Optical: systems and elements – Lens – With variable magnification
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-14
2008-03-04
Sugarman, Scott J. (Department: 2873)
Optical: systems and elements
Lens
With variable magnification
C359S684000, C359S689000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07339745
ABSTRACT:
A zoom lens system comprising, a first negative lens unit; a second positive lens unit; and a third negative lens unit, wherein a space between the second and third lens units changes during magnification change or focusing operation; the second lens unit and the third lens unit move only to the object side during the magnification change from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end so that a space between the first and second lens units is narrower in the telephoto end than in the wide-angle end; the first lens unit comprises a negative lens and a positive lens; the second lens unit comprises at most three lenses; the third lens unit comprises a negative lens; and the following condition (1) is satisfied:in-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" end="lead"?0.7<Cj(t)/Cj(w)<1.2. (1)in-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" end="tail"?
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Hankawa Masashi
Hozumi Kouki
Miyajima Toru
Nishimura Kazuya
Olympus Imaging Corp.
Sugarman Scott J.
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