Abstract:
A zoom lens system comprising a front lens unit having a negative refractive power and a rear lens unit having a positive refractive power, and configured so as to perform a change of a magnification thereof by varying an airspace reserved between these two lens units. The rear lens unit consists, in order from the object side, of a positive lens component, a positive lens component and a negative lens component which has at least one aspherical surface. The zoom lens system is composed of a small number of lens elements, sufficiently compact, and has high optical performance, a wide field angle and a high vari-focal ratio.

Description:
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/104,595, filed on Aug. 10, 1993, which was abandoned upon the filing hereof. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     a) Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a zoom lens system which comprises a front lens unit having a negative refractive power and a rear lens unit having a positive refractive power, and more specifically to a zoom lens which consists of a small number of lens elements. 
     b) Description of the Prior Art 
     Zoom lens systems of the type described above have conventionally been widely used as the so-called standard zoom lens system which cover standard field angles among exchange lens systems for use with single-lens reflex cameras. A zoom lens system of this type is configured so as to have the retrofocus type paraxial refractive power distribution by disposing a front lens unit having a negative refractive power apart from a rear lens unit having a positive refractive power, easily permits reserving a long back focal length which is required for disposing quick return mirrors in single-lens reflex cameras, has a compact size as a whole and features favorable optical performance. 
     As a conventional example of a zoom lens system which consists of two lens units i.e., a negative lens unit and a positive lens unit, and comprises a reduced number of lens elements, there is known a zoom lens system disclosed by Japanese Patent Kokai Publication No. Sho 59-64,811. This zoom lens system has a focal length of approximately 35 to 70 mm. The front lens unit consists of two lens components of two lens elements, whereas the rear lens unit consists of four lens components of four lens elements; the front lens unit using an aspherical surfaces for correcting aberrations in the zoom lens system. 
     Further, a zoom lens system disclosed by Japanese Patent Kokai Publication No. Hei 4-46,308 is known as another example of a zoom lens system which consists of a reduced number of lens elements. This zoom lens system also has a focal length of approximately 35 to 70 mm. This zoom lens system uses a front lens unit composed of two lens components of two lens elements, a rear lens unit composed of two lens components of two lens elements or three lens components of three lens elements and four or more aspherical surfaces for correcting aberrations in the zoom lens system. 
     As a conventional example of a zoom lens system which is of the type described above and to be used with lens shutter cameras, there is known a zoom lens system disclosed by Japanese Patent Kokai Publication No. Sho 62-50,718. Since zoom lens systems which are to be used with lens shutter cameras need not have long back focal lengths, these lens systems can have shortened total lengths (lengths as measured from first surfaces of the lens systems to film surfaces). In case of this conventional example, a total length thereof is shortened by composing a rear lens unit thereof, in order from the object side, of a subunit having a positive refractive power and another subunit having a negative refractive power, and disposing these subunits apart from each other so as to obtain the so-called telephoto type refractive power distribution. This zoom lens system has a focal length of approximately 35 to 70 mm, and uses three lens components of three lens elements to compose the front lens unit and four lens components of six lens elements for composing the rear lens unit as well as aspherical surfaces disposed in these lens units for correcting aberrations in the zoom lens system. 
     The zoom lens system disclosed by the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Kokai Publication No. Sho 59-64,811 comprises as a whole lens elements in a number as small as six. However, due to the refractive power distribution selected for this zoom lens system, the front lens unit thereof has a large effective diameter which is undesirable for configuring the lens system compact. In addition, the two lens elements disposed in the front lens unit have large effective diameters, thereby undesirably enhancing costs of materials and manufacturing of the zoom lens system. The effective diameters are further prolonged in particular when the zoom lens system is configured so that it has a short focal length and a large field angle at a wide position thereof. 
     The zoom lens system disclosed by Japanese Patent Kokai Publication No. Hei 4-46,308 consists of four or five lens elements as a whole, but has aberrations which are not corrected sufficiently favorably for practical use of the zoom lens system. 
     The zoom lens system disclosed by Japanese Patent Kokai Publication No. Sho 62-50,718 has a shortened total length and a shortened effective diameter, but is undesirable from a viewpoint of manufacturing cost thereof since the lens system uses nine lens elements as a whole. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     A primary object of the present invention is to provide a zoom lens system which comprises two lens units, i.e., a front lens unit having a negative refractive power and a rear lens unit having a positive refractive power, comprises a small number of lens elements, and has a sufficiently compact size, high optical performance, a wide field angle and a high vari-focal ratio. 
     The zoom lens system according to the present invention comprises the front lens unit having the negative refractive power and the rear lens unit having the positive refractive power, and is configured so as to perform a change of a magnification thereof by varying an airspace reserved between these two lens units. The rear lens unit comprises a positive lens component at an object side location and a negative lens component at an image side location, and uses at least one aspherical surface. The zoom lens system according to the present invention satisfies the following conditions (1) , (2) and (3): 
     
         (1) 1.0&lt;|f.sub.1 |/f.sub.W &lt;2.0 
    
     
         (2) 0.7&lt;f.sub.2 /f.sub.W &lt;1.4 
    
     
         (3) 75&lt;υ.sub.RP 
    
     wherein the reference symbol f W  represents a focal length of the zoom lens system as a whole at a wide position thereof, the reference symbols f 1  and f 2  designate focal lengths of the front lens unit and the rear lens unit respectively, and the reference symbol υ RP  denotes a total sum of Abbe&#39;s numbers of all lens elements comprised in the positive lens component disposed in the rear lens unit. 
     The primary object of the present invention lies in reducing a number of lens elements to be disposed in a zoom lens system. However, a simple reduction of a number of lens elements to be disposed in a zoom lens system will pose problems of aggravation of aberrations, lowering in freedom for correction of aberrations and impossibility to maintain high optical performance. 
     The present invention has succeeded in solving these problems by disposing the positive lens component at the object side location and the negative lens component at the image side location in the rear lens unit. The positive lens component disposed at the object side location in the rear lens unit functions to converge a diverging light bundle which is incident on the rear lens unit and serves for favorably correcting aberrations in cooperation with the negative lens component disposed at the image side location in the rear lens unit. For correcting offaxial aberrations, astigmatism in particular, however, it is necessary to use at least one aspherical surface in the rear lens unit. From a viewpoint of a manufacturing cost of the zoom lens system according to the present invention, it is desirable that the rear lens unit is composed of the positive lens component and the negative lens component as described above. For more favorable correction of aberrations in the zoom lens system according to the present invention, however, it is desirable that the rear lens unit is composed of three lens components, i.e., a positive lens component, a positive lens component and a negative lens component or a positive lens component, a negative lens component and a negative lens component. 
     Even when the zoom lens system is composed of a reduced number of lens elements for lowering a manufacturing cost thereof, however, it is undesirable that the lens system has a large size. For obtaining a zoom lens system which has a sufficiently compact size and high optical performance while selecting the composition described above, it is necessary that the zoom lens system satisfies the above-mentioned conditions (1) and (2). 
     In case of a zoom lens system which consists of a negative lens unit and a positive lens unit, the front lens unit is moved for a shortest distance for changing a magnification of the lens system when the rear lens unit images rays at a magnification of -1× at an intermediate focal length f s  of the zoom lens system which is given by the following formula: 
     
         f.sub.s =(f.sub.W ·f.sub.T).sup.1/2 
    
     wherein the reference symbols f W  and f T  represent focal lengths of the zoom lens system as a whole at the wide position and tele position respectively thereof. 
     In order to shorten the moving distance of the front lens unit and correct aberrations favorably in the zoom lens system, the present invention adopts the condition (1) so that the rear lens unit images rays at a point located within a range from a vicinity of the intermediate focal length f s  to the wide position of the zoom lens system. If the upper limit of the condition (1) is exceeded, it will be required to move the front lens unit for a prolonged distance for changing magnification, and the airspace reserved between the front lens unit and the rear lens unit will be widened, whereby the front lens unit will undesirably have a larger effective diameter. If the lower limit of the condition (1) is exceeded, in contrast, it will be impossible to correct aberrations sufficiently favorably with a small number of lens elements. 
     The condition (2) has been adopted for correcting chromatic aberration. In order to correct chromatic aberration favorably in the rear lens unit which has the positive refractive power, it is desirable that chromatic aberration produced by the positive lens component is cancelled with that produced by the negative lens component. However, since the negative lens component need not necessarily have a strong refractive power as described later with reference to embodiments of the present invention, it is desirable to reduce chromatic aberration which is to be produced by the positive lens component for reducing variations of chromatic aberration to be caused by changing a magnification of the zoom lens system. The condition (3) has been adopted for this reason. So far as the condition (3) is satisfied, chromatic aberration can be corrected favorably even when the negative lens component has a strong refractive power. 
     The zoom lens system according to the present invention uses a single aspherical surface or a plurality of aspherical surfaces in the rear lens unit thereof as described above. It is desirable to dispose the aspherical surfaces on negative lens elements. Further, it is desirable that at least one of the aspherical surfaces satisfies the following condition (4) or (5): 
     
         (4) 1&lt;Δ.sub.RN /φ.sub.RN 
    
     
         (5) 0&lt;Δ.sub.RN /φ.sub.RN 
    
     
         φ.sub.RN =(n.sub.RN &#39;-n.sub.RN)/r.sub.RN 
    
     wherein the reference symbol r RN  represents a paraxial radius of curvature on the aspherical surface, the reference symbols n RN  and n RN  &#39; designate refractive indices of media located before and after respectively the aspherical surface, and the reference symbol Δ RN  denotes a deviation (or displacement) of the aspherical surface from a reference sphere thereof as measured in a direction parallel to an optical axis on the most outer point of a clear aperture thereof. 
     These conditions define such a shape of the aspherical surface as to progressively weaken a negative refractive power as portions of the aspherical surface are farther from an optical axis thereof. When the rear lens unit consists of the positive lens component and the negative lens component, it is desirable that the aspherical surface satisfies the condition (4). If the condition (4) is not satisfied, it will be impossible to correct astigmatism and distortion sufficiently favorably at the wide position of the zoom lens system. When the rear lens unit consists of the three lens components, it is desirable that the aspherical surface satisfies the condition (5). If the condition (5) is not satisfied in this case, it will be similarily impossible to correct astigmatism and distortion at the wide position of the zoom lens system. 
     Further, it is desirable that the front lens unit of the zoom lens system according to the present invention is composed, in order from the object side, of a negative lens component and a positive lens component, and comprises at least one aspherical surface which is shaped so as to satisfy the following condition (6): 
     
         (6) 0&lt;Δ.sub.F /φ.sub.F 
    
     
         φ.sub.F =(n.sub.F &#39;-n.sub.F)/r.sub.F 
    
     wherein the reference symbol r F  represents a paraxial radius of curvature on the aspherical surface disposed in the front lens unit, the reference symbols n F  &#39; and n F  designate refractive indices of media located before and after respectively the aspherical surface, and the reference symbol Δ F  denotes a deviation (or displacement) of the aspherical surface from a reference sphere thereof as measured in a direction parallel to an optical axis on the most outer point of a clear aperture. 
     The condition (6) defines a shape of the aspherical surface which is to be disposed in the front lens unit. The condition (6) means that the aspherical surface to be used in the front lens unit is to have such a shape as to progressively weaken a negative refractive power as portions of the aspherical surface are farther from the optical axis. When the condition (6) is satisfied, it is possible to correct astigmatism and distortion more favorably. 
     Furthermore, it is desirable that the positive lens component disposed at the object side location in the rear lens unit has a focal length f R1  satisfying the following condition (7) or (8): 
     
         (7) 0.5&lt;f.sub.R1 /f.sub.2 &lt;1.0 
    
     
         (8) 0.5&lt;f.sub.R1 /f.sub.2 &lt;1.5 
    
     In the zoom lens system according to the present invention, a diverging light bundle emerges from the front lens unit and this diverging light bundle is converged by the rear lens unit onto an image surface. Accordingly, a converging function of the zoom lens system according to the present invention is imparted entirely to the positive lens components which are disposed in the rear lens unit. Out of these positive lens components, the one which is disposed on the image side in the rear lens unit should desirably be configured so as to satisfy the above-mentioned condition (7) or (8). 
     When the rear lens unit consists of the positive lens component and the negative lens component or the positive lens component, the negative lens component and the negative lens component, it is desirable that the positive tens component satisfies the condition (7). When the rear lens unit has the composition described above, the upper limit of the condition (7) cannot be exceeded since the rear lens unit comprises a single positive lens component. If the lower limit of the condition (7) is exceeded, the positive lens component disposed in the rear lens unit will have too strong a refractive power, thereby making it impossible to correct aberrations sufficiently favorably. 
     When the rear lens unit consists of the positive lens component, the positive lens component and the negative lens component, it is desirable that the positive lens component disposed at the object side location in the rear lens unit has a focal length satisfying the condition (8). Further, it is desirable that most of the positive refractive power of the rear lens unit is imparted to the positive lens component which is disposed at the object side location in the rear lens unit. If the upper limit of the condition (8) is exceeded, spherical aberration will be overcorrected or if the lower limit of the condition (8) is exceeded, spherical aberration will be undercorrected, whereby spherical aberration cannot be corrected sufficiently favorably in either case. 
     Furthermore, when the rear lens unit consists of the positive lens component and the negative lens component or the positive lens component, the negative lens component and the negative lens component, it is desirable that the following condition (9) is satisfied: 
     
         (9) 0.1&lt;d.sub.R1 /f.sub.2 &lt;0.5 
    
     wherein the reference symbol d R1  represents thickness of the positive lens component disposed in the rear lens unit. 
     The condition (9) is required for correcting astigmatism. If the positive lens component is thin enough to exceed the lower limit of the condition (9), astigmatism will not be corrected sufficiently. If the positive lens component is thick enough to exceed the upper limit of the condition (9), an effect advantageous for correction of aberrations will be obtained but the zoom lens system will undesirably have a prolonged total length. 
     When the rear lens unit consists of the three lens components, i.e., the positive lens component, the negative lens component and the negative lens component or the positive lens component, the positive lens component and the negative lens component, it is desirable for shortening a total length of the zoom lens system to satisfy the following condition (10): 
     
         (10) 0.2&lt;f.sub.BW /IH&lt;1.0 
    
     wherein the reference symbol f BW  represents a back focal length of the zoom lens system at the wide position thereof and the reference symbol IH designates a diagonal length of the image plane. 
     If the upper limit of the condition (10) is exceeded, the zoom lens system will have a prolonged back focal length and a prolonged total length accordingly. If the lower limit of the condition (10) is exceeded, in contrast, the zoom lens system will have a shortened back focal length and a shortened total length, but the rear lens unit will have a prolonged effective diameter which is undesirable from viewpoints of compactness and manufacturing cost of the zoom lens system. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     FIGS. 1(a) and 1(b) through FIGS. 18(a) and 18(b) show sectional views illustrating compositions of a first embodiment through an eighteenth embodiment of the zoom lens system according to the present invention; 
     FIGS. 19(a)-19(d) show graphs illustrating aberration characteristics at a wide position of the first embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 20(a)-20(d) show graphs illustrating aberration characteristics at an intermediate focal length of the first embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 21(a)-21(d) show graphs illustrating aberration characteristics at a tele position of the first embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 22(a)-22(d) show curves illustrating aberration characteristics at the wide position of the second embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 23(a)-23(d) show curves illustrating aberration characteristics at the intermediate focal length of the second embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 24(a)-24(d) show curves illustrating aberration characteristics at the tele position of the second embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 25(a)-25(d) show graphs visualizing aberration characteristics at the wide position of the third embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 26(a)-26(d) show graphs visualizing aberration characteristics at the intermediate focal length of the third embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 27(a)-27(d) show graphs visualizing aberration characteristics at the tele position of the third embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 28(a)-28(d) show curves visualizing aberration characteristics at the wide position of the fourth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 29(a)-29(d) show curves visualizing aberration characteristics at the intermediate focal length of the fourth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 30(a)-30(d) show curves visualizing aberration characteristics at the tele position of the fourth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 31(a)-31(d) show graphs illustrating aberration characteristics at the wide position of the fifth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 32(a)-32(d) show graphs illustrating aberration characteristics at the intermediate focal length of the fifth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 33(a)-33(d) show graphs illustrating aberration characteristics at the tele position of the fifth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 34(a)-34(d) show curves illustrating aberration characteristics at the wide position of the sixth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 35(a)-35(d) show curves illustrating aberration characteristics at the intermediate focal length of the sixth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 36(a)-36(d) show curves illustrating aberration characteristics at the tele position of the sixth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 37(a)-37(d) show graphs visualizing aberration characteristics at the wide position of the seventh embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 38(a)-38(d) show graphs visualizing aberration characteristics at the intermediate focal length of the seventh embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 39(a)-39(d) show graphs visualizing aberration characteristics at the tele position of the seventh embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 40(a)-40(d) show curves visualizing aberration characteristics at the wide position of the eighth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 41(a)-41(d) show curves visualizing aberration characteristics at the intermediate focal length of the eighth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 42(a)-42(d) show curves visualizing aberration characteristics at the tele position of the eighth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 43(a)-43(d) show graphs illustrating aberration characteristics at the wide position of the ninth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 44(a)-44(d) show curves illustrating aberration characteristics at the intermediate focal length of the ninth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 45(a)-45(d) show curves illustrating aberration characteristics at the tele position of the ninth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 46(a)-46(d) show graphs visualizing aberration characteristics at the wide position of the tenth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 47(a)-47(d) show graphs visualizing aberration characteristics at the intermediate focal length of the tenth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 48(a)-48(d) show graphs visualizing aberration characteristics at the tele position of the tenth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 49(a)-49(d) show curves visualizing aberration characteristics at the wide position of the eleventh embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 50(a)-50(d) show curves visualizing aberration characteristics at the intermediate focal length of the eleventh embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 51(a)-51(d) show curves visualizing aberration characteristics at the tele position of the eleventh embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 52(a)-52(d) show graphs visualizing aberration characteristics at the wide position of the twelfth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 53(a)-53(d) show graphs visualizing aberration characteristics at the intermediate focal length of the twelfth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 54(a)-54(d) show graphs visualizing aberration characteristics at the tele position of the twelfth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 55(a)-55(d) show curves illustrating aberration characteristics at the wide position of the thirteenth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 56(a)-56(d) show curves illustrating aberration characteristics at the intermediate focal length of the thirteenth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 57(a)-57(d) show curves illustrating aberration characteristics at the tele position of the thirteenth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 58(a)-58(d) show graphs illustrating aberration characteristics at the wide position of the fourteenth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 59(a)-59(d) show graphs illustrating aberration characteristics at the intermediate focal length of the fourteenth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 60(a)-60(d) show graphs illustrating aberration characteristics at the tele position of the fourteenth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 61(a)-61(d) show curves visualizing aberration characteristics at the wide position of the fifteenth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 62(a)-62(d) show curves visualizing aberration characteristics at the intermediate focal length of the fifteenth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 63(a)-63(d) show curves visualizing aberration characteristics at the tele position of the fifteenth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 64(a)-64(d) show graphs visualizing aberration characteristics at the wide position of the sixteenth embodiment of the present inveniton; 
     FIGS. 65(a)-65(d) show graphs visualizing aberration characteristics at the intermediate focal length of the sixteenth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 66(a)-66(d) show graphs visualizing aberration characteristics at the tele position of the sixteenth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 67(a)-67(d) show curves illustrating aberration characteristics at the wide position of the seventeenth embodiemnt of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 68(a)-68(d) show curves illustrating aberration characteristics at the intermediate focal length of the seventeenth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 69(a)-69(d) show curves illustrating aberration characteristics at the tele position of the seventeenth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 70(a)-70(d) show graphs visualizing aberration characteristics at the wide position of the eighteenth embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIGS. 71(a)-71(d) show graphs visualizing aberration characteristics at the intermediate focal length of the eighteenth embodiment of the present invention; and 
     FIGS. 72(a)-72(d) show graphs visualizing aberration characteristics at the tele position of the eighteenth embodiment of the present invention. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     Now, the zoom lens system according to the present invention will be described more detailedly below with reference to the preferred embodiments illustrated in the accompanying drawings and given in a form of the following numerical data: 
     Embodiment 1 
     
         ______________________________________f = 35˜49.5˜70 mm, F/4.6˜F/5.45˜F/6.672ω = 63.36°˜47.15°˜34.30°, f.sub.B= 43.3˜53.3˜67.4 mmr.sub.1 = 83.3070 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.1 = 1.8000                   n.sub.1 = 1.72000                              ν.sub.1 = 46.03r.sub.2 = 17.0980      d.sub.2 = 6.3600r.sub.3 = 20.2750      d.sub.3 = 3.0000                   n.sub.2 = 1.78472                              ν.sub.2 = 25.68r.sub.4 = 27.2690      d.sub.4 = D (variable)r.sub.5 = ∞ (stop)      d.sub.5 = 1.0000r.sub.6 = 15.1410 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.6 = 7.7700                   n.sub.3 = 1.58913                              ν.sub.3 = 61.18r.sub.7 = -16.6450      d.sub.7 = 1.5000                   n.sub.4 = 1.59270                              ν.sub.4 = 35.29r.sub.8 = 150.1760      d.sub.8 = 4.6600r.sub.9 = -196.3710 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.9 = 1.8000                   n.sub.5 = 1.67790                              ν.sub.5 = 50.72r.sub.10 = 101.1350aspherical surface coefficients(r.sub.1 surface)    P = 0.9806, A.sub.4 = 0.12526 × 10.sup.-5,    A.sub.6 = 0.19987 × 10.sup.-8, A.sub.8 = 0.65313 ×    10.sup.-11, A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.6 surface)    P = 0.9397, A.sub.4 = 0.40635 × 10.sup.-5,    A.sub.6 = 0.20012 × 10.sup.-8, A.sub.8 = 0.50181 ×    10.sup.-9,    A.sub.10 = 0.16818 × 10.sup.-11(r.sub.9 surface)    P = 1.6594, A.sub.4 = -0.85593 × 10.sup.-4,    A.sub.6 = 0.90250 × 10.sup.-7, A.sub.8 = -0.23955 ×    10.sup.-7,    A.sub.10 = 0.25014 × 10.sup.-9  f     35         49.5      70  D     26.615     12.905    3.214|f.sub.1 |/f.sub.W = 1.39, f.sub.2 /f.sub.W = 0.96,Δ.sub.RN /φ.sub.RN = 34.18 (y = 5.853) r.sub.9 surface,ν.sub.RP = 96.47,Δ.sub.F /φ.sub.F = 6.48 (y = 13.263) r.sub.1 surface, f.sub.R1/f.sub.2 = 0.83______________________________________ 
    
     Embodiment 2 
     
         ______________________________________f = 35˜49.5˜70 mm, F/5.42˜F/6.49˜F/8.002ω = 63.36°˜47.15°˜34.30°, f.sub.B= 44.4˜54.9˜69.7 mmr.sub.1 = 163.6670 (aspherical surface)    d.sub.1 = 1.7700               n.sub.1 = 1.69500                          ν.sub.1 = 42.16r.sub.2 = 16.9780 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.2 = 6.7000r.sub.3 = 22.0480      d.sub.3 = 3.0000                   n.sub.2 = 1.80518                              ν.sub.2 = 25.43r.sub.4 = 31.9850      d.sub.4 = D (variable)r.sub.5 = ∞ (stop)      d.sub.5 = 1.0000r.sub.6 = 11.9950 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.6 = 10.3000                   n.sub.3 = 1.49700                              ν.sub.3 = 81.61r.sub.7 = -551.5680      d.sub.7 = 2.3400r.sub.8 = -55.1110 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.8 = 2.0000                   n.sub.4 = 1.76182                              ν.sub.4 = 26.52r.sub.9 = 141.7500aspherical surface coefficients(r.sub.1 surface)   P = 0.9951, A.sub.4 = 0.43429 × 10.sup.-5,   A.sub.6 = -0.13506 × 10.sup.-9, A.sub.8 = -0.29536 ×   10.sup.-10, A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.2 surface)   P = 1.1585, A.sub.4 = -0.56237 × 10.sup.-5,   A.sub.6 = 0.38280 × 10.sup.-7, A.sub.8 = -0.51975 ×   10.sup.-9, A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.6 surface)   P = 0.9465, A.sub.4 = 0.23840 × 10.sup.-5,   A.sub.6 = 0.56190 × 10.sup.-7, A.sub.8 = 0.15830 ×   10.sup.-8,   A.sub.10 = 0.71618 × 10.sup.-11(r.sub.8 surface)   P = 1.6434, A.sub.4 = -0.12066 × 10.sup.-3,   A.sub.6 = -0.26085 × 10.sup.-6, A.sub.8 = -0.39344 ×   10.sup.-7,   A.sub.10 = 0.43534 × 10.sup.-9f            35         49.5      70D            24.654     12.199    3.395|f.sub.1 |/f.sub.W = 1.29, f.sub.2 /f.sub.W = 0.94,Δ.sub.RN /φ.sub.RN = 6.66 (y = 5.013) r.sub.8 surface,ν.sub.RP = 81.61,Δ.sub.F /φ.sub.F = 19.31 (y = 12.233) r.sub.1 surface,0.24 (y = 10.390) r.sub.2 surface, f.sub.R1 /f.sub.2 = 0.72______________________________________ 
    
     Embodiment 3 
     
         ______________________________________f = 35˜49.5˜70 mm, F/5.52˜F/6.54˜F/8.002ω = 63.36°˜47.15°˜34.30°, f.sub.B= 45.6˜56.6˜72.2 mmr.sub.1 = 56.8690      d.sub.1 = 1.7600                   n.sub.1 = 1.66672                              ν.sub.1 = 48.32r.sub.2 = 14.0300      d.sub.2 = 6.3500r.sub.3 = 25.4720      d.sub.3 = 3.0300                   n.sub.2 = 1.80518                              ν.sub.2 = 25.43r.sub.4 = 38.5240 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.4 = D (variable)r.sub.5 = ∞ (stop)      d.sub.5 = 1.0000r.sub.6 = 16.2750      d.sub.6 = 8.7600                   n.sub.3 = 1.56907                              ν.sub.3 = 71.30r.sub.7 = -17.2510      d.sub.7 = 1.5000                   n.sub.4 = 1.59551                              ν.sub.4 = 39.21r.sub.8 = 199.6540      d.sub.8 = 6.1800r.sub.9 = -50.7120 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.9 = 1.7600                   n.sub.5 = 1.63854                              ν.sub.5 = 55.38r.sub.10 = -71.0530aspherical surface coefficients(r.sub.4 surface)   P = 1.0000, A.sub.4 = -0.13599 × 10.sup.-4,   A.sub.6 = -0.43293 × 10.sup.-7, A.sub.8 = -0.18507 ×   10.sup.-9, A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.9 surface)   P = 1.6364, A.sub.4 = -0.62409 × 10.sup.-4,   A.sub.6 = -0.11008 × 10.sup.-6, A.sub.8 = -0.94972 ×   10.sup.-8,   A.sub.10 = 0.88123 × 10.sup.-10f            35         49.5      70D            25.379     12.385    3.200|f.sub.1 |/f.sub.W = 1.29, f.sub.2 /f.sub.W = 0.98,Δ.sub.RN /φ.sub.RN = 7.47 (y = 5.953) r.sub.9 surface,ν.sub.RP = 110.51Δ.sub.F /φ.sub.F = 7.08 (y = 9.403) r.sub.4 surface, f.sub.R1/f.sub.2 = 0.93______________________________________ 
    
     Embodiment 4 
     
         ______________________________________f = 35˜56.1˜90 mm, F/5.6˜F/7.25˜F/9.92,2ω = 63.36°˜42.12°˜26.99°, f.sub.B= 49.4˜67.1˜95.5 mmr.sub.1 = 215.0200      d.sub.1 = 1.8300                   n.sub.1 = 1.80400                              ν.sub.1 = 46.57r.sub.2 = 17.1590 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.2 = 6.7700r.sub.3 = 27.0920      d.sub.3 = 3.0000                   n.sub.2 = 1.76182                              ν.sub.2 = 26.52r.sub.4 = 58.3920      d.sub.4 = D (variable)r.sub.5 = ∞ (stop)      d.sub.5 = 1.0000r.sub.6 = 13.4650 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.6 = 7.5200                   n.sub.3 = 1.56873                              ν.sub.3 = 63.16r.sub.7 = -17.6940      d.sub.7 = 1.5000                   n.sub.4 = 1.63636                              ν.sub.4 = 35.37r.sub.8 = 114.7790      d.sub.8 = 4.7100r.sub.9 = -45.6040 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.9 = 1.8800                   n.sub.5 = 1.77250                              ν.sub.5 = 49.66r.sub.10 = -127.6830aspherical surface coefficients(r.sub.2 surface)   P = 1.2761, A.sub.4 = -0.19169 × 10.sup.-4,   A.sub.6 = -0.12866 × 10.sup.-7, A.sub.8 = -0.52470 ×   10.sup.-9,   A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.6 surface)   P = 0.9460, A.sub.4 = 0.57808 × 10.sup.-5,   A.sub.6 = 0.10384 × 10.sup.-6, A.sub.8 = 0.49381 ×   10.sup.-9,   A.sub.10 = 0.80171 × 10.sup.-11(r.sub.9 surface)   P = 1.6587, A.sub.4 = -0.91883 × 10.sup.-4,   A.sub.6 = -0.44647 × 10.sup.-6, A.sub.8 = -0.14988 ×   10.sup.-7,   A.sub.10 = 0.11064 × 10.sup.-9f            35         56.1      90D            27.720     11.696    1.685|f.sub.1 |/f.sub.W = 1.21, f.sub.2 /f.sub.W = 1.01,Δ.sub.RN /φ.sub.RN = 4.90 (y = 5.204) r.sub.9 surface,ν.sub.RP = 98.53,Δ.sub.F /φ.sub.F = 3.61 (y = 10.296) r.sub.2 surface, f.sub.R1/f.sub.2 = 0.81______________________________________ 
    
     Embodiment 5 
     
         ______________________________________f = 28˜41˜60 mm, F/4.6˜F/5.48˜F/6.78,2ω = 75.30°˜55.56°˜39.60°, f.sub.B= 37.7˜46.5˜59.5 mmr.sub.1 = 122.7820 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.1 = 1.8000                   n.sub.1 = 1.70154                              ν.sub.1 = 41.24r.sub.2 = 16.3020 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.2 = 6.7800r.sub.3 = 22.2110      d.sub.3 = 3.4000                   n.sub.2 = 1.80518                              ν.sub.2 = 25.43r.sub.4 = 34.0820      d.sub.4 = D (variable)r.sub.5 = ∞ (stop)      d.sub.5 = 1.0000r.sub.6 = 11.7020 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.6 = 11.9900                   n.sub.3 = 1.49700                              ν.sub.3 = 81.61r.sub.7 = -141.3070      d.sub.7 = 1.1200r.sub.8 = -67.2250 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.8 = 1.7500                   n.sub.4 = 1.72151                              ν.sub.4 = 29.24r.sub.9 = 54.9190aspherical surface coefficients(r.sub.1 surface)   P = 0.9773, A.sub.4 = 0.89503 × 10.sup.-5,   A.sub.6 = -0.22491 × 10.sup.-7, A.sub.8 = 0.22777 ×   10.sup.-10, A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.2 surface)   P = 0.8460, A.sub.4 = 0.59062 × 10.sup.-5,   A.sub.6 = 0.21591 × 10.sup.-7, A.sub.8 = -0.22459 ×   10.sup.-9, A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.6 surface)   P = 1.2248, A.sub.4 = -0.26776 × 10.sup.-4,   A.sub.6 = 0.16761 × 10.sup.-6, A.sub.8 = -0.79024 ×   10.sup.-8,   A.sub.10 = 0.64742 × 10.sup.-10(r.sub.8 surface)   P = 1.6355, A.sub.4 = -0.13223 × 10.sup.-3,   A.sub.6 = -0.11823 × 10.sup.-5, A.sub.8 = 0.30622 ×   10.sup.-8,   A.sub.10 = -0.35826 × 10.sup.-9f            28         41        60D            34.863     17.308    5.335|f.sub.1 |/f.sub.W = 1.70, f.sub.2 /f.sub.W = 1.16,Δ.sub.RN /φ.sub.RN = 12.30 (y = 5.271) r.sub.8 surface,ν.sub.RP = 81.61,Δ.sub.F /φ.sub.F = 72.11 (y = 17.791) r.sub.1 surface,9.50 (y = 13.905) r.sub.2 surface, f.sub.R1 /f.sub.2 = 0.69______________________________________ 
    
     Embodiment 6 
     
         ______________________________________f = 28˜47.3˜80 mm, F/5˜F/6.50˜F/9.05,2ω = 75.30°˜49.09°˜30.22°, f.sub.B= 40.1˜54.7˜79.4 mmr.sub.1 = 249.5410      d.sub.1 = 2.0000                   n.sub.1 = 1.72000                              ν.sub.1 = 43.70r.sub.2 = 15.6930 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.2 = 6.8000r.sub.3 = 26.8560      d.sub.3 = 3.5000                   n.sub.2 = 1.80518                              ν.sub.2 = 25.43r.sub.4 = 57.2890      d.sub.4 = D (variable)r.sub.5 = ∞ (stop)      d.sub.5 = 1.0000r.sub.6 = 10.7530 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.6 = 9.9900                   n.sub.3 = 1.49700                              ν.sub.3 = 81.61r.sub.7 = -23.7700      d.sub.7 = 2.0000                   n.sub.4 = 1.74950                              ν.sub.4 = 35.27r.sub.8 = -112.9100      d.sub.8 = 1.0900r.sub.9 = -44.6140 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.9 = 2.0000                   n.sub.5 = 1.71700                              ν.sub.5 = 47.94r.sub.10 = 104.3130aspherical surface coefficients(r.sub.2 surface)   P = 0.6617, A.sub.4 = -0.71044 × 10.sup.-5,   A.sub.6 = 0.52999 × 10.sup.-8, A.sub.8 = -0.14357 ×   10.sup.-9,   A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.6 surface)   P = 1.2229, A.sub.4 = -0.23436 × 10.sup.-4,   A.sub.6 = -0.90880 × 10.sup.-7, A.sub.8 = -0.12618 ×   10.sup.-8,   A.sub.10 = -0.13681 × 10.sup.-11(r.sub.9 surface)   P = 1.6353, A.sub.4 = -0.17152 × 10.sup.-3,   A.sub.6 = -0.10439 × 10.sup.-5, A.sub.8 = -0.39303 ×   10.sup.-7, A.sub.10 = 0f            28         47.3      80D            36.490     14.605    1.627|f.sub.1 |/f.sub.W = 1.59, f.sub.2 /f.sub.W = 1.20,Δ.sub.RN /φ.sub.RN = 8.21 (y = 4.938) r.sub.9 surface,ν.sub.RP = 116.88,Δ.sub.F /φ.sub.F = 30.64 (y = 13.688) r.sub.2 surface, f.sub.R1/f.sub.2 = 0.69______________________________________ 
    
     Embodiment 7 
     
         ______________________________________f = 35˜49.5˜70 mm, F/5.4˜F/6.48˜F/8.00,2ω = 63.36°˜47.15°˜34.30°, f.sub.B= 35.0˜43.9˜56.4 mmr.sub.1 = 464.3240      d.sub.1 = 1.8200                   n.sub.1 = 1.83400                              ν.sub.1 = 37.16r.sub.2 = 19.3530 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.2 = 4.5100r.sub.3 = 25.8360      d.sub.3 = 2.8900                   n.sub.2 = 1.78472                              ν.sub.2 = 25.68r.sub.4 = 64.4360      d.sub.4 = D (variable)r.sub.5 = ∞ (stop)      d.sub.5 = 1.0000r.sub.6 = 10.2900 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.6 = 7.1200                   n.sub.3 = 1.56873                              ν.sub.3 = 63.16r.sub.7 = -13.4020      d.sub.7 = 1.5000                   n.sub.4 = 1.72342                              ν.sub.4 = 37.95r.sub.8 = 453.9560      d.sub.8 = 5.2600r.sub.9 = -19.6390 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.9 = 1.8000                   n.sub.5 = 1.72916                              ν.sub.5 = 54.68r.sub.10 = -75.2090 (aspherical surface)(r.sub.2 surface)   P = 1.2759, A.sub.4 = -0.85380 × 10.sup.-5,   A.sub.6 = -0.95837 × 10.sup.-8, A.sub.8 = -0.17605 ×   10.sup.-9, A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.6 surface)   P = 0.4009, A.sub.4 = 0.73404 × 10.sup.-4,   A.sub.6 = 0.60455 × 10.sup.-6, A.sub.8 = 0.52059 ×   10.sup.-8,   A.sub.10 = 0.65724 × 10.sup.-10(r.sub.9 surface)   P = 1.9469, A.sub.4 = -0.57999 × 10.sup.-3,   A.sub.6 = -0.41946 × 10.sup.-5, A.sub.8 = 0.81235 ×   10.sup.-7,   A.sub.10 = -0.35585 × 10.sup.-8(r.sub.10 surface)   P = 1.4468, A.sub.4 = -0.33489 × 10.sup.-3,   A.sub.6 = 0.16171 × 10.sup.-5, A.sub.8 = 0.86077 ×   10.sup.-8, A.sub.10 = 0f            35         49.5      70D            25.089     12.004    2.755|f.sub.1 |/f.sub.W = 1.44, f.sub.2 /f.sub.W = 0.88,Δ.sub.RN /φ.sub.RN = 10.83 (y = 4.895) r.sub.9 surface,-28.98 (y = 5.659) r.sub.10 surface, ν.sub.RP = 101.11,Δ.sub.F /φ.sub.F = 1.21 (y = 10.315) r.sub.2 surface, f.sub.R1/f.sub.2 = 0.71______________________________________ 
    
     Embodiment 8 
     
         ______________________________________f = 28˜44.3˜70 mm, F/4.6˜F/5.75˜F/7.56,2ω = 75.30°˜51.99°˜34.30°, f.sub.B= 35.0˜46.3˜64.0 mmr.sub.1 = 154.9070      d.sub.1 = 1.8000                   n.sub.1 = 1.80440                              ν.sub.1 = 39.58r.sub.2 = 15.7480 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.2 = 5.0000r.sub.3 = 24.0530      d.sub.3 = 4.2000                   n.sub.2 = 1.78472                              ν.sub.2 = 25.68r.sub.4 = 61.3550      d.sub.4 = D (variable)r.sub.5 = ∞ (stop)      d.sub.5 = 1.0000r.sub.6 = 13.4590 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.6 = 5.9200                   n.sub.3 = 1.58913                              ν.sub.3 = 61.18r.sub.7 = -15.0400      d.sub.7 = 1.5000                   n.sub.4 = 1.66680                              ν.sub.4 = 33.04r.sub.8 = -204.7310      d.sub.8 = 6.6500r.sub.9 = -38.7950 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.9 = 1.8000                   n.sub.5 = 1.67790                              ν.sub.5 = 55.33r.sub.10 = 182.5170aspherical surface coefficients(r.sub.2 surface)   P = 0.6337, A.sub.4 = -0.11938 × 10.sup.-5,   A.sub.6 = 0.65110 × 10.sup.-8, A.sub.8 = -0.86380 ×   10.sup.-10,   A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.6 surface)   P = 0.9233, A.sub.4 = 0.41782 × 10.sup.-5,   A.sub.6 = 0.16006 × 10.sup.-6, A.sub.8 = -0.23806 ×   10.sup.-8,   A.sub.10 = 0.36353 × 10.sup.-10(r.sub.9 surface)   P = 19.6285, A.sub.4 = -0.87703 × 10.sup.-4,   A.sub.6 = -0.50475 × 10.sup.-6, A.sub.8 = -0.99444 ×   10.sup.-8, A.sub.10 = 0f            28         44.3      70D            34.954     15.359    3.001|f.sub.1 |/f.sub.W = 1.66, f.sub.2 /f.sub.W = 1.15,Δ.sub.RN /φ.sub.RN = 9.90 (y = 5.681) r.sub.9 surface,ν.sub.RP = 94.22,Δ.sub.F /φ.sub.F = 20.36 (y = 13.483) r.sub.2 surface, f.sub.R1/f.sub.2 = 0.74______________________________________ 
    
     Embodiment 9 
     
         ______________________________________f = 28˜44.3˜70 mm, F/4.6˜F/5.78˜F/7.64,f.sub.B = 34.3˜47.0˜67.1 mm, 2ω = 75.30°˜51.99°˜34.30°r.sub.1 = 67.7540      d.sub.1 = 1.8000                   n.sub.1 = 1.79952                              ν.sub.1 = 42.24r.sub.2 = 14.1700 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.2 = 6.0000r.sub.3 = 20.7220      d.sub.3 = 4.0000                   n.sub.2 = 1.84666                              ν.sub.2 = 23.78r.sub.4 = 32.6080      d.sub.4 = D (variable)r.sub.5 = ∞ (stop)      d.sub.5 = 1.0000r.sub.6 = 14.8240 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.6 = 5.4700                   n.sub.3 = 1.58913                              ν.sub.3 = 61.18r.sub.7 = -21.3360      d.sub.7 = 1.5000                   n.sub.4 = 1.74077                              ν.sub.4 = 27.79r.sub.8 = -110.5550      d.sub.8 = 7.2300r.sub.9 = -51.8190      d.sub.9 = 1.8000                   n.sub.5 = 1.69680                              ν.sub.5 = 55.52r.sub.10 = -239.2890      d.sub.10 = 2.5600r.sub.11 = -34.0540 (aspherical surface)    d.sub.11 = 1.8000               n.sub.6 = 1.49241                          ν.sub.6 = 57.66r.sub.12 = -40.2100 (aspherical surface)aspherical surface coefficients(r.sub.2 surface)   P = 0.6360, A.sub.4 = 0.22340 × 10.sup.-5,   A.sub.6 = 0.15985 × 10.sup.-7, A.sub.8 = -0.89313 ×   10.sup.-10,   A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.6 surface)   P = 1.0000, A.sub.4 = -0.25333 × 10.sup.-5,   A.sub.6 = 0.28475 × 10.sup.-7, A.sub.8 = -0.11140 ×   10.sup.-8,   A.sub.10 = 0.14457 × 10.sup.-10(r.sub.11 surface)   P = 0.9989, A.sub.4 = -0.34820 × 10.sup.-3,   A.sub.6 = -0.25868 × 10.sup.-5, A.sub.8 = 0.51062 ×   10.sup.-8,   A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.12 surface)   P = 1.0000, A.sub.4 = -0.21561 × 10.sup.-3,   A.sub.6 = -0.13920 × 10.sup.-5, A.sub.8 = 0.18243 ×   10.sup.-7,   A.sub.10 = 0f            28         44.3      70D            29.574     13.056    2.638|f.sub.1 |/f.sub.W = 1.43, f.sub.2 /f.sub.W = 1.12,Δ.sub.RN /φ.sub.RN = 58.034 (y = 6.570) r.sub.11 surface,-56.242 (y = 7.337) r.sub.12 surface, f.sub.R1 /f.sub.2 = 0.82,ν.sub.RP = 88.97, Δ.sub.F /φ.sub.F = 15.802 (y = 12.334)r.sub.2 surface,d.sub.R1 /f.sub.2 = 0.22, f.sub.BW /IH = 0.80______________________________________ 
    
     Embodiment 10 
     
         ______________________________________f = 28˜44.3˜70 mm, F/4.6˜F/5.78˜F/7.65,f.sub.B = 28.0˜39.4˜57.3 mm, 2ω = 75.30°˜51.99°˜34.30°r.sub.1 = 102.0380      d.sub.1 = 1.8000                   n.sub.1 = 1.80610                              ν.sub.1 = 40.95r.sub.2 = 15.4510 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.2 = 5.5100r.sub.3 = 22.9950      d.sub.3 = 4.1000                   n.sub.2 = 1.80518                              ν.sub.2 = 25.43r.sub.4 = 45.5240      d.sub.4 = D (variable)r.sub.5 = ∞ (stop)      d.sub.5 = 1.0000r.sub.6 = 12.5750 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.6 = 5.5000                   n.sub.3 = 1.58313                              ν.sub.3 = 59.36r.sub.7 = -23.9680      d.sub.7 = 1.5000                   n.sub.4 = 1.74077                              ν.sub.4 = 27.79r.sub.8 = ∞      d.sub.8 = 7.5700r.sub.9 = -56.8360 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.9 = 1.8000                   n.sub.5 = 1.72916                              ν.sub.5 = 54.68r.sub.10 = 635.4610      d.sub.10 = 4.5600r.sub.11 = -41.4020      d.sub.11 = 1.8000                   n.sub.6 = 1.69680                              ν.sub.6 = 55.52r.sub.12 = -56.3110 (aspherical surface)aspherical surface coefficients(r.sub.2 surface)   P = 0.6289, A.sub.4 = 0.27458 × 10.sup.-6,   A.sub.6 = 0.89015 × 10.sup.-8, A.sub.8 = -0.71846 ×   10.sup.-10,   A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.6 surface)   P = 1.0000, A.sub.4 = -0.44084 × 10.sup.-5,   A.sub.6 = -0.43704 × 10.sup.-7, A.sub.8 = 0.75813 ×   10.sup.-9,   A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.9 surface)   P = 0.9982, A.sub.4 = -0.15417 × 10.sup.-3,   A.sub.6 = -0.86017 × 10.sup.-6, A.sub.8 = -0.21284 ×   10.sup.-7,   A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.12 surface)   P = 1.0000, A.sub.4 = -0.18827 × 10.sup.-4,   A.sub.6 = -0.13806 × 10.sup.-6, A.sub.8 = 0.21554 ×   10.sup.-9,   A.sub.10 = 0f            28         44.3      70D            32.290     14.188    2.771|f.sub.1 |/f.sub.W = 1.59, f.sub.2 /f.sub.W = 1.11,Δ.sub.RN /φ.sub.RN = 18.353 (y = 5.805) r.sub.9 surface,-11.181 (y = 8.420) r.sub.12 surface, f.sub.R1 /f.sub.2 = 0.79,ν.sub.RP = 87.15, Δ.sub.F /φ.sub.F = 16.876 (y = 13.090)r.sub.2 surface,d.sub.R1 /f.sub.2 = 0.23, f.sub.BW /IH = 0.65______________________________________ 
    
     Embodiment 11 
     
         ______________________________________f = 35˜49.5˜70 mm, F/4.6˜F/5.42˜F/6.58,f.sub.B = 36.5˜45.6˜58.4 mm, 2ω = 63.36°˜47.15°˜34.30°r.sub.1 = 240.6810      d.sub.1 = 1.8000                   n.sub.1 = 1.80610                              ν.sub.1 = 40.95r.sub.2 = 21.5360 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.2 = 6.9200r.sub.3 = 31.2160      d.sub.3 = 3.9200                   n.sub.2 = 1.80518                              ν.sub.2 = 25.43r.sub.4 = 65.5500      d.sub.4 = D (variable)r.sub.5 = ∞ (stop)      d.sub.5 = 1.0000r.sub.6 = 15.0920 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.6 = 6.0700                   n.sub.3 = 1.58313                              ν.sub.3 = 59.36r.sub.7 = -24.3260      d.sub.7 = 1.5000                   n.sub.4 = 1.74077                              ν.sub.4 = 27.79r.sub.8 = -168.6280      d.sub.8 = 5.6800r.sub.9 = -53.2690      d.sub.9 = 1.8000                   n.sub.5 = 1.72916                              ν.sub.5 = 54.68r.sub.10 = -120.3020      d.sub.10 = 4.5600r.sub.11 = -113.6740 (aspherical surface)    d.sub.11 = 1.8000               n.sub.6 = 1.49241                          ν.sub.6 = 57.66r.sub.12 = 88.9710 (aspherical surface)aspherical surface coefficients(r.sub.2 surface)   P = 0.7823, A.sub.4 = -0.12430 × 10.sup.-5,   A.sub.6 = 0.20857 × 10.sup.-8, A.sub.8 = -0.19934 ×   10.sup.-10,   A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.6 surface)   P = 1.0000, A.sub.4 = -0.22122 × 10.sup.-5,   A.sub.6 = -0.74253 × 10.sup.-8, A.sub.8 = 0.24774 ×   10.sup.-9,   A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.11 surface)   P = 1.0000, A.sub.4 = -0.37379 × 10.sup.-3,   A.sub.6 = -0.33626 × 10.sup.-6, A.sub.8 = -0.47026 ×   10.sup.-8,   A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.12 surface)   P = 1.0000, A.sub.4 = -0.26163 × 10.sup.-3,   A.sub.6 = 0.57877 × 10.sup.-6, A.sub.8 = 0.35854 ×   10.sup.-8,   A.sub.10 = 0f            35         49.5      70D            32.119     14.747    2.466|f.sub.1 |/f.sub.W = 1.64, f.sub.2 /f.sub.W = 1.03,Δ.sub.RN /φ.sub.RN = 179.199 (y = 6.646) r.sub.11 surface,116.475 (y = 7.359) r.sub.12 surface, f.sub.R1 /f.sub.2 = 0.76,ν.sub.RP = 87.15, Δ.sub.F /φ.sub.F = 3.591 (y = 12.613)r.sub.2 surfaced.sub.R1 /f.sub.2 = 0.21, f.sub.BW /IH = 0.85______________________________________ 
    
     Embodiment 12 
     
         ______________________________________f = 28˜44.3˜70 mm, F/4.6˜F/5.79˜F/7.68,f.sub.B = 40.0˜53.5˜74.8 mm, 2ω = 75.30°˜51.99°˜34.30°r.sub.1 = 64.9860 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.1 = 1.8000                   n.sub.1 = 1.78590                              ν.sub.1 = 44.18r.sub.2 = 13.6870 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.2 = 6.6000r.sub.3 = 21.6840      d.sub.3 = 4.1000                   n.sub.2 = 1.80518                              ν.sub.2 = 25.43r.sub.4 = 35.7490      d.sub.4 = D (variable)r.sub.5 = ∞ (stop)      d.sub.5 = 1.0000r.sub.6 = 13.2490 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.6 = 9.4600                   n.sub.3 = 1.49700                              ν.sub.3 = 81.61r.sub.7 = -81.0620      d.sub.7 = 1.0800r.sub.8 = -60.2680      d.sub.8 = 1.8000                   n.sub.4 = 1.75520                              ν.sub.4 = 27.51r.sub.9 = 87.0610      d.sub.9 = 2.9900                   n.sub.5 = 1.64000                              ν.sub.5 = 60.09r.sub.10 = -63.0520      d.sub.10 = 1.9400r.sub.11 = -33.4450 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.11 = 1.8000                   n.sub.6 = 1.69350                              ν.sub.6 = 50.81r.sub.12 = -94.4320aspherical surface coefficients(r.sub.1 surface)   P = 1.0000, A.sub.4 = -0.60799 × 10.sup.-5,   A.sub.6 = 0.95516 × 10.sup.-8, A.sub.8 = -0.39330 ×   10.sup.-11,   A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.2 surface)   P = 0.6280, A.sub.4 = -0.86532 × 10.sup.-5,   A.sub.6 = -0.87852 × 10.sup.-8, A.sub.8 = -0.14244 ×   10.sup.-9,   A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.6 surface)   P = 1.0000, A.sub.4 = -0.908394 × 10.sup.-5,   A.sub.6 = -0.66957 × 10.sup.-7, A.sub.8 = 0.86781 ×   10.sup.-9,   A.sub.10 = -0.52146 × 10.sup.-11(r.sub.11 surface)   P = 0.8618, A.sub.4 = -0.85415 × 10.sup.-4,   A.sub.6 = -0.42285 × 10.sup.-6, A.sub.8 = -0.72431 ×   10.sup.-8,   A.sub.10 = 0f            28         44.3      70D            29.964     13.528    3.163|f.sub.1 |/f.sub.W = 1.39, f.sub.2 /f.sub.W = 1.15,Δ.sub.RN /φ.sub.RN = 7.128 (y = 6.052) r.sub.11 surfacef.sub.R1 /f.sub.2 = 0.74, ν.sub.RP = 81.61,Δ.sub.F /φ.sub.F = -19.342 (y = 15.551) r.sub.1 surface,26.995 (y = 12.363) r.sub.2 surface, d.sub.R1 /f.sub.2 = 0.29,f.sub.BW /IH = 0.93______________________________________ 
    
     Embodiment 13 
     
         ______________________________________f = 28˜44.3˜70 mm, F/4.6˜F/5.91˜F/7.97f.sub.B = 25.5˜35.6˜51.6 mm, 2ω = 75.30°˜51.99°˜34.30°r.sub.1 = 138.8200      d.sub.1 = 1.8000                   n.sub.1 = 1.83481                              ν.sub.1 = 42.72r.sub.2 = 17.2270 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.2 = 5.8100r.sub.3 = 24.9720      d.sub.3 = 3.8000                   n.sub.2 = 1.80518                              ν.sub.2 = 25.43r.sub.4 = 49.7390      d.sub.4 = D (variable)r.sub.5 = ∞ (stop)      d.sub.5 = 1.0000r.sub.6 = 11.4130 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.6 = 6.3500                   n.sub.3 = 1.51633                              ν.sub.3 = 64.15r.sub.7 = -24.4200      d.sub.7 = 1.50000                   n.sub.4 = 1.80518                              ν.sub.4 = 25.43r.sub.8 = 1760.5200      d.sub.8 = 6.0600r.sub.9 = 23.0540      d.sub.9 = 3.2900                   n.sub.5 = 1.59551                              ν.sub.5 = 39.21r.sub.10 = -23.1270      d.sub.10 = 2.1800r.sub.11 = -10.7390 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.11 = 1.8000                   n.sub.6 = 1.80400                              ν.sub.6 = 46.57r.sub.12 = 185.9930aspherical surface coefficients(r.sub.2 surface)   P = 0.9025, A.sub.4 = -0.55651 × 10.sup.-5,   A.sub.6 = 0.29336 × 10.sup.-8, A.sub.8 = -0.15492 ×   10.sup.-9,   A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.6 surface)   P = 1.0000, A.sub.4 = -0.25480 × 10.sup.-4,   A.sub.6 = -0.12811 × 10.sup.-6, A.sub.8 = -0.11762 ×   10.sup.-8,   A.sub.10 = -0.69714 × 10.sup.-11(r.sub.11 surface)   P = 1.0242, A.sub.4 = -0.51143 × 10.sup.-4,   A.sub.6 = -0.20170 × 10.sup.-6, A.sub.8 = 0.44978 ×   10.sup.-8,   A.sub.10 = 0f            28         44.3      70D            30.264     13.921    3.614|f.sub.1 |/f.sub.W = 1.60, f.sub.2 /f.sub.W = 0.99,Δ.sub.RN /φ.sub.RN = 1.02 (y = 6.080) r.sub.11 surface,f.sub.R1 /f.sub.2 = 1.02, ν.sub.RP = 128.79,Δ.sub.F /φ.sub.F = 7.52 (y = 12.717) r.sub.2 surface, f.sub.BW/IH = 0.59______________________________________ 
    
     Embodiment 14 
     
         ______________________________________f = 28˜44.3˜70 mm, F/4.6˜F/5.79˜F/7.67,f.sub.B = 32.6˜43.8˜61.5 mm, 2ω = 75.30°˜51.99°˜34.30°r.sub.1 = 88.0280      d.sub.1 = 1.8000                   n.sub.1 = 1.79500                              ν.sub.1 = 45.29r.sub.2 = 16.5470 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.2 = 7.0700r.sub.3 = 24.0930      d.sub.3 = 3.8000                   n.sub.2 = 1.78470                              ν.sub.2 = 26.30r.sub.4 = 39.8210      d.sub.4 = D (variable)r.sub.5 = ∞ (stop)      d.sub.5 = 1.0000r.sub.6 = 12.8150 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.6 = 4.5300                   n.sub.3 = 1.58267                              ν.sub.3 = 46.33r.sub.7 = -19.4740      d.sub.7 = 1.5000                   n.sub.4 = 1.76180                              ν.sub.4 = 27.11r.sub.8 = 112,8110      d.sub.8 = 1.6800r.sub.9 = 63.2360      d.sub.9 = 6.1000                   n.sub.5 = 1.60311                              ν.sub.5 = 60.70r.sub.10 = -40.2590      d.sub.10 = 3.5900r.sub.11 = -16.9310 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.11 = 1.8000                   n.sub.6 = 1.72916                              ν.sub.6 = 54.68r.sub.12 = -96.3880aspherical surface coefficients(r.sub.2 surface)   P = 0.7604, A.sub.4 = 0.15701 × 10.sup.-5,   A.sub.6 = 0.49298 × 10.sup.-8, A.sub.8 = -0.82827 ×   10.sup.-10,   A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.6 surface)   P = 1.0000, A.sub.4 = 0.60138 × 10.sup.-6,   A.sub.6 = 0.36793 × 10.sup.-7, A.sub.8 = 0.72518 ×   10.sup.-10,   A.sub.10 = 0.13366 × 10.sup.-10(r.sub.11 surface)   P = 1.0000, A.sub.4 = 0.11990 × 10.sup.-3,   A.sub.6 = -0.71125 × 10.sup.-6, A.sub.8 = -0.17743 ×   10.sup.-7,   A.sub.10 = 0f            28         44.3      70D            32.167     13.825    2.257|f.sub.1 |/f.sub.W = 1.61, f.sub.2 /f.sub.W = 1.11,Δ.sub.RN /φ.sub.RN = 4.12 (y = 5.745) r.sub.11 surface,f.sub.R1 /f.sub.2 = 1.01,ν.sub.RP = 134.14, Δ.sub.F /φ.sub.F = 12.118 (y = 13.359)r.sub.2 surface,f.sub.BW /IH = 0.76______________________________________ 
    
     Embodiment 15 
     
         ______________________________________f = 28˜44.3˜70 mm, F/4.6˜F/5.79˜F/7.67,f.sub.B = 34.6˜45.7˜63.1 mm, 2ω = 75.30°˜51.99°˜34.30°r.sub.1 = 106.2840      d.sub.1 = 1.8000                   n.sub.1 = 1.83400                              ν.sub.1 = 37.16r.sub.2 = 17.3550 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.2 = 6.8500r.sub.3 = 26.6580      d.sub.3 = 3.8000                   n.sub.2 = 1.84666                              ν.sub.2 = 23.78r.sub.4 = 50.8790      d.sub.4 = D (variable)r.sub.5 = 12.1870      d.sub.5 = 3.0000                   n.sub.3 = 1.49700                              ν.sub.3 = 81.61r.sub.6 = 53.1900      d.sub.6 = 1.4000r.sub.7 = ∞ (stop)      d.sub.7 = 1.0000r.sub.8 = 26.7210 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.8 = 5.0700                   n.sub.4 = 1.56384                              ν.sub.4 = 60.69r.sub.9 = -48.1090      d.sub.9 = 1.5000                   n.sub.5 = 1.75520                              ν.sub.5 = 27.51r.sub.10 = 63.6920      d.sub.10 = 3.4500r.sub.11 = -23.3610 (aspherical surface)      d.sub.11 = 1.8000                   n.sub.6 = 1.72916                              ν.sub.6 = 54.68r.sub.12 = -53.6020aspherical surface coefficients(r.sub.2 surface)   P = 0.6798, A.sub.4 = 0.11404 × 10.sup.-5,   A.sub.6 = 0.48004 × 10.sup.-8, A.sub.8 = -0.48534 ×   10.sup.-10,   A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.8 surface)   P = 1.0000, A.sub.4 = -0.11014 × 10.sup.-4,   A.sub.6 = -0.54627 × 10.sup.-7, A.sub.8 = 0.16032 ×   10.sup.-8,   A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.11 surface)   P = 1.0155, A.sub.4 = -0.12821 × 10.sup.-3,   A.sub.6 = -0.79347 × 10.sup.-6, A.sub.8 = -0.21236 ×   10.sup.-7,   A.sub.10 = 0f            28         44.3      70D            36.207     15.388    2.258|f.sub.1 |/f.sub.W = 1.73, f.sub.2 /f.sub.W = 1.17Δ.sub.RN /φ.sub.RN = 2.859 (y = 4.867) r.sub.11 surface,f.sub.R1 /f.sub.2 = 0.95,ν.sub.RP = 169.81, Δ.sub.F /φ.sub.F = 19.902 (y = 14.641)r.sub.2 surface,f.sub.BW /IH = 0.80______________________________________ 
    
     Embodiment 16 
     
         __________________________________________________________________________f = 28 ˜ 44.3 ˜ 70 mm, F/4.6 ˜ F/5.75 ˜ F/7.58,f.sub.B = 34.0 ˜ 45.6 ˜ 63.8 mm, 2ω = 75.30°˜ 51.99° ˜ 34.30°r.sub.1 = 88.7980           d.sub.1 = 1.8000                   n.sub.1 = 1.77250                           ν.sub.1 = 49.66r.sub.2 = 15.7070 (aspherical surface)           d.sub.2 = 6.6000r.sub.3 = 23.5870           d.sub.3 = 3.8000                   n.sub.2 = 1.75520                           ν.sub.2 = 27.51r.sub.4 = 42.5950 (aspherical surface)           d.sub.4 = D (variable)r.sub.5 = ∞ (stop)           d.sub.5 = 1.0000r.sub.6 = 14.3710           d.sub.6 = 4.2300                   n.sub.3 = 1.57444                           ν.sub.3 = 56.47r.sub.7 = -26.5330           d.sub.7 = 1.5000                   n.sub.4 = 1.71736                           ν.sub.4 = 29.51r.sub.8 = 68.2860           d.sub.8 = 2.3700r.sub.9 = 34.9930           d.sub.9 = 6.7600                   n.sub.5 = 1.62230                           ν.sub.5 = 53.20r.sub.10 = -163.7100           d.sub.10 = 3.8300r.sub.11 = -25.2910 (aspherical surface)           d.sub.11 = 1.8000                   n.sub.6 = 1.72916                           ν.sub.6 = 54.68r.sub.12 = -170.7210aspherical surface coeeficients(r.sub.2 surface)   P = 0.5612     A.sub.4 = 0.015423 × 10.sup.-5,   A.sub.6 = 0.34968 × 10.sup.-7,                  A.sub.8 = -0.91410 × 10.sup.-11,   A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.4 surface)   P = 0.9975,    A.sub.4 = 0.18902 × 10.sup.-5,   A.sub.6 = -0.37451 × 10.sup.-7,                  A.sub.8 = 0.83311 × 10.sup.-10,   A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.11 surface)   P = 1.0000,    A.sub.4 = -0.94980 × 10.sup.-4,   A.sub.6 = -0.50074 × 10.sup.-6,                  A.sub.8 = -0.62729 × 10.sup.-8,   A.sub.10 = 0f      28            44.3                    70D      33.731        14.620                    2.568|f.sub.1 |/f.sub.W = 1.62, f.sub.2 f.sub.W = 1.15,Δ.sub.RN /φ.sub.RN = 6.126 (y = 6.156) r.sub.11 surface,f.sub.R1 /f.sub.2 = 1.19,ν.sub.RP = 139.18, Δ.sub.F /φ.sub.F = 16.358 (y = 13.392)r.sub.2 surface, 2.762 (y = 12.581) r.sub.4 surface,f.sub.BW /IH = 0.79__________________________________________________________________________ 
    
     Embodiment 17 
     
         __________________________________________________________________________f = 28 ˜ 44.3 ˜ 70 mm, F/4.6 ˜ F/5.75 ˜ F/7.65,f.sub.B = 38.6 ˜ 51.5 ˜ 71.7 mm, 2ω = 75.30°˜ 51.99° ˜ 34.30°r.sub.1 = 145.3690 (aspherical surface)           d.sub.1 = 1.8000                   n.sub.1 = 1.78590                           ν.sub.1 = 44.18r.sub.2 = 16.0840           d.sub.2 = 7.1100r.sub.3 = 32.9610           d.sub.3 = 3.8000                   n.sub.2 = 1.80518                           ν.sub.2 = 25.43r.sub.4 = 84.3510 (aspherical surface)           d.sub.4 = D (variable)r.sub.5 = ∞ (stop)           d.sub.5 = 1.0000r.sub.6 = 13.6480 (aspherical surface)           d.sub.6 = 3.2400                   n.sub.3 = 1.49700                           ν.sub.3 = 81.61r.sub.7 = 39.7020           d.sub.7 = 0.8100r.sub.8 = 28.9790           d.sub.8 = 5.0300                   n.sub.4 = 1.58904                           ν.sub.4 = 53.20r.sub.9 = -34.5580           d.sub.9 = 1.5000                   n.sub.5 = 1.78472                           ν.sub.5 = 25.68r.sub.10 = 516.1740           d.sub.10 = 5.1900r.sub.11 = -53.5800 (aspherical surface)           d.sub.11 = 1.8000                   n.sub.6 = 1.72000                           ν.sub.6 = 50.25r.sub.12 = 4857.6410aspherical surface coeeficients(r.sub.2 surface)   P = 1.0000     A.sub.4 = 0.78586 × 10.sup.-5,   A.sub.6 = -0.17455 × 10.sup.-7,                  A.sub.8 = 0.22810 × 10.sup.-10,   A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.4 surface)   P = 1.0000,    A.sub.4 = -0.47697 × 10.sup.-5,   A.sub.6 = -0.36401 × 10.sup.-7,                  A.sub.8 = -0.49533 × 10.sup.-10,   A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.6 surface)   P = 1.0000,    A.sub.4 = -0.19816 × 10.sup.-5,   A.sub.6 = -032131 × 10.sup.-7,                  A.sub.8 = 0.40585 × 10.sup.-9,   A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.11 surface)   P = 1.0000,    A.sub.4 = 0.95797 × 10.sup.-4,   A.sub.6 = -0.46194 × 10.sup.-6,                  A.sub.8 = 0.76050 × 10.sup.-8,   A.sub.10 = 0f      28            44.3                    70D      31.169        13.244                    1.939|f.sub.1 |/f.sub.W = 1.49, f.sub.2 /f.sub.W = 1.17,Δ.sub.RN /φ.sub.RN = 11.390 (y = 5.955) r.sub.11 surface,f.sub.R1 /f.sub.2 = 1.23,f.sub.R1 /f.sub.2 = 1.23, ν.sub.RP = 160.49, Δ.sub.F /φ.sub.F = 52.295 (y = 15.423) r.sub.1 surface, 22,201 (y = 11.827)r.sub.4 surface, f.sub.BW /IH = 0.89__________________________________________________________________________ 
    
     Embodiment 18 
     
         __________________________________________________________________________f = 35 ˜ 49.5 ˜ 70 mm, F/4.6 ˜ F/5.45 ˜ F/6.66,f.sub.B = 38.2 ˜ 48.0 ˜ 61.8 mm, 2ω = 63.36°˜ 47.15° ˜ 34.30°r.sub.1 = 160.7450           d.sub.1 = 1.8000                   n.sub.1 = 1.78800                           ν.sub.1 = 47.38r.sub.2 = 20.2400 (aspherical surface)           d.sub.2 = 8.0000r.sub.3 = 29.7010           d.sub.3 = 4.5000                   n.sub.2 = 1.78472                           ν.sub.2 = 25.68r.sub.4 = 54.0920           d.sub.4 = D (variable)r.sub.5 = ∞ (stop)           d.sub.5 = 1.0000r.sub.6 = 17.6890 (aspherical surface)           d.sub.6 = 5.8500                   n.sub.3 = 1.62041                           ν.sub.3 = 60.27r.sub.7 = -35.8910           d.sub.7 = 1.8000                   n.sub.4 = 1.76182                           ν.sub.4 = 26.55r.sub.8 = 134.7830           d.sub.8 = 3.1200r.sub.9 = 62.7030           d.sub.9 = 7.8700                   n.sub.5 = 1.60323                           ν.sub.5 = 42.32r.sub.10 = -174.8290           d.sub.10 = 4.4300r.sub.11 = -26.4500 (aspherical surface)           d.sub.11 = 1.8000                   n.sub.6 = 1.72916                           ν.sub.6 = 54.68r.sub.12 = -85.9630aspherical surface coeeficients(r.sub.2 surface)   P = 0.8199     A.sub.4 = -0.22312 × 10.sup.-5,   A.sub.6 = 0.28316 × 10.sup.-8,                  A.sub.8 = -0.34474 × 10.sup.-10,   A.sub.10 = 0(r.sub.6 surface)   P = 1.0000,    A.sub.4 = -0.29867 × 10.sup.-5,   A.sub.6 = 0.88538 × 10.sup.-8,                  A.sub.8 = -0.26890 × 10.sup.-9,   A.sub.10 = 0.25190 × 10.sup.-11(r.sub.11 surface)   P = 1.0000,    A.sub.4 = -0.54593 × 10.sup.-4,   A.sub.6 = -0.21302 × 10.sup.-6,                  A.sub.8 = -0.18024 × 10.sup.-8,   A.sub.10 = 0f      35            49.5                    70D      30.459        14.417                    3.078|f.sub.1 |/f.sub.W = 1.52, f.sub.2 /f.sub.W = 1.03,Δ.sub.RN /φ.sub.RN = 5.116 (y = 6.748) r.sub.11 surface,f.sub.R1 /f.sub.2 = 1.03,ν.sub.RP = 129.14, Δ.sub.F /φ.sub.F = 3.893 (y = 12.293)r.sub.2 surface, f.sub.BW /IH = 0.88__________________________________________________________________________ 
    
     wherein the reference symbols r 1 , r 2 , . . . represent radii of curvature on surfaces of respective lens elements, the reference symbols d 1 , d 2 , . . . designate thicknesses of the respective lens elements and airspaces reserved therebetween, the reference symbols n 1 , n 2 , . . . denote refractive indices of the respective lens elements, and the reference symbols υ 1 , υ 2 , . . . represent Abbe&#39;s number of the respective lens element. 
     In each of the preferred embodiments, the front lens unit consists of two lens components, i.e., a positive lens component and a negative lens component disposed in order from the object side, and has one or two aspherical surfaces. 
     In the preferred embodiments, the rear lens unit is composed as described below: 
     In each of the first embodiment through the eighth embodiment, the rear lens unit consists of a positive lens component and a negative lens component; the positive lens component being composed of a single lens element or configured as a cemented doublet, whereas the negative lens component consisting of a single lens element. The rear lens unit uses one, two or three aspherical surfaces. 
     In each of the ninth embodiment through the fourteenth embodiment, the rear lens unit is composed of a positive lens component, a positive lens component and a negative lens component. Out of these two positive lens components, one consists, of a single lens element and the other is configured as a cemented doublet. The negative lens component consists of a single lens element. The rear lens unit uses one or two aspherical surfaces. 
     In each of the fifteenth embodiment through the eighteenth embodiment, the rear lens unit consists of a positive lens component, a first negative lens component and a second lens component. The positive lens component is composed of a single lens element or configured as a cemented doublet, the first negative lens component is composed of a single lens element or configured as a cemented doublet, and the second negative lens component consists of a single lens element. The rear lens unit has two or three aspherical surfaces. 
     No problem will be posed for accomplishing the primary object of the present invention even when each of the cemented doublets used in the embodiments of the present invention is separated into a positive lens element and a negative lens element which are disposed with a very narrow airspace reserved therebetween. Further, the lens components and lens elements used in the embodiments of the present invention can be made of glass materials or plastic materials. In case of the third embodiment and the fifteenth embodiment, in particular, lens components and lens elements which have weak refractive power are free from remarkable influences due to variations in temperature and humidity even when these lens components and lens elements are made of plastic materials. 
     The aspherical surfaces used in the embodiments of the present invention have shapes which are expressed by the formula shown below: ##EQU1## wherein a direction of the optical axis or light travelling direction is taken as the z axis, a direction perpendicular to the optical axis is taken as the y axis, the reference symbol r represents a paraxial radius of curvature, and the reference symbols p, A 4 , A 6 , A 8  and A 10  designate aspherical surface coefficients. Further, the reference symbol y listed in the numerical data of the preferred embodiments represents values of effective diameters which are used for calculation departures from reference spheres Δ R3  and Δ F . 
     The zoom lens system according to the present invention consists of a lens unit having a negative refractive power and another lens unit having a positive refractive power, comprises a small number of lens elements, and has a compact size and a high optical performance.