Optical system and image pickup apparatus including the same consisting of two lens units of −+ refractive powers having seven lenses of −−++−+− refractive powers or eighth lenses of −−++−+−+ refractive powers

US11150467B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11150467-B2
Application numberUS-201916587534-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 30, 2019
Priority dateOct 1, 2018
Publication dateOct 19, 2021
Grant dateOct 19, 2021

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Provided is an optical system consisting of, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit having a negative refractive power; an aperture stop; and a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, in which each of the first lens unit and the second lens unit includes a negative lens. A focal length (fG 1 N) of a negative lens (G 1 N) arranged closest to the object side in the first lens unit, a focal length (fGLN) of a negative lens (GLN) having a largest negative refractive power in the second lens unit, a focal length (f) of the optical system, a focal length (f 1 ) of the first lens unit, and other factors are appropriately set.

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An optical system consisting of, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit having a negative refractive power; an aperture stop; and a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, wherein the first lens unit includes at least two negative lenses including a negative lens G 1 N arranged closest to the object side in the first lens unit, wherein the second lens unit includes at least one negative lens, wherein the first lens unit includes a negative lens G 2 N arranged adjacent to, and on the image side of, the negative lens G 1 N, and wherein the following conditional expressions are satisfied: 0.1< fG 1 N/f 1<1.0; 0.1 <|fGLN/f|< 2.5; and 0.441 ≤fG 1N/fG2N<0.80, where fG 1 N represents a focal length of the negative lens G 1 N, fGLN represents a focal length of a negative lens GLN having a largest negative refractive power in the second lens unit, f represents a focal length of the optical system, f 1 represents a focal length of the first lens unit, and fG 2 N represents a focal length of the negative lens G 2 N. 2. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied: 1.0<( R 2 GLN+R 1 GLN )/( R 2 GLN−R 1 GLN )<6.0, where R 1 GLN represents a curvature radius of a lens surface on the object side of the negative lens GLN, and R 2 GLN represents a curvature radius of a lens surface on the image side of the negative lens GLN. 3. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied: 1.85 <ndGLN< 2.40, where ndGLN represents a refractive index of a material of the negative lens GLN. 4. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied: 1.0< TD/f< 10.0, where TD represents a total lens length of the optical system. 5. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied: 0.5< SK/f< 2.6, where SK represents a back focus of the optical system. 6. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied: −2.0< f 1/ f 2<−1.0, where f 2 represents a focal length of the second lens unit. 7. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the second lens unit includes at least one positive lens, and wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied: 75<ν dP 2<100, where νdP 2 represents an average value of an Abbe number of a material of the at least one positive lens included in the second lens unit. 8. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied: 1.86< ndN 2<2.40, where ndN 2 represents an average value of a refractive index of a material of the negative lens included in the second lens unit. 9. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the optical system has a lens surface closest to the image side having a convex shape toward the image side. 10. The optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the optical system consists of a total of eight lenses at most. 11. An image pickup apparatus comprising: an optical system; and an image pickup element configured to receive an image formed by the optical system, wherein the optical system consists of, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit having a negative refractive power; an aperture stop; and a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, wherein the first lens unit including includes at least two negative lenses including a negative lens G 1 N arranged closest to the object side in the first lens unit, wherein the second lens unit includes at least one negative lens, wherein the first lens unit includes a negative lens G 2 N arranged adjacent to, and on the image side of, the negative lens G 1 N, and wherein the following conditional expressions are satisfied: 0.1< fG 1 N/f 1<1.0; 0.1<| fGLN/f|< 2.5; and 0.441 ≤ fG 1n/fG2N<0.80, where fG 1 N represents a focal length of the negative lens G 1 N, fGLN represents a focal length of a negative lens GLN having a largest negative refractive power in the second lens unit, f represents a focal length of the optical system, f 1 represents a focal length of the first lens unit, and fG 2 N represents a focal length of the negative lens G 2 N. 12. An image pickup apparatus comprising: the optical system of claim 1 ; and an image pickup element configured to receive an image formed by the optical system, wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied: 80°<ω<120°, where “ω” represents an image pickup half angle of view obtained by ray tracing. 13. An optical system consisting of, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit having a negative refractive power; an aperture stop; and a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, wherein the first lens unit includes at least two negative lenses including a negative lens G 1 N arranged closest to the object side in the first lens unit, wherein the second lens unit includes at least one negative lens and at least one positive lens, and wherein the following conditional expressions are satisfied: 0.1< fG 1N/f1<1.0; 0.1<|fGLN/f|<2.5; and 75< vdP 2<100, where fG 1 N represents a focal length of the negative lens G 1 N, fGLN represents a focal length of a negative lens GLN having a largest negative refractive power in the second lens unit, f represents a focal length of the optical system, f 1 represents a focal length of the first lens unit, and vdP 2 represents an average value of an Abbe number of a material of the at least one positive lens included in the second lens unit.

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  • for optical correction, e.g. distorsion, aberration · CPC title

  • Reversed telephoto objectives · CPC title

  • the first group being negative · CPC title

  • having five or more lenses · CPC title

  • Miniaturised objectives for electronic devices, e.g. portable telephones, webcams, PDAs, small digital cameras (G02B23/243 takes precedence) · CPC title

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Provided is an optical system consisting of, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit having a negative refractive power; an aperture stop; and a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, in which each of the first lens unit and the second lens unit includes a negative lens. A focal length (fG 1 N) of a negative lens (G 1 N) arranged closest to the object side…
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Canon Kk
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Primary CPC classification G02B27/0025. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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