Patent · US Expired

Compact zoom lens system having three lens groups

US4623226A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 2, 1982
Grant dateNov 18, 1986
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Expiry dateDec 2, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B15/143105
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A compact zoom lens system having excellent performance and comprising 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, said third lens group being fixed relative to the image plane, said second lens group being moved along the optical axis for varying magnification, and deviation of the image position caused by moving said second lens group is compensated by moving said first lens group.

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