ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE DEVICE USING THE SAME

1 . A zoom lens comprising:

a first lens group having a negative refractive power, and comprising a first lens having a positive refractive power and a second lens having a negative refractive power;

a second lens group having a positive refractive power;

a third lens group having a negative refractive power; and

an image plane;

wherein the first lens group, the second lens group, the third lens group, and the image plane are arranged in that order from object side to image side of the zoom lens, the first lens and the second lens are arranged in the order from the object side to the image side.

2 . The zoom lens of claim 1 , wherein the zoom lens satisfies the following formulas:

θ w /TTL> 8,

| FG 1/ f w |≧4, and

| f 1 /f 2 |≧8.5,

wherein θ w represents a field of view of the zoom lens at the wide-angle end state, TTL represents a total distance from the object side of the zoom lens to the image plane, FG1 represents a focal length of the first lens group, and f w represents a focal length of the zoom lens at the wide-angle end state.

3 . The zoom lens of claim 1 , wherein the second lens group comprises a third lens having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens having a negative refractive power, and a fifth lens having a positive refractive power; the third lens, the fourth lens, and the fifth lens are arranged in the order written along the direction from an object side to an image side.

4 . The zoom lens of claim 3 , wherein the fourth lens and the fifth lens are fixed together to form a cemented lens.

5 . The zoom lens of claim 3 , wherein the zoom lens satisfies the following formulas:

| N d 4− N d 5|>0.25, and

0.65<| f 4 /V 4 +f 5 /V 5 |<0.75,

wherein N d 4 represents a refractive index of the fourth lens, N d 5 represents a refractive index of the fifth lens, f 4 represents a focal length of the fourth lens, f 5 represents a focal length of the fifth lens, V 4 represents an Abbe number of the fourth lens, and V 5 represents an Abbe number of the fifth lens.

6 . The zoom lens of claim 1 , wherein the zoom lens further satisfies the following formulas:

1.9≦|( FG 2− MG 3)/ FG 3|≦2.3, and

0.28≦| FG 2/ f T |≦0.33,

wherein FG2 represents a focal length of the second lens group, MG3 represents a moving distance of third lens group moving from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end, FG3 represents a focal length of the third lens group, and f T represents a focal length of the zoom lens at the telephoto end state.

7 . The zoom lens of claim 3 , wherein the third lens group comprises a sixth lens having a negative refractive power.

8 . The zoom lens of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the lens of the first lens group is made of plastic, at least one of the lens of the second lens group is made of plastic, at least one of the lens of the third lens group is made of plastic.

9 . The zoom lens of claim 1 , wherein the first lens group comprises at least one aspherical surface, the second lens group comprises at least one aspherical surface, the third lens group comprises at least one aspherical surface.

10 . The zoom lens of claim 1 , wherein the zoom lens comprises an aperture and a plane lens, the aperture is located between the first lens group and the second lens group, the plane lens is located between the third lens group and the image plane.

11 . An image device comprising:

a zoom lens comprising:

a first lens group having a negative refractive power, and comprising a first lens having a positive refractive power and a second lens having a negative refractive power;

a second lens group having a positive refractive power;

a third lens group having a negative refractive power; and

an image plane;

wherein the first lens group, the second lens group, the third lens group, and the image plane are arranged in that order from object side to image side of the zoom lens, the first lens and the second lens are arranged in the order from the object side to the image side.

12 . The image device of claim 11 , wherein the zoom lens satisfies the following formulas:

θ w /TTL> 8,

| FG 1/ f w |≧4, and

| f 1 /f 2 |≧8.5,

wherein θ w represents a field of view of the zoom lens at the wide-angle end state, TTL represents a total distance from the object side of the zoom lens to the image plane, FG1 represents a focal length of the first lens group, and f w represents a focal length of the zoom lens at the wide-angle end state.

13 . The image device of claim 11 , wherein the second lens group comprises a third lens having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens having a negative refractive power, and a fifth lens having a positive refractive power; the third lens, the fourth lens, and the fifth lens are arranged in the order written along the direction from an object side to an image side.

14 . The image device of claim 13 , wherein the fourth lens and the fifth lens are fixed together to form a cemented lens.

15 . The image device of claim 13 , wherein the zoom lens satisfies the following formulas:

| N d 4− N d 5|>0.25, and

0.65<| f 4 /V 4 +f 5 /V 5 |<0.75,

wherein N d 4 represents a refractive index of the fourth lens, N d 5 represents a refractive index of the fifth lens, f 4 represents a focal length of the fourth lens, f 5 represents a focal length of the fifth lens, V 4 represents an Abbe number of the fourth lens, and V 5 represents an Abbe number of the fifth lens.

16 . The image device of claim 11 , wherein the zoom lens further satisfies the following formulas:

1.9≦|( FG 2− MG 3)/ FG 3|≦2.3, and

0.28≦| FG 2/ f T |≦0.33,

wherein FG2 represents a focal length of the second lens group, MG3 represents a moving distance of third lens group moving from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end, FG3 represents a focal length of the third lens group, and f T represents a focal length of the zoom lens at the telephoto end.

17 . The image device of claim 13 , wherein the third lens group comprises a sixth lens having a negative refractive power.

18 . The image device of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the lens of the first lens group is made of plastic, at least one of the lens of the second lens group is made of plastic, at least one of the lens of the third lens group is made of plastic.

19 . The image device of claim 11 , wherein the first lens group comprises at least one aspherical surface, the second lens group comprises at least one aspherical surface, the third lens group comprises at least one aspherical surface.

20 . The image device of claim 11 , wherein the zoom lens comprises an aperture and a plane lens, the aperture is located between the first lens group and the second lens group, the plane lens is located between the third lens group and the image plane.