Imaging lens and imaging apparatus equipped with the imaging lens

An imaging lens substantially consisting of five lenses, including:

• a first lens having a positive refractive power and a convex surface toward the object side;
• a second lens having a negative refractive power and a concave surface toward the image side;
• a third lens having a negative refractive power and a concave surface toward the object side;
• a fourth lens having a positive refractive power and is of a meniscus shape having a concave surface toward the object side;
• and
• a fifth lens having a negative refractive power and is of a meniscus shape having a convex surface toward the image side, provided in this order from the object side;
• the imaging lens satisfying the following conditional formula:
• −1.9<f/f5<0 (1)
• wherein f is the focal length of the entire system, and f5 is the focal length of the fifth lens.