Variable magnification viewfinder
AssigneeOlympus Optical Co., Ltd.
InventorsTatsuo Inabata, Toshihide Nozawa
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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.
Claims9
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.
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;
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- 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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