Photography – Having variable focal length of camera objective – Having focus operation
Patent
1996-08-13
1997-11-11
Malley, Daniel P.
Photography
Having variable focal length of camera objective
Having focus operation
396 72, 396451, 396462, 359676, 359686, 359695, G02B 1514
Patent
active
056874014
ABSTRACT:
A first zoom lens group, a second zoom lens group, a third zoom lens group and a fourth zoom lens group are arranged on an optical axis in that order from an object side. The first zoom lens group has a negative lens and a positive lens arranged in that order from the object side, the first zoom lens group as a whole acting as a zoom lens group having a positive focal length. The second zoom lens group has a negative lens and a positive lens arranged from the object side in that order, the second zoom lens group as a whole acting as a zoom lens group having a negative focal length. The third zoom lens group has a double concave lens and a double convex lens arranged in that order from the object side, the third zoom lens group as a whole acting as a zoom lens group having a positive focal length, the third zoom lens group being provided with a diaphragm. The fourth zoom lens group has a positive lens and a negative lens arranged from the object side in that order, the fourth zoom lens group as a whole acting as a zoom lens group having a negative focal length.
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Kawamura Atsushi
Ohashi Kazuyasu
Ozawa Akiko
Malley Daniel P.
Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
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