Claims
- 1. A lens group provided within one of a positive and negative two lens group zoom lens system and a positive, positive and negative three lens group zoom lens system having a positive refractive power, said lens group comprising, from an object side:
- positive lens unit which is moved forward to the object side upon focusing for a close object; and
- a positive meniscus lens element convex to the object side moveable toward the object side in focusing for a close object, and wherein the following condition is fulfilled: ##EQU12## wherein DA is a movement amount of the positive lens unit in focusing and DB is a movement amount of the positive lens element in focusing;
- wherein the positive lens unit and the positive lens element are separated from each other,
- wherein a distance between said positive lens unit and said positive meniscus lens element varies upon focusing for a close object while said distance is fixed upon zooming, and
- wherein said positive lens element fulfills the following conditions: ##EQU13## wherein r1 is a radius of curvature of an object side surface of the positive lens element and r2 is a radius of curvature of an image side surface of the positive lens element.
- 2. A lens group provided within one of a positive and negative two lens group zoom lens system and a positive, positive and negative three lens group zoom lens system, having a positive refractive power, said lens group comprising:
- a positive lens unit which is moved forward to the object side upon focusing for a close object; and
- a positive lens element having a surface convex to the object side, and provided at the most image side of the lens group and which is moved forward to the object side upon focusing for a close object,
- wherein the positive lens unit and the positive lens element are separated from each other,
- wherein a movement amount of the positive lens unit is different from that of the positive lens element, and wherein said positive lens element fulfills the following condition: ##EQU14## where r1 is a radius of curvature of an object side surface of the positive lens element and r2 is a radius of curvature of an image side surface of the positive lens element.
- 3. A zoom lens system selected from one of a positive and negative two lens group zoom lens system and a positive, positive and negative three lens group zoom lens system, said zoom lens system comprising from an object side:
- a plurality of lens groups, including a positive lens group, a positive lens unit included in said positive lens group; and
- a positive meniscus lens element convex to the object side provided within and at the most image side of said positive lens group, said positive meniscus lens element being provided at the image side of said positive lens unit via a variable air space therebetween;
- wherein zooming is performed by varying distances among the plurality of lens groups,
- wherein focusing for a close object is performed by moving said positive lens unit forward to the object side, and said positive meniscus lens element is moveable forward to the object side,
- wherein the variable air space is fixed during zooming while the variable air space varies during focusing for a close object,
- wherein said positive meniscus lens element fulfills the following conditions: ##EQU15## wherein r1 is a radius of curvature of an object side surface of the positive lens element and r2 is a radius of curvature of an image side surface of the positive lens element; and
- wherein the following condition is fulfilled: ##EQU16## wherein DA is a movement amount of the positive lens unit in focusing and DB is a movement amount of the positive meniscus lens element in focusing.
- 4. A zoom lens system comprising from an object side:
- a first lens group having a positive refractive power and provided at most object side of the entire zoom lens system, the first lens group having from the object side a positive lens unit, and a positive single meniscus lens element which has a surface convex to the object side and provided at the most image side end of the first lens group;
- a second lens group having a negative refractive power and immediately provided at an image side of the first lens group and most image side of the entire zoom lens system:
- wherein a zooming operation is performed by varying a distance between the first and second lens groups and by fixing a distance between the positive lens unit and the positive single meniscus lens element,
- wherein a focusing operation for a close object is performed by varying the distance between the positive lens unit and the positive single meniscus lens element,
- wherein the positive single meniscus lens element fulfills the following condition: ##EQU17## where r1 is a radius of curvature of an object side surface of the positive single meniscus lens element and r2 is a radius of curvature of an image side surface of the positive single meniscus lens element.
- 5. A zoom lens system as claimed in claim 4, wherein a distance between the positive lens unit and the positive single meniscus lens element increases during a focusing operation from an infinite object to a close object.
- 6. A zoom lens system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the positive lens unit moves forward to the object side during a focusing operation from an infinite object to a close object.
- 7. A zoom lens system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the positive lens unit moves forward to the object side during a focusing operation from an infinite object to a close object, and wherein the zoom lens system fulfills the following condition: ##EQU18## wherein DA is a movement amount of the positive lens unit in focusing and DB is a movement amount of the positive meniscus lens element in focusing.
- 8. A zoom lens system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the zoom lens system fulfills the following condition: ##EQU19## where f1 is a composite focal length of the first lens group and fB is a focal length of the positive single meniscus lens element.
- 9. A zoom lens system comprising from an object side:
- a first lens group having a positive refractive power and provided at most object side of the entire zoom lens system;
- a second lens group having a negative refractive power and immediately provided at an image side of the first lens group, the second lens group having from the object side a positive lens unit, and a positive single meniscus lens element which has a surface convex to the object side and provided at the most image side end of the second lens group;
- a third lens group having a negative refractive power and immediately provided at an image side of the second lens group and most image side of the entire zoom lens system:
- wherein a zooming operation is performed by varying a distance between each of the first, second and third lens groups, and by fixing a distance between the positive lens unit and the positive single meniscus lens element,
- wherein a focusing operation for a close object is performed by varying the distance between the positive lens unit and the positive single meniscus lens element,
- wherein the positive single meniscus lens element fulfills the following condition: ##EQU20## where r1 is radius of curvature of an object side surface of the positive single meniscus lens element and r2 is a radius of curvature of an image side surface of the positive single meniscus lens element.
- 10. A zoom lens system as claimed in claim 9, wherein a distance between the positive lens unit and the positive single meniscus lens element increases during a focusing operation from an infinite object to a close object.
- 11. A zoom lens system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the positive lens unit moves forward to the object side during a focusing operation form an infinite object to a close object.
- 12. A zoom lens system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the positive lens unit moves forward to the object side during a focusing operation form an infinite object to a close object and wherein the zoom lens system fulfills the following condition: ##EQU21## wherein DA is a movement amount of the positive lens unit in focusing and DB is a movement amount of the positive meniscus lens element in focusing.
- 13. A zoom lens system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the zoom lens system fulfills the following condition: ##EQU22## where f1 is a composite focal length of the first lens group and fB is a focal length of the positive single meniscus lens element.
Priority Claims (3)
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6-017440 |
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6-089798 |
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6-161889 |
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/385,059, filed on Feb. 7, 1995, now abandoned.
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