SAMYANG AF 18mm f/2.8 FE

WO 2021/246545 A1 — Jung Du Lee

9 elements / 8 groups
f = 18.541 mm patent; 18.548 mm computed
Fno = 2.85 design; f/2.8 marketed
2ω = 100.1°
3 aspherical / 3 ED / 2 HR elements

Focus Mechanism

Inner focusing by the positive G21 group (L61 + L71). D1 decreases and D2 increases by 0.932 mm from infinity to 0.25 m, with G11 and G31 fixed.

Optical Elements (9 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
L11Negative Meniscus923209 dense flint (E-FDS1 / N-SF66 / H-ZF62 equivalent)
L21Neg. Meniscus (2× Asph)Unmatched crown (514/637, PGM/BK7-family)
L31Biconcave NegativeS-FPL51 / FCD1 class (ED fluorophosphate)
L41Biconvex Positive001291 high-index lanthanum flint (TAFD55 / S-LAH99 class)
L51Positive MeniscusS-FPL51 / FCD1 class (ED fluorophosphate)
L61Neg. Meniscus (2× Asph)S-LAH60 class (OHARA, close)
L71Biconvex PositiveS-FPL51 / FCD1 class (ED fluorophosphate)
L81Pos. Meniscus (2× Asph)Unmatched lanthanum flint (770/493)
L91Biconcave NegativeH-ZF4A class (CDGM, 728283 dense flint)