Optical system for deflecting image

Claim 2

An optical system for correcting image blurring comprising, from front to rear, a fixed lens unit stationary relative to a direction perpendicular to the optical axis, and a movable lens unit with means for moving said movable lens unit in a direction having a directional component transverse to the optical axis to stabilize an image, said movable lens unit including a plurality of lenses, and satisfying the following condition: 0.05<L.sub.2 /F <0.4 where L 2 is the length from a frontmost lens surface in said movable lens unit to a rearmost lens surface therein, and F is the focal length of the entire lens system.

Claim 3

A photographic optical system according to claim 1, wherein said movable lens unit includes a front lens sub-unit and a rear lens sub-unit with a longest air separation therebetween, satisfying the following conditions: 0.05<D.sub.max ·φ.sub.II <0.6 0.4<φ.sub.IIB /φ.sub.II <2 where D max is said air separation, and φ II and φ IIB are the refractive powers of said movable lens unit and said rear lens sub-unit, respectively.

Claim 4

A photographic optical system according to claim 1 or 2, satisfying the following condition:

Claim 5

1<R IIa /F<0.6 where R IIa is the radius of curvature of the frontmost lens surface in said movable lens unit.

Claim 6

1<R IIa /F<0.6 where R IIa is the radius of curvature of the frontmost lens surface in said movable lens unit.

Claim 7

A photographic optical system according to claim 2, wherein said front lens sub-unit includes at least one positive lens and a negative lens, and wherein said rear lens sub-unit includes at least one positive lens.

Claim 8

A photographic optical system according to claim 1, wherein said movable lens unit includes a positive first lens, a negative second lens having a strong negative refracting surface on the object side as compared with the image side, and a positive third lens, and wherein letting the focal length of the entire lens system be denoted by F, the focal length and the total lens length of said movable lens unit by FV and L2, respective, and air separation between said first lens and said second lens by DV 12 , and the shape parameters of said first lens and said second lens by SV 1 and SV 2 , respectively, where the shape parameter S is defined by S=(RB+RA)/((RB-RA) wherein RA and RB represent the radii o curvature of the front and rear surfaces of a lens, the following conditions are satisfied: 0.05<L2/F<0.2 -2<SV.sub.1 <1 0<SV.sub.2 >5 0.01<DV.sub.12 /FV<0.08.

Claim 9

A photographic optical system according to claim 5, wherein said lens sub-unit includes at least two positive lenses, satisfying the following condition: -5<SV.sub.31 <-0.5 where SV 31 is the shape parameter of the one of said positive lenses which is positioned on the object side.

Claim 10

A photographic optical system according to claim 5 or 6, satisfying the following conditions: ν.sub.VP >45 ν.sub.VN <40 where ν VP and ν VN are the average values of the Abbe numbers of the media of the positive lenses and negative lenses constituting said movable lens unit, respectively.

Claim 11

A photographic lens system according to claim 1, wherein said means for moving further comprises detection means for detecting blurring of the image and drives said movable lens unit on the basis of an output of said detection means.

Claim 12

A photographic optical system comprising a fixed lens unit stationary relative to a direction perpendicular to the optical axis, and a movable lens unit arranged on the image side of said fixed lens unit with means for moving said movable lens unit in a direction having a directional component transverse to the optical axis to deflect an image, said movable lens unit including a positive lens and a negative lens, and satisfying the following condition: .sub.pν.sub.d >75 0.525<.sub.p θ.sub.g,F <0.545 where p θ d and p θ g ,F are the Abbe number and the partial dispersion ratio of said positive lens respectively, wherein a partial dispersion ration θ g ,F is defined by an equation: θ g ,f =(n g -n F )/(n F -n C ) wherein n g , n F and n C are the refractive indices for the spectral g-line, F-line and C-line, respectively.

Claim 13

A photographic optical system comprising a fixed lens unit stationary relative to a direction perpendicular to the optical axis, and a movable lens unit arranged on the image side of said fixed lens unit with means for moving said movable lens unit in a direction having a directional component transverse to the optical axis to deflect an image, said movable lens unit including a positive lens and a negative lens, and satisfying the following condition: .sub.pν.sub.d >75 0.525<.sub.p θ.sub.g,F <0.545 where p θ d and p θ g ,F are the Abbe number and the partial dispersion ratio of said positive lens respectively, wherein a partial dispersion ration θ g ,F is defined by an equation: θ g ,f =(n g -n F )/(n F -n C ) wherein n g , n F and n C are the refractive indices for the spectral g-line, F-line and C-line, respectively.

Claim 14

A photographic optical system according to claim 9, satisfying the following conditions: 45>.sub.n ν.sub.d -0.012<.sub.n θ.sub.g,F -0.6438+0.001682·.sub.n θ.sub.d <-0.003 where n νd and n θ g ,F are the Abbe number and the partial dispersion ratio of said negative lens of said movable lens unit, respectively.

Claim 15

A photographic optical system according to claim 9, satisfying the following condition: 0.3f.sub.T <f.sub.x <0.7f.sub.T wherein f x is the focal length of said positive lens, and f T is the focal length of the entire lens system.

Claim 16

A photographic lens system according to claim 11, wherein said means for moving further comprises a detecting unit for detecting blurring of an image, and moves said movable lens unit and said light limiting means on the basis of an output of said detecting means.

Claim 17

A photographic optical system according to claim 9, wherein said movable lens unit further includes a second positive lens, satisfying the following condition: 0.003<.sub.n2 θ.sub.g,F -0.6438+0.001682·.sub.n2 ν.sub.d <0.012 where n2 ν d and n2 θ g ,F are the Abbe number and the partial dispersion ratio of said second positive lens, respectively.

Claim 18

A photographic lens having an optical axis, comprising a movable lens unit and means for moving said movable lens unit in a direction having a directional component transverse to the optical axis to deflect an image, and light limiting means movable in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis in synchronism with movement of said movable lens unit and having a limiting portion for limiting light.

Claim 19

A photographic lens having an optical axis, comprising a movable lens unit and means for moving said movable lens unit in a direction having a directional component transverse to the optical axis to deflect an image, and light limiting means movable in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis in synchronism with movement of said movable lens unit and having a limiting portion for limiting light.

Claim 20

A photographic lens according to claim 14, wherein said limiting portion is constructed from an element whose transmittance varies electrically.

Claim 21

A photographic lens according to claim 15, wherein said element is a liquid crystal.