NIKON NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena

WO 2024/147268 A1 Example 1 — NIKON / MURATANI

16 ELEMENTS / 14 GROUPS
f ≈ 132.3 mm
F/1.85
2ω ≈ 18.6°
1 ASPHERICAL SURFACE

Focus Mechanism

Floating inner focus: G2 (L7, negative) moves toward image, G4 (L13, positive) moves toward object. Counter-directional movement maintains aberration balance. Dual STM stepping motors. Total variable gap sum constant at 36.882 mm.

Optical Elements (16)

ElementTypeGlass
L1Positive MeniscusSR glass (Nikon proprietary)
L2Positive MeniscusED fluorophosphate (near S-FPL51)
L3Positive MeniscusED fluorophosphate (near S-FPL51)
L4Biconvex PositiveED fluorophosphate (near S-FPL51)
L5Biconcave NegativeAnomalous high-index flint (Nf, non-catalog)
L6Pos. Meniscus (1× Asph)N-BK7 / S-BSL7 (PGM asphere)
L7Negative MeniscusBarium crown (near S-BAH27)
L8Positive MeniscusS-NPH1-type phosphate flint (anomalous dispersion)
L9Biconcave NegativeAnomalous high-index flint (same as L5)
L10Positive MeniscusED fluorophosphate crown (near S-FPM2)
L11Biconvex PositiveLanthanum dense flint
L12Negative MeniscusDense lanthanum flint
L13Positive MeniscusDense lanthanum short flint (non-catalog)
L14Biconcave NegativeLanthanum flint (near S-LAM55)
L15Positive MeniscusDense short flint (≈ S-TIH53)
L16Negative MeniscusLanthanum flint (non-catalog)

Analysis

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