NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8 G ED VR II

US 8,416,506 B2 — Example 6

70-200 mm f/2.8 FX telephoto zoom
Patent design: f = 71.40-196.00 mm, FNO = 2.89
21 elements / 16 groups; 7 ED elements
G3 internal focus; G5b vibration reduction
Nikon F mount / 135 full-frame

Focus Mechanism

Internal focusing by imageward translation of G3. Close-focus spacing is a paraxial reconstruction constrained by Nikon's published 1.4 m minimum focus distance.

Optical Elements (21)

ElementTypeGlass
L11Negative MeniscusJ-LAFH3 (HIKARI; 795287, coefficients unavailable)
L12Biconvex PositiveJ-FKH1 (HIKARI)
L13Biconvex PositiveJ-FKH1 (HIKARI)
L14Positive MeniscusJ-FKH1 (HIKARI)
L21Negative MeniscusS-LAH59 (OHARA)
L22Biconcave NegativeN-FK5 (Schott) / J-FK5 class
L23Positive MeniscusS-TIH53 (OHARA)
L24Positive MeniscusS-TIH6 (OHARA)
L25Negative MeniscusS-LAH59 (OHARA)
L31Positive MeniscusS-LAM2 (OHARA)
L32Negative MeniscusS-TIH53 (OHARA)
L33Biconvex PositiveS-PHM53 (OHARA)
L41Negative MeniscusS-TIH53 (OHARA)
L51Biconvex PositiveJ-FKH1 (HIKARI)
L52Positive MeniscusJ-FKH1 (HIKARI)
L53Biconvex PositiveS-TIH10 (OHARA)
L54Biconcave NegativeH-BaF3 (CDGM) / N-BALF4 class
L55Negative MeniscusS-LAH63 (OHARA)
L56Biconvex PositiveJ-FKH1 (HIKARI)
L57Biconvex PositiveJ-FKH1 (HIKARI)
L58Negative MeniscusJ-LASF021 / S-LAH71 class

Analysis

Detailed analysis available in the interactive viewer above.