Patent · US Expired

Viewfinder optical system

US5982561A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 16, 1997
Grant dateNov 9, 1999
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Expiry dateJan 16, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B13/0095
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A viewfinder optical system has a relay optical system and an eyepiece optical system. The relay optical system has a first, a second, and a third relay lens. The eyepiece optical system has a first and a second eyepiece lens. The first eyepiece lens, which is disposed closest to a secondary-image plane formed by the relay optical system has an aspherical surface on its secondary-image plane side.

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