NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR

JP 2018-017857 A — Tetsushi Miwa, Hiroshi Yabumoto

19 elements / 11 groups
500 mm f/5.6 marketed
f = 489.704 mm design
F/5.750 design
3 ED + 1 PF element
Published internal focus + VR grouping

Focus Mechanism

Published G2-dominant internal focus; D1, D2, and BF vary from infinity to 3.0 m

Optical Elements (19 physical; 21 modeled media)

ElementTypeGlass
L11Biconvex Positive Low-DispersionJ-FK5 (Hikari)
L12Biconvex Positive Low-DispersionJ-FK5 (Hikari)
L13Biconcave NegativeJ-KZFH1 (Hikari)
L14Positive Meniscus PF SubstrateJ-BK7A class (Hikari)
GDaThin Bonded Diffractive MaterialUnmatched (bonded PF material A; patent nd=1.52780, vd=33.41)
GDbThin Bonded Phase LayerUnmatched (bonded PF material B; patent nd=1.55710, vd=49.74)
L15Negative MeniscusJ-LASF08A class (Hikari)
L16Positive Meniscus Low-DispersionJ-FK5 (Hikari)
L21Biconvex PositiveJ-SF2 (Hikari)
L22Biconcave NegativeJ-LAK10 (Hikari)
L31Biconcave NegativeJ-LASF09A (Hikari)
L32Biconvex PositiveJ-K3 (Hikari)
L33Biconvex PositiveJ-F2 (Hikari)
L34Biconcave Negative EDJ-FKH1 (Hikari)
L35Biconcave Negative EDJ-PSKH1 (Hikari)
L36Biconvex PositiveJ-LF7 (Hikari)
L37Negative Meniscus EDJ-FKH1 (Hikari)
L38Biconcave NegativeJ-LASF09A (Hikari)
L39Biconvex PositiveJ-KZFH1 (Hikari)
L310Biconvex PositiveJ-LF5 (Hikari)
L311Negative MeniscusJ-SFH1 (Hikari)