Claims
- 1. A zoom lens system consisting from an object side:a first lens unit of a positive refractive power; a second lens unit of a positive refractive power movable in a vertical direction relative to an optical axis for compensation of an image blur caused by vibration of the entire zoom lens system, said second lens unit consisting of three or less lens elements; and a third lens unit of a negative refractive power; wherein said first through third lens units are movable in an optical axis direction for zooming from a shortest focal length condition to a longest focal length condition so that a distance between said first and second lens units increases and a distance between said second and third lens units decreases, wherein a most image side surface of the second lens unit is convex to an image side and the following condition is fulfilled: 0.03<φDFCDR<0.5 where φDF is a refractive power of a front lens unit of the second lens unit and CDR is a curvature of the most image side surface of the second lens unit.
- 2. A zoom lens system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the following condition is fulfilled: 0<φIφW<0.57where φI is a refractive power of the first lens unit and φW is a refractive power of the entire zoom lens system at a shortest focal length condition.
- 3. A zoom lens system consisting from an object side:a first lens unit of a positive refractive power; a second lens unit of a positive refractive power movable in a vertical direction relative to an optical axis for compensation of an image blur caused by vibration of the entire zoom lens system, said second lens unit consisting of three or less lens elements; and a third lens unit of a negative refractive power, wherein said first through third lens units are movable in an optical axis direction for zooming from a shortest focal length condition to a longest focal length condition so that a distance between said first and second lens units increases and a distance between said second and third lens units decreases, wherein the second lens unit consisting of from the object side, a front lens unit of a negative refractive power including a negative lens element and a rear lens unit of a positive refractive power including a negative lens element, wherein the following condition is fulfilled: -0.7<(0.7×C1M)+C2MΦWIDE<0where C1M is a curvature of an object side surface of a negative lens element of the first lens unit, C2M is a curvature of an object side surface of a negative lens element of the second lens unit and ΦWIDE is a refractive power of the entire zoom lens system at a shortest focal length condition.
- 4. A zoom lens system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the following condition is fulfilled: 0<φIφW<0.57where φI is a refractive power of the first lens unit and φW is a refractive power of the entire zoom lens system at a shortest focal length condition.
- 5. A zoom lens system consisting from an object side:a first lens unit of a positive refractive power; a second lens unit of a positive refractive power movable in a vertical direction relative to an optical axis for compensation of an image blur caused by vibration of the entire zoom lens system; an aperture stop; and a third lens unit of a negative refractive power, wherein said first through third lens units are movable in an optical axis direction for zooming from a shortest focal length condition to a longest focal length condition so that a distance between said first and second lens units increases and a distance between said second and third lens units decreases wherein a most image side surface of the second lens unit is convex to an image side and the following condition is fulfilled: 0.03<φDFCDR<0.5 where φDF is a refractive power of a front lens unit of the second lens unit and CDR is a curvature of the most image side surface of the second lens unit.
- 6. A zoom lens system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the following condition is fulfilled: 0<φIφW<0.57where ΦI is a refractive power of the first lens unit and ΦW is a refractive power of the entire zoom lens system at a shortest focal length condition.
- 7. A zoom lens system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the second lens unit consisting of from the object side, a front lens unit of a negative refractive power including a negative lens element and a rear lens unit of a positive refractive power including a negative lens element, wherein the following condition is fulfilled: -0.7<(0.7×C1M)+C2MΦWIDE<0where C1M is a curvature of an object side surface of a negative lens element of the first lens unit, C2M is a curvature of an object side surface of a negative lens element of front lens unit of the second lens unit.
- 8. A zoom lens system as claimed in claim 5, wherein said second lens unit consists of from the object side:a front lens unit of a negative refractive power; and a rear lens unit of a positive refractive power.
- 9. A zoom lens system consisting of from an object side:a first lens unit of a positive refractive power; a second lens unit of a positive refractive power movable in a vertical direction relative to an optical axis for compensation of an image blur caused by vibration of the entire zoom lens system, said second lens unit consisting of a front lens unit of a negative refractive power and a real lens unit of a positive refractive power; and a third lens unit of a negative refractive power, wherein said first through third lens units are movable in an optical axis direction for zooming from a wide-angle condition to a telephoto condition so that a distance between said first and second lens units increases and a distance between said second and third lens units decreases, wherein the following condition is fulfilled: 0.03<ΦDF/CDR<0.5 where ΦDF is a refractive power of the first lens unit of the second lens unit and CDR is a curvature of the most image side surface of the second lens unit.
- 10. A zoom lens system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the following condition is fulfilled:0<φ1/φW<0.57 where φ1 is a refractive power of the first lens unit and φW is a refractive power of the entire zoom lens system at a shortest focal length condition.
- 11. A zoom lens system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the following condition is fulfilled: -0.7<(0.7×C1M)+C2MΦWIDE<0wherein C1M is a curvature of an object side surface of a negative lens element of the first lens unit, C2M is a curvature of an object side of a negative lens element of the front lens unit of the second lens unit.
- 12. A zoom lens system consisting of from an object side:a first lens unit of a positive refractive power; a second lens unit of a positive refractive power movable in a vertical direction relative to an optical axis for compensation of an image blur caused by vibration of the entire zoom lens system, said second lens unit consisting of a front lens unit of a negative refractive power and rear lens unit of a positive refractive power; an aperture stop; and a third lens unit of a negative refractive power, wherein said first through third lens units are movable in an optical axis direction for zooming from a wide angle condition to telephoto condition so that a distance between said first and second lens units increases and a distance between said second and third lens units decreases, wherein the following condition is fulfilled: 0.03<ΦDF/CDR<0.5 where ΦDF is a refractive power of the front lens unit of the second lens unit and CDR is a curvature of the most image side surface of the second lens unit.
- 13. A zoom lens system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the following condition is fulfilled:0<φ1/φW<0.57 where φ1 is a refractive power of the first lens unit and φW is a refractive power of the entire zoom lens system at a shortest focal length condition.
- 14. A zoom lens system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the following condition is fulfilled: -0.7<(0.7×C1M)+C2MΦWIDE<0wherein C1M is a curvature of an object side surface of a negative lens element of the first lens unit, C2M is a curvature of an object side surface of a negative lens element of the front lens unit of the second lens unit.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This Application is a Continuation of the U.S. application, Ser. No. 08/524,745, filed on Sep. 07, 1995, now abandoned.
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