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Extender lens and imaging apparatus

US10698187B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 4, 2018
Grant dateJun 30, 2020
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Expiry dateMar 1, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B13/18
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An extender lens is removably inserted into a master lens, performs an increase in a focal length without changing an imaging position due to insertion, and consists of a positive first lens group and a negative second lens group in order from the object side. The first lens group consists of one or more positive lenses in order from the object side, and a three-lens cemented lens having three lenses of a positive lens, a negative lens, and a positive lens having cemented together in order from the object side. The following Conditional Expression (1) relating to an Abbe number ν1n of the negative lens of the three-lens cemented lens is satisfied: 26<ν1n<40.  (1):

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