CANON 50mm f/2.8

US 2,838,978 — Jiro Mukai

4 ELEMENTS / 3 GROUPS
EFL 50.0499 mm
F/2.8
FULL FIELD 46°
ALL SPHERICAL

Focus Mechanism

Conditional rigid-cell paraxial model to Canon's published 1.0 m closest focus; production mechanism not stated in the patent.

Optical Elements (4 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
L1Positive MeniscusK-LaK11 (Sumita; 658573 exact coordinate equivalent, original Canon melt not identified)
L2Biconcave NegativeS-FTM16 catalog equivalent (patent 593343; production supplier unspecified)
L3Plano-Concave NegativeNSL7 (OHARA; 511605 close coordinate equivalent to patent 511606, original Canon melt not identified)
L4Biconvex PositiveK-LaK9 (Sumita; 691548 exact coordinate equivalent, original Canon melt not identified)