CARL ZEISS DISTAGON T* 28mm f/2

DE 2359156 A1 Example 12 — Erhard Glatzel / Carl Zeiss

9 elements / 8 groups
f = 28.8 mm design
f/2 marketed; f/2.1 patent
2ω = 74.5°
all-spherical

Focus Mechanism

Production Contax/Yashica literature identifies floating close-range correction, but DE 2359156 A1 Example 12 provides only the infinity-focus prescription; the model keeps the infinity BFD fixed.

Optical Elements (9)

ElementTypeGlass
L1Negative MeniscusSK18A / N-SK18 class (Schott, 639554; patent νd retained)
L2Positive MeniscusBASF2 / N-BASF2 class (Schott, 664358; patent νd retained)
L3Negative MeniscusLAF2 / N-LAF2 class (Schott, 744448; patent values retained)
L4aBiconvex PositiveLAF2 / N-LAF2 class (Schott, 744448; patent values retained)
L4bBiconcave NegativeBAF4 / N-BAF4 class (Schott, 606439; patent values retained)
L4cBiconvex PositiveLAK10 / N-LAK10 class (Schott, 720504; patent values retained)
L5Biconcave NegativeSF6 (Schott legacy, 805254)
L6Positive MeniscusLAK8 / N-LAK8 class (Schott, 713538; patent values retained)
L7Positive MeniscusLAF21 / N-LAF21 class (Schott, 788474; patent values retained)

Analysis

Detailed analysis available in the interactive viewer above.