SONY FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM

WO 2021/200206 A1 Example 2

17 elements / 14 groups
f = 12.36-23.28 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)

ElementTypeGlass
L11Negative Meniscus (2x Asph)D-ZK2 / SK crown class (PGM, 586/595)
L12Negative Meniscus (2x Asph)M-TAF1 class (PGM lanthanum flint, 772/492)
L13Biconcave NegativeFCD705 class (ED phosphate crown, 552/755)
L14Biconcave NegativeS-FPL53 / FCD100 class (Super ED fluorophosphate, 438/951)
L15Biconvex PositiveUnmatched (dense lanthanum flint, 856/323)
L21Negative MeniscusUnmatched (ultra-dense short flint, 930/240)
L22Biconvex Positive678322 — dense flint (Schott SF-family adjacent; no exact public catalog match)
L31Negative MeniscusUnmatched (ultra-dense lanthanum flint, 961/323)
L32Positive Meniscus (2x Asph)PCD51 class (low-dispersion crown, 594/670)
L41Negative MeniscusUnmatched (ultra-dense lanthanum flint, 961/323)
L42Biconvex PositiveFCD705 class (ED phosphate crown, 552/755)
L51Positive MeniscusUnmatched (ultra-dense short flint, 903/204)
L52Negative MeniscusUnmatched (ultra-dense lanthanum flint, 961/323)
L53Biconvex PositiveS-FPL53 / FCD100 class (Super ED fluorophosphate, 438/951)
L54Negative MeniscusUnmatched (ultra-high-index lanthanum flint, 009/291)
L55Negative Meniscus (2x Asph)D-ZLaF85 class (lanthanum flint, 856/401)
L56Biconvex PositiveS-FPL51 / FCD1 / N-PK52A class (ED fluorophosphate, 498/816)

Analysis

Detailed analysis available in the interactive viewer above.