Patent · US Expired

Zoom lens

US5760967A · kind A · utility

15Cited by
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20Claims
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Filing dateNov 22, 1994
Grant dateJun 2, 1998
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Expiry dateNov 22, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B15/144113
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A zoom lens comprising, from front to rear, a first lens unit of positive refractive power, a second lens unit of negative refractive power for varying the focal length, a third lens unit of positive or negative refractive power for compensating for the image shift with zooming, an aperture stop and a fourth lens unit having the image forming function and stationary during zooming, wherein the first lens unit has a front lens sub-unit of negative refractive power, a first lens sub-unit of positive refractive power and a second lens sub-unit of positive refractive power, and wherein during focusing from an infinitely distant object to an object at the minimum distance, at least the first and second lens sub-units are axially moved.

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