An imaging lens includes first to third lenses G 1 to G 3 arranged in order from a object side. The first lens has a biconvex shape in a vicinity of an optical axis Z 1 . The second lens has a concave surface facing a object side. The second lens has a negative refractive power. The third lens has a positive or negative refractive power and has a meniscus shape containing, in a vicinity of the optical axis, a convex surface facing the object side. The following conditional expression is satisfied: 0.7< f 1/ f <1.3 0.2≦ D 2/ f <0.5 where f denotes a focal length of the entire system of the imaging lens, f 1 denotes a focal length of the first lens G 1 and D 2 denotes an interval on the optical axis Z 1 between the first lens G 1 and the second lens G 2.
1. An imaging lens comprising:
a first lens having a biconvex shape in a vicinity of an optical axis;
a second lens having a concave surface facing a object side, the second lens having a negative refractive power; and
a third lens having a positive or negative refractive power and having a meniscus shape containing, in a vicinity of the optical axis, a convex surface facing the object side, wherein:
the first lens, the second lens and the third lens are arranged in order from the object side,
at least one of surfaces of the first to third lenses is aspherical, and
the following conditional expression is satisfied:
0.7 <f 1 /f< 1.3
0.2 ≦D 2 /f< 0.5
where f denotes a focal length of the entire system of the imaging lens, f 1 denotes a focal length of the first lens and D 2 denotes an interval on the optical axis between the first lens and the second lens,
wherein, in said imaging lens, there is no lens, between said first and second lenses, contributing to said focal length f.
2. An imaging lens comprising:
a first lens having a biconvex shape in a vicinity of an optical axis;
a second lens having a concave surface facing a object side, the second lens having a negative refractive power; and
a third lens having a positive or negative refractive power and having a meniscus shape containing, in a vicinity of the optical axis, a convex surface facing the object side, wherein:
the first lens, the second lens and the third lens are arranged in order from the object side,
at least one of surfaces of the first to third lenses is aspherical, and
the following conditional expression is satisfied:
0.7 <f 1 /f< 1.3
0.2 ≦D 2 /f< 0.5
where f denotes a focal length of the entire system of the imaging lens, f 1 denotes a focal length of the first lens and D 2 denotes an interval on the optical axis between the first lens and the second lens, and
wherein the following conditional expression is further satisfied:
0.3 <|f 2 /f|< 1.0
0.5 <f 3 /f< 1.0
where f 2 denotes a focal length of the second lens and f 3 denotes a focal length of the third lens.
3. The lens according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is further satisfied:
20<ν1−ν2
where ν 1 denotes Abbe number of the first lens and ν 2 denotes Abbe number of the second lens.
4. The lens according to claim 2 , wherein the following conditional expression is further satisfied:
20<ν1−ν2
where ν 1 denotes Abbe number of the first lens and ν 2 denotes Abbe number of the second lens.
5. The lens according to claim 1 , wherein the second lens has a meniscus shape in a vicinity of the optical axis.
6. The lens according to claim 2 , wherein the second lens has a meniscus shape in a vicinity of the optical axis.
7. The lens according to claim 3 , wherein the second lens has a meniscus shape in a vicinity of the optical axis.
8. The lens according to claim 4 , wherein the second lens has a meniscus shape in a vicinity of the optical axis.
9. The lens according to claim 1 , wherein the second lens has a biconcave shape in a vicinity of the optical axis.
10. The lens according to claim 2 , wherein the second lens has a biconcave shape in a vicinity of the optical axis.
11. The lens according to claim 3 , wherein the second lens has a biconcave shape in a vicinity of the optical axis.
12. The lens according to claim 4 , wherein the second lens has a biconcave shape in a vicinity of the optical axis.
13. The lens according to claim 9 , wherein the following conditional expression is further satisfied:
20<ν1−ν2
where ν 1 denotes Abbe number of the first lens and ν 2 denotes Abbe number of the second lens.
14. The lens according to claim 1 , wherein the first surface of the first lens is aspherical.
15. The lens according to claim 1 , wherein the first surface of the second lens is aspherical.
16. The lens according to claim 3 , wherein the first surface of the third lens is aspherical.
17. The lens according to claim 9 , wherein the first surface of the first lens is aspherical.
18. The lens according to claim 9 , wherein the first surface of the second lens is aspherical.
19. The lens according to claim 9 , wherein the first surface of the third lens is aspherical.
20. The lens according to claim 1 , wherein the second surface of the first lens is aspherical.
21. The lens according to claims 1 , wherein the second surface of the second lens is aspherical.
22. The lens according to claim 1 , wherein the second surface of the third lens is aspherical.
23. The lens according to claim 9 , wherein the second surface of the first lens is aspherical.
24. The lens according to claim 9 , wherein the second surface of the second lens is aspherical.
25. The lens according to claim 9 , wherein the second surface of the third lens is aspherical.
26. The lens according to claim 1 , wherein a shutter mechanism is disposed between the first lens and the second lens.
27. The lens according to claim 9 , wherein a shutter mechanism is disposed between the first lens and the second lens.
28. The lens according to claim 1 , wherein an aperture diaphragm is disposed either in front of the first lens or between the first and second lenses.
29. The lens according to claim 9 , wherein an aperture diaphragm is disposed either in front of the first lens or between the first and second lenses.
30. The lens according to claims 1 , wherein an infrared cutting filter is disposed behind the third lens.