IP Library Granted Patent US 11,249,291
Granted Patent B2
US 11,249,291 · App. 16/690,399 · Granted Feb 15, 2022

Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus including the same

Inventor: Masato Katayose (Utsunomiya, JP)
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G02B15/1461G02B15/20
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Patent No.
US 11,249,291
App. No.
16/690,399
Granted
Feb 15, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a zoom lens consisting of, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a rear lens group including a plurality of lens units, and an interval between each pair of adjacent lens units is changed during zooming. When the rear lens group includes a lens unit Ln disposed closest to the image side among lens units including at least one positive lens and at least one negative lens, the first lens unit and the lens unit Ln are configured to move for zooming. The first lens unit includes, in order from the object side to the image side, a first positive lens, a second positive lens, and a first negative lens.

Claims (68)

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

a first lens unit having a positive refractive power;

a second lens unit having a negative refractive power;

a third lens unit having a positive refractive power; and

a rear lens group including a plurality of lens units,

wherein an interval between each pair of adjacent lens units is changed during zooming,

wherein the rear lens group includes a lens unit Ln disposed closest to the image side among lens units including a positive lens and a negative lens, the first lens unit and the lens unit Ln are configured to move for zooming,

wherein the first lens unit includes, in order from the object side to the image side, a first positive lens, a second positive lens, and a first negative lens, and

wherein the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

0.20< f 1 /ft< 0.45;

−0.15< fn/ft<− 0.05, and

0.05< Lnwi/Lnti< 0.25,

where f1 is a focal length of the first lens unit, fn is a focal length of the lens unit Ln, ft is a focal length of the zoom lens at a telephoto end, Lnwi is a distance from a lens surface closest to the image side to a paraxial image plane on an optical axis in the lens unit Ln at a wide angle end, and Lnti is a distance from a lens surface closest to the image side to a paraxial image plane on the optical axis in the lens unit Ln at the telephoto end.

2. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

65<ν dn ave,

where νdnave is an average value of Abbe numbers of materials of all the negative lenses included in the lens unit Ln with respect to a d-line.

3. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

70<ν d 1 p ave,

where νd1pave is an average value of Abbe numbers of materials of all the positive lenses included in the first lens unit with respect to a d-line.

4. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.70< f 11/ f 12<1.20,

where f11 is a focal length of the first positive lens, and f12 is a focal length of the second positive lens.

5. The zoom lens according to claim 1 ,

wherein the lens unit Ln includes two negative lenses, and

wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.60< fn 1/ fn 2<1.30,

where fn1 is a focal length of a negative lens arranged on the object side among the two negative lenses, and fn2 is a focal length of a negative lens arranged on the image side among the two negative lenses.

6. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

3.5< ft/fw< 8.0

where fw is a focal length of the zoom lens at a wide angle end.

7. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

1.20<β tn/βwn< 3.00,

where βwn is a lateral magnification of the lens unit Ln at a wide angle end, and βtn is a lateral magnification of the lens unit Ln at the telephoto end.

8. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the rear lens group consists of, in order from the object side to the image side, a fourth lens unit having a negative refractive power, a fifth lens unit having a positive refractive power, a sixth lens unit having a negative refractive power, a seventh lens unit having a positive refractive power, and an eighth lens unit having a negative refractive power.

9. The zoom lens according to claim 8 , wherein the fourth lens unit and the sixth lens unit are configured to move along different loci for focusing.

10. The zoom lens according to claim 9 , wherein the fourth lens unit and the sixth lens unit are configured to move toward the object side and the image side, respectively, for focusing from infinity to close distance.

11. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the rear lens group consists of, in order from the object side to the image side, a fourth lens unit having a negative refractive power, a fifth lens unit having a positive refractive power, a sixth lens unit having a negative refractive power, a seventh lens unit having a positive refractive power, an eighth lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a ninth lens unit having a negative refractive power.

12. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the lens unit Ln consists of, in order from the object side to the image side, a lens Gn1 having a negative refractive power, a lens Gn2 Having a negative refractive power, and a lens Gn3 having a positive refractive power.

13. An image pickup apparatus comprising:

a zoom lens; and

an image pickup element configured to receive an image formed by the zoom lens,

wherein the zoom lens comprises, in order from an object side to an image side:

a first lens unit having a positive refractive power;

a second lens unit having a negative refractive power;

a third lens unit having a positive refractive power; and

a rear lens group including a plurality of lens units,

wherein an interval between each pair of adjacent lens units is changed during zooming,

wherein the rear lens group includes a lens unit Ln disposed closest to the image side among lens units including a positive lens and a negative lens, the first lens unit and the lens unit Ln are configured to move for zooming,

wherein the first lens unit includes, in order from the object side to the image side, a first positive lens, a second positive lens, and a first negative lens, and

wherein the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

0.20< f 1 /ft< 0.45;

−0.15< fn/ft<− 0.05, and

0.05< Lnwi/Lnti< 0.25,

where f1 is a focal length of the first lens unit, fn is a focal length of the lens unit Ln, ft is a focal length of the zoom lens at a telephoto end, Lnwi is a distance from a lens surface closest to the image side to a paraxial image plane on an optical axis in the lens unit Ln at a wide angle end, and Lnti is a distance from a lens surface closest to the image side to a paraxial image plane on the optical axis in the lens unit Ln at the telephoto end.

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

a first lens unit having a positive refractive power;

a second lens unit having a negative refractive power;

a third lens unit having a positive refractive power; and

a rear lens group including a plurality of lens units,

wherein an interval between each pair of adjacent lens units is changed during zooming,

wherein the rear lens group includes a lens unit Ln disposed closest to the image side among lens units including a positive lens and a negative lens, the first lens unit and the lens unit Ln are configured to move for zooming,

wherein the lens unit Ln includes two negative lenses, and

wherein the first lens unit includes, in order from the object side to the image side, a first positive lens, a second positive lens, and a first negative lens, and

wherein the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

0.20< f 1 /ft< 0.45;

−0.15< fn/ft<− 0.05, and

0.60< fn 1/ fn 2<1.30,

where f1 is a focal length of the first lens unit, fn is a focal length of the lens unit Ln, ft is a focal length of the zoom lens at a telephoto end, fn1 is a focal length of a negative lens arranged on the object side among the two negative lenses, and fn2 is a focal length of a negative lens arranged on the image side among the two negative lenses.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2020
From: KATAYOSE, MASATO
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 051841/0013 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-224739 · Nov 30, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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