NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR — Optical Cross-Section & Ray Tracing

Home / Lenses / Nikon / NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VRNIKON AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VRJP 2015-102852 A↗ — Makoto Fujimoto
300 mm f/4 (marketed)
16 elements / 10 groups
1 ED + 1 PF
Nikon FX / F mount
Focus MechanismCONSTRAINED_RECONSTRUCTION: cemented LF (L21+L22) translates 13.489772 mm imageward; close gaps are solved from Nikon's 1.4 m focal-plane MFD under the patent's single-rigid-LF constraint, with 0.24x used only as corroboration.
Optical Elements (16 physical; 18 modeled media)ElementTypeGlass
L11Positive MeniscusJ-FK5 / 487703 class (HIKARI spectral proxy)
L12Biconvex PositiveJ-FKH1 / 498826 class (HIKARI spectral proxy; ED-class)
L13Biconcave NegativeJ-LF7 / 575415 class (HIKARI spectral proxy)
L14Positive MeniscusJ-BK7A catalog-equivalent spectral proxy (patent 517639; production supplier unspecified)
DOE-R1Diffractive Resin LayerUnmatched (UV-curing DOE resin; patent nd=1.5278, vd=33.4)
DOE-R2Diffractive Resin LayerUnmatched (UV-curing DOE resin; patent nd=1.5572, vd=50.0)
L15Negative MeniscusTAFD35 / 911353 class (HOYA spectral proxy)
L16Positive MeniscusJ-FK5 / 487703 class (HIKARI spectral proxy)
L21Biconvex PositiveJ-F2 / 620364 class (HIKARI spectral proxy)
L22Biconcave NegativeJ-LAK14 / 697555 class (HIKARI spectral proxy)
L23Negative MeniscusTAFD35 / 911353 class (HOYA spectral proxy)
L24Positive MeniscusJ-LF7 / 575415 class (HIKARI spectral proxy)
L25Biconvex PositiveJ-SF10 / 728284 class (HIKARI spectral proxy)
L26Biconcave Negative729546 class (J-LAK18 spectral proxy)
L27Biconcave Negative729546 class (J-LAK18 spectral proxy)
L28Biconvex PositiveJ-LLF1 / 548455 class (HIKARI catalog-equivalent spectral proxy)
L29Negative MeniscusJ-LASF014 / 788474 class (HIKARI spectral proxy)
L30Biconvex PositiveJ-FK5 / 487703 class (HIKARI spectral proxy)

Element	Type	Glass
L11	Positive Meniscus	J-FK5 / 487703 class (HIKARI spectral proxy)
L12	Biconvex Positive	J-FKH1 / 498826 class (HIKARI spectral proxy; ED-class)
L13	Biconcave Negative	J-LF7 / 575415 class (HIKARI spectral proxy)
L14	Positive Meniscus	J-BK7A catalog-equivalent spectral proxy (patent 517639; production supplier unspecified)
DOE-R1	Diffractive Resin Layer	Unmatched (UV-curing DOE resin; patent nd=1.5278, vd=33.4)
DOE-R2	Diffractive Resin Layer	Unmatched (UV-curing DOE resin; patent nd=1.5572, vd=50.0)
L15	Negative Meniscus	TAFD35 / 911353 class (HOYA spectral proxy)
L16	Positive Meniscus	J-FK5 / 487703 class (HIKARI spectral proxy)
L21	Biconvex Positive	J-F2 / 620364 class (HIKARI spectral proxy)
L22	Biconcave Negative	J-LAK14 / 697555 class (HIKARI spectral proxy)
L23	Negative Meniscus	TAFD35 / 911353 class (HOYA spectral proxy)
L24	Positive Meniscus	J-LF7 / 575415 class (HIKARI spectral proxy)
L25	Biconvex Positive	J-SF10 / 728284 class (HIKARI spectral proxy)
L26	Biconcave Negative	729546 class (J-LAK18 spectral proxy)
L27	Biconcave Negative	729546 class (J-LAK18 spectral proxy)
L28	Biconvex Positive	J-LLF1 / 548455 class (HIKARI catalog-equivalent spectral proxy)
L29	Negative Meniscus	J-LASF014 / 788474 class (HIKARI spectral proxy)
L30	Biconvex Positive	J-FK5 / 487703 class (HIKARI spectral proxy)