Patent 8031412 was granted and assigned to Panasonic on October, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An imaging optical system O supported by a lens barrel 3 includes a second lens group G2. The second lens group G2 includes a fourth lens 54 and a black light shielding portion 54d formed by printing. The light shielding portion 54d is a film-shaped portion formed on the surface of the fourth lens 54, and blocks harmful light in the imaging optical system O. The light shielding portion 54d includes a synthetic resin. The light shielding portion 54d is disposed in a non-effective optical area of the fourth lens 54. The effective light path of the imaging optical system O is determined by the light shielding portion 54d.