Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a rear unit that includes a plurality of lens units having negative refractive powers and a plurality of lens units having positive refractive powers, each distance between adjacent lens units changing during zooming. During zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, the first lens unit moves to the object side, and the second lens unit moves to the image side and thereafter moves to the object side. A predetermined condition is satisfied.

Abstract: An imaging lens system includes a first lens; a stop; a second lens group; and a third lens group, disposed in that order from an object side to an image side. A combination of the first lens group and the second lens group moves together as a single unit to the object side in focusing from infinity to a close distance to increase a distance between the second lens group and the third lens group. Conditional expression (1) below being satisfied: 0.40<dL31?L32/L3g<0.75??(1) where dL31?L32 denotes air spacing between the third-group-first negative lens and the third-group-second positive lens in the third lens group, and L3g denotes a distance along the optical axis between an object-side surface of the third-group-first negative lens and an image-side surface of the third-group-second positive lens.

Abstract: The imaging lens consists of, in order from an object side, a positive first lens group, a positive second lens group, and a negative third lens group. During focusing, only the second lens group moves. The first lens group includes a stop. The second lens group includes one or more cemented lenses in which a negative lens and a positive lens are cemented. The number of the positive lenses included in the second lens group is equal to or greater than three.

Abstract: An imaging lens which uses a larger number of constituent lenses for higher performance and features compactness and a wide field of view. The imaging lens is composed of seven lenses to form an image of an object on a solid-state image sensor. The constituent lenses are arranged in the following order from an object side to an image side: a first lens with positive refractive power; a second lens with positive or negative refractive power; a third lens with negative refractive power; a fourth lens with positive or negative refractive power as a double-sided aspheric lens; a meniscus fifth lens having a convex surface on the image side; a sixth lens with positive or negative refractive power as a double-sided aspheric lens; and a seventh lens with negative refractive power, in which an air gap is provided between lenses.

Abstract: An imaging lens includes a first lens group; a second lens group having positive refractive power; and a third lens group, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The first lens group includes a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens, and a third lens. The second lens group includes a fourth lens and a fifth lens. The third lens group includes a sixth lens having negative refractive power and a seventh lens having negative refractive power. Each of the first lens and the second lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the object side has a positive curvature radius. The seventh lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the object side has a negative curvature radius, and has a specific Abbe's number.

Abstract: Disclosed is a projection zoom lens used in an image display device configured to project an image onto a target projection surface and display a magnified image of the image, in which the projection zoom lens has a five-lens-group configuration in which first to fifth lens groups G1 to G5 are arranged from the magnification side toward the reduction side, and each of the constituent lens groups or lenses included in the lens groups has a combination of negative and positive refractive powers, and in the lens configuration, focal lengths of the constituent lens groups, relative travel distances, lens distances to the image display element, and constituent lens shapes are properly selected.

Abstract: The imaging lens consists of, in order from the object side, a first lens group G1 having a positive power, a diaphragm, a second lens group G2 having a positive power, and a third lens group G3. Each of the lens groups includes three or more lenses. A positive lens is disposed on a most object side in the first lens group G1, and a meniscus lens, which is concave toward the object side, is disposed to be closest to the object side in the second lens group G2. During focusing from an infinite distance object to a close-range object, elements ranging from the first lens group G1 to the second lens group G2 integrally move toward the object side, and the third lens group G3 remains stationary. The imaging lens satisfies a conditional expression about a radius of curvature of an air lens of the first lens group G1.

Abstract: An optical system includes, in order from an object side toward an image side, a first lens unit having positive refractive power, and a second lens unit having negative refractive power. A distance between consecutive ones of the lens units changes when focusing is performed. The first lens unit is stationary during focusing. The second lens unit is moved toward the image side when focus is changed from an object at infinity to an object at a short distance. Lateral magnification ?2 of the second lens unit when focusing on the object at infinity, focal length f1 of the first lens unit, and focal length f2 of the second lens unit are set appropriately to satisfy predetermined mathematical conditions.

Abstract: An image forming lens is formed by sequentially arranging, from an object side to an image side, a first lens group having positive refractive power, an aperture stop, and a second lens group having positive or negative refractive power. The image forming lens satisfies a conditional expression: 0.15<D1a/D1<0.50, where D1a is an air space between the first positive lens and the second positive lens in the first lens group, and D1 is a distance on an optical axis from an object-side lens surface of the first positive lens to an image-side lens surface of the third positive lens in the first lens group.

Abstract: An image forming lens is formed by sequentially arranging, from an object side to an image side, a first lens group having positive power, an aperture stop, a second lens group having positive power, and a third lens group having positive power. The image forming lens satisfies following conditional expressions: 0.95<f12/f<1.2, 0.0<f/f3<0.2, ?0.5<(R142+R211)/(R142?R211)<?0.2, where f is a focal length of an entire system, f12 is a composite focal length of the first lens group and the second lens group, f3 is a focal length of the third lens group, R142 is a curvature radius of an image-side surface of the negative lens closest to the image side in the first lens group, and R211 is a curvature radius of object-side surface of the negative lens closest to the object side in the second lens group.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: a lens group formed of one or more lens elements; and an imaging device having a light receiving surface on which the lens group forms an image of an object, wherein the light receiving surface of the imaging device is a curved surface that is concave toward the lens group, and the light receiving surface of the imaging device has an aspheric shape so shaped that a tangential angle that is an angle between a tangential line circumscribing an edge of the light receiving surface and a plane perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens group is smaller than the tangential angle provided when the light receiving surface has a spherical shape.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes, a lens unit Lp having the highest positive refractive power, a lens unit Ln having negative refractive power, and a lens unit Lp2 having positive refractive power. In a first region, focusing from an infinite distance to a predetermined finite distance and zooming are able to be performed. In a second region in which macro driving is performed from a telephoto end to a macro end, two or more lens units are moved during macro driving so that the lens unit Lp is located closer to the object side than at a wide-angle end, a distance between the lens unit Lp and the lens unit Ln is larger at the macro end than at the wide-angle end, and a distance between the lens unit Ln and the lens unit Lp2 is smaller at the macro end than at the wide-angle end.

Abstract: A zoom lens and a photographing apparatus having the zoom lens are provided. The zoom lens includes: a first lens group having a positive refractive power; a second lens group having a negative refractive power; a third lens group including a shutter and having a positive refractive power; a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power, a fifth lens group having a negative refractive power, and a sixth lens group having a positive refractive power, wherein the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth are arranged from an object side toward an image side, and when the zoom lens zooms from a wide angle position to a telephoto position, the third lens group is fixed, and the first, second, fourth, fifth, and sixth lens groups are moved.

Abstract: Provided is a zoom lens including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit having a positive refractive power which does not move for zooming; a second lens unit having a negative refractive power which moves during zooming; and an N-th lens unit having a positive refractive power which does not move for zooming and is arranged closest to the image side. In the zoom lens, the N-th lens unit includes in order from an object side: a first sub-lens unit; and a second sub-lens unit which is movable, and a lateral magnification at a wide angle end of the N-th lens unit and a lateral magnification at a wide angle end of the second sub-lens unit of the N-th lens unit when an axial ray enters from infinity in a state in which focus is at the infinity are appropriately set.

Abstract: Embodiments provide an apparatus for allowing close-focus of a camera on a portable electronic device while sliding the device on a surface. A macro lens is selectively placed by a user adjacent to a lens of the camera. Support points maintain the macro lens at a predetermined distance from the surface while the device is slid on the surface.

Abstract: A macro lens includes: a first focus lens group having negative refractive power; and a second focus lens group arranged closer to an image side than the first focus lens group is arranged and having positive refractive power. At time of performing a focusing operation from an object at infinite to an object at a close distance, the first focus lens group travels toward the image side, and the second focus lens group travels with a traveling amount different from a traveling amount of the first focus lens group. The second focus lens group is configured of only one positive lens.

Abstract: In a zoom lens of a fixed total length, at the time of changing the magnification from the wide-angle end toward the telephoto end, the first lens group is anchored while the second lens group is moved, and the third and fourth lens groups are moved so as to be located at the object side of the telephoto end relative to the wide-angle end, such that: the interval between the second and third lens groups is decreased at the telephoto end relative to the wide-angle end; the interval between the third and fourth lens groups is increased at the telephoto end relative to the wide-angle end; and the interval between the fourth and fifth lens groups is increased at the telephoto end relative to the wide-angle end, and at the time of focusing a near object point from a remote object point, the second lens group is moved.

Abstract: Provided are a macro lens system and an image pickup device including the macro lens system. The macro lens system includes a first lens group having a positive refractive power, a second lens group having a positive refractive power, and a 3-1 lens group having a positive refractive power and moving perpendicular to an optical axis to correct an image blur.

Abstract: A zoom lens system includes a plurality of lens groups, a lens group of which is moved to perform zooming, wherein a specified lens group of the lens groups is a focusing lens group; a normal photography mode in which focusing is carried out from infinity to a predetermined photographing distance by moving the focusing lens group of the specified lens group; and a shifting mode which shifts from the normal photography mode to a macro photography mode by moving a lens element of the specified lens group other than the focusing lens group when focusing on an object at a photographing distance that is shorter than the predetermined photographing distance. When the zoom lens system is in the macro photography mode, focusing is carried out from the predetermined photographing distance to a minimum photographing distance by moving the focusing lens group.

Abstract: A macro lens system and a pickup device that includes the macro lens system include, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens group having a positive refractive power, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, a third lens group having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power, and a fifth lens group having a negative refractive power, wherein, during focusing, the first lens group, the third lens group, and the fifth lens group are fixed, and the second lens group and the fourth lens group are moved.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes, a lens unit Lp having the highest positive refractive power, a lens unit Ln having negative refractive power, and a lens unit Lp2 having positive refractive power. In a first region, focusing from an infinite distance to a predetermined finite distance and zooming are able to be performed. In a second region in which macro driving is performed from a telephoto end to a macro end, two or more lens units are moved during macro driving so that the lens unit Lp is located closer to the object side than at a wide-angle end, a distance between the lens unit Lp and the lens unit Ln is larger at the macro end than at the wide-angle end, and a distance between the lens unit Ln and the lens unit Lp2 is smaller at the macro end than at the wide-angle end.

Abstract: Optical lens attachments and cameras are disclosed. The attachment comprises a coupling mechanism for mating engagement with at least one of a camera and an optical lens. A barrel is coupled at one end to the coupling mechanism. A negative lens unit is coupled to the other end of elongated barrel. A diopter lens is disposed between the barrel and the coupling mechanism. The coupling mechanism, the diopter lens, and the barrel are aligned with an optical axis. Also disclosed is a double swivel optical system, comprising a negative lens unit, a mirror oriented at an angle to the optical axis of the negative lens unit, a roof prism for rotating incident light rays by 90 degrees and inverting an image, a rotation mechanism permitting rotation of the negative lens unit about a vertical axis, an image rotator comprising a prism that can invert an image, the prism disposed within the image rotator, and another rotation mechanism permitting rotation of the roof prism about an optical axis of the image rotator.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a lens unit Ln having the highest negative refractive power of all the following lens units, a lens unit Lm2 having positive refractive power, a lens unit Lm having negative refractive power, and a rear lens group Lp including one or more lens units and having overall positive refractive power. During zooming, a distance between every adjacent lens units varies. During focusing from an infinite distance to a minimum object distance, the lens unit Ln and the lens unit Lm move toward the object side. The focal length FLm of the lens unit Lm and the focal length FLm2 of the lens unit Lm2 are appropriately set.

Abstract: A lens system including: a first lens group having a positive refractive power; a second lens group having a positive refractive power; and a third lens group having a positive or negative refractive power, wherein the first lens group comprises four or less lenses, and the first through third lens groups are movable, independently, during focusing and have magnifications in a range from ?1 to 0.

Abstract: A taking lens system comprises a frontmost lens unit, a rearmost lens unit, and a plurality of lens units arranged between the frontmost lens unit and the rearmost lens unit. One of the plurality of lens units is a first focusing lens unit. During focusing from an infinite object distance to a close object distance, only the first focusing lens unit moves toward the image side in a first shooting mode, and at least two lens units in the taking lens system move in a second shooting mode. In the state in which the taking lens system is focused on an object at infinity, the positions of the first focusing lens unit and at least one lens unit in the taking lens system in the first shooting mode are different from those in the second shooting mode. The taking lens system satisfies the condition Mn1>Mn2.

Abstract: A macro lens system includes a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, a positive third lens group, and a negative fourth lens group, in that order from the object. Upon focusing from an infinite photographic distance to a life-sized photographic distance, the first lens group remains stationary with respect to the imaging plane, and the second and third lens groups move along the optical axis direction. The macro lens system satisfies the following condition: ?4.6<f2/fi<?3.0 wherein f2 designates the focal length of the second lens group; and fi the focal length of the entire the macro lens system when an object at infinity is in an in-focus state.

Abstract: A photographic lens system including multiple lens units where at least a part of one of the multiple lens units is movable in a direction, which includes a vector component orthogonal to an optical axis, and where the photographic lens system can have a normal and image stabilizing mode.

Abstract: In a zoom lens of a fixed total length, at the time of changing the magnification from the wide-angle end toward the telephoto end, the first lens group is anchored while the second lens group is moved, and the third and fourth lens groups are moved so as to be located at the object side of the telephoto end relative to the wide-angle end, such that: the interval between the second and third lens groups is decreased at the telephoto end relative to the wide-angle end; the interval between the third and fourth lens groups is increased at the telephoto end relative to the wide-angle end; and the interval between the fourth and fifth lens groups is increased at the telephoto end relative to the wide-angle end, and at the time of focusing a near object point from a remote object point, the second lens group is moved.

Abstract: A macro-lens system and a photographing apparatus having the macro-lens system. The macro-lens system includes: first, second, third, fourth, and fifth lens groups which are arranged in order from an object side to an image side, wherein the first lens group has a positive refractive power and is fixed during focusing, the second lens group has a negative refractive power and is moved during focusing, the third lens group has a positive refractive power and is fixed during focusing, the fourth lens group has a positive refractive power and is moved during focusing, and the fifth lens group has a negative refractive power.

Abstract: A macro-lens system and a photographing apparatus having the macro-lens system. The macro-lens system includes: first, second, third, fourth, and fifth lens groups which are arranged in order from an object side to an image side, wherein the first lens group has a positive refractive power and is fixed during focusing, the second lens group has a negative refractive power and is moved during focusing, the third lens group has a positive refractive power and is fixed during focusing, the fourth lens group has a positive refractive power and is moved during focusing, and the fifth lens group has a negative refractive power.

Abstract: Provided are a macro lens system and an image pickup device including the macro lens system. The macro lens system includes a first lens group having a positive refractive power, a second lens group having a positive refractive power, and a 3-1 lens group having a positive refractive power and moving perpendicular to an optical axis to correct an image blur.

Abstract: A macro lens system includes a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, a positive third lens group, and a negative fourth lens group, in that order from the object. Upon focusing from an infinite photographic distance to a life-sized photographic distance, the first lens group remains stationary with respect to the imaging plane, and the second and third lens groups move along the optical axis direction. The macro lens system satisfies the following condition: ?4.6<f2/fi<?3.0??(1) wherein f2 designates the focal length of the second lens group; and fi the focal length of the entire the macro lens system when an object at infinity is in an in-focus state.

Abstract: An optical system includes, in order from an object side: a first lens group G1 having negative refractive power; and a second lens group G2 having positive refractive power; upon zooming from a wide-angle end state W to a telephoto end state T, a distance between the first lens group G1 and the second lens group G2 varying, and the second lens group G2 moving, and the second lens group G2 including a focusing lens group Gf that carries out focusing from an infinity object to a close object, and a decentering lens group Gs that is movable in a direction having a component perpendicular to an optical axis, thereby providing an optical system capable of establishing both of internal focusing and a decentering lens group with obtaining compactness and excellent optical performance, an optical apparatus equipped with the optical system, and a method for manufacturing the optical system.

Abstract: A macro lens system and a pickup device that includes the macro lens system include, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens group having a positive refractive power, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, a third lens group having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power, and a fifth lens group having a negative refractive power, wherein, during focusing, the first lens group, the third lens group, and the fifth lens group are fixed, and the second lens group and the fourth lens group are moved.

Abstract: The invention relates to a new mechanism for permitting a zoom lens to focus on a short distance subject by moving a focusing lens group in an amount that varies in an optical axis direction depending on a zooming position. The zoom lens comprises, in order from its object side, a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group and a positive third lens group. Zooming is implemented while the space between adjoining lens groups is varied, and focusing on a short distance subject is implemented by moving the negative second lens group in an amount that varies in the optical axis direction depending on a zooming position. The negative second lens group comprises a negative front unit G2F and a negative rear unit G2R. The space between the negative front unit G2F and the negative rear unit G2R is varied depending on a subject distance but that space remains constant wherever the zooming position lies.

Abstract: A zoom lens including, in an order from an object side to an image side, a first lens group having a positive refracting power, a second lens group having a negative refracting power, and a rear group including at least one lens group, the zooming operation being performed by changing a spacing of the lens groups, wherein the zoom lens has an aperture stop and, when the second lens group is taken as a first focus group and a sub-lens group constituting a portion of one lens group of the rear group is taken as a second focus group, the lens structure and the movement amount of the first and second focus groups are set appropriately.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes a cam roll, straight-forward units, lens groups, a driving unit, a detecting unit and a micro-processing unit. The lens groups moved by the cam roll sequentially varies from a receiving status to a zeroing status, a macro shooting-distance status and a wide shooting-distance status. A datum point of the cam roll corresponds to the zeroing status of the lens groups. The detecting unit includes an impeller, a detecting portion and a photonic sensor. When the photonic sensor detects the datum point of the cam roll, the micro-processing unit determines the position of the datum point of the cam roll and to reset the rotation count of the impeller. When the photonic sensor detects a skew point of the cam roll, the micro-processing unit determines and amends the rotation count of the impeller to be equal to a predetermined value.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes a cam roll, straight-forward units, lens groups, a driving unit, a detecting unit and a micro-processing unit. The lens groups moved by the cam roll sequentially varies from a receiving status to a zeroing status, a macro shooting-distance status and a wide shooting-distance status. A datum point of the cam roll corresponds to the zeroing status of the lens groups. The detecting unit includes an impeller, a detecting portion and a photonic sensor. When the photonic sensor detects the datum point of the cam roll, the micro-processing unit determines the position of the datum point of the cam roll and to reset the rotation count of the impeller. When the photonic sensor detects a skew point of the cam roll, the micro-processing unit determines and amends the rotation count of the impeller to be equal to a predetermined value.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes a first lens band having a positive focal length, a second lens band having a negative focal length, and at least third to fifth lens bands having positive focal lengths. An aperture diaphragm is located in the vicinity of the third lens band. When magnification i.e., zooming is performed from short to long focal point ends, the second lens band smoothly moves toward the third lens band and the fourth lens band simultaneously moves from the fifth lens band side toward a long focal point end so as to share a magnification function together with the second lens band.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, a third lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having a positive refractive power. In the zoom lens, an interval between every adjacent ones of the first through fourth lens units varies during zooming, the second lens unit includes at least one negative lens, and the third lens unit includes at least one positive lens. An Abbe number and a relative partial dispersion of a material of the at least one negative lens (?d2N, ?gF2N) and an Abbe number and a relative partial dispersion of a material of the at least one positive lens (?d3P, ?gF3P) are appropriately set.

Abstract: A zoom lens unit including, in order from an object side to an image surface side: a first lens group having a positive refracting power; a second lens group having a negative refracting power; a third lens group having a positive refracting power; and a fourth lens group having a positive refracting power, wherein when changing magnification from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, an interval between the first lens group and the second lens group increases, an interval between the second lens group and the third lens group decreases, and an interval between the third lens group and the fourth lens group increases, wherein when performing focusing on a close range object at least at the telephoto end, with reference to a focused state on an infinite object, the first lens group and the second lens group are fixed, the third lens group is capable of being moved to the image surface side, and the fourth lens group is capable of being moved to the object side.

Abstract: Wide-angle, deep-field, close-focusing optical systems are disclosed. According to one aspect, the optical system comprises a negative lens unit and a relay lens. The negative lens unit accepts radiation from an object in space. The relay lens is coupled to the negative lens unit. The negative lens unit and the relay lens are aligned on an optical axis in that order. The negative lens units forms a first image on the relay lens to form a final image at a final image plane at a distance from the relay lens. The relay lens may comprise a zoom lens or zoom lens components, which may be movable.

Abstract: When focus is to be achieved in manual focus, accurate and quick focus is attained when switched from a telemacro mode to a normal mode. An image pickup apparatus includes: a shooting mode determining module; a zoom lens drive module; a focus lens drive module; a storing module; and a control module wherein a combination point of a position of a focus lens with a position of a zoom lens is moved along a path of a combination point of a position of the focus lens with a position of the zoom lens that is focused at the shooting distance stored by the storing module in response to manipulation to change a focal length by a user, when it is determined that the shooting mode determining module has switched from the telemacro mode to the normal mode.

Abstract: Providing a compact macro lens having high optical performance over the entire focusing range from infinity to a close distance, an optical apparatus equipped therewith, a method for focusing the macro lens, and a method for vibration reduction of the macro lens. The macro lens includes, in order from an object, a first lens group G1, a second lens group G2, and a third lens group G3. Combined refractive power of the first lens group G1 and the second lens group G2 is positive. The first lens group G1 and the second lens group G2 are movable to an object side for varying focusing from the object locating at infinity to the object locating at a close distance. Each lens group includes at least one positive lens and at least one negative lens. Given conditional expressions are satisfied.

Abstract: A description is given of a macro objective (M) with a corrective compensation of aberrations (Continuous Aberration Suppression; CAS). The macro objective has a first positive optical subassembly (A), a second nearly afocal optical subassembly (B), a stop (APE), a third nearly afocal optical subassembly (B?) and a fourth positive optical subassembly (A?). The third optical subassembly (B?) and the fourth positive optical subassembly (A?) are designed with mirror symmetry relative to the optical subassemblies (A, B) upstream of the stop (APE). The nearly afocal optical subassemblies (B, B?) are displaced jointly inside the macro objective (M) along the optical axis (OA) with the aid of mechanical means in conjunction with linear magnifications of ????1. As a result, the macro objective (M) achieves outstanding imaging properties both over a wide range of linear magnifications (??=?2.0 to ?0.5) and over a wide wavelength spectrum.

Abstract: A lens driving device includes a moving body having a lens and a drive magnet that is moveable with the lens in an optical axis direction of the lens, and a fixed body that moveably supports the moving body in the optical axis direction. The fixed body includes a first drive coil and a second drive coil that are disposed in the optical axis direction and form magnetic circuits with the drive magnet, and a first magnetic member and a second magnetic member that are disposed opposite the first drive coil and the second drive coil, respectively. The moving body is retained at a first position by magnetic attraction working between the drive magnet and the first magnetic member when energization of the first drive coil is stopped. The moving body is also retained at a second position by magnetic attraction working between the drive magnet and the second magnetic member when energization of the second drive coil is stopped.

Abstract: Optical lens attachments and cameras are disclosed. The attachment comprises a coupling mechanism for mating engagement with at least one of a camera and an optical lens. A barrel is coupled at one end to the coupling mechanism. A negative lens unit is coupled to the other end of elongated barrel. A diopter lens is disposed between the barrel and the coupling mechanism. The coupling mechanism, the diopter lens, and the barrel are aligned with an optical axis. Also disclosed is a double swivel optical system, comprising a negative lens unit, a mirror oriented at an angle to the optical axis of the negative lens unit, a roof prism for rotating incident light rays by 90 degrees and inverting an image, a rotation mechanism permitting rotation of the negative lens unit about a vertical axis, an image rotator comprising a prism that can invert an image, the prism disposed within the image rotator, and another rotation mechanism permitting rotation of the roof prism about an optical axis of the image rotator.

Abstract: A macro lens system includes a positive first lens group, a diaphragm, a positive second lens group, and a negative third lens group. Upon focusing from an object at an infinite distance to an object at a closer distance, the positive first lens group and the positive second lens group integrally move toward the object without changing a distance therebetween, with respect to the negative third lens group which is stationary with respect to an imaging plane in a camera body. The positive first lens group includes a negative first sub-lens group and a positive second sub-lens group which are divided at a maximum distance between lens elements in the positive first lens group. The a macro lens system satisfies the following conditions: 0.32<d/f<0.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes a first lens band having a positive focal length, a second lens band having a negative focal length, and at least third to fifth lens bands having positive focal lengths. An aperture diaphragm is located in the vicinity of the third lens band. When magnification i.e., zooming is performed from short to long focal point ends, the second lens band smoothly moves toward the third lend band and the fourth lens band simultaneously moves from the fifth lens band side toward a long focal point end so as to shear a magnification function together with the second lens band.

Abstract: To provide a camera that is suited to shoot both a demagnified image and a magnified image. The camera includes a housing body 11 containing a CCD 15, and a lens barrel 12. An abutted member 20 having an objective lens 40 therein is engaged with the lens barrel 12 and a rotatable manually-controlled member 30 is fitted around that lens barrel. The abutted member 20 moves back and forth in the direction of an optical axis K in response to the rotation of the manually-controlled member 30. A user moves the objective lens 40 back and forth by moving the abutted member 20 back and forth to shoot either a demagnified image or a magnified image. A demagnified image is photographed with the abutted member 20 contained in the lens barrel 12. A magnified image is photographed with the abutted member 20 projected from the lens barrel 12. An end of the abutted member 20 is positioned so that the focal point of the objective lens 40 falls on the center thereof.