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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2015
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Keiko Yamada, Sakai, JP;
Konica Minolta, Inc, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image-capturing optical system includes: a positive first lens group; and a positive second lens group, wherein the positive first lens group and the positive second lens group are arranged in order from an object side in the image-capturing optical system, the image-capturing optical system focuses on a close object by moving the second lens group as a whole along a light axis toward the object side, a lens closest to the object side in the second lens group has a convex surface facing the object side, a lens closest to an image side in the second lens group is a positive meniscus lens having a convex surface facing the image side, the image-capturing optical system satisfies following condition expressions (1) to (3)2.2<1_<3.8  (1)0.9<2_<1.5  (2), and0.45<1__/1_<0.85  (3).