SONY FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM

WO 2021/200206 A1, Example 2 — Takuya Kato

17 elements / 14 groups
f = 12.37-23.28 mm design
F/2.91 design, f/2.8 marketed
2ω = 120.4°-85.7° design
8 aspherical surfaces

Focus Mechanism

Floating inner focus: GP2 and GP4 move independently; d11/d14 and d19/d22 change with focus while the back focal distance remains fixed at each zoom position.

Optical Elements (17 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
L11Negative Meniscus (2x Asph)M-BACD12 / L-BAL42 class (PGM barium crown, 583/595)
L12Negative Meniscus (2x Asph)M-TAF101 class (PGM lanthanum flint, 768/492)
L13Biconcave NegativeFCD705 class (ED phosphate crown, 550/755)
L14Biconcave NegativeFCD100 class (Super ED fluorophosphate, 437/951)
L15Biconvex PositiveS-LAH71 class (dense lanthanum flint, 850/323)
L21Negative MeniscusFDS24 class (ultra-dense short flint, 921/240)
L22Biconvex PositiveE-FD5 / S-TIM25 class (dense flint, 673/322)
L31Negative MeniscusTAFD45 / S-LAH98 class (ultra-dense lanthanum flint, 954/323)
L32Positive Meniscus (2x Asph)M-PCD51 class (PGM low-dispersion phosphate crown, 592/670)
L41Negative MeniscusTAFD45 / S-LAH98 class (ultra-dense lanthanum flint, 954/323)
L42Biconvex PositiveFCD705 class (ED phosphate crown, 550/755)
L51Positive MeniscusS-NPH4 class (ultra-dense short flint, 893/204)
L52Negative MeniscusTAFD45 / S-LAH98 class (ultra-dense lanthanum flint, 954/323)
L53Biconvex PositiveFCD100 class (Super ED fluorophosphate, 437/951)
L54Negative MeniscusTAFD55 / S-LAH99 class (ultra-high-index lanthanum flint, 001/291)
L55Negative Meniscus (2x Asph)M-TAFD305 class (PGM lanthanum flint, 851/401)
L56Biconvex PositiveFCD1 / S-FPL51 / N-PK52A class (ED fluorophosphate, 497/816)