NIKON AF-S DX MICRO-NIKKOR 85mm f/3.5G ED VR

US 2009/0190220 A1 — Haruo Sato

14 ELEMENTS / 10 GROUPS
85 mm
f/3.5 MARKETED / FNO 3.6 DESIGN
18°50′ DX
1.0× • 1 ED • IF • VR

Focus Mechanism

PUBLISHED dual-group internal focus: G2 moves toward the image while G3 moves toward the object; the data stores the patent infinity and beta=-1.0 endpoints, while the published beta=-0.5 station is retained in the audit. Patent beta=-1.0 normalizes to 0.26419491 m object-to-image distance; Nikon markets 0.286 m MFD from the focal plane.

Optical Elements (14 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
L11Biconvex PositiveS-LAH66 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L12Positive MeniscusS-LAL14 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L13Biconcave NegativeS-TIH1 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L14Positive MeniscusJ-LAF01 (HIKARI catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L21Negative MeniscusN-BK7 (SCHOTT catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L22Biconcave NegativeN-BK7 (SCHOTT catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L23Positive MeniscusJ-SF03 (HIKARI catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L31Biconvex PositiveN-BK7 (SCHOTT catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L32Negative MeniscusE-FD4 (HOYA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L33Biconvex PositiveJ-FKH1 (HIKARI catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L41Biconcave NegativeS-LAH60 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L42Positive MeniscusJ-SF03 (HIKARI catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L51Negative MeniscusS-NSL3 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)
L52Biconvex PositiveS-LAH51 (OHARA catalog equivalent; production supplier unspecified)