Imaging lens
An imaging lens includes a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens having negative refractive power; a third lens having positive refractive power; and a fourth and a fifth lens having negative refractive power. The first lens is formed so that a curvature radius of an object-side surface is positive and the second lens is formed so that a curvature radius of an object-side surface and a curvature radius of an image plane-side surface are positive. The third lens is formed so that a curvature radius of an object-side surface is positive, and the fifth lens is formed so that a curvature radius of an object-side surface and a curvature radius of an image plane-side surface are both positive. An Abbe's number from the first and the third to the fifth lens is greater than 45, and an Abbe's number of the second lens is less than 35.
1. An imaging lens comprising:
a first lens having positive refractive power;
a second lens having negative refractive power;
a third lens having positive refractive power;
a fourth lens having negative refractive power; and
a fifth lens having negative refractive power, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side,
wherein said first lens is formed in a shape so that a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the object side is positive,
said second lens is formed in a shape so that a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the object side and a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the image plane side are both positive,
said third lens is formed in a shape so that a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the object side is positive,
said fifth lens is formed in a shape so that a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the object side and a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the image plane side are both positive,
each of said first lens, said third lens, said fourth lens, and said fifth lens has an Abbe's number greater than 45,
said second lens has an Abbe's number less than 35, and
said third lens and said fourth lens have a composite focal length f 34 and a whole lens system has a focal length f so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:
5.0<f34/f<25.0.
2. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said first lens has a focal length f 1 ,
said second lens has a focal length f 2 ,
said third lens has a focal length f 3 ,
said fourth lens has a focal length f 4 , and
said fifth lens has a focal length f 5 so that the following conditional expressions are satisfied:
f1<f3 and |f2|<f3
f3<|f4| and |f2|<|f5|.
3. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said fourth lens is formed in a shape so that a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the object side and a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the image plane side are both negative.
4. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said second lens has a focal length f 2 and a whole lens system has a focal length f so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:
−1.8<f2/f<−0.8.
5. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said first lens has a focal length f 1 , and
said second lens has a focal length f 2 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:
−1.0<f1/f2<−0.4.
6. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said second lens is formed in the shape so that the surface thereof on the object side has the curvature radius R 2 f and the surface thereof on the image plane side has the curvature radius R 2 r so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:
1.5<R2f/R2r<6.0.
7. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said third lens has a focal length f 3 , and a whole lens system has a focal length f so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:
5.0<f3/f<20.0.
8. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said third lens is formed in the shape so that the surface thereof on the object side has a maximum effective diameter Φ 3A and a surface thereof on the image plane side has a maximum effective diameter Φ 3B ,
said fourth lens is formed in the shape so that a surface thereof on the object side has a maximum effective diameter Φ 4A and a surface thereof on the image plane side has a maximum effective diameter Φ 4B ,
a sag at up to 70% of the maximum effective diameters Φ 3A to Φ 4B has a maximum absolute value Z 0.7 , and
a whole lens system has a focal length f so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:
Z 0.7 /f<0.1.
9. The imaging lens according to claim 1 , wherein said second lens and said third lens are arranged so that the surface of the second lens on the image plane side is situated away from the surface of the third lens on the object side by a distance dA on an optical axis, and
said third lens and said fourth lens are arranged so that the surface of the third lens on the image plane side is situated away from the surface of the fourth lens on the object side by a distance dB on the optical axis so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:
0.3<dA/dB<1.5.
10. An imaging lens comprising:
a first lens having positive refractive power;
a second lens having negative refractive power;
a third lens having positive refractive power;
a fourth lens having negative refractive power; and
a fifth lens having negative refractive power, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side,
wherein said first lens is formed in a shape so that a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the object side is positive,
said second lens is formed in a shape so that a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the object side and a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the image plane side are both positive,
said third lens is formed in a shape so that a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the object side is positive,
said fifth lens is formed in a shape so that a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the object side and a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the image plane side are both positive,
each of said first lens, said third lens, said fourth lens, and said fifth lens has an Abbe's number greater than 45,
said second lens has an Abbe's number less than 35,
said first lens has a focal length f 1 , said second lens has a focal length f 2 , said third lens has a focal length f 3 , said fourth lens has a focal length f 4 , and said fifth lens has a focal length f 5 so that the following conditional expressions are satisfied:
f1<f3 and |f2|<f3
f3<|f4| and |f2|<|f5|, and
a whole lens system has a focal length f so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:
5.0<f3/f<20.0.
11. The imaging lens according to claim 10 , wherein said fourth lens is formed in a shape so that a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the object side and a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the image plane side are both negative.
12. The imaging lens according to claim 10 , wherein said second lens has a focal length f 2 and a whole lens system has a focal length f so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:
−1.8<f2/f<−0.8.
13. The imaging lens according to claim 10 , wherein said first lens has a focal length f 1 , and
said second lens has a focal length f 2 so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:
−1.0<f1/f2<−0.4.
14. The imaging lens according to claim 10 , wherein said second lens is formed in the shape so that the surface thereof on the object side has the curvature radius R 2 f and the surface thereof on the image plane side has the curvature radius R 2 r so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:
1.5<R2f/R2r<6.0.
15. The imaging lens according to claim 10 , wherein said third lens is formed in the shape so that the surface thereof on the object side has a maximum effective diameter Φ 3A and a surface thereof on the image plane side has a maximum effective diameter Φ 3B ,
said fourth lens is formed in the shape so that a surface thereof on the object side has a maximum effective diameter Φ 4A and a surface thereof on the image plane side has a maximum effective diameter Φ 4B ,
a sag at up to 70% of the maximum effective diameters Φ 3A to Φ 4B has a maximum absolute value Z 0.7 , and
a whole lens system has a focal length f so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:
Z 0.7 /f<0.1.
16. The imaging lens according to claim 10 , wherein said third lens and said fourth lens have a composite focal length f 34 and a whole lens system has a focal length f so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:
5.0<f34/f<25.0.
17. The imaging lens according to claim 10 , wherein said second lens and said third lens are arranged so that the surface of the second lens on the image plane side is situated away from the surface of the third lens on the object side by a distance dA on an optical axis, and
said third lens and said fourth lens are arranged so that the surface of the third lens on the image plane side is situated away from the surface of the fourth lens on the object side by a distance dB on the optical axis so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:
0.3<dA/dB<1.5.
18. An imaging lens comprising:
a first lens having positive refractive power;
a second lens having negative refractive power;
a third lens;
a fourth lens; and
a fifth lens having negative refractive power, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side,
wherein said first lens is formed in a shape so that a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the object side is positive,
said second lens is formed in a shape so that a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the image plane side is positive,
said third lens is formed in a shape so that a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the object side is positive,
said fifth lens is formed in a shape so that a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the image plane side is positive, and
said third lens and said fourth lens have a composite focal length f34 and a whole lens system has a focal length f so that the following conditional expression is satisfied:
5.0<f34/f<25.0.
19. The imaging lens according to claim 18, wherein said second lens is formed in a shape so that a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the object side is positive,
said fifth lens is formed in a shape so that a curvature radius of a surface thereof on the object side is positive,
each of said first lens, said third lens, said fourth lens, and said fifth lens has an Abbe's number greater than 45, and
said second lens has an Abbe's number less than 35.
20. The imaging lens according to claim 18, wherein said first lens has a focal length f1,
said second lens has a focal length f2,
said third lens has a focal length f3,
said fourth lens has a focal length f4, and
said fifth lens has a focal length f5 so that the following conditional expressions are satisfied:
f1<f3 and |f2|<f3
f3<|f4| and |f2|<|f5|.