PENTAX SMC PENTAX-FA 28mm f/2.8 Soft

US 5,822,132 Example 1 — Asahi Optical / Hirakawa

5 elements / 5 groups
f = 28 mm
F/2.8 nominal; patent F.No. 1:2.9
2ω = 75° production; 75.8° patent
All-spherical soft-focus retrofocus

Focus Mechanism

Patent publishes infinity only. Close focus is modeled as inferred unit focus: final back-focus gap increases by about 5.04 mm from the Ricoh 0.18× maximum-magnification specification.

Optical Elements (5)

ElementTypeGlass
E1Weak Biconvex PositiveN-SK5 / BACD5 class
E2Negative MeniscusN-SK16 / S-BSM16 class
E3Biconvex PositiveS-LAH66 / N-LAF34 / TAF1 class
E4Biconcave NegativeJ-SFS3 / SF56A class dense flint
E5Near-Plano-Convex PositiveS-LAH66 / N-LAF34 / TAF1 class

Analysis

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