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US 7,715,108 · App. 11/991,905 · Granted May 11, 2010

Image forming optical system and electronic image pickup apparatus using image forming optical system

Assignee: Olympus Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,715,108
App. No.
11/991,905
Granted
May 11, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

In an image forming optical system having a positive lens group, a negative lens group, and an aperture stop, the negative lens group is disposed at an image side of the of the aperture stop, the negative lens group has a cemented lens which is formed by cementing a plurality of lenses, and in a rectangular coordinate system in which, a horizontal axis is let to be Nd and a vertical axis is let to be νd, when a straight line indicated by Nd=α×νd+β (where, α=−0.017) is set, Nd and νd of at least one lens forming the cemented lens are included in both of areas namely, an area which is determined by a line when a lower limit value is in a range of a following conditional expression (1), and a line when an upper limit value is in a range of the following conditional expression (1), and an area determined by following conditional expressions (2) and (3). 1.45<β<2.15  (1) 1.30<Nd<2.20  (2) 3<νd<12  (3) Here, Nd denotes a refractive index, and νd denotes an Abbe's number.

Claims (42)

1. An image forming optical system comprising:

a positive lens group;

a negative lens group; and

an aperture stop, wherein

the negative lens group is disposed at an image side of the aperture stop, and

the negative lens group includes a cemented lens which is formed by cementing a plurality of lenses, and

in a rectangular coordinate system in which, a horizontal axis is let to be Nd and a vertical axis is let to be νd, when a straight line indicated by Nd=α×νd+β (where, α=−0.017) is set,

Nd and νd of at least one lens forming the cemented lens are included in both of areas namely, an area which is determined by a line when a lower limit value is in a range of a following conditional expression (1a), and a line when an upper limit value is in a range of the following conditional expression (1a), and an area determined by following conditional expressions (2a) and (3a)

1.45<β<2.15  (1a)

1.30<Nd<2.20  (2a)

3<νd<12  (3a)

where, Nd denotes a refractive index, and νd denotes an Abbe's number.

2. An image forming optical system comprising:

a positive lens group;

a negative lens group; and

an aperture stop, wherein

the negative lens group is disposed at an image side of the aperture stop, and

the negative lens group has a cemented lens which is formed by cementing a plurality of lenses, and

in a rectangular coordinate system in which, a horizontal axis is let to be Nd and a vertical axis is let to be ν, when a straight line indicated by Nd=α×νd+β (where, α=−0.017) is set,

Nd and νd of at least one lens forming the cemented lens are included in both of areas namely, an area which is determined by a line when a lower limit value is in a range of a following conditional expression (1b), and a line when an upper limit value is in a range of the following conditional expression (1b), and an area determined by following conditional expressions (2b) and (3b)

1.45<β<2.15  (1b)

1.58<Nd<2.20  (2b)

3<νd<40  (3a)

where, Nd denotes a refractive index, and νd denotes an Abbe's number.

3. The image forming optical system according to claim 2 , wherein when the one lens of which, Nd and νd are included in both the areas is let to be a predetermined lens, a center thickness of the predetermined lens along an optical axis of the predetermined lens is less than the center thickness along the optical axis of the other lens forming the cemented lens.

4. The image forming optical system according to claim 3 , wherein the image forming optical system satisfies a following conditional expression

0.22<t1<2.0

where, t 1 is a center thickness of the predetermined lens along an optical axis of the predetermined lens.

5. The image forming optical system according to one of claim 1 and claim 2 , wherein the cemented lens is a compound lens which is formed by closely adhering and hardening a resin on a lens surface of the one lens which forms the cemented lens.

6. The image forming optical system according to one of claim 1 and claim 2 , wherein the cemented lens is a compound lens which is formed by closely adhering and hardening a glass on a lens surface of the one lens which forms the cemented lens.

7. The image forming optical system according to one of claim 1 and claim 2 , wherein the image forming optical system is a zoom lens of which, a lens group on the closest side of an object is a positive lens group.

8. The image forming optical system according to one of claim 1 and claim 2 , wherein the image forming optical system is a zoom lens of which, a lens group on the closest side of an object is a negative lens group.

9. The image forming optical system according to one of claim 1 and claim 2 , further comprising:

a prism for folding.

10. The image forming optical system according to claim 9 , wherein the prism is in a lens group on the closest side of an object.

11. An electronic image pickup apparatus comprising:

an image forming optical system according to claim 1 or claim 2 ;

an electronic image pickup element; and

an image processing means which processes image data obtained by image pickup by the electronic image pickup element, of an image which is formed through the image forming optical system, and outputs as image data in which, a shape of the image is changed, wherein

the image forming optical system is a zoom lens, and the zoom lens satisfies a following conditional expression at a time of an infinite object point focusing

0.7 <y 07 /( fw ·tan ω 07w )<0.96

where, y 07 is indicated as y 07 =0.7y 10 when, in an effective image pickup surface (surface in which, image pickup is possible), a distance from a center up to a farthest point (maximum image height) is let to be y 10 . Moreover, ω 07w is an angle with respect to an optical axis in a direction of an object point corresponding to an image point connecting from a center on the image pickup surface in a wide angle end up to a position of y 07 .

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2021
From: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
To: OM DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058329/0766 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 27, 2016
From: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039344/0502 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 11, 2008
From: MIHARA, SHINICHI; ADACHI, KANATO; ICHIKAWA, KEISUKE; IGA, YASUNOBU; MATSUMOTO, KOJI; MURAYAMA, KAZUAKI; MATSUO, KEIGO; NAGATA, HIDEKI
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020706/0314 →
Priority Claims (4)
JP 2005-264635 · Sep 13, 2005 · national
JP 2005-264643 · Sep 13, 2005 · national
JP 2006-241561 · Sep 6, 2006 · national
JP 2006-241590 · Sep 6, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
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