IP Library Granted Patent US 9,448,392
Granted Patent B2
US 9,448,392 · App. 14/820,833 · Granted Sep 20, 2016

Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus using the same

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Patent No.
US 9,448,392
App. No.
14/820,833
Granted
Sep 20, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A zoom lens includes a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, third lens unit having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens unit having a negative refractive power, a fifth lens unit having a positive refractive power, and an aperture stop disposed between the second lens unit and the third lens unit. At the time of zooming, the aperture stop moves and the fifth lens unit is fixed. At the time of zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, a distance between the first lens unit and the second lens unit widens, a distance between the second lens unit and the third lens unit narrows, a distance between the third lens unit and the fourth lens unit fluctuates, and a distance between the fourth lens unit and the fifth lens unit fluctuates.

Claims (151)

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;

a fourth lens unit having a negative refractive power; and

a fifth lens unit having a positive refractive power, wherein

the zoom lens has an aperture stop, which is disposed between a surface nearest to an image plane side of the second lens unit and a surface nearest to the image plane side of the third lens unit, and

the second lens unit has a negative lens, wherein the negative lens is a single lens, and the negative lens is disposed nearest to the image plane side within the second lens unit, and

the third lens unit has a lens having a convex surface directed toward the image plane side, which is disposed nearest to the image plane side within the third lens unit, and

total number of lenses in the third lens unit is at most four, and

the fifth lens unit has a lens having a convex surface directed toward the image plane side, which is disposed nearest to the image plane side within the fifth lens unit, and

at the time of zooming,

the aperture stop moves together with the third lens unit, and

the fifth lens unit is fixed, and

at the time of zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end,

a distance between the first lens unit and the second lens unit widens,

a distance between the second lens unit and the third lens unit narrows,

a distance between the third lens unit and the fourth lens unit fluctuates, and

a distance between the fourth lens unit and the fifth lens unit fluctuates, and

the following conditional expression (4) is satisfied:

0.9< L t /f t <1.25  (4)

where,

L t denotes an overall optical length of the zoom lens at the telephoto end, and is an overall optical length at the time of infinite object point focusing, and

f t denotes a focal length of the overall zoom lens system at the telephoto end.

2. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression (9) is satisfied:

−5<( r 21F +r 21R )/( r 21F − 21R )<0.5  (9)

where,

r 21F denotes a radius of curvature of an object-side surface of the negative lens which is nearest to the image side within the second lens unit, and

r 21R denotes a radius of curvature of an image-side surface of the negative lens which is nearest to the image side within the second lens unit.

3. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression (5) is satisfied:

−0.27<β 2w <−0.18  (5)

where,

β 2w denotes a magnification of the second lens unit at the wide angle end, and is a magnification at the time of infinite object point focusing.

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

0.35< f 1G /L t <0.75  (6)

where,

L t denotes the overall optical length of the zoom lens at the telephoto end, and is the overall optical length at the time of infinite object point focusing, and

f 1G denotes a focal length of the first lens unit.

5. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the fourth lens unit includes at least one aspheric surface.

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

−14<( r 11F +r 11R )/( r 11F −r 11R )<−1.5  (7)

where,

r 11F denotes a radius of curvature nearest to the object side of the first lens unit, and

r 11R denotes a radius of curvature nearest to the image plane side of the first lens unit.

7. An image pickup apparatus comprising:

a zoom lens according to claim 1 ; and

an image pickup element which has an image pickup surface.

8. 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;

a fourth lens unit having a negative refractive power; and

a fifth lens unit having a positive refractive power, wherein

the zoom lens has an aperture stop which is disposed between a surface nearest to an image plane side of the second lens unit and a surface nearest to the image plane side of the third lens unit, and

the second lens unit has a negative lens, wherein the negative lens is a single lens, and the negative lens is disposed nearest to the image plane side within the second lens unit, and

the third lens unit has a lens having a convex surface directed toward the image plane side, which is disposed nearest to the image plane side within the third lens unit, and

total number of lenses in the third lens unit is at most four, and

the fifth lens unit has a lens having a convex surface directed toward the image plane side, which is disposed nearest to the image plane side within the fifth lens unit, and

at the time of zooming,

the aperture stop moves together with the third lens unit, and

the fifth lens unit is fixed, and

at the time of zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end,

a distance between the first lens unit and the second lens unit widens,

a distance between the second lens unit and the third lens unit narrows,

a distance between the third lens unit and the fourth lens unit fluctuates, and

a distance between the fourth lens unit and the fifth lens unit fluctuates, and

the following conditional expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied:

−1.3<β 2t <−0.4  (1)

−1.6<β 3t <−0.6  (2)

where,

β 2t denotes a magnification of the second lens unit at the telephoto end, and

β 3t denotes a magnification of the third lens unit at the telephoto end, and

both β 2t and β 3t are magnification at the time of infinite object point focusing.

9. An image pickup apparatus comprising:

a zoom lens according to claim 8 ; and

an image pickup element which has an image pickup surface.

10. The zoom lens according to claim 8 , wherein the following conditional expression (4) is satisfied:

0.9< L t /f t <1.25  (4)

where,

L t denotes an overall optical length of the zoom lens at the telephoto end, and is an overall optical length at the time of infinite object point focusing, and

f t denotes a focal length of the overall zoom lens system at the telephoto end.

11. The zoom lens according to claim 8 , wherein

the third lens unit has an object side lens disposed nearest to the object side within the third lens unit, and

the aperture stop is disposed between the object side lens and the lens having a convex surface directed toward the image plane side within the third lens unit, and

at the time of zooming,

a distance with the object side lens and the aperture stop is constant.

12. 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;

a fourth lens unit having a negative refractive power; and

a fifth lens unit having a positive refractive power, wherein

the zoom lens has an aperture stop, which is disposed between a surface nearest to an image plane side of the second lens unit and a surface nearest to the image plane side of the third lens unit, and

the second lens unit has a negative lens, wherein the negative lens is a single lens, and the negative lens is disposed nearest to the image plane side within the second lens unit, and

the third lens unit has a lens having a convex surface directed toward the image plane side, which is disposed nearest to the image plane side within the third lens unit, and

total number of lenses in the third lens unit is at most four, and

the fifth lens unit has a lens having a convex surface directed toward the image plane side, which is disposed nearest to the image plane side within the fifth lens unit, and

at the time of zooming,

the aperture stop moves together with the third lens unit, and

the fifth lens unit is fixed, and

at the time of zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end,

a distance between the first lens unit and the second lens unit widens,

a distance between the second lens unit and the third lens unit narrows,

a distance between the third lens unit and the fourth lens unit fluctuates, and

a distance between the fourth lens unit and the fifth lens unit fluctuates, and

the following conditional expression (3) is satisfied:

0.35<β 2t /β 3t <1.05  (3)

where,

β 2t denotes a magnification of the second lens unit at the telephoto end, and

β 3t denotes a magnification of the third lens unit at the telephoto end, and

both β 2t and β 3t are magnification at the time of infinite object point focusing.

13. An image pickup apparatus comprising:

a zoom lens according to claim 12 ; and

an image pickup element which has an image pickup surface.

14. The zoom lens according to claim 12 , wherein the following conditional expression (4) is satisfied:

0.9< L t /f t <1.25  (4)

where,

L t denotes an overall optical length of the zoom lens at the telephoto end, and is an overall optical length at the time of infinite object point focusing, and

f t denotes a focal length of the overall zoom lens system at the telephoto end.

15. The zoom lens according to claim 12 , wherein

the third lens unit has an object side lens disposed nearest to the object side within the third lens unit, and

the aperture stop is disposed between the object side lens and the lens having a convex surface directed toward the image plane side within the third lens unit, and

at the time of zooming,

a distance with the object side lens and the aperture stop is constant.

16. 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;

a fourth lens unit having a negative refractive power; and

a fifth lens unit having a positive refractive power, wherein

the zoom lens has an aperture stop, which is disposed between a surface nearest to an image plane side of the second lens unit and a surface nearest to the image plane side of the third lens unit, and

the second lens unit has a negative lens, wherein the negative lens is a single lens, and the negative lens is disposed nearest to the image plane side within the second lens unit, and

the third lens unit has an object side lens disposed nearest to the object side within the third lens unit, and

the third lens unit has an image side lens having a convex surface directed toward the image plane side, which is disposed nearest to the image plane side within the third lens unit, and

total number of lenses in the third lens unit is at most four, and

the fifth lens unit has a lens having a convex surface directed toward the image plane side, which is disposed nearest to the image plane side within the fifth lens unit, and

the aperture stop is disposed between the object side lens and the image side lens within the third lens unit, and

at the time of zooming,

the aperture stop moves together with the third lens unit, and

a distance with the object side lens and the aperture stop is constant, and

the fifth lens unit is fixed, and

at the time of zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end,

a distance between the first lens unit and the second lens unit widens,

a distance between the second lens unit and the third lens unit narrows,

a distance between the third lens unit and the fourth lens unit fluctuates, and

a distance between the fourth lens unit and the fifth lens unit fluctuates;

wherein the following conditional expression (4) is satisfied:

0.9< L t /f t <1.25  (4)

where,

L t denotes an overall optical length of the zoom lens at the telephoto end, and is an overall optical length at the time of infinite object point focusing, and

f t denotes a focal length of the overall zoom lens system at the telephoto end.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2021
From: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
To: OM DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058329/0766 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Mar 4, 2019
From: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048490/0397 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2015
From: ICHIKAWA, KEISUKE
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036276/0769 →