IP Library Granted Patent US 10,761,302
Granted Patent B2
US 10,761,302 · App. 15/949,542 · Granted Sep 1, 2020

Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus

Inventor: Shoichi Takemoto (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G02B13/009G02B13/0045G02B15/173G02B15/20G03B5/02G03B13/34G03B2205/0015G03B2205/0046
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Patent No.
US 10,761,302
App. No.
15/949,542
Granted
Sep 1, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a zoom lens including in order from an object side: a positive first unit configured not to move for zooming; a negative second unit configured to move for zooming; a positive third unit configured to move for zooming; a negative fourth unit configured to move for zooming; and a positive rear unit including at least one lens unit, wherein the fourth unit is configured to move for focusing, and wherein a focal length of the fourth unit, a focal length of the rear unit at a telephoto end, a focal length of the zoom lens at a wide angle end, amounts of movement of the second and third units from the wide angle end to the telephoto end, a half angle of view at the wide angle end, an amount of displacement of an in-focus position.

Claims (44)

1. A zoom lens comprising in order from an object side to an image side:

a first lens unit having a positive refractive power and configured not to move for zooming;

a second lens unit having a negative refractive power and configured to move for zooming;

a third lens unit having a positive refractive power and configured to move for zooming;

a fourth lens unit having a negative refractive power and configured to move for zooming; and

a rear lens unit having a positive refractive power and including at least one lens unit,

wherein the fourth lens unit is configured to move for focusing, and

wherein conditional expressions

−0.60< f 4/ fR<− 0.20;

−5.00< M 2/ M 3<−1.50; and

−0.42 <dskt /( fw ×tan ω w )<−0.15

are satisfied, where f4 represents a focal length of the fourth lens unit, fR represents a focal length of the rear lens unit at a telephoto end, fw represents a focal length of the zoom lens at a wide angle end, M2 represents an amount of movement of the second lens unit from the wide angle end to the telephoto end, M3 represents an amount of movement of the third lens unit from the wide angle end to the telephoto end, ωw represents a half angle of view at the wide angle end, “dskt” (mm) represents an amount of displacement of a focus position in a case where the fourth lens unit moves toward the image side by 1 (mm) in a state in which the focus position is at infinity at the telephoto end, and a sign of an amount of movement of a lens unit is negative in a case where the lens unit moves toward the object side, and the sign is positive in a case where the lens unit moves toward the image side with respect to zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end.

2. A zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein a conditional expression

3.5< f 1/ fw< 8.5

is satisfied, where f1 represents a focal length of the first lens unit.

3. A zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein a conditional expression

−6.5< f 1/ f 2<−4.0

is satisfied, where f1 represents a focal length of the first lens unit, and f2 represents a focal length of the second lens unit.

4. A zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein a conditional expression

−7.0< f 1/ f 4<−2.0

is satisfied, where f1 represents a focal length of the first lens unit, and f4 represents a focal length of the fourth lens unit.

5. A zoom lens according to claim 1 , further comprising an aperture stop arranged between the second lens unit and the third lens unit.

6. A zoom lens according to claim 5 , wherein the aperture stop is configured not to move in an optical axis direction thereof for zooming.

7. A zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the first lens unit includes at least three lenses.

8. A zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein a conditional expression

0.99< Nd 1 pr/Nd 1 pf< 1.40

is satisfied, where Nd1pr represents a refractive index of a positive lens G1pr arranged closest to the image side in the first lens unit, and Nd1pf represents an average of refractive indices of positive lenses other than the positive lens G1pr in the first lens unit.

9. A zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein a conditional expression

14.0< fw ×tan ω w

is satisfied.

10. An image pickup apparatus, comprising:

a zoom lens comprising in order from an object side to an image side:

a first lens unit having a positive refractive power and configured not to move for zooming;

a second lens unit having a negative refractive power and configured to move for zooming;

a third lens unit having a positive refractive power and configured to move for zooming;

a fourth lens unit having a negative refractive power and configured to move for zooming; and

a rear lens unit having a positive refractive power and including at least one lens unit,

wherein the fourth lens unit is configured to move for focusing, and

wherein conditional expressions

−0.60< f 4/ fR<− 0.20;

−5.00< M 2/ M 3<−1.50; and

−0.42 <dskt /( fw ×tan ω w )<−0.15

are satisfied, where f4 represents a focal length of the fourth lens unit, fR represents a focal length of the rear lens unit at a telephoto end, fw represents a focal length of the zoom lens at a wide angle end, M2 represents an amount of movement of the second lens unit from the wide angle end to the telephoto end, M3 represents an amount of movement of the third lens unit from the wide angle end to the telephoto end, ωw represents a half angle of view at the wide angle end, “dskt” (mm) represents an amount of displacement of a focus position in a case where the fourth lens unit moves toward the image side by 1 (mm) in a state in which the focus position is at infinity at the telephoto end, and a sign of an amount of movement of a lens unit is negative in a case where the lens unit moves toward the object side, and the sign is positive in a case where the lens unit moves toward the image side with respect to zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end; and

an image pickup element arranged on an image plane of the zoom lens.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2019
From: TAKEMOTO, SHOICHI
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 047911/0084 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-077997 · Apr 11, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180292627A1 · Oct 11, 2018