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Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus

US11314064B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 21, 2019
Grant dateApr 26, 2022
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Expiry dateMay 19, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B27/646
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided is a zoom lens including, in order from an object side to an image side, a positive first lens unit, a negative second lens unit, a positive third lens unit, a positive fourth lens unit and a rear lens group consisting of at least one lens unit. An interval between each pair of adjacent lens units is changed during zooming. The rear lens group includes a negative N-th lens unit configured to move during focusing. The second lens unit and the third lens unit are configured to move during zooming. A focal length of the second lens unit, a focal length of the third lens unit, a focal length of the fourth lens unit, a lateral magnification of the fourth lens unit at a wide angle end and a lateral magnification of the fourth lens unit at a telephoto end are appropriately set.

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