ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME

• US 20130271630A1
• Filed: 04/12/2013
• Published: 10/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Nakamura, Tomoyuki
• Granted Patent: US 8,928,991 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/294
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 15/14 by axial movement of one or more lenses or groups of lenses relative to the image plane for continuously varying the equivalent focal length of the objective
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 15/144113 arranged +-++
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 15/173 arranged +-+

Abstract

In a zoom lens including a positive first lens unit, negative second lens unit, positive third lens unit, and positive fourth lens unit, the fourth lens unit includes a 41 lens group, a 42 lens group, and a 43 lens group. the lateral magnification of the third lens unit at a wide-angle end when an infinite object is focused, the focal length of the fourth lens unit, the lens configuration length of the fourth lens unit, the air interval between the 41 and 42 lens groups, the air interval between the 42 and 43 lens groups, the focal length of the 42 lens group, the average values of the Abbe constants and partial dispersion ratios of positive lens of the 42 lens group, the average values of the Abbe constants and partial dispersion ratios of negative lenses of the 42 lens group, and the like are appropriately set.

Claims

1. A zoom lens comprising, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit which does not move for zooming and has a positive refractive power, a second lens unit which moves during zooming and has a negative refractive power, a third lens unit which moves during zooming and has a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens unit which does not move for zooming and has a positive refractive power,

wherein when lenses forming the fourth lens unit are divided from a longest air interval and a second longest air interval in the fourth lens unit, the fourth lens unit includes, in order from the object side to the image side, a 41 lens group having a positive refractive power, a 42 lens group having a negative refractive power, and a 43 lens group having a positive refractive power,

the 42 lens group includes one or more positive lenses and one or more negative lenses, and

the following conditions are satisfied:

−

0.50<

1/β

3w<

0.50;

0.20<

|f42/f4|<

0.90;

0.10<

Ld41/Ld4<

0.40;

0.10<

Ld42/Ld4<

0.40; and

−

6.00×

10<sup>−

3</sup><

(θ

42p−

θ

42n)/(ν

42p−

ν

42n)<

−

2.50×

10<sup>−

3</sup>,

where β

3w corresponds to a lateral magnification of the third lens unit at a wide-angle end when an infinite object is focused, f4 corresponds to a focal length of the fourth lens unit, Ld4 corresponds to a length on an optical axis from a most object side lens surface to a most image side lens surface of the fourth lens unit, Ld41 corresponds to an air interval between the 41 lens group and the 42 lens group, Ld42 corresponds to an air interval between the 42 lens group and the 43 lens group, f42 corresponds to a focal length of the 42 lens group, ν

42p corresponds to an average value of Abbe constants of materials of the positive lenses included in the 42 lens group, θ

42p corresponds to an average value of partial dispersion ratios of the materials of the positive lenses included in the 42 lens group, and ν

42n corresponds to an average value of Abbe constants of materials of the negative lenses included in the 42 lens group, and θ

42n corresponds to an average value of partial dispersion ratios of the materials of the negative lenses included in the 42 lens group.

2. The zoom lens according to claim 1, wherein the following conditions are satisfied:

1.50<

|f1/f2|<

3.20; and

0.20<

|f2/f3|<

0.50,

where f1 corresponds to a focal length of the first lens unit, f2 corresponds to a focal length of the second lens unit, and f3 corresponds to a focal length of the third lens unit.

3. A zoom lens according to claim 1, wherein the following conditions are satisfied:

1.00<

|f41/f42|<

2.50

0.90<

|f43/f42|<

2.00

letting f41 corresponds to a focal length of the 41 lens group and f43 corresponds to a focal length of the 43 lens group.

4. A zoom lens according to claim 1, wherein

the 43 lens group includes one or more positive lenses and one or more negative lenses, and

the following condition is satisfied:

−

2.50×

10<sup>−

3</sup><

(θ

43p−

θ

43n)/(ν

43p−

ν

43n)<

−

1.00×

10<sup>−

3</sup>,

where letting ν

43p corresponds to an average value of Abbe constants of materials of the positive lenses included in the 43 lens group, θ

43p corresponds to an average value of partial dispersion ratios of the materials of the positive lenses included in the 43 lens group, and ν

43n corresponds to an average value of Abbe constants of materials of the negative lenses included in the 43 lens group, and θ

43n corresponds to an average value of partial dispersion ratios of the materials of the negative lenses included in the 43 lens group.

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

0.00<

n42p−

n42n<

0.40

where n42p corresponds to an average value of refractive indices of materials of the positive lenses included in the 42 lens group, and n42n corresponds to an average value of refractive indices of materials of the negative lenses included in the 42 lens group.

6. A zoom lens according to claim 1, wherein the 42 lens group comprises a cemented lens obtained by cementing a positive lens having a convex surface on the object side and a negative lens having a concave surface on the image side.

7. A zoom lens according to claim 1, wherein the 42 lens group comprises a cemented lens obtained by cementing a positive lens having a concave surface on the object side and a negative lens having a concave surface on the image side.

8. A zoom lens according to claim 1, wherein the 43 lens group includes a positive lens, a negative lens, and a positive lens in order from the object side to the image side.

9. A zoom lens according to claim 1, wherein the 43 lens group includes a positive lens and a negative lens in order from the object side to the image side.

10. An image pickup apparatus comprising:

a zoom lens comprising, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit which does not move for zooming and has a positive refractive power, a second lens unit which moves during zooming and has a negative refractive power, a third lens unit which moves during zooming and has a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens unit which does not move for zooming and has a positive refractive power,

when lenses forming the fourth lens unit are divided from a longest air interval and a second longest air interval in the fourth lens unit, the fourth lens unit including, in order from the object side to the image side, a 41 lens group having a positive refractive power, a 42 lens group having a negative refractive power, and a 43rd lens group having a positive refractive power,

the 42nd lens group including one or more positive lens and one or more negative lens, and

the following conditions are satisfied;

−

0.50<

1/β

3w<

0.50;

0.20<

|f42/f4|<

0.90;

0.10<

Ld41/Ld4<

0.40;

0.10<

Ld42/Ld4<

0.40; and

−

6.00×

10<sup>−

3</sup><

(θ

42p−

θ

42n)/(ν

42p−

ν

42n)<

−

2.50×

10<sup>−

3</sup>,

where β

3w corresponds to a lateral magnification of the third lens unit at a wide-angle end when an infinite object is focused, f4 corresponds to a focal length of the fourth lens unit, Ld4 corresponds to a length on an optical axis from a most object side lens surface to a most image side lens surface of the fourth lens unit, Ld41 corresponds to an air interval between the 41 lens group and the 42 lens group, Ld42 corresponds to an air interval between the 42 lens group and the 43 lens group, f42 corresponds to a focal length of the 42 lens group, ν

42p corresponds to an average value of Abbe constants of materials of the positive lenses included in the 42 lens group, θ

42p corresponds to an average value of partial dispersion ratios of the materials of the positive lenses included in the 42 lens group, and ν

42n corresponds to an average value of Abbe constants of materials of the negative lenses included in the 42 lens group, 42n corresponds to an average value of partial dispersion ratios of the materials of the negative lenses included in the 42 lens group; and

a solid-state image sensor configured to receive an image formed by the zoom lens.