NIKON AF-S DX ZOOM-NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II

US 2006/0007559 A1 — Haruo Sato

7 ELEMENTS / 5 GROUPS
18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 (MARKETED)
18.5-53.5mm f/3.56-5.90 (EXAMPLE 4)
1 ED / 1 ASPHERICAL ELEMENT (PRODUCTION)

Focus Mechanism

PUBLISHED Example 4 focus: G1 translates toward the object while G2-to-image spacing is unchanged at each zoom position; closest endpoints solve to about 0.250 m from the focal plane. Production MFD 0.28 m is not used to alter the patent model.

Optical Elements (7 physical; 8 modeled media)

ElementTypeGlass
L1gNegative Meniscus773496 class (vendor ambiguous; patent nd=1.772500, vd=49.61)
L1rNegative Meniscus (1x Asph)Unmatched (aspheric resin; trade name unpublished; patent nd=1.553890, vd=38.09)
L1pPositive Meniscus861231 dense-flint class (HIKARI J-SFH2 is a close catalog equivalent; identity inferred)
L2aBiconvex Positive497816 low-dispersion class (vendor/composition ambiguous)
L2apBiconvex Positive517641 crown class (vendor ambiguous; BK7-family coordinates)
L2anBiconcave Negative773496 class (vendor ambiguous; patent nd=1.772500, vd=49.61)
LbnNegative Meniscus834372 high-index class (vendor/composition ambiguous)
LbpBiconvex Positive517641 crown class (vendor ambiguous; BK7-family coordinates)