Converter lens system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9851626-B2
Application number	US-201514627173-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 20, 2015
Priority date	Mar 3, 2014
Publication date	Dec 26, 2017
Grant date	Dec 26, 2017

Abstract

There is provided converter lens system including a first lens that is a negative lens of which both surfaces are concave, a second lens that is a negative lens of which both an image plane side and an object side are convex toward an object side, and a third lens that is a positive lens of which both sides are convex. The first to third lenses are disposed in this order from the object side, and the converter lens system is inserted and used between an imaging lens and a camera.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A converter lens system, comprising:
a first negative lens that has a first concave surface towards an object side of the converter lens system and a second concave surface opposite to the first concave surface;
a second negative lens that has a third surface bonded to the second concave surface of the first negative lens, and a fourth surface opposite to the third surface,
wherein each of the third surface and the fourth surface is convex towards the object side; and

a positive lens that has:
a fifth surface that is convex towards the object side and adjacent to the fourth surface of the second negative lens, and
a sixth convex surface that is opposite to the fifth surface, wherein the sixth convex surface is convex towards an image plane side of the converter lens system;

a first connector configured to detachably connect the object side of the converter lens system to a first camera system; and
a second connector configured to detachably connect the image plane side of the converter lens system to a second camera system,
wherein the converter lens system satisfies:
| Nd 1− Nd 3|<0.05,

where Nd1 represents a first refractive index for d-line of the first negative lens and Nd3 represents a second refractive index for d-line of the positive lens.

2. The converter lens system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first camera system comprises an imaging lens in combination with a color separation prism of a three-plate type camera that includes three image sensors, and
wherein the second camera system comprises a single-plate type camera.

3. The converter lens system according to claim 1 , wherein the fourth surface of the second negative lens is bonded to the fifth surface of the positive lens.

4. The converter lens system according to claim 1 , wherein the converter lens system substantially has no power.

5. A converter lens system, comprising:
an object side connector configured to detachably connect to a first camera system;
a first negative lens that has a first concave surface towards an object side, and a second concave surface opposite to the first concave surface;
a second negative lens that has a third surface bonded to the second concave surface of the first negative lens, and a fourth surface opposite to the third surface,
wherein each of the third surface and the fourth surface is convex towards the object side;
a positive lens that has:
a fifth surface that is convex towards the object side and bonded to the fourth surface of the second negative lens, and
a sixth convex surface that is opposite to the fifth surface, wherein the sixth convex surface is convex towards an image plane side of the converter lens system; and
an image plane side connector configured to detachably connect to a second camera system.

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Nakamura Akira

Classifications

• G02B15/04

  by changing a part · CPC title

• G03B17/48

  adapted for combination with other photographic or optical apparatus · CPC title

• G02B15/10

  by adding a part, e.g. close-up attachment · CPC title

• G03B17/565 Primary

  Optical accessories, e.g. converters for close-up photography, tele-convertors, wide-angle convertors · CPC title

• G02B9/02

  having one + component only (simple lenses G02B3/00) · CPC title