NIKON NIKKOR Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S

WO 2021/117563 A1, Example 4 — Fumiaki Ohtake, Azuna Nonaka, Yoshiharu Yuasa, Takeshi Umeda

16 ELEMENTS / 11 GROUPS
f = 14.4–23.3 mm (patent) / 14–24 mm (production)
F/2.91 (constant)
2ω = 115.2°–84.8°
4 ASPHERICAL SURFACES (3 elements)
4 ED ELEMENTS (νd = 82.6)

Focus Mechanism

Inner focus — G2 cemented doublet (L21+L22) moves toward image. D8 increases, D11 decreases; Bf unchanged during focus. Minimal focusing mass for fast, silent STM AF.

Optical Elements (16 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
L11Neg. Meniscus (2× Asph)S-BAL35 / L-BAL35 (OHARA)
L12Neg. Meniscus (1× Asph)S-LAM60 (OHARA)
L13Biconcave NegativeJ-FKH1 (HIKARI catalog equivalent; S-FPL51-class ED fluorophosphate, vendor unspecified)
L14Biconvex PositiveJ-KZFH9 (HIKARI catalog equivalent; patent code 738323, vendor unspecified)
L21Negative MeniscusTAFD40 (HOYA) — ultra-high-index dense flint
L22Positive MeniscusS-TIM22 (OHARA)
L31Negative MeniscusJ-LASFH23 (Hikari) — dense flint (850270)
L32Positive MeniscusJ-PSKH4 (HIKARI catalog equivalent; phosphate crown, vendor unspecified)
L33Biconcave NegativeS-LAH98 (OHARA)
L34Biconvex PositiveS-TIH53 (OHARA)
L35Biconvex PositiveJ-FKH1 (HIKARI catalog equivalent; S-FPL51-class ED fluorophosphate, vendor unspecified)
L36Negative MeniscusS-LAH55 (OHARA)
L37Positive MeniscusJ-FKH1 (HIKARI catalog equivalent; S-FPL51-class ED fluorophosphate, vendor unspecified)
L38Biconvex PositiveJ-FKH1 (HIKARI catalog equivalent; S-FPL51-class ED fluorophosphate, vendor unspecified)
L39Biconcave NegativeS-LAH55 (OHARA)
L40Pos. Meniscus (1× Asph)Q-LASFH58S (HIKARI catalog equivalent; mouldable lanthanum glass, vendor unspecified)