Nikon AI Zoom-Nikkor 25-50mm f/4

US 4,189,212 Example 8 — Nippon Kogaku wide-angle zoom

25-50 mm f/4
11 elements / 10 groups
Two-group negative-positive wide-angle zoom
All-spherical prescription
Nikon F mount / 135 full-frame

Focus Mechanism

Unit-focus manual helicoid. Close-focus back-focus values are approximated from the published 0.6 m minimum focus distance because the patent publishes only infinity-focus spacings.

Optical Elements (11)

ElementTypeGlass
L1Negative MeniscusUnmatched 773/494 (near Hoya M-TAF1 / Ohara S-LAH66N)
L2Positive MeniscusF5 (Schott) / S-TIM5 (Ohara)
L3Biconcave NegativeS-LAH65V class (Ohara, near 804/466)
L4Positive MeniscusSF6 (Schott) / S-TIH6 (Ohara)
L5aBiconvex PositiveS-TIL6 (Ohara) / LLF6 class
L5bNegative MeniscusSF6 (Schott) / S-TIH6 (Ohara)
L6Positive MeniscusK10 class (501/565)
L7Positive MeniscusK10 class (501/565)
L8Negative MeniscusJ-LAFH3 class (Hikari, close 795/284)
L9aBiconvex PositiveUnmatched 465/658 (FK/phosphate crown class)
L9bBiconvex PositiveK10 class (501/565)

Analysis

Detailed analysis available in the interactive viewer above.