IP Library Granted Patent US 8,422,143
Granted Patent B2
US 8,422,143 · App. 13/205,878 · Granted Apr 16, 2013

Retrofocus wide-angle lens system and optical instrument provided with the same

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Patent No.
US 8,422,143
App. No.
13/205,878
Granted
Apr 16, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A retrofocus wide-angle lens system is provided, wherein the entire the wide-angle lens system is divided at a position that satisfies the following condition (1) between a theoretical front lens group having a negative refractive power, and a theoretical rear lens group having a positive refractive power including the diaphragm, at a minimum focal length, and wherein a flat parallel plate is disposed at the position that satisfies the following condition (1): 1.2<|fF/f|<4.0 . . . (1), wherein fF designates the focal length of the theoretical front lens group having a negative refractive power, and f designates the focal length of the entire the wide-angle lens system.

Claims (16)

1. A retrofocus wide-angle lens system, wherein the entire said wide-angle lens system is divided at a position that satisfies the following condition (1) between a theoretical front lens group having a negative refractive power, and a theoretical rear lens group having a positive refractive power including the diaphragm, at a minimum focal length, and

wherein a flat parallel plate is disposed at said position that satisfies the following condition (1):

1.2<| fF/f|< 4.0  (1),

wherein

fF designates the focal length of said theoretical front lens group having a negative refractive power, and

f designates the focal length of the entire said wide-angle lens system.

2. The retrofocus wide-angle lens system according to claim 1 , wherein said wide-angle lens system comprises a wide-angle fixed focal-length lens system.

3. The retrofocus wide-angle lens system according to claim 1 , wherein said wide-angle lens system comprises a wide-angle zoom lens system.

4. The retrofocus wide-angle lens system according to claim 3 , wherein the position of said flat parallel plate remains at a fixed position on the optical axis during a zooming operation.

5. The retrofocus wide-angle lens system according to claim 1 , wherein said wide-angle lens system satisfies the following condition (2) at a minimum focal length:

0.1< d/f   (2), wherein

d designates the thickness of said flat parallel plate, and

f designates the focal length of the entire said wide-angle lens system.

6. The retrofocus wide-angle lens system according to claim 1 , wherein said flat parallel plate comprises an optical filter.

7. The retrofocus wide-angle lens system according to claim 1 , wherein said flat parallel plate comprises a dummy glass plate.

8. An optical instrument provided with a retrofocus wide-angle lens system according to claim 1 .

Assignments (2)
CORPORATE SPLIT Recorded Nov 4, 2011
From: HOYA CORPORATION
To: PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 027176/0673 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2011
From: SAORI, MASAKAZU
To: HOYA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026972/0499 →