IP Library Granted Patent US 7,324,293
Granted Patent B2
US 7,324,293 · App. 11/677,682 · Granted Jan 29, 2008

Wide-angle lens system

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Patent No.
US 7,324,293
App. No.
11/677,682
Granted
Jan 29, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wide-angle lens system includes a negative front lens group and a positive rear lens group, in this order from the object. The negative front lens group includes a negative first sub-lens group and a positive second sub-lens group, in this order from the object. The positive rear lens group includes cemented lens elements having a positive R1 lens element and a negative R2 lens element, a positive R3 lens element having a convex surface facing toward the image, and a positive R4 lens element, in this order from the object. The wide-angle lens system satisfies the following conditions: −0.8< f 1 a/f 1 b <−0.1   (1) 0.6< f/fR <1.1   (2) wherein f1a designates the focal length of the negative first sub-lens group; f1b designates the focal length of the positive second sub-lens group; f designates the focal length of the entire wide-angle lens system; and fR designates the focal length of the positive rear lens group.

Claims (31)

1. A wide-angle lens system comprises a negative front lens group and a positive rear lens group, in this order from an object,

wherein said negative front lens group comprises a negative first sub-lens group and a positive second sub-lens group, in this order from the object;

wherein said positive rear lens group comprises cemented lens elements having a positive R1 lens element and a negative R2 lens element, a positive R3 lens element having a convex surface facing toward the image, and a positive R4 lens element, in this order from the object; and

wherein said wide-angle lens system satisfies the following conditions:

−0.8 <f 1 a/f 1 b<− 0.1

0.6 <f/fR< 1.1

wherein

f1a designates the focal length of said negative first sub-lens group;

f1b designates the focal length of said positive second sub-lens group;

f designates the focal length of the entire wide-angle lens system; and

fR designates the focal length of said positive rear lens group.

2. The wide-angle lens system according to claim 1 , further satisfying the following condition:

−0.7 <fR/fF<− 0.1

wherein

fF designates the focal length of said negative front lens group; and

fR designates the focal length of said positive rear lens group.

3. The wide-angle lens system according to claim 1 , wherein said negative first sub-lens group comprises one positive lens element and one negative lens element; and

wherein said positive second sub-lens group comprises one positive lens element and one negative lens element.

4. The wide-angle lens system according to claim 3 , wherein in said negative first sub-lens group, said positive lens element and said negative lens element are arranged in this order from the object; and

wherein in said positive second sub-lens group, said negative lens element and said positive lens element are arranged in this order from the object.

5. The wide-angle lens system according to claim 1 , wherein said negative first sub-lens group comprises a positive F1 lens element having a convex surface facing toward the object and a negative F2 lens element, in this order from the object; and

wherein said positive second sub-lens comprises a negative F3 lens element having a convex surface facing toward the object and a positive F4 lens element, in this order from the object.

6. The wide-angle lens system according to claim 1 , further satisfying the following condition:

νd1-7>70

wherein

νd1-7 designates the Abbe number of said positive R3 lens elements having a convex surface facing toward the image.

7. The wide-angle lens system according to claim 1 , further satisfying the following condition:

0.1 <d/f< 0.35

wherein

d designates the axial distance between said negative front lens group and said positive rear lens group.

8. The wide-angle lens system according to claim 1 , wherein a diaphragm is provided between said negative front lens group and said positive rear lens group.

Assignments (2)
CORPORATE SPLIT Recorded Dec 2, 2011
From: HOYA CORPORATION
To: PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 027315/0115 →
MERGER Recorded Sep 26, 2011
From: PENTAX CORPORATION
To: HOYA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026970/0554 →