Viewfinder optical system
AssigneeMinolta Co., Ltd.
InventorJun Ishihara
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Abstract
A viewfinder optical system directs a luminous flux emanating from an image plane to a pupil. The viewfinder optical system has an eyepiece optical system. The eyepiece optical system enlarges an image in order to be viewed by the pupil. The eyepiece optical system has a first lens unit, a second lens unit and a third lens unit. The first lens unit has at least one surface having a positive optical power. The second lens unit has at least one surface having a negative optical power. The third lens unit has a reflecting surface having a positive Optical power.
Claims25
An observation optical system for transmitting incident light to a pupil of an observer, comprising:
- a reflecting surface provided at a position substantially conjugate with the pupil of the observer so as to reflect the incident light incident on the reflecting surface, the reflecting surface having a first reflectance inside a reflection necessary range on the reflecting surface that is different from a second reflectance outside a reflection necessary range on the reflecting surface so as to limit a pupil of the observation optical system.
An observation optical system for transmitting incident light to a pupil of an observer, comprising:
- a relay optical system for transmitting an image to the pupil of the observer, the relay optical system having a reflecting surface in an optical path thereof, the reflecting surface being provided at a position substantially conjugate with the pupil of the observer so as to reflect the incident light incident on the reflecting surface, the reflecting surface having a first reflectance inside a reflection necessary range on the reflecting surface that is different from a second reflectance outside a reflection necessary range on the reflecting surface so as to limit a pupil of the observation optical system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.