Finder optical system and image pickup apparatus using the same
First Claim
1. A finder optical system comprising, in order from an object side thereof:
- an objective optical system having a positive refracting power;
an image-inverting optical system for erecting an intermediate image formed by said objective optical system; and
an ocular optical system having a positive refracting power;
wherein said objective optical system has;
at least two movable units moving when zooming is performed; and
a prism placed on an object side of the intermediate image formed by said objective optical system, said prism including at least one reflecting surface having a rotationally asymmetric surface configuration;
said image-inverting optical system having at least one reflecting surface formed from a roof surface;
said finder optical system satisfying the following condition;
1.0<
d/(fW·
tan θ
w·
Z)<
2.5
(1) where d is a distance from an entrance surface of said objective optical system to a first reflecting surface of said image-inverting optical system;
fW is a focal length of said objective optical system at a wide-angle end;
θ
w is a maximum field angle of said objective optical system at the wide-angle end; and
Z is a zoom ratio.
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Abstract
A high-performance real-image finder optical system reduced in size, particularly in thickness, includes a positive objective optical system, an image-inverting optical system for erecting an intermediate image formed by the objective optical system, and a positive ocular optical system. The objective optical system has at least two movable units moving when zooming is performed. A prism is placed on the object side of the intermediate image. At least one reflecting surface of the prism has a rotationally asymmetric surface configuration. At least one reflecting surface of the image-inverting optical system is formed from a roof surface. The finder optical system satisfies the following condition:
1.0<d/(fW·tan θW·Z)<2.5
where d is the distance from the entrance surface of the objective optical system to the first reflecting surface of the image-inverting optical system; fW is the focal length of the objective optical system at the wide-angle end; θw is the maximum field angle of the objective optical system at the wide-angle end; and Z is a zoom ratio.
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70 Claims
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1. A finder optical system comprising, in order from an object side thereof:
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an objective optical system having a positive refracting power;
an image-inverting optical system for erecting an intermediate image formed by said objective optical system; and
an ocular optical system having a positive refracting power;
wherein said objective optical system has;
at least two movable units moving when zooming is performed; and
a prism placed on an object side of the intermediate image formed by said objective optical system, said prism including at least one reflecting surface having a rotationally asymmetric surface configuration;
said image-inverting optical system having at least one reflecting surface formed from a roof surface;
said finder optical system satisfying the following condition;
1.0<
d/(fW·
tan θ
w·
Z)<
2.5
(1)where d is a distance from an entrance surface of said objective optical system to a first reflecting surface of said image-inverting optical system;
fW is a focal length of said objective optical system at a wide-angle end;
θ
w is a maximum field angle of said objective optical system at the wide-angle end; and
Z is a zoom ratio. - View Dependent Claims (2, 7, 8, 69, 70)
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3. A finder optical system comprising, in order from an object side thereof:
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an objective optical system having a positive refracting power;
an image-inverting optical system for erecting an intermediate image formed by said objective optical system; and
an ocular optical system having a positive refracting power;
wherein said objective optical system has;
at least two movable units moving when zooming is performed; and
a prism placed on an object side of the intermediate image formed by said objective optical system, said prism including at least one reflecting surface having a rotationally asymmetric surface configuration;
said image-inverting optical system including a Porro prism;
said finder optical system satisfying the following conditions;
1.0<
d/(fW·
tan θ
w·
Z)<
2.5
(3) 0.5<
dp/(fW·
tan θ
w)<
1.1
(4)where d is a distance from an entrance surface of said objective optical system to a first reflecting surface of said image-inverting optical system;
fW is a focal length of said objective optical system at a wide-angle end;
θ
w is a maximum field angle of said objective optical system at the wide-angle end;
Z is a zoom ratio; and
dp is a distance from an entrance surface of said image-inverting optical system placed on the object side of said intermediate image to said first reflecting surface. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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9. A finder optical system comprising, in order from an object side thereof:
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an objective optical system having a positive refracting power;
an image-inverting optical system for erecting an intermediate image formed by said objective optical system; and
an ocular optical system having a positive refracting power;
wherein said objective optical system includes;
an optical system having at least two movable units moving when zooming is performed, said optical system having a positive composite power; and
a prism placed on a pupil side of said optical system, said prism including an image-inverting function, and said prism including at least one reflecting surface having a rotationally asymmetric surface configuration;
wherein at least either one of a first transmitting surface and first reflecting surface of said prism has a negative power, and a second transmitting surface of said prism has a positive power. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A finder optical system comprising, in order from an object side thereof:
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an objective optical system having a positive refracting power;
an image-inverting optical system for erecting an intermediate image formed by said objective optical system; and
an ocular optical system having a positive refracting power;
wherein said objective optical system has;
at least two movable units moving when zooming is performed; and
a prism placed on an object side of the intermediate image formed by said objective optical system, said prism having two reflecting surfaces, wherein at least one of said reflecting surfaces has a rotationally asymmetric surface configuration;
said finder optical system satisfying the following condition;
0.5<
dp/(fW·
tan θ
w)<
1.1
(9)where fW is a focal length of said objective optical system at a wide-angle end;
θ
w is a maximum field angle of said objective optical system at the wide-angle end; and
dp is a distance from an entrance surface of said image-inverting optical system placed on the object side of the intermediate image to a first reflecting surface thereof. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A finder optical system comprising, in order from an object side thereof:
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an objective optical system having a positive refracting power;
an image-inverting optical system for erecting an intermediate image formed by said objective optical system; and
an ocular optical system having a positive refracting power;
wherein said objective optical system has;
at least two movable units moving when zooming is performed; and
a prism placed on an object side of the intermediate image formed by said objective optical system, said prism having three reflecting surfaces, wherein at least one of said reflecting surfaces has a rotationally asymmetric surface configuration. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A finder optical system comprising, in order from an object side thereof:
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an objective optical system having a positive refracting power;
an image-inverting optical system for erecting an intermediate image formed by said objective optical system; and
an ocular optical system having a positive refracting power;
wherein said objective optical system includes, in order from an object side thereof;
a negative first unit;
a positive second unit; and
a negative third unit;
wherein at least the first unit and the second unit are movable units moving when zooming is performed, and the third unit is formed from a prism including an image-inverting function, said prism including at least one reflecting surface having a rotationally asymmetric surface configuration. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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30. A finder optical system comprising, in order from an object side thereof:
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an objective optical system having a positive refracting power;
an image-inverting optical system for erecting an intermediate image formed by said objective optical system; and
an ocular optical system having a positive refracting power;
wherein said objective optical system includes, in order from an object side thereof;
a negative first unit;
a positive second unit; and
a positive third unit;
wherein at least the first unit and the second unit are movable units moving when zooming is performed, and the third unit is formed from a prism including an image-inverting function, said prism including at least one reflecting surface having a rotationally asymmetric surface configuration, and said prism including at least one transmitting surface or reflecting surface that has a negative power, said third unit having a principal point positioned on a pupil side of a plane where the intermediate image is formed.
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38. A finder optical system comprising, in order from an object side thereof:
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an objective optical system having a positive refracting power;
an image-inverting optical system for erecting an intermediate image formed by said objective optical system; and
an ocular optical system having a positive refracting power;
wherein said objective optical system has;
at least two movable units moving when zooming is performed; and
a prism placed on an object side of the intermediate image formed by said objective optical system, said prism including two reflecting surfaces, at least one of the reflecting surfaces having a rotationally asymmetric surface configuration;
wherein a first transmitting surface and second reflecting surface of said prism are formed from an identical surface having both transmitting and reflecting actions, and said prism has an optical path in which an axial principal ray or a projective axial principal ray defined by projecting the axial principal ray onto a plane containing a part of the axial principal ray bends in different directions from each other with respect to a travel direction of light rays at the two reflecting surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41)
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42. A finder optical system comprising, in order from an object side thereof:
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an objective optical system having a positive refracting power;
an image-inverting optical system for erecting an intermediate image formed by said objective optical system; and
an ocular optical system having a positive refracting power;
wherein said objective optical system has;
at least two movable units moving when zooming is performed; and
a prism placed on an object side of the intermediate image formed by said objective optical system, said prism including two reflecting surfaces, both of said reflecting surfaces being independent of other transmitting and reflecting surfaces, at least one of said reflecting surfaces having a rotationally asymmetric surface configuration, said prism having an optical path in which an axial principal ray or a projective axial principal ray defined by projecting the axial principal ray onto a plane containing a part of the axial principal ray bends in a same direction with respect to a travel direction of light rays at said two reflecting surfaces;
said finder optical system satisfying the following condition;
0.5<
dp/(fW·
tan θ
w)<
1.1
(21)where dp is a distance from an entrance surface of said image-inverting optical system placed on the object side of the intermediate image to a first reflecting surface thereof;
fW is a focal length of said objective optical system at a wide-angle end;
θ
w is a maximum field angle of said objective optical system at the wide-angle end. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A finder optical system comprising, in order from an object side thereof:
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an objective optical system having a positive refracting power;
an image-inverting optical system for erecting an intermediate image formed by said objective optical system; and
an ocular optical system having a positive refracting power;
wherein said objective optical system has;
at least two movable units moving when zooming is performed; and
a prism placed on an object side of the intermediate image formed by said objective optical system, said prism including three reflecting surfaces, all of said reflecting surfaces being independent of other transmitting and reflecting surfaces, at least one of said reflecting surfaces having a rotationally asymmetric surface configuration, said prism having an optical path in which an axial principal ray or a projective axial principal ray defined by projecting the axial principal ray onto a plane containing a part of the axial principal ray bends in a same direction with respect to a travel direction of light rays at two consecutive reflecting surfaces and bends in a direction different from said same direction at the other reflecting surface. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A finder optical system comprising, in order from an object side thereof:
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an objective optical system having a positive refracting power;
an image-inverting optical system for erecting an intermediate image formed by said objective optical system; and
an ocular optical system having a positive refracting power;
wherein said objective optical system has;
at least two movable units moving when zooming is performed; and
a prism placed on an object side of the intermediate image formed by said objective optical system, said prism including three reflecting surfaces, at least one of said reflecting surfaces having a rotationally asymmetric surface configuration;
wherein a first reflecting surface and third reflecting surface of said prism are independent of other transmitting and reflecting surfaces, and a second reflecting surface of said prism is formed from an identical surface with a second transmitting surface of said prism;
said prism having an optical path in which an axial principal ray or a projective axial principal ray defined by projecting the axial principal ray onto a plane containing a part of the axial principal ray bends in a same direction with respect to a travel direction of light rays at two consecutive reflecting surfaces and bends in a direction different from said same direction at the other reflecting surface. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A finder optical system comprising, in order from an object side thereof:
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an objective optical system having a positive refracting power;
an image-inverting optical system for erecting an intermediate image formed by said objective optical system; and
an ocular optical system having a positive refracting power;
wherein said objective optical system has;
at least two movable units moving when zooming is performed; and
a prism placed on an object side of the intermediate image formed by said objective optical system, said prism including three reflecting surfaces, at least one of said reflecting surfaces having a rotationally asymmetric surface configuration;
wherein a first reflecting surface and third reflecting surface of said prism are independent of other transmitting and reflecting surfaces, and a second reflecting surface of said prism is formed from an identical surface with first and second transmitting surfaces of said prism;
said prism having an optical path in which an axial principal ray or a projective axial principal ray defined by projecting the axial principal ray onto a plane containing a part of the axial principal ray bends at each of the three reflecting surfaces in a direction different from a direction of bending at a preceding reflecting surface with respect to a travel direction of light rays. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A finder optical system comprising, in order from an object side thereof:
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an objective optical system having a positive refracting power;
an image-inverting optical system for erecting an intermediate image formed by said objective optical system; and
an ocular optical system having a positive refracting power;
wherein said objective optical system has;
at least two movable units moving when zooming is performed; and
a prism placed on an object side of the intermediate image formed by said objective optical system, said prism including three reflecting surfaces, at least one of said reflecting surfaces having a rotationally asymmetric surface configuration, said three reflecting surfaces being all independent of other transmitting and reflecting surfaces, said prism having an optical path in which an axial principal ray or a projective axial principal ray defined by projecting the axial principal ray onto a plane containing a part of the axial principal ray bends in a same direction with respect to a travel direction of light rays at a first reflecting surface and a second reflecting surface and is twisted by a third reflecting surface. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68)
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