IP Library Granted Patent US 12,259,534
Granted Patent B2
US 12,259,534 · App. 16/931,022 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Zoom lens and optical apparatus

Inventor: Makoto Nakahara (Utsunomiya, JP)
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G02B15/177G02B13/009G02B13/02G02B15/20G02B27/0025H04N23/69
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Patent No.
US 12,259,534
App. No.
16/931,022
Granted
Mar 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A zoom lens includes, 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, and a rear unit including a plurality of lens units. During zooming, a distance between adjacent lens units of the first, second and plurality of lens units changes. The rear unit includes an aperture stop and a negative lens unit disposed closest to an object among at least one lens unit having a negative refractive power on the image side of the aperture stop. The negative lens unit includes a positive lens. A predetermined conditions are satisfied.

Claims (85)

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; and

a rear group including a plurality of lens units,

wherein during zooming, each distance between adjacent lens units of the first, second and plurality of lens units change,

wherein the rear group includes an aperture stop and a negative lens unit disposed closest to an object side among at least one lens unit having a negative refractive power on the image side of the aperture stop,

wherein the rear group further includes a positive lens unit that is disposed between the second lens unit and the negative lens unit,

wherein the negative lens unit includes a positive lens, and

wherein the following conditions are satisfied:

−0.1000 <θgFp −(−1.665×10 −7 ×vdp 3 +5.213×10 −5 ×vdp 2 −5.656×10 −3 ×vdp+ 0.7268)<−0.0001

25< vdp< 50

0.10< Dwp/Dtp< 0.70

0<| MLp/M 1|≤0.35

1.0< LDw/fw< 3.5

where vdp is an Abbe number of the positive lens for the d-line, θgFp is a partial dispersion ratio of the positive lens for the g-line and the F-line, Dwp is a distance on an optical axis at a wide-angle end from a position of the aperture stop to a vertex of the positive lens on the object side, Dtp is a distance on the optical axis at a telephoto end from a position of the aperture stop to the vertex of the positive lens on the object side, M1 is a moving amount of the first lens unit relative to an image plane during zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end, MLp is a moving amount of the positive lens unit relative to the image plane during zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end, LDw is an overall optical length of the zoom lens at the wide-angle end, and fw is a focal length of the zoom lens at the wide-angle end.

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

1.65< ndp< 2.10

where ndp is a refractive index of the positive lens for the d-line.

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

0.05< SKw/fw< 0.50

where SKw is a backfocus of the zoom lens at the wide-angle end, and fw is a focal length of the zoom lens at the wide-angle end.

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

0.10< fGp/f 1<1.20

where fGp is a focal length of the positive lens, and f1 is a focal length of the first lens unit.

5. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the following condition is satisfied:

−0.80< f 2/ f 1<−0.10

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

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

−3.00< fRn/f 1<−0.10

where f1 is a focal length of the first lens unit, and fRn is a focal length of a lens unit closest to an image side in the rear group.

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

0<| MLn/M 1|<0.40

where MLn is a moving amount of the negative lens unit relative to the image plane during zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end, and M1 is a moving amount of the first lens unit relative to the image plane during zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end.

8. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the following condition is satisfied:

65< vdL 1 P ave.<99

where vdL1Pave. is an average value of Abbe numbers of at least two positive lenses included in the first lens unit for the d-line.

9. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the positive lens unit and the aperture stop integrally move during zooming.

10. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the rear group includes at least four lens units.

11. The zoom lens according to claim 10 , wherein the plurality of lens units included in the rear group are five lens units, and

the five lens units are a third lens unit as the positive lens unit, a fourth lens unit as the negative lens unit, a fifth lens unit having a positive refractive power, a sixth lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a seventh lens unit having a negative refractive power, which are arranged in order from the object side to the image side.

12. The zoom lens according to claim 10 , wherein the plurality of lens units included in the rear group are six lens units, and

the six lens units are a third lens unit as the positive lens unit, a fourth lens unit as the negative lens unit, 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, which are arranged in order from the object side to the image side.

13. The zoom lens according to claim 10 , wherein the plurality of lens units included in the rear group are four lens units, and

the four lens units are a third lens unit as the positive lens, a fourth lens unit as the negative lens unit, a fifth lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a sixth lens unit having a negative refractive power, which are arranged in order from the object side to the image side.

14. The zoom lens according to claim 10 , wherein the plurality of lens units included in the rear group are five lens units, and

the five lens units are a third lens unit having a negative refractive power, a fourth lens unit as the positive lens unit, a fifth lens unit as the negative lens unit, a sixth lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a seventh lens unit having a negative refractive power, which are arranged in order from the object side to the image side.

15. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the following condition is satisfied:

30.05≤ vdp< 50.

16. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the following condition is satisfied:

−0.80< f 2/ f 1≤−0.34

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

17. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the following condition is satisfied:

−2.13≤ fRn/f 1<−0.10

where f1 is a focal length of the first lens unit, and fRn is a focal length of a lens unit closest to an image side in the rear group.

18. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the positive lens unit includes a biconvex lens.

19. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein a lens unit located closest to the image side of the zoom lens includes a negative lens and a positive lens disposed adjacent to the image side of the negative lens.

20. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the first lens unit includes three lenses, the second lens unit includes three lenses and the negative lens unit includes two lenses.

21. An optical apparatus comprising a zoom lens and an image sensor configured to photoelectrically convert an optical 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, and a rear group including a plurality of lens units,

wherein during zooming, each distance between adjacent lens units of the first, second and plurality of lens units change,

wherein the rear group includes an aperture stop and a negative lens unit disposed closest to an object side among at least one lens unit having a negative refractive power on the image side of the aperture stop,

wherein the rear group further includes a positive lens unit that is disposed between the second lens unit and the negative lens unit,

wherein the negative lens unit includes a positive lens, and

wherein the following conditions are satisfied:

−0.1000 <θgFp −(−1.665×10 −7 ×vdp 3 +5.213×10 −5 ×vdp 2 −5.656×10 −3 ×vdp+ 0.7268)<−0.0001

25< vdp< 50

0.10< Dwp/Dtp< 0.70

0<| MLp/M 1|≤0.35

1.0< LDw/fw< 3.5

where vdp is an Abbe number of the positive lens for the d-line, θgFp is a partial dispersion ratio of the positive lens for the g-line and the F-line, Dwp is a distance on an optical axis at a wide-angle end from a position of the aperture stop to a vertex of the positive lens on the object side, Dtp is a distance on the optical axis at a telephoto end from a position of the aperture stop to the vertex of the positive lens on the object side, M1 is a moving amount of the first lens unit relative to an image plane during zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end, MLp is a moving amount of the positive lens unit relative to the image plane during zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end, LDw is an overall optical length of the zoom lens at the wide-angle end, and fw is a focal length of the zoom lens at the wide-angle end.

22. 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; and

a rear group including a plurality of lens units, wherein the plurality of lens units included in the rear group are five lens units,

wherein the plurality of lens units are a third lens unit as a positive lens unit, a fourth lens unit as a negative lens unit, a fifth lens unit having a positive refractive power, a sixth lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a seventh lens unit having a negative refractive power, which are arranged in order from the object side to the image side,

wherein during zooming, each distance between adjacent lens units of the first, second and plurality of lens units change,

wherein the rear group includes an aperture stop and the aperture stop is disposed on the object side from the third lens unit,

wherein the rear group includes a negative lens unit disposed closest to an object side among at least one lens unit having a negative refractive power on the image side of the aperture stop,

wherein the negative lens unit includes a positive lens, and

wherein the following conditions are satisfied:

−0.1000<θ gFp −(−1.665×10 −7 ×vdp 3 +5.213×10 −5 ×vdp 2 −5.656×10 −3 ×vdp+ 0.7268)<−0.0001

25< vdp< 50

0.10< Dwp/Dtp< 0.70

0<| MLp/M 1|≤0.35

where vdp is an Abbe number of the positive lens for the d-line, θgFp is a partial dispersion ratio of the positive lens for the g-line and the F-line, Dwp is a distance on an optical axis at a wide-angle end from a position of the aperture stop to a vertex of the positive lens on the object side, Dtp is a distance on the optical axis at a telephoto end from a position of the aperture stop to the vertex of the positive lens on the object side, M1 is a moving amount of the first lens unit relative to an image plane during zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end, and MLp is a moving amount of the positive lens unit relative to the image plane during zooming from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2020
From: NAKAHARA, MAKOTO
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-138892 · Jul 29, 2019 · national
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