Abstract: In an image sensing system having an image sensing optical system, and an image sensing element for photoelectrically converting incoming light from the image sensing optical system, a predetermined pattern image for adjustment, which is specified in advance, is read by the image sensing element, and the image sensing element is driven to adjust its position on the basis of an output from said image sensing element, thereby adjusting the relative position of the image sensing element with respect to the image sensing optical system prior to an image sensing operation.

Abstract: Disclosed is a zoom lens system, in order from an object side to an image side, including: a first lens unit having a positive optical power; a second lens unit having a negative optical power; a third lens unit having a positive optical power; and a fourth lens unit having a positive optical power, in which during zooming, intervals of the lens units are changed. In such a zoom lens system, a material having a large refractive index is adopted for a material constituting a negative lens element disposed on the most object side in the second lens unit, whereby high optical performance is realized while the whole lens system is miniaturized.

Abstract: An optical apparatus is disclosed which comprises an optical system provided with a zoom lens for performing zooming by moving along the optical axis and a focus lens for performing correction and focusing at the time of zooming, an imaging device for imaging an optical image supplied from the optical system, a zoom actuator for driving the zoom lens, a focus actuator for driving the focus lens, a zoom position detecting device for detecting the position of the zoom lens, a focus position detecting device for detecting the position of the focus lens, an aperture stop member whose opening diameter changes so as to adjust the luminous energy passing through the optical system a filter member to be freely inserted into or extracted from the optical path of the optical system, an aperture stop state detecting device for detecting the opening state of the aperture stop member, a filter state detecting device for detecting the insertion state of the filter member, a memory storing the movement information on the re

Abstract: In an image sensing system having an image sensing optical system, and an image sensing element for photoelectrically converting incoming light from the image sensing optical system, a predetermined pattern image for adjustment, which is specified in advance, is read by the image sensing element, and the image sensing element is driven to adjust its position on the basis of an output from said image sensing element, thereby adjusting the relative position of the image sensing element with respect to the image sensing optical system prior to an image sensing operation.

Abstract: A light quantity regulator used for an optical apparatus is provided which comprises: a bottom board; two light shielding vanes which form an opening for passing light; and a driving lever connected to the two light shielding vanes, shaft-supported by the bottom board, rotating about the shaft to drive the two light shielding vanes in directions opposite to each other and adjusting the opening area of an opening from an opened state to a closed state, wherein the opening in an opened state has a shape asymmetric to an optical axis.

Abstract: A zoom lens system is disclosed, comprising, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit of positive optical power, a second lens unit of negative optical power, a third lens unit of positive optical power, and a fourth lens unit of positive optical power, wherein the second and fourth lens units are moved during zooming. The third lens unit consists of a first lens subunit of positive optical power, an aperture stop, and a second lens subunit having one or more negative lens elements and one or more positive lens elements, in order from the object to the image sides. Optical parameters including the focal length of each lens unit, lens shapes, the lens structure of each lens unit are specified to realize a zoom lens system with a smaller size of the entire lens system and higher optical performance.

Abstract: This specification discloses a zoom lens of novel construction in which ghost or flare caused by the reflection between a filter member and an image pickup surface suppressed. This zoom lens is provided, in succession from the front to the rear, with a first lens unit of positive power, a second lens unit of negative power moved during zooming, a stop unit, a third lens unit of positive power, and a fourth lens unit of positive power moved during zooming. The stop unit has a stop blade forming an aperture, and a filter member for attenuating the quantity of light passing through the aperture. The filter member is so disposed as to be inclined with respect to the optical axis of the zoom lens.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit of positive refractive power, a second lens unit of negative refractive power, a third lens unit of positive refractive power and a fourth lens unit of positive refractive power, zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end being effected by moving the second lens unit toward the image side, and shifting of an image plane due to zooming being compensated for by moving the fourth lens unit, wherein the second lens unit consists of four separate single lenses including three negative lenses and one positive lens, and the third lens unit has at least one positive lens both surfaces of which are aspherical.

Abstract: A small zoom lens system which realizes a high magnification ratio and high optical performance is disclosed. The zoom lens system comprises, in order from a front side to a rear side, a first lens unit which has a positive power, a second lens unit which has a negative power, a third lens unit which has a positive power, and a fourth lens unit which has a positive power. The lens unit and the fourth lens unit are moved in an optical axis direction during zooming. The aforementioned object is achieved by specifying the configuration the second lens unit or specifying an effective diameter of the first or second lens unit.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from the object side to the image side, a first lens unit having positive optical power, a second lens unit having negative optical power, a third lens unit which has positive optical power and which does not move for zooming, and a fourth lens unit having positive optical power. In zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, the first lens unit is moved toward the object side and the second lens unit is moved toward the image side, whereby the distance between the first and second lens units is increased. By constructing each lens unit such that the focal length, the distance between the principal points, etc., satisfy predetermined conditions, a small zoom lens having a high zooming ratio and high optical quality can be obtained.

Abstract: A small zoom lens system which realizes a high magnification ratio and high optical performance is disclosed. The zoom lens system comprises, in order from a front side to a rear side, a first lens unit which has a positive power, a second lens unit which has a negative power, a third lens unit which has a positive power, and a fourth lens unit which has a positive power. The second lens unit and the fourth lens unit are moved in an optical axis direction during zooming. The aforementioned object is achieved by specifying the configuration of the second lens unit or specifying an effective diameter of the first or second lens unit.

Abstract: This specification discloses a zoom lens of novel construction in which ghost or flare caused by the reflection between a filter member and an image pickup surface suppressed. This zoom lens is provided, in succession from the front to the rear, with a first lens unit of positive power, a second lens unit of negative power moved during zooming, a stop unit, a third lens unit of positive power, and a fourth lens unit of positive power moved during zooming. The stop unit has a stop blade forming an aperture, and a filter member for attenuating the quantity of light passing through the aperture. The filter member is so disposed as to be inclined with respect to the optical axis of the zoom lens.

Abstract: An optical apparatus is disclosed which comprises an optical system provided with a zoom lens for performing zooming by moving along the optical axis and a focus lens for performing correction and focusing at the time of zooming, an imaging device for imaging an optical image supplied from the optical system, a zoom actuator for driving the zoom lens, a focus actuator for driving the focus lens, a zoom position detecting device for detecting the position of the zoom lens, a focus position detecting device for detecting the position of the focus lens, an aperture stop member whose opening diameter changes so as to adjust the luminous energy passing through the optical system a filter member to be freely inserted into or extracted from the optical path of the optical system, an aperture stop state detecting device for detecting the opening state of the aperture stop member, a filter state detecting device for detecting the insertion state of the filter member, a memory storing the movement information on the re

Abstract: A zoom lens comprises a first lens unit having positive refractive power, a second lens unit having negative refractive power, an aperture stop, a third lens unit having positive refractive power and kept fixed during zooming, a fourth lens unit having positive refractive power, and a fifth lens unit having negative refractive power, which are arranged in this order from an object side. In zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, the second lens unit is moved toward an image plane side such that a spacing between the first lens unit and the second lens unit is increased, and the aperture stop is also moved.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from the object side to the image side, a first lens unit having positive optical power, a second lens unit having negative optical power, a third lens unit which has positive optical power and which does not move for zooming, and a fourth lens unit having positive optical power. In zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, the first lens unit is moved toward the object side and the second lens unit is moved toward the image side, whereby the distance between the first and second lens units is increased. By constructing each lens unit such that the focal length, the distance between the principal points, etc., satisfy predetermined conditions, a small zoom lens having a high zooming ratio and high optical quality can be obtained.

Abstract: In an image sensing system having an image sensing optical system, and an image sensing element for photoelectrically converting incoming light from the image sensing optical system, a predetermined pattern image for adjustment, which is specified in advance, is read by the image sensing element, and the image sensing element is driven to adjust its position on the basis of an output from said image sensing element, thereby adjusting the relative position of the image sensing element with respect to the image sensing optical system prior to an image sensing operation.

Abstract: A rear focus type zoom lens has, in succession from the object side, a first lens unit L1 of positive refractive power, a second lens unit L2 of negative refractive power, a third lens unit L3 of positive refractive power and a fourth lens unit L4 of positive refractive power. The second lens unit is moved toward the image plane side to effect a focal length change from the wide angle end to the telephoto end. The fourth lens unit is moved to correct the fluctuation of the image plane resulting from a focal length change and the fourth lens unit is moved to effect focusing. The third lens unit has a stop most adjacent to the image plane side. The surface thereof adjacent to the stop is convex toward the image plane side and aspherical.

Abstract: A zoom lens, includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit of positive refractive power, a second lens unit of negative refractive power, a third lens unit of positive refractive power and a fourth lens unit of positive refractive power, wherein a variation of magnification from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end is effected by moving the second lens unit toward the image side, shifting of an image plane due to the variation of magnification is compensated for by moving the fourth lens unit and focusing is effected by moving the fourth lens unit, a stop being disposed on the most object side of the third lens unit, the third lens unit including a positive lens (G3F) disposed on the image side of the stop and just behind the stop and having a convex lens surface facing the object side, at least one of lens surfaces of the positive lens (G3F) being an aspheric surface, and a negative lens (G3R) of meniscus form disposed on the most image side and having a concave surface facing the

Abstract: A zoom lens comprises a first lens unit having positive refractive power, a second lens unit having negative refractive power, an aperture stop, a third lens unit having positive refractive power and kept fixed during zooming, a fourth lens unit having positive refractive power, and a fifth lens unit having negative refractive power, which are arranged in this order from an object side. In zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, the second lens unit is moved toward an image plane side such that a spacing between the first lens unit and the second lens unit is increased, and the aperture stop is also moved.

Abstract: A zoom lens of the rear focus type is disclosed, whose back focal distance is increased to accommodate a three-color separation prism and other optical elements, comprising, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit of positive refractive power, a second lens unit of negative refractive power, a third lens unit of positive refractive power and a fourth lens unit of positive refractive power, the second lens unit and the fourth lens unit being moved to effect zooming and the fourth lens unit being moved to effect focusing, wherein the third lens unit has a negative lens disposed closest to the object side and having a concave surface facing the object side and has a positive lens disposed closest to the image side, and a lens surface on the image side of the positive lens has a refractive power which is stronger than that of a lens surface on the object side of the positive lens.