JP2008191230A - Optical system and imaging apparatus having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an optical system which has a comparatively long back focus, whose entire system is miniaturized and whose aberration is satisfactorily corrected from the center of a screen to the periphery of the screen, and an imaging apparatus having the same. <P>SOLUTION: The optical system has a first lens turning its convex surface to an object side and having negative refractive power, a second lens having positive refractive power, a third lens having negative refractive power and a fourth lens having positive refractive power in order from the object side to an image side. Space D2 between the first lens and the second lens, radii of curvature G1R1 and G1R2 of the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the first lens, the focal length f2 of the second lens and the focal length f of the entire system and the like are set appropriately. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an optical system and an image pickup apparatus having the optical system, and is particularly suitable for a video camera, a digital camera, or the like having a short overall lens length and a relatively long back focus.

  In recent years, various imaging devices (optical devices) such as small video cameras and digital cameras using an imaging element have been developed. As an optical system (lens system) mounted on this video camera, digital camera, or the like, there is known an optical system having a four-lens structure of negative, positive, negative, and positive lenses in order from the object side (subject side) to the image side. (See Patent Documents 1 to 6).

  The optical system of Patent Document 1 includes a first lens having a negative refractive power having a convex surface on the object side and a meniscus shape, a second lens having a positive refractive power having both lens surfaces convex, and a third lens having both surfaces concave. The image-side surface is made up of four lenses that are aspherical and have a fourth lens having a positive refractive power.

  In the optical system of Patent Document 2, from the object side to the image side, the first lens having a negative refractive power and a concave surface on the image side, a second lens having a positive refractive power and a convex surface on the object side, and a concave surface on the object side. A third lens having a negative refractive power. Further, the image side is composed of an aspherical fourth lens that is convex on the image side in the paraxial region (center region) and whose positive refractive power decreases toward the periphery of the lens.

  In the lens system of Patent Document 3, in order from the subject side to the image side, a first lens having a negative refractive power having a convex meniscus shape on the object side, a second lens having a positive refractive power having a convex surface on the object side, and a concave surface on the object side. The third lens having a negative refractive power and the fourth lens having a positive refractive power having a convex surface on the image side.

  The photographic lens of Patent Document 4 has, in order from the object side to the image side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power having a concave surface on the image side, an aperture stop, a second lens having a positive refractive power, and both lens surfaces having a concave surface. The third lens having a negative refractive power and the fourth lens having a positive refractive power having a convex surface on the image side.

  All of the optical systems disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 4 have an angle of view of 64 degrees or less.

  Patent Document 5 discloses an objective lens having a wide angle of view of an endoscope having an angle of view of 70 degrees or more.

  In Patent Document 5, a reflection member for bending an optical path is provided between the first lens and the second lens.

Patent Document 6 discloses a photographic lens having a relatively wide field angle of 68 degrees, in which a reflection member for bending an optical path is provided between a first lens and a second lens.
JP 2003-195163 A JP 2003-307671 A JP 2004-53813 A JP 2004-240123 A JP-A-10-301023 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-161878

  The above-described optical system including the four lenses of negative, positive, negative, and positive first to fourth lenses in order from the object side to the image side can easily widen the shooting field angle. However, in order to achieve high optical performance over the entire screen with a long back focus and a wide angle of view (for example, an angle of view of 70 degrees or more) while reducing the size of the entire system, the four lens configurations should be appropriately set in a balanced manner. Becomes important.

  For example, if the lens shape of the first lens, the distance between the first lens and the second lens, the power of the second lens, and the like are not set appropriately, the entire system is small and has a high optical performance over the entire screen. Getting harder.

  In the embodiment of Patent Document 1, the thickness of the second lens having convex surfaces on both lens surfaces is larger than the focal length of the entire system, and the entire lens system tends to be large.

  In Examples 1-1 and 1-2 of Patent Document 2, compared to the focal length of the entire system, the distance between the first lens and the second lens is large, the entire lens length is increased, and the outer diameter of the first lens is also increased. Therefore, it is difficult to reduce the size of the entire lens system.

  In Examples 2-1 and 2-2, since the distance between the first lens and the second lens is too close compared to the focal length of the entire system in order to shorten the total lens length, it becomes difficult to correct various aberrations. Three aspherical surfaces are used to correct various aberrations. This increases the sensitivity to manufacturing.

  In the example of Patent Document 3, 5 to 8 aspherical surfaces are used to correct various aberrations, and the sensitivity to manufacturing increases, so that manufacturing is difficult.

  In the example of Patent Document 4, both surfaces of the final lens are aspherical. For this reason, the sensitivity with respect to manufacture may become high.

  Since the optical system of Patent Document 5 is used for an endoscope, the distortion is 10% or more, and the field curvature and astigmatism are large.

  In Patent Document 6, the focal length of the second lens is smaller than the focal length of the entire system, the entire optical system tends to be large, and astigmatism tends to increase.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an optical system having a relatively long back focus, a small overall system, and having excellent aberrations corrected from the center of the screen to the periphery of the screen, and an image pickup apparatus having the optical system.

The optical system of the present invention includes, in order from the object side to the image side, a first lens having a negative refractive power, a second lens having a positive refractive power, a third lens having a negative refractive power, and a positive lens having a convex surface facing the object side. An optical system having a fourth lens having a refractive power of
The distance between the first lens and the second lens is D2,
The curvature radii of the object side surface and the image side surface of the first lens are respectively G1R1, G1R2,
The focal length of the second lens is f2,
When the focal length of the entire system is f, 1.0 <D2 / f <2.5
0.4 <G1R2 / G2R1 <1.2
0.8 <f2 / f <1.5
It is characterized by satisfying the following conditions.

  According to the present invention, an optical system having a four-lens configuration, the entire system is small, the shooting angle of view is wide, and the aberration is well corrected from the center of the screen to the periphery of the screen, and an imaging apparatus having the same. be able to.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  The optical system of the present invention includes, in order from the object side to the image side, a first lens G1 having a negative refractive power with a convex surface facing the object side, a second lens G2 having a positive refractive power, and a third lens having a negative refractive power. G3 is an optical system having a fourth lens G4 having a positive refractive power.

  The distance D2 between the first lens G1 and the second lens, the lens shape of the first lens G1, the focal length f2 of the second lens G2, and the like are set appropriately.

FIG. 1 is a lens sectional view of Example 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal aberration diagram of Example 1 of the present invention. 3 is a lens cross-sectional view of Example 2 of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a longitudinal aberration diagram of Example 2 of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a lens cross-sectional view of Example 3 of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a longitudinal aberration diagram of Example 3 of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a lens cross-sectional view of Example 4 of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a longitudinal aberration diagram of Example 4 of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a lens sectional view of Example 5 of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a longitudinal aberration diagram of Example 5 of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a lens sectional view of Example 6 of the present invention, and FIG. 12 is a longitudinal aberration diagram of Example 6 of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a lens sectional view of Example 7 of the present invention, and FIG. 14 is a longitudinal aberration diagram of Example 7 of the present invention.
FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of the imaging apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of the imaging apparatus of the present invention.

In the lens cross-sectional view, the left side is the object side (subject side) and the right side is the image side.

In each lens sectional view, GB denotes an optical system (lens system). The optical system GB of the present embodiment includes, in order from the object side to the image side, a first lens G1 having a negative refractive power having a meniscus shape with a convex surface on the object side, a second lens G2 having a positive refractive power having both lens surfaces convex. The lens surface includes a third lens G3 having a negative refractive power and a fourth lens G4 having a positive refractive power.

  An optical member having no optical power or very small optical power (1/50 or more of the focal length of the entire system) is disposed on the object side of the first lens G1 and / or the image side of the fourth lens G4. There is a case.

  S is a diaphragm member (aperture diaphragm) that determines the F number, and is disposed between the first lens G1 and the second lens G2 or between the second lens G2 and the third lens G3.

  GL is an optical block corresponding to an optical filter, a face plate, a crystal low-pass filter, an infrared cut filter, and the like. IP is an image plane, and when used as a photographing optical system of a video camera or a digital still camera, a photosensitive surface corresponding to an imaging surface of a solid-state imaging device (photoelectric conversion device) such as a CCD sensor or a CMOS sensor is placed.

  9 and 11, P is a reflection member including a reflection surface MR for bending the optical path.

  The reflecting member P is composed of an optical block, is disposed between the first lens G1 and the second lens G2, and bends the optical path on the optical axis La.

  Pa is the incident surface of the reflecting member P, Pb is the exit surface of the reflecting member, and both are perpendicular to the optical axis La. The angle formed between the normal line of the reflecting surface MR and the optical axis La is 45 degrees.

  In the longitudinal aberration diagrams, Fno is the F number, y is the image height, d is the d-line, g is the g-line, C is the C-line, and F is the F-line aberration. M is the aberration of the meridional section, and S is the aberration of the sagittal section. S. A. Is spherical aberration, AS is astigmatism, and DIST is distortion.

In each embodiment, the distance between the first lens G1 and the second lens G2 is D2. However, when there is a reflecting member (prism P) having no refractive power as shown in FIGS. 9 and 11 between the first lens G1 and the second lens G2, the length of the reflecting member is air converted to air. The conversion length. That is,
When the length of the reflecting member P in the optical axis direction is L and the refractive index of the material of the reflecting member P is N, the air equivalent length Lc of the reflecting member P is Lc = L / N
It is.

  The curvature radii of the object-side and image-side surfaces of the first lens G1 are G1R1 and G1R2, respectively.

  Let the focal length of the second lens G2 be f2.

Let f be the focal length of the entire system. At this time, 1.0 <D2 / f <2.5 (1)
0.4 <G1R2 / G2R1 <1.2 (2)
0.8 <f2 / f <1.5 (3)
Is satisfied.

  Next, the technical meaning of each of the conditional expressions (1) to (3) will be described.

  Conditional expressions (1) to (3) are conditions for efficiently reducing the sensitivity of the first and second lenses G1 and G2 with respect to parallel eccentricity and inclination eccentricity and reducing the size of the entire lens system. .

  When the lower limit value of conditional expression (1) is exceeded, the distance between the first lens G1 and the second lens G2 is narrowed, and it becomes difficult to mainly correct curvature of field, distortion, lateral chromatic aberration, and the like. As a result, it becomes difficult to maintain good optical performance from the center of the screen to the periphery of the screen when widening the angle of view.

  In addition, the sensitivity of the optical performance with respect to the eccentric direction and the tilt direction is increased, and manufacturing and assembly become difficult.

  If the upper limit value of conditional expression (1) is exceeded, the total lens length becomes longer with respect to the focal length of the entire system, which hinders downsizing of the entire lens system. Also, when retracting is taken into account, the stroke length when retracting becomes long, so that the amount of deviation in parallel and tilt when retracting increases, leading to deterioration of optical performance.

  If the lower limit value of conditional expression (2) is not reached, the power of the first lens G1 becomes strong, the sensitivity becomes high, and manufacture and assembly become difficult. Further, when the first lens G1 is retracted, the optical performance around the screen deteriorates due to the deviation of parallel eccentricity / tilt eccentricity. Also, field curvature and astigmatism increase.

  In addition, the radius of curvature of the image-side surface of the first lens G1 becomes small, making manufacturing difficult.

  Further, when focusing with the first lens G1 or the entire lens, the optical performance when the closest object is focused is deteriorated.

  If the upper limit value of conditional expression (2) is exceeded, the total lens length and the front lens effective diameter become large, and the entire system becomes large. Also, it is not good because the amount of light around the screen decreases.

  If the lower limit value of conditional expression (3) is exceeded and the power (refractive power) of the second lens G2 is too strong, the sensitivity becomes high, making it difficult to manufacture and assemble. Further, a lot of curvature of field, astigmatism, etc. occur. If the upper limit value of conditional expression (3) is exceeded and the power of the second lens G2 becomes too weak, the back focus becomes longer and the entire system becomes larger, which is not good.

  More preferably, the numerical ranges of the conditional expressions (1) to (3) described above are set as follows.

1.1 <D2 / f <2.3 (1a)
0.45 <G1R2 / G2R1 <1.17 (2a)
0.81 <f2 / f <1.30 (3a)
The upper limit values of these conditional expressions (1a) to (3a) may be the upper limit values of the conditional expressions (1) to (3), and the lower limit values of the conditional expressions (1a) to (3a) may be It is good also as a lower limit of 1)-(3). Of course, the same applies to conditional expressions (4) to (6) and conditional expressions (4a) to (6a) described later.

  As described above, according to each embodiment, it is possible to easily assemble with a four-lens configuration by making appropriate the curvature of each lens surface of the first lens, the power of the second lens, etc., the retractable length is short, and the screen It is possible to obtain a small and wide-angle optical system in which aberrations are well corrected from the center to the periphery of the screen.

  Furthermore, since the aperture efficiency is high and a sufficient amount of light around the screen can be secured, a bright optical system with a wide field angle exceeding 70 ° can be obtained. By satisfying the above configuration, the above-described problem can be solved.

  In the present embodiment, in addition to the above-described configuration, it is more desirable to satisfy at least one of the following conditional expressions (4), (5), and (6). If the following conditional expressions are satisfied, the effects of the conditional expressions described below can be obtained, and a more preferable optical system can be realized.

  First, let the length from the object side surface of the first lens G1 to the image side surface of the fourth lens G4 be lensD, and the combined focal length of the third lens and the fourth lens be f34.

  However, when a reflecting member such as a prism having no refractive power is disposed between the lenses, as described above, the length of the prism is an air conversion length.

Let the focal length of the first lens G1 be f1. At this time, 2.3 <lensD / f <4.0 (4)
1.4 <| f1 / f | <2.3 (5)
-0.5 <f / f34 <0.35 (6)
To satisfy the following conditions.

  Next, the technical meaning of the conditional expressions (4), (5), and (6) will be described.

  Conditional expression (4) is a conditional expression mainly relating to the downsizing of the entire lens system and the emission angle of the light beam emitted from the fourth lens G4.

  When the lower limit of conditional expression (4) is exceeded, the lens thickness increases with respect to the focal length of the entire system, and the exit angle decreases. For this reason, as a result, the incident angle to the image sensor becomes small, and it becomes easy to suppress the occurrence of uneven color and luminance shading (it is easy to reduce the generation amount).

  Below the upper limit of conditional expression (4), it is advantageous for downsizing of the entire lens system. For this reason, when the camera is attached to the camera, the enlargement of the camera can be prevented.

  Conditional expression (5) is a conditional expression for reducing the sensitivity of the emission angle of the light beam mainly emitted from the fourth lens G4 and the parallel eccentricity and inclination eccentricity of the first lens G1.

  If the lower limit of conditional expression (5) is exceeded, the power of the first lens G1 can be prevented from becoming too strong compared to the focal length of the entire system. Sensitivity of deterioration of optical performance against is reduced. For this reason, assembly becomes easy. Further, since the curvature of the image side surface of the first lens G1 is larger than the effective diameter of the first lens G1, the opening angle at the time of manufacturing is reduced, and the manufacturing is facilitated.

If the upper limit of conditional expression (5) is not reached, the power of the first lens G1 can be avoided from becoming too weak compared to the focal length of the entire system, and the back focus is lengthened, so the incident angle to the image sensor is small. Thus, color unevenness and luminance shading can be suppressed.
Conditional expression (6) is a conditional expression that mainly relaxes the exit angle of the light beam emitted from the fourth lens G4. If the lower limit of conditional expression (6) is exceeded, the negative combined power of the third and fourth lenses will not be too strong, the emission angle of the light beam emitted from G4 will be small, and color unevenness and luminance shading can be suppressed. If the upper limit value of conditional expression (6) is not reached, the positive combined power of the third and fourth lenses is weakened, and distortion and lateral chromatic aberration can be reduced.

  More preferably, the numerical ranges of the conditional expressions (4), (5), and (6) described above are set as follows.

2.35 <lensD / f <3.90 (4a)
1.42 <| f1 / f | <2.20 (5a)
−0.45 <f / f34 <0.25 (6a)
The surface on the image side of the first lens G1 is preferably an aspherical shape in which the negative refractive power becomes weaker from the lens center to the lens periphery.

  According to this, the angle of the light ray incident on the second lens G2 can be relaxed, and various aberrations such as coma aberration: distortion can be corrected well. In addition, the effective diameter of the lens arranged on the image side from the first lens G1 can be reduced. Further, the radius of curvature of the image side surface of the first lens G1 is reduced, the opening angle is relaxed, and the manufacture is facilitated. Further, it is possible to reduce the deterioration of the optical performance with respect to the parallel decentering and tilt decentering of the first lens G1 and the second lens G2.

  The diaphragm member S is disposed between the second lens G2 and the third lens G3 in Numerical Examples 2, 4 to 6. Accordingly, when the first lens G1 is retracted, the diaphragm member S can be disposed on the image side of the second lens G2, so that the retracted length of the camera is shortened, and further miniaturization of the camera is facilitated.

  In Numerical Examples 1, 3, and 7, the diaphragm member S is disposed between the first lens G1 and the second lens G2. This facilitates the relaxation of the emission angle of the light beam emitted from the fourth lens G4 and the securing of the screen peripheral light amount.

  Next, a specific lens configuration of each embodiment will be described.

  The optical system GB of Numerical Example 1 in FIG. 1 includes a meniscus negative first lens G1 having a convex surface facing the object side, an aperture stop S, a positive second lens G2 having a convex surface facing the object side, both The lens surface is constituted by a negative third lens G3 having a concave shape, and both lens surfaces are constituted by a convex fourth lens G4.

  By making the image-side surface of the first lens G1 and the image-side surface of the second lens G2 aspherical, the distortion is mainly corrected well and the incident angle of the off-axis light flux on the image sensor is adjusted. We are reducing.

  Also, spherical aberration and coma are mainly corrected by making the image side surface of the first lens G1 an aspherical shape. In addition, the second lens G2 is thinned to reduce the thickness of the lens.

  Also, by using the third lens G3 and the fourth lens G4 as marginal contacts, the lens barrel is simplified, and the optical performance is prevented from deteriorating due to the gap between the third lens G3 and the fourth lens G4 and the tilt eccentricity. It is easy to assemble.

  The optical system GB of Numerical Example 2 in FIG. 3 includes a meniscus negative first lens G1 having a convex surface facing the object side, a positive second lens G2 having a convex surface facing the object side, a diaphragm S, and both lens surfaces. Is composed of a cemented lens of a third lens G3 having a concave shape and a fourth lens G4 having both lens surfaces convex.

  By making the image-side surface of the first lens G1 and the image-side surface of the fourth lens G4 aspherical, the distortion is mainly corrected well and the incident angle of the off-axis light flux on the image sensor is adjusted. We are reducing.

  Further, the third lens G3 and the fourth lens G4 are cemented lenses to correct chromatic aberration and simplify the lens barrel. Further, the optical performance is prevented from deteriorating due to the gap between the third lens G3 and the fourth lens G4, and the tilt decentering, thereby facilitating the assembly.

  The optical system GB of Numerical Example 3 in FIG. 5 differs from Numerical Example 2 in FIG. 3 only in that the diaphragm S is between the first lens G1 and the second lens G2, and the others. The configuration of is the same.

  The optical system GB of Numerical Example 4 in FIG. 7 includes a meniscus negative first lens G1 having a convex surface facing the object side, a positive second lens G2 having a convex surface facing the object side, an aperture stop S, an object The lens includes a negative third lens G3 having a concave surface on the side and a positive fourth lens G4 having a convex surface on the image surface side. By making the image side surface of the first lens G1 and the object side and image side surfaces of the fourth lens G4 both aspherical, the distortion is mainly corrected well and the off-axis light beam is imaged. The incident angle to the element is reduced.

  Further, the third lens G3 and the fourth lens G4 are used as marginal contacts to correct chromatic aberration and simplify the lens barrel. Further, the optical performance is prevented from being deteriorated due to the gap between the third lens G3 and the fourth lens G4 and the eccentricity of the tilt, thereby making it easy to assemble.

  The optical system GB of Numerical Examples 5 and 6 in FIGS. 9 and 11 includes a meniscus negative first lens G1 having a convex surface facing the object side, and a reflecting member (prism) P having a reflecting surface that bends the optical path. Have. Further, the lens includes a positive second lens G2 having a convex surface directed toward the object side, an aperture stop S, a cemented lens of a third lens G3 having concave concave surfaces and a fourth lens G4 having convex convex surfaces. .

  The optical path on the optical axis is bent by the reflecting member P (preferably 90 degrees, but it may be 89 to 91 degrees, and depending on the structure, the angle may be 80 to 100 degrees). The thickness is reduced in the thickness direction. By making the image-side surface of the first lens G1 and the image-side surface of the fourth lens G4 aspherical, the distortion is mainly corrected well and the incident angle of the off-axis light flux on the image sensor is adjusted. We are reducing.

  Further, the third lens G3 and the fourth lens G4 are cemented lenses to correct chromatic aberration and simplify the lens barrel.

  Further, the optical performance is prevented from being deteriorated due to the gap between the third lens G3 and the fourth lens G4 and the eccentricity of the tilt, thereby making it easy to assemble.

  The optical system GB of Numerical Example 7 in FIG. 13 includes a meniscus first lens G1 having a convex surface facing the object side, an aperture stop S, a positive second lens G2 having a convex surface facing the object side, and an image side. A negative third lens G3 having a concave surface and a fourth lens G4 having convex both surfaces are formed. By making the image side surface of the first lens G1 an aspherical surface, distortion and astigmatism are mainly corrected favorably.

  In addition, by making the object side and image side surfaces of the second lens G2 aspherical, mainly spherical aberration and coma are corrected favorably, and the second lens G2 is made thinner. Further, the third lens G3 and the fourth lens G4 are marginally contacted to correct chromatic aberration and simplify the lens barrel. In addition, the optical performance is prevented from deteriorating due to the gap between the third lens G3 and the fourth lens G4 and the tilt eccentricity, thereby facilitating assembly.

  In any of the embodiments, focusing is performed by moving the first lens G1 or the entire lens.

  As described above, according to each embodiment, by appropriately setting the curvature and power (refractive power) of the lens surface, the optical system is small and has a small aberration with a four-lens configuration of negative, positive, negative, and positive lenses. Can be obtained.

  In addition, according to each embodiment, it is possible to obtain a compact optical system that can be easily assembled, has a short retractable length, has a small front lens, and has excellent aberrations corrected to the periphery of the screen. Furthermore, since the aperture efficiency of the optical system is increased and a sufficient amount of peripheral light can be secured in the lens system, a bright optical system having a relatively wide field angle can be obtained.

  Further, in Examples 5 and 6, a reflection member made of a prism member having a reflection surface is disposed between the first lens G1 and the second lens G2, and the optical path is bent. According to this, it is possible to further reduce the thickness of the camera in the thickness direction (front-rear direction).

  In the first to fourth and seventh embodiments, as in the fifth and sixth embodiments, a reflection member for bending the optical path may be disposed between the first lens G1 and the second lens G2.

  Next, an embodiment of a digital camera (optical apparatus) using the optical systems of Embodiments 1 to 4 and 7 of the present invention as a photographing optical system will be described with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 15, reference numeral 20 denotes a camera body, and reference numeral 21 denotes a photographic optical system constituted by the optical systems of Examples 1 to 4 and 7 of the present invention. Reference numeral 22 denotes a solid-state image sensor (optical conversion element) such as a CCD sensor or a CMOS sensor that receives a subject image formed by the photographing optical system 21 and is built in the camera body. A memory 23 records information corresponding to a subject image photoelectrically converted by the solid-state imaging device 22. Reference numeral 24 is a finder for observing a subject image formed on the solid-state image sensor 22, which includes a liquid crystal display panel or the like.

  FIG. 16 is a schematic view of the essential part of a digital camera using the optical system of Embodiments 5 and 6 of the present invention as an imaging optical system.

  In FIG. 16, 10 is a digital camera body, and 11 is an optical system according to the present invention. Reference numeral 12 denotes a flash built in the camera body, 13 an external viewfinder, and 14 a shutter button. Reference numeral 15 denotes a schematic optical system arrangement relationship in the camera body of the optical system according to the present invention.

  In this way, by applying the optical system of the present invention to a digital camera or the like, a small and high-capacity image pickup apparatus is realized that can reduce the shape of the camera body.

  Further, in this example, the optical system is arranged so that the optical axis deflected by the reflecting member at the time of horizontal position photographing is in the vertical (vertical) direction. However, the deflected optical axis is in the horizontal (horizontal) direction. You may arrange so that it may become.

  As described above, when the optical system of the present invention is used in a photographing optical system of a digital still camera, a small and high-performance imaging device can be realized.

  Next, numerical examples 1 to 7 corresponding to the first to seventh embodiments of the present invention will be described. In each numerical example, f is the focal length of the entire system, fno is the F number, si (i = 1 to 10) is the i-th surface counted from the object side, R is the radius of curvature, D is the air gap, and Nd is The refractive index of the material at the d-line of each lens, νd, is the Abbe number of the material of each lens.

  The value of the distance between the apertures in Numerical Examples 1 and 7 is a negative value because the position of each member is indicated in the order of the aperture from the object side and the second lens.

The aspherical shape is the X axis in the optical axis direction, the H axis in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis, the light traveling direction is positive, R is the paraxial radius of curvature, k is the conic coefficient (conical constant), and the aspheric coefficient is A, When B, C, D, and E are expressed by the following formula. The E-x indicates a ^{10 -x.}

  Table 1 shows the relationship between the conditional expressions described above and the numerical values in the numerical examples.

Sectional view of the lens of Example 1 of the optical system of the present invention Longitudinal aberration diagram of Numerical Example 1 corresponding to Example 1 of the present invention Sectional drawing of the lens of Example 2 of the optical system of the present invention Longitudinal aberration diagram of Numerical Example 2 corresponding to Example 2 of the present invention Lens sectional view of Example 3 of the optical system of the present invention Longitudinal aberration diagram of Numerical Example 3 corresponding to Example 3 of the present invention Cross-sectional view of Example 4 of the optical system according to the present invention Longitudinal aberration diagram of Numerical Example 4 corresponding to Example 4 of the present invention Lens cross section of Example 5 of the optical system of the present invention Longitudinal aberration diagram of Numerical Example 5 corresponding to Example 5 of the present invention Lens cross section of Example 6 of the optical system according to the present invention Longitudinal aberration diagram of Numerical Example 6 corresponding to Example 6 of the present invention Lens cross section of Example 7 of the optical system according to the present invention Longitudinal aberration diagram of Numerical Example 7 corresponding to Example 7 of the present invention Schematic view of essential parts of the optical apparatus (imaging device) of the present invention Schematic view of essential parts of the optical apparatus (imaging device) of the present invention

Explanation of symbols

GB optical system G1 first lens G2 second lens G3 third lens G4 fourth lens S stop GL optical block IP image surface A. Spherical aberration AS Astigmatism DIST Distortion aberration d d-line g g-line M Meridional image plane S Sagittal image plane
Y Half-diagonal length of image plane (image height)
Fno F number

Claims (7)

In order from the object side to the image side, a first lens having a negative refractive power having a convex surface directed toward the object side, a second lens having a positive refractive power, a third lens having a negative refractive power, and a fourth lens having a positive refractive power An optical system having
The distance between the first lens and the second lens is D2,
The curvature radii of the object side surface and the image side surface of the first lens are respectively G1R1, G1R2,
The focal length of the second lens is f2,
When the focal length of the entire system is f, 1.0 <D2 / f <2.5
0.4 <G1R2 / G2R1 <1.2
0.8 <f2 / f <1.5
An optical system characterized by satisfying the following conditions. When the length from the object side surface of the first lens to the image side surface of the fourth lens is lensD 2.3 <lensD / f <4.0
The optical system according to claim 1, wherein the following condition is satisfied. When the focal length of the first lens is f1, 1.4 <| f1 / f | <2.3
The optical system according to claim 1, wherein the following condition is satisfied. When the combined focal length of the third lens and the fourth lens is f34, −0.5 <f / f34 <0.35
The optical system according to claim 1, wherein the following condition is satisfied.   5. The optical device according to claim 1, wherein the image-side surface of the first lens has an aspherical shape in which negative refractive power decreases as the distance from the lens center toward the lens periphery increases. system.   6. The optical system according to claim 1, wherein a reflection member that bends an optical path on an optical axis is disposed between the first lens and the second lens.   An imaging apparatus comprising: the optical system according to claim 1; and an imaging element that receives an image formed by the optical system.