Zoom lens, camera, and portable information terminal apparatus

摘要

A lens (1), a lens (2) and a lens (3) constitute a first group of lenses, a lens (4), a lens (5), a lens (6) and a lens (7) constitute a second group of lenses, and a lens (8) constitutes a third group of lenses in a zoom lens of the present invention. The second group of lenses is constituted by a first positive lens (4), a negative lens (5) which is in a meniscus shape which faces its convex shape toward a side of an object (70), a second positive lens (6) in a meniscus shape which faces its convex shape toward the object (70) side, and the third positive lens (7), which are in order from the object (70) side.