved at Canon's 0.35 m MFD with d5+d13 conserved and a fixed image plane. The numerical solution moves L2 objectward, opposite patent paragraph 0056; tele close focus predicts 0.20214x magnification.

Optical Elements (17 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
E1Negative Meniscus847239 optical-glass class (vendor unspecified)
E2Plano-Convex Positive603606 optical-glass class (vendor unspecified)
E3Positive Meniscus734515 optical-glass class (vendor unspecified)
E4Negative Meniscus773496 optical-glass class (vendor unspecified)
E5Biconcave Negative883408 optical-glass class (vendor unspecified)
E6Biconvex Positive805254 optical-glass class (vendor unspecified)
E7Biconcave Negative804466 optical-glass class (vendor unspecified)
E8Negative Meniscus720502 optical-glass class (vendor unspecified)
E9Biconvex Positive487702 optical-glass class (vendor unspecified)
E10Biconvex Positive487702 optical-glass class (vendor unspecified)
E11Negative Meniscus689311 optical-glass class (vendor unspecified)
E12Positive Meniscus847239 optical-glass class (vendor unspecified)
E13Biconcave Negative762401 optical-glass class (vendor unspecified)
E14Negative Meniscus603606 optical-glass class (vendor unspecified)
E15Biconvex Positive (2x Asph)583594 optical-glass class (vendor unspecified)
E16Positive Meniscus487702 optical-glass class (vendor unspecified)
E17Negative Meniscus847239 optical-glass class (vendor unspecified)