LEICA APO-SUMMICRON-M 35mm f/2 ASPH.

US 2022/0066176 A1, sole example — Stefan Roth, Kathrin Keller

10 ELEMENTS / 5 GROUPS
f = 35.0 mm (e-line, patent f = 1 × 35)
F/2.0
2ω = 62.2°
4 ASPHERICAL SURFACES (3 ELEMENTS)

Focus Mechanism

Floating rear group: VG+BL+MG translate forward together; HG translates forward with shorter travel (assumed 70% of the front assembly — the patent gives the direction but no travel). Differential motion compensates coma and astigmatic difference at close range.

Optical Elements (10 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
L1Biconvex Positive (1× Asph)S-LAH89 (OHARA) — patent-named example; catalog ne 1.8565 / νe 40.5
L2Biconcave NegativeN-KZFS5 (Schott) / S-NBH5 (OHARA) — catalog equivalents (ne 1.65803 / νe 39.5)
L3Biconcave NegativeN-KZFS5 (Schott) / S-NBH5 (OHARA) — catalog equivalents (ne 1.65803 / νe 39.5)
L4Biconvex PositiveS-LAH58 (OHARA) — catalog equivalent (ne 1.88815 / νe 40.5)
L5Biconvex PositiveS-FPL51 (OHARA) — catalog equivalent (ne 1.49845 / νe 81.2)
L6Biconcave NegativeN-KZFS5 (Schott) / S-NBH5 (OHARA) — catalog equivalents (ne 1.65803 / νe 39.5)
L7Biconvex PositiveS-FPL51 (OHARA) — catalog equivalent (ne 1.49845 / νe 81.2)
L8Biconvex Positive (1× Asph)S-LAH89 (OHARA) — same row as L1; catalog ne 1.8565 / νe 40.5
L9Biconcave NegativeN-KZFS5 (Schott) / S-NBH5 (OHARA) — catalog equivalents (ne 1.65803 / νe 39.5)
L10Neg. Meniscus (2× Asph)L-BAL42 (OHARA PGM) class — nearest catalog at e (ne 1.5855 / νe 59.1 vs patent 1.583 / 59)