Nikon Patent for AF-S NIKKOR 28mm f/1.8 VR Lens

Nikon has filed a patent in Japan. The new patent refers to a Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 28mm f/1.8 VR lens designed for Nikon DSLR cameras with full-frame image sensors.

The patent application details for the AF-S NIKKOR 28mm f/1.8 VR lens can be seen below. This looks like the VR version of the recently announced new 24mm f/1.8G ED lens with 28mm focal length.

The AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.8G ED is the latest addition to the exceptional system of NIKKOR f/1.8 primes, and provides enthusiast photographers with a fast wide-angle prime lens that’s both lightweight and affordable.

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 28mm f/1.8 VR Lens Patent

Patent Details are below (Translated by google)

• Patent Publication No. 2015-152812
  • Published 2015.8.24
  • Filing date 2014.2.17
• Example
  • f 28.8
  • FNO 1.86
  • ω 37.48
  • Ymax 21.6
  • TL 124.35
  • BF 38.55
• Nikon patents
  • Rear focus
  • Anti-vibration (1 part of the first group)

via Egami