A photographing optical lens assembly includes, in order from object side to image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element and a seventh lens element. The first lens element has positive refractive power. The second, third, fourth and fifth lens elements have refractive power. The sixth lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region, wherein an object-side surface and the image-side surface of the sixth lens element are both aspheric, and the image-side surface has at least one inflection point. The seventh lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region, wherein an object-side surface and the image-side surface of the seventh lens element are both aspheric, and the image-side surface has at least one inflection point.

A first optical group that forms an intermediate image and a second optical group that enlarges and projects the intermediate image formed by the first optical group satisfy a variety of conditions. Therefore, first of all, in a case where a projection system is incorporated in a projector, an ultrawide field angle that allows enlargement and projection of an image at a half angle of view of 50 or greater is achieved. Further, an optical path deflection system including two optical path deflectors is disposed between the first optical group and the second optical group to allow the optical path to be folded with deterioration in performance of the projection system suppressed.

A lens barrel includes an imaging optical system, a diaphragm operation ring, and click-stop mechanisms. The click-stop mechanism includes a first spherical body, first fitting portions, and a first biasing member. The click-stop mechanism includes a second spherical body, second fitting portions, and a second biasing member. The first spherical body is fitted to the first fitting portion in a case in which the diaphragm operation ring is set to a position corresponding to main series. The second spherical body is fitted to the second fitting portion in a case in which the diaphragm operation ring is set to a position corresponding to subordinate series.

A collimating lens module and a light source module using the same are provided. The collimating lens module includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens and a fifth lens. The first lens is configured for receiving light, wherein the first lens is a negative aspheric lens. The second lens is disposed on the first lens, wherein the second lens is a positive lens. The third lens is disposed on the second lens, wherein the third lens is a negative lens. The fourth lens is disposed on the third lens, wherein the fourth lens is a positive lens. The fifth lens is disposed on the fourth lens, wherein the fifth lens is a positive aspheric lens and configured for outputting collimated light. The light source module includes the collimating lens module and a light emitting diode (LED).

The present invention discloses an ultra-short throw projection optical system, where an illumination system, a refractive lens component, and an aspherical reflector are sequentially disposed in a projection direction. The present invention provides a high resolution, implements a throw ratio below 0.18, and has no diffused focus at a high temperature, and the present invention implements that a resolution is not reduced and a distortion does not become larger at different throw distances.

An optical lens assembly includes at least two lens elements and at least one light blocking sheet. Each of the lens elements includes a connecting structure for aligning the two lens elements. Each of the connecting structures includes a connecting surface and a circular conical surface, and a receiving space is formed between the two lens elements. A vertical distance between the receiving space and an optical axis is shorter than a vertical distance between each circular conical surface and the optical axis. The light blocking sheet is received in the receiving space and has a polygonal opening, and an outside diameter of the light blocking sheet is smaller than or equal to a minimum diameter of each circular conical surface.

The invention consists of a fixed focal length objective lens forming an image of an object with a plurality of lens elements and an aperture stop (114), wherein the aperture stop (114) defines an aperture stop proximity space (118) and at least one field proximity space (120, 122). The objective lens comprises at least three aspherical surfaces (124, 126, 128, 130) of a lens element. Either two aspherical surfaces (128, 130) are positioned in the aperture stop proximity space (118) and at least one aspherical surface (124, 126) is positioned in a field proximity space (120, 122). Or at least one aspherical surface (128, 130) is positioned in the aperture stop proximity space (118) and two aspherical surfaces (124, 126) are positioned in a field proximity space (120, 122). This distribution of aspherical surfaces provides for means of optimally correction aberrations leading to a very high level of aberration correction.

An optical lens assembly includes five lens elements and provides a TTL/EFL<1.0. In an embodiment, the focal length of the first lens element f1<TTL/2, an air gap between first and second lens elements is smaller than half the second lens element thickness, an air gap between the third and fourth lens elements is greater than TTL/5 and an air gap between the fourth and fifth lens elements is smaller than about 1.5 times the fifth lens element thickness. All lens elements may be aspheric.

An optical image capturing system includes, along the optical axis in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens. At least one lens among the first to the sixth lenses has positive refractive force. The seventh lens can have negative refractive force, wherein both surfaces thereof are aspheric, and at least one surface thereof has an inflection point. The lenses in the optical image capturing system which have refractive power include the first to the seventh lenses. The optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras.

The invention discloses a three-piece optical lens for capturing image and a three-piece optical module for capturing image. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens along the optical axis comprises a first lens with positive refractive power; a second lens with refractive power; and a third lens with refractive power; and at least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the three lens elements are aspheric. The optical lens can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras.