Abstract: An internal focus lens comprising sequentially from an object side a first lens group having a positive refractive power; a second lens group having a negative refractive power; and a third lens group having a positive refractive power. The second lens group is configured by a simple lens element and is moved along an optical axis to perform focusing. The internal focus lens satisfies condition expressions (1) 0.48<|f3|/f<0.73 and (2) 1.05<Fno×f1/f<1.42, where f3 is the focal length of the third lens group, f is the focal length of the entire optical system, f1 is the focal length of the first lens group, and Fno is the F number of the entire optical system.

Abstract: An optical lens assembly for image capture, sequentially arranged from an object side to an image side, comprises: the first lens element with positive refractive power having a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface, the second lens element with negative refractive power having a concave object-side surfaces and a convex image-side surface, the third lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface. Additionally, the optical lens assembly for image capture can satisfy several conditions. By such arrangements, the optical assembly for image capture can effectively correct the aberration and be applied to a compact image pickup device for image capturing.

Abstract: An ocular optical system EL for observing an image displayed on an image display element Ob has, in order from the image display element Ob: a first lens L1 which is a positive lens; a second lens L2 which is a negative lens having a strong concave surface facing the image display element Ob; and a third lens L3 which is a positive lens having a strong convex surface facing the eye point EP in order to implement both high magnification and size reduction, wherein the first lens L1 is cemented and integrated with the image display element Ob, in order to reduce the size of the ocular optical system EL while ensuring tele-centricity and sufficiently wide luminous flux.

Abstract: An internal focusing lens includes sequentially from an object side, a first lens group having a positive refractive power; a second lens group having a negative refractive power; and a third lens group having a positive refractive power. During focusing, the second lens group is moved along the optical axis and, the first lens group and the third lens group are fixed. The internal focusing lens satisfies a conditional expression (1) 0.31<f1/f<0.58, where f1 is the focal length of the first lens group and f is the focal length of the entire optical system, at infinity focus.

Abstract: An imaging lens includes, from an object-side to an image-side: a first lens of positive refractive power with a convex surface on the object-side, an aperture stop, a second lens of negative refractive power with a convex surface on the image-side and a meniscus shape, a third lens of positive refractive power with a convex surface on the object-side and a meniscus shape. Specified conditions are satisfied in order to enhance a high brightness and reduce aberrations.

Abstract: A fixed focus lens comprising, sequentially from an object side, a first lens group having a positive refractive power; a second lens group having a negative refractive power; and a third lens group having a positive refractive power. The first lens group includes an aperture stop. The second lens group is configured by a single lens element. During focusing, the second lens group moves along an optical axis and the first lens group and the third lens group are fixed with respect to an imaging plane.

Abstract: An image capture lens includes, in following order from an object side, a first lens made of glass which has a meniscus shape with a convex surface facing the object side and has positive refractive power, an aperture stop, a second lens made of glass which has a meniscus shape with a convex surface facing an image side and has negative refractive power, and a third lens made of resin which has a convex surface facing the object side and has positive refractive power. The image capture lens satisfies following conditional formulae (1) and (2): f2/f<?3.5, and??(1) f3/f>3.5,??(2) where f: focal length of the entire lens system; f2: focal length of the second lens; and f3: focal length of the third lens.

Abstract: This invention provides a photographing optical lens assembly comprising, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface; a second lens element with negative refractive power having a concave object-side surface and a concave image-side surface, the object-side and image-side surfaces thereof being aspheric; a third lens element having a concave image-side surface, the object-side and image-side surfaces thereof being aspheric, at least one inflection point formed on the image-side surface; wherein there are three lens elements with refractive power. Such an arrangement of lens elements can effectively reduce the total track length of the lens assembly, attenuate the sensitivity of the optical system and obtain higher resolution.

Abstract: An image forming optical system characterized by comprising a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, and third and subsequent lens groups having a positive composite refracting power, wherein the first lens group is composed of a cemented lens made up of one positive lens and one negative lens arranged in order from the object side, and the image forming optical system satisfies the following conditional expressions (1-1) and (2-1): 0.05<T1g/Flt<0.10??(1-1) 0.50<?gF<0.75??(2-1) where T1g is the thickness of the first lens group on the optical axis, Flt is the focal length of the entire image forming optical system at the telephoto end, and ?gF is the partial dispersion ratio (ng1?nF1)/(nF1?nC1) of the negative lens, where nd1, nC1, nF1, and ng1 are refractive indices of the negative lens respectively for the d-line, C-line, F-line, and g-line.

Abstract: An imaging lens of which optical performance does not deteriorate even in a high temperature environment, various aberrations are well corrected, optical length is short, and back focus is sufficiently secured, comprising an aperture stop S and a junction type compound lens 14 having a positive refractive power, wherein the aperture stop and the junction type compound lens are arranged in this sequence from an object side to an image side. The junction type compound lens comprises a first lens L1, a second lens L2 and a third lens L3 arranged in this sequence from the object side to the image side. The first lens and the third lens are formed of a curable resin material, and the second lens is formed of an optical glass. The first lens and the second lens are directly bonded, and the second lens and the third lens are directly bonded. The object side face of the first lens and the image side face of the third lens are aspherical.

Abstract: Embodiments of an optical zoom lens system may comprise three lens groups with a PNP power sequence. The first lens group may vary focus. The second and third lens groups may be movable to vary magnification during zoom. The first lens group may include three lens subgroups with an NNP power sequence: a stationary first lens subgroup, a second lens subgroup including a movable lens element, and a stationary or movable third lens subgroup. The second lens subgroup may include two parts, which may be movable at different rates of travel to vary focus. One part may include the movable lens element. Lens elements of the first lens group may be movable according to different focus movement plans. In the first lens group, lens element movement and lens element power may contribute to provide low focus breathing over the entire zoom range. The F-number may be F/2.8 or less.

Abstract: An optical system includes, in order from an object side, a first lens group having positive refractive power, a second lens group having negative refractive power, and a third lens group having positive refractive power. The second lens group is moved upon carrying out focusing from an infinitely distant object to a close object, at least a portion of the third lens group is moved in a direction including a component perpendicular to an optical axis, and given conditional expressions is satisfied. Accordingly, an optical system excellently suppressing variations in aberrations generated upon vibration reduction, an optical apparatus equipped therewith, and a method for manufacturing the optical system are provided.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image plane side, a first lens group fixed to the image plane during zooming, having a positive refractive power, and including a single lens having a negative refractive power, an optical path change member for changing an optical path, and a positive lens group having a positive refractive power, which are arranged in order from the object side, a second lens group having a negative refractive power and including a negative lens group and a positive lens group which are arranged in order from the object side with an air gap, a third lens group fixed to the image plane during zooming and having a positive refractive power, and at least one lens group having a positive refractive power. The zoom lens satisfies the conditions the 1.4<|fLG1/fw|<5.8 and ?4.8<Ept/Yimg<?2.5.

Abstract: An optical imaging lens, from object side to image side, includes a positive first lens element that is a meniscus aspherical lens having a convex surface on the object side, an aperture stop, a negative second lens element that is a meniscus aspherical lens having a convex surface on the image side, a positive third lens element that is an aspherical lens while on the lens center, the convex surface is on the object side; and from the center toward the edge, the refractive power changes from positive power, through an inflection point, to negative power. The optical imaging lens satisfies specific mathematical conditions.

Abstract: In order to provide (i) a simple-structured imaging module that is arranged to have resolution good enough to satisfy required specifications both in photographing a near-by object and in photographing a distant object, (ii) a lens element constituting the imaging module, and (iii) an imaging lens constituting the imaging module, at least one lens surface of a first lens is constituted by a plurality of regions having different refractive power so that a range of an allowable object distance is increased.

Abstract: An imaging system is provided and includes an imaging lens and an imaging device such that the maximum diameter of an effective region of a point image covers three or more pixels of light receiving pixels, the point image being projected onto a light receiving surface through the imaging lens from an intended position. A signal processing unit executes restoration processing on first image data output from the imaging device, and the restoration processing is executed to generate second image data equivalent to the first image data output from the imaging device when the resolving power of the imaging lens is higher. The imaging lens has a first lens group having a positive power, a second lens group having a negative power, and a third lens group in which a lens positioned closest to an image side has a positive power, in order from the object side.

Abstract: A projection lens is composed of a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, and a positive third lens group, which are sequentially arranged from the magnification side of the projection lens, and the reduction side of the projection lens is telecentric. Further, the following formulas (1) and (2) are satisfied: 0.30?d23/f3?0.65??(1); and 10?|D12/ff|??(2), where d23: space in air between the second lens group and the third lens group, f3: focal length of the third lens group, D12: total length of the first lens group and the second lens group in the direction of an optical axis, and ff: length from the most magnification-side surface in the entire system of the projection lens to a magnification-side focus position of the entire system.

Abstract: The inventive objective lens for endoscopes has independently a zooming function and a focusing function, and is capable of magnified viewing. The objective lens has an angle of view (2?) of 100° or greater, and comprises a positive first group G1, a negative second group G2 and a positive third group G3. The third group G3 comprises a positive first (3-1) subgroup G31 and a positive second (3-2) subgroup G32. A subgroup in at least the second group G2 moves to (1) bring about a change in the focal length of the whole system and (2) correct an image position for movement in association with a focal length change, and one subgroup in the second group G2 and the third group G3 moves to the image side from a longer side toward a shorter side of the working distance (WD) to (3) correct the focal position for movement in association with a working distance change.

Abstract: An imaging lens includes a first lens L1 having positive curvature radii on both an object side and an image side, a second lens L2 having a concave shape on both sides, and a third lens L3 having positive curvature radii on both the object side and the image side. The first to third lenses L1 to L3 are arranged in this order from the object side toward the image side. When the first lens L1 has a focal length f1 and the second lens L2 has a focal length f2, the imaging lens is configured such that a relationship f1>|f2| is satisfied.

Abstract: An optical imaging assembly having cylindrical symmetry, comprising a plurality of lenses having surfaces with curvatures and spacings between the surfaces, such that an optical image formed by the plurality of lenses has a defocus aberration coefficient greater than 0.1 at a focal plane of the assembly.

Abstract: The invention relates to a high-performance imaging optical system that achieves a magnification high enough to be capable of microscopic viewing under an endoscope, and is compatible with high-definition imaging devices. The objective optical system comprises, at least in order from the object side, a positive, first group G1, a second group G2 and a third group G3. In association with an object point change, at least the second group G2 is moved along an optical axis. The objective optical system satisfies a condition with respect to an optical magnification ? upon focusing on the closest range.

Abstract: The invention relates to an eyepiece optical system that, albeit being of small size, works in favor of gaining an angle of field and optical performance, and an electronic view finder incorporating such an eyepiece optical system. Specifically, the invention is characterized by comprising, in order from an object side to an exit side thereof, a first lens group that is a single lens that has positive refracting power and is in a meniscus configuration concave on its object side, a second lens group that is a single lens that has negative refracting power and is in a meniscus configuration concave on its object side, and a third lens group that is a single lens that has positive refracting power, wherein an object-side concave lens surface in the first lens group is an aspheric surface, an object-side concave lens surface in the second lens group is an aspheric surface, and an exit-side lens surface in the third lens group is an aspheric surface.

Abstract: An optical lens system for taking image consisting of from the object side to the image side: an aperture stop; a first lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface; a second lens element with negative refractive power having a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface, at least one of the object-side and the image-side surfaces of the second lens element being aspheric; and a third lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface and a convex image-side surface, at least one of the object-side and the image-side surfaces of the third lens element being aspheric.

Abstract: A lens module including a first lens group, a second lens group, a third lens group, and an aperture stop is provided. The first lens group disposed between a magnified side and a reduced side has a positive refractive power. The second lens group disposed between the first lens group and the reduced side has a negative refractive power. The third lens group disposed between the second lens group and the reduced side has a positive refractive power. The aperture stop is disposed between the first lens group and the second lens group. Additionally, the distance from a center of the second surface to a center of the third surface is L1, an effective focal length is f, and the lens module satisfies 0.4<L1/f<1.2.

Abstract: An eyepiece lens system for an electronic viewfinder, usable to be disposed on an optical axis between a reflective LCD of the viewfinder and a last optical surface of the viewfinder, the eyepiece lens system comprising: a first lens having a positive refractive index; a second lens having a negative refractive index; and a third lens having a positive refractive index, wherein the first lens, the second lens, and the third lens are disposed in this order from a side of the LCD to a side of the last optical surface, satisfying the conditions: 18 mm<f1<20 mm, ?18 mm<f2<?16 mm, 18 mm<f3<20 mm, 19 mm<f<21 mm, and 0?HH?/f<+0.13 where f1 is a focal length of the first lens, f2 is a focal length of the second lens, f3 is a focal length of the third lens, f is a combined focal length of the first to the third lenses, and HH? is distance in an optical axis direction between a rear principal point H and a front principal point H?.

Abstract: An image pickup lens includes, in order from an object side thereof: a first lens; a second lens comprising a surface facing the image surface side of the image pickup lens which is an aspheric surface; and a third lens. The aspheric surface has a concave shape facing the image surface side at a paraxial portion and has a convex shape facing the image surface side at the periphery.

Abstract: A zoom lens ZL installed in a single-lens reflex digital camera 1 and the like includes, in order from an object side, a first lens group G1 having positive refractive power, a second lens group G2 having negative refractive power, and a rear lens group GR having positive refractive power. The second lens group G2 includes at least one positive lens and a negative lens disposed adjacent to the object side of the positive lens having largest refractive power among the positive lenses. Each distance between lens groups varies upon zooming from a wide-angle end state and a telephoto end state. Thereby providing a zoom lens having excellent optical performance, an optical apparatus equipped the zoom lens, and a method for manufacturing the zoom lens.

Abstract: In a zoom lens, in which the distance between the first lens group and the second lens group changes during zooming, wherein a refractive optical element A that has a positive refracting power if its object side surface and its image side surface are interfaces with air is provided between an object side base optical element B and an image side base optical element C to constitute therewith a three-piece cemented optical element D in the first lens group, there is at least one optical element having a positive refracting power disposed closer to the object side than the three-piece cemented optical element D, and the zoom lens satisfies a certain condition.

Abstract: Disclosed is an imaging lens. The imaging lens includes a first lens having positive (+) power, a second lens having negative (?) power, and a third lens having positive (+) power and an inflection point on an imaging surface thereof facing an image side, wherein the first to third lenses are sequentially arranged from an object, and the second lens has power stronger than power of the first and third lenses.

Abstract: An imaging lens includes a first lens L1 having positive curvature radii on both an object side and an image side, a second lens L2 having a concave shape on both sides, and a third lens L3 having positive curvature radii on both the object side and the image side. The first to third lenses L1 to L3 are arranged in this order from the object side toward the image side. When the first lens L1 has a focal length f1 and the second lens L2 has a focal length f2, the imaging lens is configured such that a relationship f1>|f2| is satisfied.

Abstract: An optical object distance simulation device for reducing total optical path includes: a lens, an achromatic lens set, a first image lens, and a second image lens. The achromatic lens set disposes beside one side of the lens, the first image lens disposes beside one side of the achromatic lens set, and the second image lens disposes beside one side of the first image lens. The achromatic lens set is composed of a first lens and a second lens. The first lens is a double-concave lens. The second lens is a double-convex lens. One concave face of the double-concave tightly contacts with one convex face of the double-convex lens. Therefore, the lens, the achromatic lens set, the first image lens, and the second image lens match with each other in order to simulate real object distance for reducing an object distance between a test camera lens and a corresponding chart.

Abstract: A photography lens 6 includes: an aperture stop 4; a first lens 1 having positive refractive power, and at least one of the lens surfaces is aspherical; a second lens 2 having negative refractive power, and at least one of the lens surfaces is aspherical; and a third lens 3 having positive refractive power, and both lens surfaces are aspherical, arranged in that order from an object side to an image surface side. When f indicates the focal length of the entire optical system, f1 indicates the focal length of the first lens 1, f2 indicates the focal length of the second lens 2, r21 indicates the radius of curvature of the lens surface of the second lens 2 facing the object side, and n2 indicates the refractive index of the second lens 2, the following conditional expressions (1) to (3) are satisfied: 0.8<f1/f<0.9??(1) ?1.0<f2/f<0.7??(2) ?1.0<r21/((n2?1)·f)<?0.7.??(3) Thus, it is possible to provide a bright photography lens having high performance and an F number of 3.5 or less.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optical head apparatus comprising: a light source; a collimating means of converting a beam of light emitted from the light source into a substantially parallel beam of light; a focusing means of focusing the light onto an information medium surface; a beam splitting means of splitting the beam of light modulated by the information medium; and a light receiving means of receiving the light modulated by the information medium, wherein a lens having a negative power and a lens having a positive power are arranged in this order as viewed from the collimating means side between the collimating means and the focusing means, and at least either one of the lenses is moved along an optical axis to correct spherical aberration occurring on the information medium surface, and wherein the distance from the lens having the positive power to the focusing means is set substantially equal to the focal length of the lens having the positive power.

Abstract: A compact imaging lens system includes three lenses. The first lens is a positive meniscus lens having a convex side facing toward the image side, which has a big focusing power and is provided to capture image and for balance of aberration. The first lens serves to make the lens system a low sensitivity lens system. The second lens is a negative lens and is provided mainly for correcting chromatic aberration and off-axis aberration. An aperture is set between the first and second lenses, and this is of benefit to balance of aberration. The third lens is a negative lens and is provided for correcting off axis aberration. All the lenses can be made of plastics. This facilitates cost reduction, weight reduction, while still maintains a high resolution.

Abstract: A relay finder optical system, of a single-lens reflex camera, includes a condenser lens group, a prism, and a relay lens group, in this order from a primary imaging plane. An image, which is formed on the primary imaging plane, and is upside down and inverted from left to right, is re-formed on a secondary imaging plane for viewing by a photographer. The relay lens group includes a positive front lens group, a negative intermediate lens group, and a positive rear lens group, in this order from the object.

Abstract: There is provided a subminiature imaging optical system utilizing only three sheets of lenses having positive, negative and positive refractive powers, respectively. The subminiature imaging optical system comprising, sequentially from an object side: a first lens having a meniscus shape with a convex object-side surface, the first lens having at least one aspherical surface and positive refractive power; a second lens having a meniscus shape with a convex image-side surface, the second lens having at least one spherical surface and negative refractive power; and a third lens having both surfaces formed of an aspherical surface and having positive refractive power.

Abstract: A single focus lens comprises: a first lens of positive power having a convex-shaped surface on an object side; a second lens of a negative meniscus lens having, on the object side, a concave-shaped surface on its paraxial axis; and a third lens of an aspheric lens having, on the object side, a convex-shaped surface on its paraxial axis, in this order from the object side, wherein the single focus lens satisfies the predetermined conditions.

Abstract: In an image pickup lens 1 composed three glass lenses, the glass lenses are composed of a first lens L1 having a convex surface facing a subject side and positive refracting power, an aperture S, a second lens L2 having a convex surface facing an image side and negative refracting power, and a third lens L3 having a concave surface facing the image side and positive refracting power which are disposed sequentially from the subject side as well as all the lens surfaces are composed of aspheric surfaces and the following conditional formulas (A0) and (A1) are satisfied. f/f2<?0.9??(A0) 2<|R21+R22|/|R21?R22|<5??(A1) With this arrangement, there is provided a compact and less expensive image pickup lens having a good optical performance and used to a solid image pickup device and an image pickup device using the image pickup lens.

Abstract: An imaging lens includes: in order from an object side, an aperture diaphragm; a first lens of a positive lens having a convex surface on the object side; a second lens of a meniscus lens having a concave surface on the object side; and a third lens. The imaging lens satisfies: f/f3<0.95 and BR2<0. BR2 satisfies BR2=A/D4, A represents a distance from a vertex position on a object-side surface of the second lens and on an optical axis to a position on a image-side surface of the second lens through which a light ray passes toward a corner of an image height, provided that a traveling direction of the light ray is taken as appositive direction, and D4 represents a center thickness of the second lens. f represents a focal length of the imaging lens. f3 represents a focal length of the third lens.

Abstract: An imaging lens comprises, in order from an object side: a first lens having a positive refractive power and a meniscus shape and having a convex surface directed to the object side; a second lens having a negative refractive power in the vicinity of an optical axis of the imaging lens; and a third lens having a positive refractive power in the vicinity of the optical axis, wherein at least one surface of each of the second lens and the third lens is an aspheric surface; and the imaging lens satisfies the following conditional expression expressions: 0.7 <If1/fl <0.8 . . . (1) 0.3<1f2/fl <0.8 . . . (2) 7.5 <vd1<96 . . .(3) TL/2Y <0.9 . . . (4) where f: focal length of the imaging lens; f1: focal length of the first lens; f2: focal length of the second lens; vd1: Abbe number of the first lens for the d-line; TL: length between the object-side surface of the first lens to an image forming position of the imaging lens; and Y: maximum image height.

Abstract: An optical system in which a maximum value of a height from an optical axis of a paraxial marginal ray closer to an expanded side than a point of intersection between an optical axis and a paraxial chief ray, includes a lens unit Lr including at least one refractive optical element Gn of a negative refractive power. In the optical system, ?d (Gn) as an Abbe number of a material of the refractive optical element Gn, ?gF (Gn) as a partial dispersion ratio regarding g and F-lines, FGn as a focal lengths of the refractive optical element Gn, and Fr as focal lengths of the lens unit Lr are set appropriately.

Abstract: An optical system includes a first optical element and a second optical element on at least one of an enlargement side and a reduction side relative to a point P at which a light axis and a paraxial chief ray intersect. Each of the first optical element and second optical element is composed of a solid material having a refractive light incident surface and a refractive light emergent surface. The optical system satisfies the following conditional expressions: ??gF1>0.0272, ??gF2<?0.0278, and f1×f2<0 where ??gF1 and ??gF2 denote anomalous partial dispersion values of the first and second optical elements for the g-line and F-line, respectively, and f1 and f2 denote focal lengths of the first and second optical elements, respectively, when the light incident surfaces and the light emergent surfaces of the first and second optical elements are in contact with air.

Abstract: The present invention provides an imaging lens that includes, in order from an object, a diaphragm S1; a first lens L1 with a positive power and a meniscus shape that is convex toward an object side; a second lens L2 with a negative power and a meniscus shape that is convex toward an image side; and a third lens L3 with a positive power and a meniscus shape that is convex toward the object side; the imaging lens satisfying Conditional Expressions (1) to (3): 0.95<f1/f<1.50 ??(1); ?0.50<f1/f2<?0.00 ??(2); and 0.40<d1/d2<0.70 ??(3); wherein: f: a focal length of the entire lens system; f1: a focal length of the first lens; f2: a focal length of the second lens; d1: a center thickness of the first lens; and d2: a distance between an image-side surface of the first lens and an object-side surface of the second lens.

Abstract: An image-forming lens set includes a first lens with positive power, a second lens with negative power, an aperture stop, and a third lens with positive power, which are arranged from an object side in order. The first lens has a concave surface facing the object side and a convex surface facing the image side, and at least one of the two surfaces is a non-spherical surface. The second lens is a convex-concave lens having two non-spherical opposite surfaces including a concave surface facing the image side. The third lens has two non-spherical opposite convex surfaces. At least one of the first, second and third lenses is coated with a layer of optical film for filtering light. By means of the lenses having non-spherical surfaces, the image-forming lens set has a simple structure. By means of the optical film, the image formed in a better quality can achieve.

Abstract: An image capture lens includes, in following order from an object side, a first lens made of glass which has a meniscus shape with a convex surface facing the object side and has positive refractive power, an aperture stop, a second lens made of glass which has a meniscus shape with a convex surface facing an image side and has negative refractive power, and a third lens made of resin which has a convex surface facing the object side and has positive refractive power. The image capture lens satisfies following conditional formulae (1) and (2): f2/f<?3.5, and??(1) f3/f>3.5,??(2) where f: focal length of the entire lens system; f2: focal length of the second lens; and f3: focal length of the third lens.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image pickup lens for forming an image of an object on a photoelectrical converter of a solid-state image pickup element. The image pickup lens includes: an aperture stop; a first lens having a positive refractive power and having a meniscus shape whose surface facing the object side is convex; a second lens having a negative refractive power whose surface facing an image side of the image pickup lens is concave; and a third lens having a positive refractive power and having a meniscus shape whose surface facing the object side is convex. Each of the first lens, the second lens, and the third lens includes an aspheric optical surface. The image pickup lens satisfies predetermined conditions according to a focal length of the first lens, and a refractive power of an air lens formed from surfaces of the second lens and the third lens.

Abstract: An imaging lens includes first to third lenses G1 to G3 arranged in order from a object side. The first lens has a biconvex shape in a vicinity of an optical axis Z1. The second lens has a concave surface facing a object side. The second lens has a negative refractive power. The third lens has a positive or negative refractive power and has a meniscus shape containing, in a vicinity of the optical axis, a convex surface facing the object side. The following conditional expression is satisfied: 0.7<f1/f<1.3 0.2?D2/f<0.5 where f denotes a focal length of the entire system of the imaging lens, f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens G1 and D2 denotes an interval on the optical axis Z1 between the first lens G1 and the second lens G2.

Abstract: An image capture lens includes, in following order from an object side, a first lens made of glass which has a meniscus shape with a convex surface facing the object side and has positive refractive power, an aperture stop, a second lens made of glass which has a meniscus shape with a convex surface facing an image side and has negative refractive power, and a third lens made of resin which has a convex surface facing the object side and has positive refractive power. The image capture lens satisfies following conditional formulae (1) and (2): f2/f<?3.5, and??(1) f3/f>3.5,??(2) where f: focal length of the entire lens system; f2: focal length of the second lens; and f3: focal length of the third lens.

Abstract: Disclosed is a high-definition imaging lens assembly that can reduce the length of an optical path. The high-definition imaging lens assembly includes: first, second, third, and fourth lenses that are sequentially disposed from an object along an optical axis, wherein the first lens has positive refractive power and the second lens has negative refractive power, the first and second lenses are made of optical glass, a front surface of the first lens and a rear surface of the second lens are spherical, and a rear surface of the first lens and a front surface of the second lens that are substantially planar are bonded to each other. The third and fourth lenses are made of plastic and are spaced each other and at least one surface of each of the third and fourth lenses is aspherical.

Abstract: An imaging lens system for forming an optical image of an object on a light receiving surface of a solid-state image sensor, comprising, in order from an object side, an aperture diaphragm, and three lens elements, i.e., a first lens element which is a bi-aspherical lens having a positive optical power and a convex surface on an image side, a second lens element having a negative optical power and being a bi-aspherical meniscus lens whose object side has a concave shape, and a third lens element having a positive optical power and being a bi-aspherical meniscus lens whose object side has a convex shape.