SONY FE 24mm f/1.4 GM

WO 2019/073744 A1 — Takuya Kato, Kota Omiya, Hiroyuki Matsumoto

13 elements / 10 groups
f = 23.66 mm patent design
F/1.44 design aperture
2ω = 84.72° patent field
4 aspherical surfaces on 2 elements
GR2 unit internal focus

Focus Mechanism

Internal focus by unit translation of GR2: d10 closes from 7.87 mm to 2.84 mm while d22 opens from 2.91 mm to 7.94 mm, moving GR2 5.03 mm toward the object at close focus.

Optical Elements (13 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
L11Negative Meniscus (2× Asph)Unmatched (MC-TAF115-class; Hoya source nominal/polynomial conflict; patent nd=1.77002, νd=49.4)
L12Biconcave NegativeS-FPL51 (OHARA)
L13Biconvex PositiveS-LAH99 class (OHARA)
L14Biconcave NegativeS-TIH11 (OHARA)
L15Biconvex PositiveTAFD33 class (Hoya)
L21Biconvex PositiveS-FPL51 (OHARA)
L22Biconcave NegativeS-TIH13 (OHARA)
L23Biconvex PositiveS-FPL51 (OHARA)
L24Negative MeniscusS-NBH53V (OHARA)
L25Biconvex PositiveS-LAH99 class (OHARA)
L26Negative MeniscusSF2 (SCHOTT legacy catalog match; production glass unspecified)
L27Biconcave Negative (2× Asph)M-TAFD305 (Hoya catalog equivalent; patent code 852401, supplier unspecified)
L31Biconvex PositivePCD40 (Hoya)