Zoom lens

Claim 2

A zoom lens of five-unit construction including, in succession from the object side: a first lens unit having a positive refractive power and which is fixed during magnification change; a second lens unit of negative refractive power having the function as a variator effecting magnification change and which is movable linearly on the optic axis toward the image side during the magnification change from the wide angle end to the telephoto end; a third lens unit and a fourth lens unit, having the function as a compensator for correcting the fluctuation of the image surface caused by the magnification change of said second lens unit and for keeping the position of said image surface constant, movable on the optic axis with different locuses so as to describe a curve convex toward the object side in conformity with said movement of said second lens unit; a fifth lens unit having an imaging function and fixed with said first lens unit during magnification change; and a stop disposed more adjacent to the image side than said fourth lens unit.

Claim 3

A zoom lens according to claim 1, constructed so as to satisfy the following conditions: 2.5<|f.sub.3 /f.sub.2 |<4.0 (1) 3.5<|f.sub.4 /f.sub.2 |<6.5 (2) where f 2 is the focal length of said second lens unit, f 3 is the focal length of said third lens unit, and f 4 is the focal length of said fourth lens unit.

Claim 4

A zoom lens according to claim 1, wherein said third lens unit and said fourth lens unit are each constructed in a meniscus shape having its convex surface facing the image side so as to satisfy the following conditions: ##EQU4## where R 30 is the radius of curvature of the surface of said third lens unit which is most adjacent to the object side, R 3i is the radius of curvature of the surface of said third lens unit which is most adjacent to the image side, R 40 is the radius of curvature of the surface of said fourth lens unit which is most adjacent to the object side, and R 4i is the radius of curvature of the surface of said fourth lens unit which is most adjacent to the image side.

Claim 5

A zoom lens according to claim 1, wherein said third lens unit is comprised of a negative meniscus single lens having its convex surface facing the image side, said fourth lens unit is comprised of a positive meniscus single lens having its convex surface facing the image side, and said negative meniscus single lens and said positive meniscus single lens satisfy the conditions that ν 63 >45 and ν 64 >33, where ν 63 and ν 64 are the Abbe numbers of said negative meniscus single lens and said positive meniscus single lens, respectively.

Claim 6

A zoom lens according to claim 1, wherein one of said third lens unit and said fourth lens unit is comprised of a meniscus single lens having its convex surface facing the image side, and the other is comprised of a cemented meniscus lens having its convex surface facing the image side.

Claim 7

A zoom lens according to claim 1, wherein said stop is disposed between said fourth lens unit and said fifth lens unit, and the lens in said fifth lens unit which is most adjacent to the object side is comprised of a biconvex lens whose image side surface is aspherical.

Claim 8

A zoom lens according to claim 1, characterized by the data of the following Tables 1 and 2, wherein No. designates an optical surface, G 1 -G 5 designate corresponding lens units, and P designates a resolving prism succeeding the fifth lens unit: TABLE 1 ______________________________________ (Embodiment 1) Focal length: 12.8-67.5 Zoom ratio: 5.27 Angle of view 2ω = 66.1-13.4 FNO: 1.5 ______________________________________ Center- Radius of thickness and Refractive Abbe curvature spacing index number No. r d n ν ______________________________________ 1 339.738 3.400 1.62287 60.14 G.sub.1 2 108.122 20.000 3 -249.753 2.500 1.62287 60.14 4 141.674 1.000 5 122.834 8.000 1.86954 23.01 6 213.054 9.351 7 317.399 3.300 1.86954 23.01 8 109.776 23.500 1.49926 82.52 9 -133.088 0.200 10 125.476 13.700 1.59527 67.87 11 -472.357 0.200 12 77.994 11.800 1.49926 82.52 13 324.018 d.sub.13 = variable 14 107.528 1.200 1.61992 54.01 G.sub.2 15 22.959 11.200 16 -106.622 1.200 1.62540 57.03 17 51.368 1.600 18 35.182 16.700 1.65530 38.18 19 -25.804 1.200 1.74800 49.52 20 182.729 d.sub.20 = variable 21 -43.137 1.500 1.72342 50.19 G.sub.3 22 -120.634 d.sub.22 = variable 23 -65.472 4.000 1.86954 23.01 G.sub.4 24 -47.715 d.sub.24 = variable 25 63.154 12.500 1.60718 38.03 G.sub.5 26 -39.449 2.000 1.80824 46.54 27 -143.650 10.000 28 -52.490 2.000 1.69978 55.60 29 142.269 11.000 30 215.187 10.000 1.51872 64.10 31 -51.841 0.200 32 236.399 10.000 1.52037 69.98 33 -112.413 0.200 34 142.608 2.500 1.81267 25.35 35 38.435 13.500 1.49926 82.52 36 -285.137 0.200 37 42.377 8.500 1.52037 69.98 38 135.289 5.000 39 ∞ 18.500 1.51872 64.10 P 40 ∞ 50.500 1.69978 55.60 41 ∞ 11.890 ______________________________________ TABLE 2 ______________________________________ (variable spacings between units in Embodiment 1) ______________________________________ f 12.8 40.0 67.5 d.sub.13 0.629 48.012 61.783 d.sub.20 66.296 5.582 5.812 d.sub.22 12.426 17.256 13.255 d.sub.24 6.598 15.098 5.098 ______________________________________

Claim 9

A zoom lens according to claim 1, characterized by the data of the following Tables 3 and 4, wherein No. designates an optical surface, G 1 -G 5 designates corresponding lens units, and P designates a resolving prism succeeding the fifth lens unit: TABLE 3 ______________________________________ (Embodiment 2) Focal length: 12.8-67.4 Zoom ratio: 5.27 Angle of view 2ω = 66.1-13.4 FNO: 1.5 ______________________________________ Center- Radius of thickness Refractive Abbe curvature and spacing index number No. r d n ν ______________________________________ 1 339.738 3.400 1.62287 60.14 G.sub.1 2 108.122 20.000 3 -249.753 2.500 1.62287 60.14 4 141.674 1.000 5 122.834 8.000 1.86954 23.01 6 213.054 8.782 7 318.127 3.300 1.86954 23.01 8 101.285 23.500 1.49926 82.52 9 -151.087 0.200 10 128.047 14.500 1.62287 60.14 11 -289.393 0.200 12 76.961 11.000 1.49926 82.52 13 249.760 d.sub.13 = variable 14 107.528 1.200 1.61992 54.01 G.sub.2 15 22.959 11.200 16 -115.190 1.200 1.65426 58.50 17 49.661 1.600 18 35.540 16.700 1.65530 38.18 19 -28.116 1.200 1.77651 49.45 20 309.744 d.sub.20 = variable 21 -43.137 1.500 1.77651 49.45 G.sub.3 22 -107.766 d.sub.22 = variable 23 -71.854 2.000 1.80086 45.37 G.sub.4 24 -320.000 4.500 1.81267 25.35 25 -50.789 d.sub.25 = variable 26 58.324 8.000 1.55098 45.87 G.sub.5 27 -153.033 10.000 28 -45.245 2.000 1.72342 50.19 29 146.257 11.000 30 217.601 10.500 1.52040 60.23 31 -53.615 0.200 32 232.170 7.000 1.52037 69.98 33 -111.303 0.200 34 137.366 2.500 1.81267 25.35 35 38.126 13.500 1.48914 70.41 36 -193.091 0.200 37 42.377 8.500 1.52037 69.98 38 99.668 5.000 39 ∞ 18.500 1.51872 64.10 P 40 ∞ 50.500 1.69978 55.60 41 ∞ 11.974 ______________________________________ TABLE 4 ______________________________________ (variable spacings between units in Embodiment 2) ______________________________________ f 12.8 40.0 67.4 d.sub.13 1.783 49.089 62.937 d.sub.20 65.888 3.547 5.404 d.sub.22 8.988 13.522 9.817 d.sub.25 15.894 26.394 14.394 ______________________________________

Claim 10

A zoom lens according to claim 1, characterized by the data of the following Tables 5 and 6, wherein No. designates an optical surface, G 1 -G 5 designate corresponding lens units, and P designates a resolving prism succeeding the fifth lens unit: TABLE 5 ______________________________________ (Embodiment 3) Focal length: 12.7-70.0 Zoom ratio: 5.51 Angle of view 2ω = 66.3-13.4 FNO = 1.5 ______________________________________ Center- Radius of thickness Refractive Abbe curvature and spacing index number No. r d n ν ______________________________________ 1 352.819 3.400 1.62287 60.14 G.sub.1 2 112.285 20.000 3 -259.369 2.500 1.62287 60.14 4 147.129 1.000 5 127.563 8.000 1.86954 23.01 6 221.257 9.351 7 342.701 3.300 1.86954 23.01 8 110.315 23.500 1.49926 82.52 9 -141.122 0.200 10 125.876 13.700 1.60548 60.64 11 -406.401 0.200 12 78.871 11.800 1.49926 82.52 13 268.252 d.sub.13 = variable 14 108.635 1.200 1.61992 54.01 G.sub.2 15 23.195 11.200 16 -137.323 1.200 1.62540 57.03 17 43.672 1.600 18 33.753 16.700 1.65530 38.18 19 -26.661 1.200 1.74800 49.52 20 179.896 d.sub.20 = variable 21 -44.766 1.500 1.72342 50.19 G.sub.3 22 250.000 3.400 1.81267 25.35 23 -149.383 d.sub.23 = variable G.sub.4 24 -93.667 4.000 1.76258 31.62 25 -50.815 d.sub.25 = variable 26 64.773 10.000 1.55098 45.87 G.sub.5 27 -40.425 2.000 1.80824 46.54 28 -147.189 10.000 29 -56.000 2.000 1.67303 57.53 30 145.269 11.000 31 211.361 9.000 1.51872 64.10 32 -53.380 0.200 33 173.525 7.000 1.56606 60.69 34 -122.090 0.200 35 155.690 2.500 1.79181 26.05 36 38.224 13.000 1.49926 82.52 37 -562.364 0.200 38 45.431 7.500 1.51872 64.10 39 143.237 5.000 40 ∞ 18.500 1.51872 64.10 P 41 ∞ 50.500 1.69978 55.60 42 ∞ 12.040 ______________________________________ TABLE 6 ______________________________________ (variable spacings between units in Embodiment 3) ______________________________________ f 12.7 40.0 70.0 d.sub.13 0.588 49.862 65.024 d.sub.20 71.666 8.299 6.185 d.sub.23 11.846 19.439 12.891 d.sub.25 9.302 15.802 9.302 ______________________________________