MINOLTA VARISOFT ROKKOR 85mm f/2.8

US 4,124,276 EMBODIMENT 3 — MINOLTA / OKANO, NAKAMURA, OGURA

6 ELEMENTS / 5 GROUPS
f ≈ 85.0 mm (production) · 100.0 mm (patent)
F/2.8
2ω ≈ 28°
ALL SPHERICAL · VARIABLE SOFT FOCUS

Focus Mechanism

Inner focus — Group AI (L1–L4) moves forward; AII (L5) and B (L6) remain stationary. Separate 4-position click-stopped ring varies d_B0 for soft-focus control.

Optical Elements (6)

ElementTypeGlass
L1Positive Meniscus749501 - lanthanum crown (catalog unresolved)
L2Biconcave NegativeS-TIM27 (OHARA)
L3Negative Meniscus541468 - light flint (catalog unresolved)
L4Biconvex Positive720521 - lanthanum crown (catalog unresolved)
L5Positive MeniscusS-LAL14 (OHARA)
L6Negative Meniscus576414 - light flint (catalog unresolved)

Analysis

Detailed analysis available in the interactive viewer above.