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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2004
Applicants:
Hitoshi Hagimori, Ikoma-gun, JP;
Kazuhiko Ishimaru, Kaizuka, JP;
Inventors:
Hitoshi Hagimori, Ikoma-gun, JP;
Kazuhiko Ishimaru, Kaizuka, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta Camera, Inc., Sakai-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 15/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A zoom lens system for directing an optical image on an electric image sensor that includes a first lens unit disposed on a most object side and having a negative optical power, a second lens unit having a positive optical power, and a third lens unit including a most image side lens unit having at least a positive lens element and a negative lens element, wherein the following condition is satisfied:3<|where fl is a focal length of the most image side lens unit, and fw is a focal length of the zoom lens system in a shortest focal length condition.