An imaging lens and an imaging apparatus capable of acquiring a long-distance object image at high resolution and capable of acquiring a short-distance object image in a wide range while, as a whole, being configured small. In order to achieve the object, an imaging lens according to the present invention is an imaging lens consisting of n (n is a natural number equal to or larger than six) lenses including a first lens having negative refractive power and a second lens having positive refractive power in order from an object side and including an n-th lens having negative refractive power and an n−1-th lens having positive refractive power in order from an image side, the imaging lens satisfying a predetermined conditional expression.

An imaging lens and an imaging apparatus capable of acquiring a long-distance object image at high resolution and capable of acquiring a short-distance object image in a wide range while, as a whole, being configured small. In order to achieve the object, an imaging lens according to the present invention is an imaging lens consisting of n (n is a natural number equal to or larger than six) lenses including a first lens having negative refractive power and a second lens having positive refractive power in order from an object side and including an n-th lens having negative refractive power and an n−1-th lens having positive refractive power in order from an image side, the imaging lens satisfying a predetermined conditional expression.

An optical imaging lens includes a first, a second, a third, a fourth, a fifth, a sixth, a seventh, and an eighth lens elements sequentially arranged on an optical axis from an object side to an image side. Each of the first lens element to the eighth lens element includes an object-side surface facing the object side and allowing imaging rays to pass through and an image-side surface facing the image side and allowing the imaging rays to pass through. The first lens element has positive refracting power. The second lens element has negative refracting power. An optical axis region of an object-side surface of the fifth lens element is concave. An optical axis region of an object-side surface of the sixth lens element is convex. An optical axis region of an image-side surface of the seventh lens element is convex.

An optical imaging lens includes a first, a second, a third, a fourth, a fifth, a sixth, a seventh, and an eighth lens elements sequentially arranged on an optical axis from an object side to an image side. Each of the first lens element to the eighth lens element includes an object-side surface facing the object side and allowing imaging rays to pass through and an image-side surface facing the image side and allowing the imaging rays to pass through. The first lens element has positive refracting power. The second lens element has negative refracting power. An optical axis region of an object-side surface of the fifth lens element is concave. An optical axis region of an object-side surface of the sixth lens element is convex. An optical axis region of an image-side surface of the seventh lens element is convex.

A photographing optical lens system includes seven lens elements, the seven lens elements being, in order from an object side to an 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. Each of the seven lens elements has an object-side surface facing toward the object side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side. At least one lens surface of the seven lens elements has at least one inflection point thereon.

A photographing optical lens system includes seven lens elements, the seven lens elements being, in order from an object side to an 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. Each of the seven lens elements has an object-side surface facing toward the object side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side. At least one lens surface of the seven lens elements has at least one inflection point thereon.

The present disclosure discloses an optical imaging lens group including, sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens and a seventh lens having reactive power. The first lens has positive refractive power, a convex object-side surface, and a concave image-side surface. A total effective focal length f of the optical imaging lens group and half of a maximal field-of-view Semi-FOV of the optical imaging lens group satisfy: f*tan(Semi-FOV)>7.5 mm. A distance TTL along the optical axis from the object-side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane of the optical imaging lens group and half of a diagonal length ImgH of an effective pixel area on the imaging plane of the optical imaging lens group satisfy: TTL/ImgH<1.3.

The present disclosure discloses an optical imaging lens group including, sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens and a seventh lens having reactive power. The first lens has positive refractive power, a convex object-side surface, and a concave image-side surface. A total effective focal length f of the optical imaging lens group and half of a maximal field-of-view Semi-FOV of the optical imaging lens group satisfy: f*tan(Semi-FOV)>7.5 mm. A distance TTL along the optical axis from the object-side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane of the optical imaging lens group and half of a diagonal length ImgH of an effective pixel area on the imaging plane of the optical imaging lens group satisfy: TTL/ImgH<1.3.

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. 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.

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. 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.