SONY E 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS

US 2011/0273780 A1 — Numerical Example 1

11 elements / 9 groups
18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 marketed
Patent EFL 18.49 / 27.38 / 53.51mm
4 aspherical surfaces
Single-lens OSS; rear focus

Focus Mechanism

Rear focus by axial motion of the single negative/aspherical fourth group L10. Close-focus spacings are paraxial estimates for Sony's 0.25 m published MFD; the patent table is infinity-only.

Optical Elements (11)

ElementTypeGlass
L1Negative MeniscusS-TIH53 (OHARA)
L2Positive MeniscusS-LAL18 (OHARA)
L3Negative MeniscusS-NBH53 (OHARA)
L4Biconcave Negative (1x Asph)851401 - high-index lanthanum-flint-class moldable glass (M-TAFD305 code match; L-LAH85 attribution unconfirmed)
L5Biconvex PositiveS-NPH2 (OHARA)
L6Positive Meniscus (OSS)S-PHM52 (OHARA; patent νd = 63.39)
L7Biconvex PositiveS-FSL5 (OHARA)
L8Negative MeniscusS-TIH6 (OHARA)
L9Positive Meniscus (1x Asph)729540 - lanthanum-crown-class moldable glass (M-TAC80 code match)
L10Negative Meniscus (2x Asph)851401 - high-index lanthanum-flint-class moldable glass (M-TAFD305 code match; L-LAH85 attribution unconfirmed)
L11Plano-Convex PositiveE-FL5 (HOYA)

Analysis

Detailed analysis available in the interactive viewer above.