Optical: systems and elements – Lens – With variable magnification
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-26
2009-10-06
Choi, William C (Department: 2873)
Optical: systems and elements
Lens
With variable magnification
Reexamination Certificate
active
07599127
ABSTRACT:
Providing a zoom lens system having excellently correcting various aberrations with accomplishing to be compact, lightweight, and slim upon being retracted. The system is composed of, in order from an object, a first group having negative refractive power, and a second group having positive refractive power. Upon zooming from a wide-angle end state to a telephoto end state, a distance between the first group and the second group varies. The first group is composed of two lens elements which are, in order from the object, a negative lens having a concave surface facing an image, and a positive lens. The second group consists of three lens elements or less and includes, in order from the object, a positive lens, an aperture stop for defining an f-number, and a negative lens component including a negative lens and disposed to the image side of the aperture stop. Given conditions are satisfied.
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Muratani Mami
Yamamoto Sayako
Choi William C
Miles & Stockbridge P.C.
Nikon Corporation
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