US 2021/0055531 A1 — Genki Nakazawa, Takao Yamanaka, Yoshiaki Kurioka
| 18 ELEMENTS / 16 GROUPS |
| DESIGN 24.840-67.551 mm |
| F/2.927 MODELED |
| 3 ASPHERICAL ELEMENTS / 6 ASPHERICAL SURFACES |
| PUBLISHED DUAL-GROUP FOCUS |
PUBLISHED dual-group focus. From infinity to the patent shortest-range state, negative G5 moves imageward and negative G6 moves objectward while G7 remains fixed. The published object-to-image-plane distance is approximately 0.371-0.375 m across the three zoom states; Panasonic markets 0.37 m minimum focus.
| Element | Type | Glass |
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Negative Meniscus, convex to object | N-SF66 (SCHOTT) |
| L2 | Positive Meniscus, convex to object | N-LASF44 (SCHOTT) |
| L3 | Positive Meniscus, convex to object | 773496 — lanthanum crown class (vendor unresolved) |
| L4 | Negative Meniscus, convex to object | 713539 — lanthanum crown class (vendor unresolved) |
| L5 | Biconcave Negative (2× Asph) | K-VC89 (Sumita catalog-equivalent; supplier not identified) |
| L6 | Biconvex Positive | 847238 — dense flint class (vendor unresolved) |
| L7 | Negative Meniscus, concave to object | 487704 — fluor crown class (vendor unresolved) |
| L8 | Positive Meniscus, convex to object | N-SF66 (SCHOTT) |
| L9 | Biconvex Positive | 497816 — ED fluorophosphate crown class (vendor unresolved) |
| L10 | Biconcave Negative | FDS24 (Hoya catalog-equivalent; supplier not identified) |
| L11 | Biconvex Positive | 497816 — ED fluorophosphate crown class (vendor unresolved) |
| L12 | Biconcave Negative | 847238 — dense flint class (vendor unresolved) |
| L13 | Biconvex Positive | FCD705 (HOYA) |
| L14 | Positive Meniscus, convex to object (2× Asph) | K-VC89 (Sumita catalog-equivalent; supplier not identified) |
| L15 | Negative Meniscus, convex to object | 835427 — lanthanum dense-flint class (vendor unresolved) |
| L16 | Negative Meniscus, convex to object (2× Asph) | L-TIM28 (OHARA) |
| L17 | Biconvex Positive | 847238 — dense flint class (vendor unresolved) |
| L18 | Biconcave Negative | 954323 — high-index lanthanum class (vendor unresolved) |