CANON EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

US 2007/0058265 A1 — Numerical Example 2

11 elements / 9 groups
Design f = 18.693-53.300 mm
Patent Fno = 3.63-5.86
2ω = 72.2°-28.7°
1 aspherical surface
single-lens IS unit

Focus Mechanism

Front-group focusing: Group 1 translates objectward for close focus. Close-focus D8 values are paraxially inferred from the official 0.25 m MFD because the patent provides infinity-focus zoom spacings only.

Optical Elements (11)

ElementTypeGlass
L11Positive MeniscusS-BSL7 (OHARA)
L12Negative MeniscusS-BSM15 (OHARA)
L13Biconcave NegativeS-BSM15 (OHARA)
L14Positive MeniscusS-TIH6 (OHARA)
L21Positive MeniscusS-FSL5 (OHARA)
L22Negative MeniscusS-TIH53 (OHARA)
L23Biconvex PositiveS-FSL5 (OHARA)
L31Biconcave NegativeS-TIM27 (OHARA)
L32Positive MeniscusS-TIH11 (OHARA)
L41Neg. Meniscus (1× Asph)Unmatched (583/302 flint; obsolete HOYA E-F3-class candidate)
L42Biconvex PositiveS-FSL5 (OHARA)

Analysis

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