CARL ZEISS JENA BIOGON 35mm f/2.8 (pre-war)

US 2,084,309 — Ludwig Bertele

7 elements / 4 groups
f = 35.0 mm
f/2.8
63.4° diagonal field
all-spherical

Focus Mechanism

Unit-focus rendering model. The patent gives only an infinity prescription; close focus uses a 1.0 m visualization assumption and varies only the back focus.

Optical Elements (7 physical)

ElementTypeGlass
L1Positive MeniscusN-BAF10 (Schott catalog-equivalent to vintage 672472 coordinate; supplier not identified)
L2Positive MeniscusN-BAF10 (Schott catalog-equivalent to vintage 672472 coordinate; supplier not identified)
L3Plano-ConvexFK3 (Schott)
L4Plano-ConcaveSF8 / N-SF8 equivalent (Schott)
L5Negative MeniscusFK3 (Schott)
L6Biconvex PositiveN-BAF10 (Schott catalog-equivalent to vintage 672472 coordinate; supplier not identified)
L7Negative MeniscusS-TIL6 catalog equivalent (patent 533489; production supplier unspecified)