NIKON NIKKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR

WO 2024/062958 A1 — Hisayuki Yamanaka, Atsushi Takahashi, Toshinori Take, Keigo Koida

25 ELEMENTS / 17 GROUPS
180-600mm (DESIGN 185.0086-582.1636mm)
f/5.6-6.3 (DESIGN f/5.8014-6.5296)
6 ED ELEMENTS / 1 ASPHERICAL ELEMENT
PUBLISHED 2.4 m FOCUS STATE

Focus Mechanism

PUBLISHED: G5 (L20) moves imageward to the complete 2.4 m patent state at each zoom position; the marketed 1.3 m wide-end MFD is not reconstructed.

Optical Elements (25 physical; 26 modeled media)

ElementTypeGlass
L1Biconvex PositiveFC5 (HOYA)
L2Biconvex PositiveFCD1 / S-FPL51 class (HOYA/OHARA)
L3Biconcave NegativeTAFD5F/TAFD5G class (HOYA)
L4Biconvex PositiveFCD1 / S-FPL51 class (HOYA/OHARA)
L5Biconvex PositiveNBFD15 class (HOYA)
L6Biconcave NegativeFC5 (HOYA)
L7Biconcave NegativeTAF3D (HOYA)
L8Biconcave NegativeTAFD5F/TAFD5G class (HOYA)
L9Biconvex PositiveFD60 class (HOYA)
L10Positive MeniscusFCD1 / S-FPL51 class (HOYA/OHARA)
L11Biconvex PositiveFCD1 / S-FPL51 class (HOYA/OHARA)
L12Biconcave NegativeNBFD10 (HOYA)
L13Biconvex Positive606437 — barium-flint class
L14Negative MeniscusTAFD40 class (HOYA)
L15Biconvex PositiveE-C3 (HOYA)
L16Biconcave NegativeTAFD5F/TAFD5G class (HOYA)
L17Positive MeniscusNBFD15 class (HOYA)
L18Biconcave NegativeS-BAM12 class (OHARA)
L19Biconvex PositiveFD60 class (HOYA)
L20Negative MeniscusFCD515/FCD505 class (HOYA)
L21Biconcave NegativeE-FDS1 class (HOYA)
L22Biconvex PositiveE-FD8 class (HOYA)
L23Biconvex PositiveFF8 (HOYA)
L24Biconcave NegativeFCD515/FCD505 class (HOYA)
L25rAspherical Resin LayerUnmatched (optical resin layer)
L25gNegative Meniscus SubstrateTAFD32 (HOYA)