VIVITAR SERIES 1 450mm f/4.5 VMC ASPHERICAL MIRROR

US 4,523,816 — Melvyn H. Kreitzer

10 POWERED COMPONENTS / 7 GROUPS
f = 437.4 mm (PATENT)
F/4.5 FIXED
24×36 mm FORMAT
1 ASPHERICAL SURFACE
CASSEGRAIN / INTERNAL FOCUS

Focus Mechanism

Internal focus by axial translation of negative group G2; Table IV gives no close-focus spacing state, so the data file retains the single published configuration.

Optical Elements (10 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
M2Convex First-Surface MirrorReflective surface (substrate unprescribed)
L1Plano-Convex Corrector (1× Asph)PMMA (methyl methacrylate; historical attribution, not catalog glass)
L2Biconvex PositiveBSC7 (HOYA)
L3Negative MeniscusE-FD5 (HOYA)
M1Annular Concave First-Surface MirrorReflective surface (substrate unprescribed)
L4Negative MeniscusLAC10 (HOYA, legacy)
L5Biconvex PositiveUnmatched (dense flint 728/261; no official HOYA or SUMITA catalog match)
L6Biconcave NegativeNBFD10 (HOYA, legacy)
L7Positive MeniscusBSC7 (HOYA)
L8Negative MeniscusLAC10 (HOYA, legacy)