CANON RF 50mm f/1.4 L VCM

US 2025/0251576 A1 Example 1 — Canon / Tomohiro Ino

14 elements / 11 groups (15 material entries incl. resin cap)
f = 48.50 mm patent / 50 mm marketed
F/1.46 design / f/1.4 marketed
2ω = 48.08° patent diagonal
3 aspherical surfaces on 2 counted aspherical elements

Focus Mechanism

Floating inner focus: L2 moves objectward by 2.30 mm and L4/Lr1 by 4.40 mm from infinity to 0.40 m.

Optical Elements (15)

ElementTypeGlass
E1Positive MeniscusE-FDS1 / M-FDS1 class (HOYA, 923-209)
E2Aspherical Resin LayerUV-cured optical resin (patent-listed nd/vd)
E3Negative MeniscusS-NBH5 (OHARA) / N-KZFS5 class (654-397)
E4Biconcave NegativeNBFD29 (HOYA, 770-297)
E5Biconvex PositiveS-LAH96 (OHARA, 764-485)
E6Biconvex PositiveTAFD35 (HOYA, 911-353)
E7Positive MeniscusTAFD37A (HOYA, 900-374)
E8Plano-Concave NegativeNBFD29 (HOYA, 770-297)
E9Positive MeniscusS-FPM2 (OHARA, 595-677)
E10Negative MeniscusNBFD32 (HOYA, 730-322)
E11Biconvex PositiveS-FPL51 / FCD1 class (OHARA/HOYA, 497-816)
E12Biconvex Positive (2× Asph)S-LAH65VS (OHARA, 804-465; Low-Tg / PGM class)
E13Plano-Convex PositiveS-LAH99 (OHARA, 001-291)
E14Biconcave NegativeS-TIL25 (OHARA, 581-407)
E15Negative MeniscusS-TIH10 (OHARA, 728-285)

Analysis

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