Nikon 135mm f/1.8 lens patent

• 12 years ago
• Categories: Nikon Lenses, Nikon Patents

Nikon filed a patent (201048125) in Japan for a 135mm f/1.8 lens:

• Patent release date: March 8, 2012
• Patent filing date: August 30, 2012
• Focal length: 132.9mm
• Aperture: 1.8
• Angle of view: 18.3°
• Lens design: 15 elements in 9 group, 2 ED elements
• Internal focusing (IF)
• Vibration reduction (VR)

Nikon currently has the AF DC-Nikkor 135mm f/2D lens ($1,329.00) in their catalog (lens design: 7 elements in 6 groups).

It seems that Nikon is persistently releasing a whole line of full frame f/1.8 lenses – last year there was the Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.8G lens, this year the Nikkor 85mm f/1.8G and will probably see also a new Nikkor AF-S 28mm f/1.8G by the end of 2012.