1987-12-21
1989-06-06
Corbin, John K.
350426, G02B 1514, G02B 962
Patent
active
048366609
ABSTRACT:
A zoom lens for a compact camera having a small degree of constraint on back focus and which can be manufactured at a low cost. The inventive lens system is divided into a first lens group having a positive focal length and a second lens group having a negative focal length, zooming being achieved by varying the distance between the first and second groups. The first group is composed of a front lens unit having a nagative focal length inclusive of at least one positive lens element and at least one negative lens element, a rear lens unit having a positive focal length positioned on the image side of the front lens unit and which includes at least one negative lens element and at least one positive lens element, and a middle lens unit positioned between the front and rear lens units and which includes at least one positive lens element having a convex surface directed toward the image side.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4720179 (1988-01-01), Ito
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Corbin John K.
Gass Rebecca D.
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