NIKON AF ZOOM-NIKKOR 28-85mm f/3.5-4.5

US 4,806,000 — Yoshiharu Shiokama, Naoto Ohta, Hiroshi Okano, Kiyotaka Inadome

15 elements / 11 groups
computed f = 28.833-83.289 mm
production f/3.5-4.5; patent f/3.5-4.0
all spherical
patent macro state beta = -0.25 at wide end

Focus Mechanism

Normal focusing is by front-group G1 translation. The tabulated close-focus state models the patent macro setting at the wide end: G1, G2, and G4 move together toward the object while G3 and the stop remain fixed.

Optical Elements (15 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
L1Positive MeniscusS-FSL5 (OHARA)
L2Negative MeniscusS-LAM3 (OHARA)
L3Biconcave Negative797455 - TAF2 class (Hoya legacy; no exact catalog match)
L4Positive MeniscusS-TIH6 class (OHARA)
L5Positive MeniscusJ-SFH2 (Hikari; 861231)
L6Negative MeniscusJ-SFH2 (Hikari; 861231)
L7Biconvex PositiveS-FSL5 (OHARA)
L8Negative MeniscusE-FL5 equivalent (legacy LF5 class)
L9Plano-Convex PositiveS-BSM14 (OHARA)
L10Positive MeniscusS-TIH11 class (OHARA)
L11Biconcave NegativeS-BSL7 / N-BK7 class
L12Biconcave NegativeBALK3 (SUMITA catalog equivalent for patent coordinate; production supplier unspecified)
L13Plano-Convex PositiveSK5 type (589/612)
L14Biconvex PositiveS-BSM10 (OHARA)
L15Negative Meniscus795287 - J-LAFH3 (Hikari; no source-backed catalog match)