Optical: systems and elements – Lens – With variable magnification
Patent
1998-06-30
2000-07-04
Epps, Georgia
Optical: systems and elements
Lens
With variable magnification
359684, 359686, 359715, 359740, G02B 1514
Patent
active
060847220
ABSTRACT:
A zoom lens of the rear focus type having an increased range with the back focal length long enough to accommodate a color separation prism, includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit of positive refractive power, a second lens unit of negative refractive power, a third lens unit of positive refractive power and a fourth lens unit of positive refractive power, the second and the fourth lens units moving axially to effect zooming and the fourth lens unit moving axially to effect focusing, wherein the second lens unit is constructed with a negative first lens, a negative second lens, a negative third lens and a positive fourth lens.
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Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Epps Georgia
Lester Evelyn A.
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