US4909614A
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Variable magnification finder
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1988-11-01
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Granted: 1990-03-20
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Expires: 2008-11-01
Abstract
Abstract A finder optical system provided separately from a photographic lens having a variable magnification portion comprises, from front to rear, an objective lens unit having a first variable magnification portion, a Porro prism and an eyepiece lens unit having a second variable magnification portion. And, a first magnification change of the first variable magnification portion is achieved in association with the variable magnification portion of the photographic lens, and a second magnification change of the second variable magnification portion is achieved in association with trimming shot information.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshinori Itoh
- 👤 Hiroki Nakayama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 17:41
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B23/00; G02B23/14; G02B15/00; G02B15/14; G02B15/143; G02B15/1435; G02B15/143507; G02B15/16; G02B23/145
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
66 words
A variable magnification finder optical device for effecting a first and a second magnification change comprising, from front to rear: an objective lens unit having a first variable magnification portion with an overall positive refractive power; an optical member for reversing an image formed by said objective lens unit; and an eyepiece lens unit having a second variable magnification portion with an overall positive refractive power
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
66 words
A variable magnification finder optical device for effecting a first and a second magnification change comprising, from front to rear: an objective lens unit having a first variable magnification portion with an overall positive refractive power; an optical member for reversing an image formed by said objective lens unit; and an eyepiece lens unit having a second variable magnification portion with an overall positive refractive power
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said first variable magnification portion performs the first magnification change in association with variation of the magnification of a photographic lens.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said second variable magnification portion is operatively connected to indicating means for indicating a trimming shot, and wherein the second magnification change is carried out by indication of said indicating means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said optical member is a Porro prism having four reflection surfaces.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
65 words
A device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said objective lens unit comprises, from front to rear, a first sub-lens unit of negative refractive power, a second sub-lens unit of positive refractive power and a third sub-lens unit of positive refractive power, wherein said first and said second sub-lens units are moved along a finder optical axis to carry out the first magnification change.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
64 words
A device according to claim 1 or 3, wherein said eyepiece lens unit comprises, from front to rear, a first sub-lens unit of positive refractive power, a second sub-lens unit of positive refractive power and a third sub-lens unit of negative refractive power, wherein said second and said third sub-lens units are moved along a finder optical axis to carry out a magnification change.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
57 words
A device according to claim 1 or 3, wherein said eyepiece lens unit comprises, from front to rear, a first sub-lens unit of negative refractive power and a second sub-lens unit of positive refractive power, wherein said first and said second sub-lens units are moved along a finder optical axis to carry out the second magnification change.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
64 words
A device according to claim 1 or 3, wherein said eyepiece lens unit comprises, from front to rear, a first sub-lens unit of negative refractive power, a second sub-lens unit of positive refractive power, a third sub-lens unit of negative refractive power, wherein the second magnification change is carried out by moving said first and said second sub-lens units along a finder optical axis.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
74 words
A device according to claim 1, satisfying the following condition: 0.4 <(fa.sub.3 ·fb.sub.3)/(fa.sub.1 ·fb.sub.1) <2.5 where fa 1 and fb 1 are, respectively, the focal lengths of said objective lens unit and said eyepiece lens unit when the finder magnification of said finder optical device is minimum, and fa 3 and fb 3 are, respectively, the focal lengths of said objective lens unit and said eyepiece lens unit when the finder magnification is maximum.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
66 words
A device according to claim 1, satisfying the following condition: -0.2 <(d.sub.T -d.sub.W)/(d.sub.T +d.sub.W) <0.2 where d W and d T are the values of the distance from a prescribed image plane on which said objective lens unit forms an image to the last lens surface of said eyepiece lens unit in the wide angle end and the telephoto end of said eyepiece lens unit, respectively.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
70 words
A finder optical device provided separately from a photographic lens, comprising: an objective lens unit having a first variable magnification portion including a plurality of sub-lens units movable along a finder optical axis; and an eyepiece lens unit for observing an image formed by said objective lens unit, said eyepiece lens unit having a second variable magnification portion including a plurality of sub-lens units movable along the finder optical axis.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
70 words
A finder optical device provided separately from a photographic lens, comprising: an objective lens unit having a first variable magnification portion including a plurality of sub-lens units movable along a finder optical axis; and an eyepiece lens unit for observing an image formed by said objective lens unit, said eyepiece lens unit having a second variable magnification portion including a plurality of sub-lens units movable along the finder optical axis.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
A device according to claim 11, wherein said first variable magnification portion performs the first magnification change in association with a variation of the magnification of said photographic lens.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
38 words
A device according to claim 11, wherein said second variable magnification portion is operatively connected to indicating means for indicating a trimming shot, and wherein a second magnification change is carried out by indication of said indicating means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
75 words
A device according to claim 11, satisfying the following condition: 0.4 <(fa.sub.3 ·fb.sub.3)/(fa.sub.1 ·fb.sub.1) <2.5 where fa 1 and fb 1 are, respectively, the focal lengths of said objective lens unit and said eyepiece lens unit when the finder magnification of said finder optical device is a minimum, and fa 3 and fb 3 are, respectively, the focal lengths of said objective lens unit and said eyepiece lens unit when the finder magnification a maximum.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
66 words
A device according to claim 11, satisfying the following condition: -0.2 <(d.sub.T -d.sub.W)/(d.sub.T +d.sub.W) <0.2 where d W and d T are the values of the distance from a prescribed image plane on which said objective lens unit forms an image to the last lens surface of said eyepiece lens unit in the wide angle end and the telephoto end of said eyepiece lens unit, respectively.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
63 words
A device according to claim 11, wherein said objective lens unit comprises, from front to rear, a first sub-lens unit of negative refractive power, a second sub-lens unit of positive refractive power and a third sub-lens unit of positive refractive power, wherein said first and said second sub-lens units are moved along a finder optical axis to carry out the first magnification change.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
55 words
A device according to claim 11, wherein said eyepiece lens unit comprises, from front to rear, a first sub-lens unit of negative refractive power and a second sub-lens unit of positive refractive power, wherein said first and said second sub-lens units are moved along a finder optical axis to carry out the second magnification change.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
A device according to claim 11, further comprising a Porro prism arranged in a position at which said objective lens unit forms an image.
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