1988-08-17
1989-05-23
Corbin, John K.
350423, G02B 1514
Patent
active
048324710
ABSTRACT:
A zoom lens including, from front to rear, a first lens unit of positive power for focusing, a second lens unit of negative power having the function of varying the image magnification, a third lens unit of negative power for compensating for the image shift resulting from the variation of the image magnification, a fourth lens unit of positive power receptive of the diverging light bundle from the first lens unit for producing an almost parallel light bundle, and a fifth lens unit having the function of forming an image on the focal plane, wherein the aperture ratio is increased to 1.4 in F-number, the magnification range is extended to about 10, and high grade imaging performance is preserved.
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Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Corbin John K.
Sugarman Scott J.
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