NIKON AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED VR

US 2010/0220400 A1 Example 2 — Nikon / Yamamoto et al.

28-300mm FX superzoom
19 glass elements / 14 production groups
2 ED elements / 3 marketed aspherical elements
Internal focus by G2; VR group in G4

Focus Mechanism

Internal focusing by moving the complete second lens group G2 toward the object; d5 decreases while d13A increases by the same amount.

Optical Elements (20)

ElementTypeGlass
L11Negative MeniscusJ-LASFH13 (HIKARI)
L12Biconvex PositiveJ-FKH1 (HIKARI, ED fluorophosphate)
L13Positive MeniscusJ-PSK03 (HIKARI)
L21Neg. Meniscus (1× Asph)Unmatched (near HIKARI J-LASFH2; patent nd=1.76546, νd=46.73)
L22Negative MeniscusJ-LASF015 (HIKARI) / S-LAH65V class
L23Biconvex PositiveJ-SF03 (HIKARI) / S-TIH53 class
L24Biconcave Negative (1× Asph)J-LASF015 (HIKARI) / S-LAH65V class
L31Biconvex PositiveJ-LAK18 (HIKARI) / S-LAL18 class
L32Biconvex PositiveJ-FKH1 (HIKARI, ED fluorophosphate)
L33Negative MeniscusJ-SF03 (HIKARI) / S-TIH53 class
L34Negative MeniscusJ-LASF09A (HIKARI)
L35Biconvex PositiveJ-K3 (HIKARI) / S-NSL3 class
L41Biconcave NegativeJ-LASF016 (HIKARI) / S-LAH66 class
L42Positive MeniscusJ-LASF021 (HIKARI) / S-LAH71 class
L43rHybrid Resin LayerUV-cure optical resin (patent-listed)
L43gNegative Meniscus (hybrid asphere substrate)J-LAK18 (HIKARI) / S-LAL18 class
L51Biconvex PositiveJ-SK11 (HIKARI)
L52Biconvex PositiveS-TIL1 (OHARA)
L53Negative MeniscusJ-LASFH13 (HIKARI)
L54Negative Meniscus (1× Asph)821426 — patent dense flint (nd=1.82080, νd=42.64; no public HIKARI/OHARA match found)

Analysis

Detailed analysis available in the interactive viewer above.