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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2009
Hideyuki Nagaoka, Hino, JP;
Kenji Ono, Hachioji, JP;
Tomoyuki Satori, Yokohama, JP;
Olympus Imaging Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus includes a zoom lens and an image pickup element. The zoom lens includes an optical path reflecting lens group including a reflecting member and having a positive refracting power, a movable negative lens group that is disposed in the optical path on the image side of the optical path reflecting lens group, has a negative refracting power, and moves during zooming, a movable positive lens group that is disposed in the optical path on the image side of the movable negative lens group, has a positive refracting power, and moves during zooming, and an aperture stop disposed in the optical path between the movable negative lens group and the movable positive lens group. The optical path reflecting lens group is a lens group located closest to the object side in the zoom lens.