IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,664,885
Granted Patent B2
US 9,664,885 · App. 14/272,016 · Granted May 30, 2017

Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus including zoom lens

Inventor: Yasuaki Hagiwara (Utsunomiya, JP)
Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
G02B15/173G02B15/14G02B27/64G02B27/646
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Patent No.
US 9,664,885
App. No.
14/272,016
Granted
May 30, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A zoom lens includes, in order from object side to image side, a first lens unit having positive refractive power; a second lens unit having negative refractive power; a third lens unit having positive refractive power; and a rear lens group including one or more lens units. During zooming, three or more lens units move to change an interval between adjacent lens units. The third lens unit includes, in order from object side to image side, a first lens subunit having positive refractive power, a second lens subunit having negative refractive power, and a third lens subunit having positive refractive power. The second lens subunit moves in a direction having a component perpendicular to the optical axis regarding image blurring correction, a focal length of the zoom lens at the telephoto end and a focal length of the third lens unit are set to satisfy specific mathematical conditions.

Claims (72)

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

a first lens unit having positive refractive power;

a second lens unit having negative refractive power;

a third lens unit having positive refractive power; and

a rear lens group including one or two lens units;

wherein three or four lens units move so as to change an interval between adjacent lens units at the time of zooming;

wherein the third lens unit includes, in order from the object side to the image side,

a first lens subunit having positive refractive power,

a second lens subunit having negative refractive power, and

a third lens subunit having positive refractive power;

wherein the second lens subunit moves in a direction having a component perpendicular to an optical axis regarding image blurring correction, and the first lens subunit includes three positive lenses and a negative lens, and

wherein a focal length of the zoom lens at the telephoto end is ft, a focal length of the third lens unit is f3, and a conditional expression

5.0< ft/f 3<10.0

is satisfied.

2. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein a focal length of the first lens subunit is f3a, a focal length of the second lens subunit is f3b, and a conditional expression

0.5< f 3 a/|f 3 b|< 1.2

is satisfied.

3. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein a focal length of the first lens subunit is f3a, and a conditional expression

0.6< f 3 a/f 3<1.3

is satisfied.

4. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein a focal length of the second lens subunit is f3b, and a conditional expression

0.6<| f 3 b|/f 3<1.6

is satisfied.

5. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein a focal length of the second lens subunit is f3b, a focal length of the third lens subunit is f3c, and a conditional expression

0.08<| f 3 b|/f 3 c< 1.40

is satisfied.

6. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein a back focus at the wide angle end is skw, and a conditional expression

0.9< f 3/ skw< 2.0

is satisfied.

7. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein a focal length of the second lens unit is f2, a back focus at the wide angle end is skw, and a conditional expression

0.6<| f 2|/ skw< 2.0

is satisfied.

8. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein a focal length of the second lens unit is f2, and a conditional expression

0.05<| f 2|/ ft< 0.15

is satisfied.

9. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein a focal length of the first lens unit is f1, and a conditional expression

0.2< f 1/ ft< 0.8

is satisfied.

10. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein an overall length of the zoom lens at the telephoto end is TL, and a conditional expression

0.68< TL/ft< 0.85

is satisfied.

11. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the first lens subunit includes, in the order from the object side to the image side,

a first lens having positive refractive power,

a second lens having positive refractive power,

a third negative lens having negative refractive power,

an aperture diaphragm, and

a fourth positive lens having an aspherical surface.

12. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the second lens subunit includes

a lens having positive refractive power, and

a lens having negative refractive power.

13. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein an aperture diaphragm is disposed between lenses of the first lens subunit and two positive lenses included in the first lens subunit are disposed closer to the object side than the aperture diaphragm.

14. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the rear lens group comprises a fourth lens unit, the fourth lens unit includes, in order from the object side to the image side,

a fourth lens subunit having negative refractive power, and

a fifth lens subunit having negative refractive power,

wherein only the fourth lens subunit moves during focusing, and the fourth lens subunit and the fifth lens subunit integrally move during zooming when focusing at a point of infinity.

15. 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 object side to image side:

a first lens unit having positive refractive power;

a second lens unit having negative refractive power;

a third lens unit having positive refractive power; and

a rear lens group including one or two lens units;

wherein three or four lens units move so as to change an interval between adjacent lens units at the time of zooming;

wherein the third lens unit includes, in order from the object side to the image side,

a first lens subunit having positive refractive power,

a second lens subunit having negative refractive power, and

a third lens subunit having positive refractive power;

wherein the second lens subunit moves in a direction having a component perpendicular to an optical axis regarding image blurring correction, and the first lens subunit includes three positive lenses and a negative lens, and

wherein a focal length of the zoom lens at the telephoto end is ft, a focal length of the third lens unit is f3, and a conditional expression

5.0< ft/f 3<10.0

is satisfied.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 22, 2014
From: HAGIWARA, YASUAKI
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 033587/0431 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-099925 · May 10, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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