Canon FD 24mm f/2.8 S.S.C.

US 3,748,021 Example 2 — Canon Floating System retrofocus wide-angle

24mm f/2.8
9 elements / 8 groups
84° diagonal field
Floating front-group air space
Canon FD mount

Focus Mechanism

Whole-lens focusing with Canon Floating System correction: D4 closes as the lens advances; BF is solved to Canon's 0.3 m MFD.

Optical Elements (9)

ElementTypeGlass
E1Negative MeniscusS-BAL35 (OHARA; SK5-class equivalent)
E2Positive MeniscusS-BAL35 (OHARA; SK5-class equivalent)
E3Negative MeniscusN-BALF4 (SCHOTT; BaLF4-class equivalent)
E4Biconvex PositiveS-TIH6 (OHARA; SF6-class equivalent)
E5Biconvex PositiveS-BAL35 (OHARA; SK5-class equivalent)
E6Biconcave NegativeS-TIH6 (OHARA; SF6-class equivalent)
E7Negative MeniscusS-BAH28 (OHARA; BaSF-class equivalent)
E8Positive MeniscusS-LAL8 (OHARA; LaK8-class equivalent)
E9Positive MeniscusS-LAL8 (OHARA; LaK8-class equivalent)

Analysis

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