NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4 G ED VR

US 2010/0238560 A1, Example 1 — Makoto Fujimoto

17 ELEMENTS / 11 GROUPS (+ RESIN LAYER)
f = 16.48–33.94 mm
F/4.1 CONSTANT
2ω = 108°–63°
4 ASPHERICAL SURFACES / 3 ELEMENTS
2 ED-CLASS ELEMENTS (νd 82.5)

Focus Mechanism

Internal focusing by axial movement of cemented lens CL21 (L21+L22) inside G2 (¶0060). The patent tabulates no close-focus gaps, so focus travel is not modeled; 0.29 m is Nikon's published minimum focus distance.

Optical Elements (17 physical; 18 modeled media)

ElementTypeGlass
L11Neg. Meniscus (2× Asph)J-LASFH2 (HIKARI nearest catalog equivalent; patent 1.76690/46.85, catalog 1.76684/46.78)
L12Biconcave NegativeS-LAH58 (OHARA)
L13Biconcave NegativeS-LAH58 (OHARA)
L13rAsph. Resin Layer (1× Asph)UV-cure resin
L14Biconvex PositiveS-TIM35 (OHARA)
L21Negative MeniscusS-TIH53 (OHARA)
L22Biconvex PositiveS-TIM5 (OHARA)
L23Biconvex PositiveS-NSL3 (OHARA)
L31Positive MeniscusS-BAH27 (OHARA)
L32Biconcave NegativeS-LAH58 (OHARA)
L33Negative MeniscusS-LAH58 (OHARA)
L34Biconvex PositiveS-TIH53 (OHARA)
L41Biconvex PositiveJ-FKH1 (HIKARI catalog equivalent; S-FPL51-class ED fluorophosphate, vendor unspecified)
L42Biconcave NegativeS-LAH60 (OHARA)
L43Biconvex PositiveJ-FKH1 (HIKARI catalog equivalent; S-FPL51-class ED fluorophosphate, vendor unspecified)
L44Negative MeniscusS-LAH58 (OHARA)
L45Biconvex PositiveS-FSL5 (OHARA)
L46Neg. Meniscus (1× Asph)S-LAH53 family (OHARA)