US4456341A
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Zoom objective
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1982-02-09
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Granted: 1984-06-26
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Expires: 2002-02-09
Abstract
Abstract A telephoto zoom objective having, from front to rear, a varifocal part and a fixed part, the aforesaid varifocal part having a 1st group of positive power movable for focusing, a 2nd group of negative power movable for varying the image magnification and a 3rd group of positive power movable for compensating for the image shift resulting by the variation of the image magnification. The fixed part has a 4th group of positive power consisting of two positive lenses of strong convex curvature towards the front and a negative lens, and a 5th group of negative power consisting of a negative meniscus lens of convex curvature toward the rear and a positive lens, wherein the aforesaid lenses of the 4th and 5th groups are given predetermined conditions to achieve good correction of aberrations.
Inventors
- 👤 Masatake Kato
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 01:28
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B15/00; G02B15/14; G02B15/16; G02B15/163; G02B15/167; G02B15/173; G02B15/145; G02B15/1451; G02B15/145113
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
246 words
A telephoto zoom objective having the following various conditions: having five lens groups, from front to rear, the 1st lens group having a positive refractive power and being movable for focusing, the 2nd group having a negative refractive power and being movable for varying magnification, the 3rd group having a positive refractive power and being movable for compensating for the image shift caused when changing the image magnification, the 4th group being fixed and having, from front to rear, two lenses of positive refractive power convex towards the front and a lens of negative power, and the 5th group being fixed and having a meniscus lens of negative power convex towards the rear and a lens of positive power, and wherein letting f4 denote the focal length of the aforesaid 4th group, f5 the focal length of the aforesaid 5th group, f R the overall focal length of the aforesaid 4th and the aforesaid 5th groups, D17 the axial air separation between the rear side lens of positive power and the lens of negative power in the aforesaid 4th group, f41 the focal length of the front side lens of positive power in the aforesaid 4th group, R14 and R15 the radii of curvature of the front and rear surfaces of the same lens respectively, and R18 and R19 the radii of curvature of the front and rear surfaces of the lens of negative power in the aforesaid 4th group, the following conditions are satisfied: ##EQU2##
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
246 words
A telephoto zoom objective having the following various conditions: having five lens groups, from front to rear, the 1st lens group having a positive refractive power and being movable for focusing, the 2nd group having a negative refractive power and being movable for varying magnification, the 3rd group having a positive refractive power and being movable for compensating for the image shift caused when changing the image magnification, the 4th group being fixed and having, from front to rear, two lenses of positive refractive power convex towards the front and a lens of negative power, and the 5th group being fixed and having a meniscus lens of negative power convex towards the rear and a lens of positive power, and wherein letting f4 denote the focal length of the aforesaid 4th group, f5 the focal length of the aforesaid 5th group, f R the overall focal length of the aforesaid 4th and the aforesaid 5th groups, D17 the axial air separation between the rear side lens of positive power and the lens of negative power in the aforesaid 4th group, f41 the focal length of the front side lens of positive power in the aforesaid 4th group, R14 and R15 the radii of curvature of the front and rear surfaces of the same lens respectively, and R18 and R19 the radii of curvature of the front and rear surfaces of the lens of negative power in the aforesaid 4th group, the following conditions are satisfied: ##EQU2##
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A telephoto zoom objective according to claim 1, wherein the image shift caused when changing the image magnification is compensated for by making the aforesaid 1st group to move.
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