US4906078A
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Variable magnification viewfinder
Assignee: Olympus Corp
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Filing: 1988-08-11
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Granted: 1990-03-06
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Expires: 2008-08-11
Abstract
Abstract A variable magnification viewfinder so designed as to correct aberrations favorably and minimize variations of aberrations caused by varying magnification level thereof. The variable magnification viewfinder comprises an objective lens system and an eyepiece lens system, the objective lens system comprises in the order from the object side, a first negative lens unit, a second positive lens unit and a third positive lens unit, and is adapted in such a manner that magnification of the viewfinder is varied by shifting the second and third lens units along the optical axis with the first lens unit kept fixed.
Inventors
- 👤 Tatsuo Inabata
- 👤 Toshihide Nozawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 13:37
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B13/00; G02B13/08; G02B13/12; G02B23/00; G02B23/14; G02B23/145
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
A variable magnification viewfinder comprising an objective lens system having positive refractive power as a whole and an eyepiece lens system having positive refractive power as a whole, said objective lens system comprising, in the order from the object side, a first lens unit having negative refractive power, a second lens unit having positive refractive power and a third lens unit having positive refractive power, and adapted in such a manner that magnification of said viewfinder is varied by shifting said second and third lens units along the optical axis with said first lens unit kept fixed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
A variable magnification viewfinder comprising an objective lens system having positive refractive power as a whole and an eyepiece lens system having positive refractive power as a whole, said objective lens system comprising, in the order from the object side, a first lens unit having negative refractive power, a second lens unit having positive refractive power and a third lens unit having positive refractive power, and adapted in such a manner that magnification of said viewfinder is varied by shifting said second and third lens units along the optical axis with said first lens unit kept fixed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
A variable magnification viewfinder according to claim 1 satisfying the following condition: 1.2<f.sub.2 /f.sub.IW wherein the reference symbol f 2 represents focal length of said second lens unit and the reference symbol f IW designates focal length of said objective lens system at the low magnification position thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A variable magnification viewfinder according to claim 1 wherein said first lens unit comprises at least one negative lens component, and said second lens unit comprises at least one positive lens component and at least one negative lens component.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
A variable magnification viewfinder according to claim 3 wherein the positive lens component in said second lens unit has a Abbe's number of at least 50 and the negative lens component in said second lens unit has an Abbe's number of 40 or smaller.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A variable magnification viewfinder according to claim 4 wherein the positive lens component and the negative lens component are cemented to each other in said second lens unit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A variable magnification viewfinder according to claim 1 wherein said second lens unit has at least one aspherical surface and said third lens unit has at least one aspherical surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
68 words
A variable magnification viewfinder according to claim 1 wherein said first lens unit comprises a negative lens component, said second lens unit comprises a positive lens component having low dispersive power, a negative lens component having high dispersing power and an aspherical lens component having an aspherical surface on one side, and said third lens unit comprises an aspherical lens component having an aspherical surface on one side.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A variable magnification viewfinder according to claim 7 wherein the positive lens component and the negative lens component are cemented to each other in said second lens unit.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
144 words
A variable magnification viewfinder comprising: an objective lens system having positive refractive power as a whole for forming an image of an object to be photographed; and an eyepiece having positive refractive power as a whole for allowing observation of the image formed by said objective lens system, wherein said objective lens system includes, in the order from an object side, a first lens unit having negative refractive power, a second lens unit having positive refractive power and a third lens unit having positive refractive power, and adapted in such a manner that magnification of said viewfinder is varied by shifting said second and third lens units along the optical axis with said first lens unit kept fixed and with optical members arranged on an image side of said objective lens system kept fixed in a direction along the optical axis of said viewfinder.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
144 words
A variable magnification viewfinder comprising: an objective lens system having positive refractive power as a whole for forming an image of an object to be photographed; and an eyepiece having positive refractive power as a whole for allowing observation of the image formed by said objective lens system, wherein said objective lens system includes, in the order from an object side, a first lens unit having negative refractive power, a second lens unit having positive refractive power and a third lens unit having positive refractive power, and adapted in such a manner that magnification of said viewfinder is varied by shifting said second and third lens units along the optical axis with said first lens unit kept fixed and with optical members arranged on an image side of said objective lens system kept fixed in a direction along the optical axis of said viewfinder.
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