Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Satoshi Maetaki

Shinichiro Saito

Takahiro Hatada

Shunji Iwamoto

Suguru Inoue

Tomoki Tokita

Yuki Shinzato

Tomohiro Ino

Junichi Saito

Tomohiko Ishibashi

A control apparatus for use in an imaging system that includes a first correcting member movable for image stabilization and provided to one of an image pickup apparatus and a lens apparatus detachably attachable to the image pickup apparatus, and a second correcting member movable for the image stabilization and provided to the other of the image pickup apparatus and the lens apparatus acquires first correction ratios of the first correcting member and the second correcting member for angular shake of the imaging system, and second correction ratios of the first correcting member and the second correcting member for shift shake of the imaging system.

Control apparatus, lens apparatus, image pickup apparatus, imaging system, control method, and storage medium

A control apparatus, which controls an image pickup system including a first apparatus that is one of an image pickup apparatus and a lens apparatus and a second apparatus that is the other, includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire first information on a first image stabilizing remaining amount at an off-axis image height according to correction by a first image shake corrector provided in the first apparatus and second information on a second image stabilizing remaining amount at the off-axis image height according to correction by a second image shake corrector provided in the second apparatus, and a control unit configured to control at least one of the first image shake corrector and the second image shake corrector on the basis of correction ratios of the first image shake corrector and the second image shake corrector determined using the first information and the second information.

Control apparatus, lens apparatus, image pickup apparatus, image pickup system, control method, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium

A control apparatus comprising at least one processor or circuit configured to execute a plurality of tasks includes a first acquisition task configured to acquire information on image shift sensitivity relative to decentering of an image stabilizing optical system, the information being associated with an image point position of an image pickup optical system, the image pickup optical system including the image stabilizing optical system configured to perform image stabilization, and a second acquisition task configured to acquire a first image stabilizing driving amount of the image stabilizing optical system during the image stabilization. The second acquisition task is configured to acquire the first image stabilizing driving amount associated with a predetermined image point position by using the information on the image shift sensitivity associated with the predetermined image point position.

Control apparatus, image pickup apparatus, lens apparatus, camera system, control method, and memory medium that control image stabilization

A control apparatus includes at least one processor or circuit configured to execute a plurality of tasks including a first acquiring task configured to acquire information on an image shift sensitivity to a tilt of an imaging optical system corresponding to an image point position of the imaging optical system, which information includes an influence of a distortion of the imaging optical system, and a second acquiring task configured to acquire an image-stabilization driving amount that is used for an image stabilization by an image stabilizer configured to provide the image stabilization. The second acquiring task acquires the image-stabilization driving amount corresponding to a predetermined image point position using the information on the image shift sensitivity corresponding to the predetermined image point position.

Control apparatus, image pickup apparatus, lens apparatus, control method, and storage medium, that provide an image-stabilization driving amount for a predetermined image point position

An optical system according to an example embodiment includes a first lens unit that has a positive refractive power, and a second lens unit that is disposed on an image side of the first lens unit and that has a positive refractive power. The second lens unit moves when focusing from infinity to an object at near distance. The second lens unit includes, disposed in order from the object side towards an image side, a first positive lens, an aperture stop, and a second positive lens. Anomalous partial dispersibilities of the first positive lens and the second positive lens are defined.

Optical system and image pickup apparatus

An optical system according to the present invention is an optical system consisting of a front lens group having a positive or negative refractive power, an aperture stop, and a rear lens group having a positive or negative refractive power that are placed in order from an object side to an image side. In the optical system, relationships between a distance on an optical axis between a negative lens having the strongest refractive power in the rear lens group and a positive lens placed on the image side of the negative lens, an opening angle of the positive lens, a back focus of the optical system, and a focal length of the optical system are appropriately determined.

Optical system and imaging apparatus

An optical system used in an imaging apparatus includes an optical element. In a case where the optical element is disposed on a magnification side with respect to an intersection point of an optical axis and a chief paraxial ray, the optical element is a negative lens, and in a case where the optical element is disposed on a reduction side with respect to the intersection point, the optical element is a positive lens. The optical element is configured to satisfy all of the following conditional expressions:30&#x2264;&#x3bd;&#x2264;401.225&#x2264;[&#x2212;(14.387/&#x3bd;)]&#x2264;1.2760.4300&#x2264;[&#x3b8;&#x2212;(2.9795/&#x3bd;)]&#x2264;0.5010,where &#x3bd;d represents an Abbe number of the optical element, &#x3b8;gF is a partial dispersion ratio of the optical element for g-line and F-line, and nd is a refractive index of the optical element for d-line.

Optical system and optical apparatus including the same

Provided is a rear converter optical system which is detachably mounted on an image side of a main lens system to increase a focal length of the main lens system, in which an effective diameter &#x3a6;im of an imaging area of the main lens system, an effective diameter &#x3a6;cr of a lens surface closest to the image side of the rear converter optical system, a lateral magnification &#x3b2;c of the rear converter optical system in the case where the rear converter optical system is mounted on the main lens system, a backfocus skc in the case where the rear converter optical system is mounted on the main lens system are appropriately set.

Rear converter optical system and imaging apparatus including the same

An optical system includes a negative lens satisfying the following conditional expressions:30&#x2264;&#x3bd;&#x2264;40,1.225&#x2264;[&#x2212;(14.387/&#x3bd;)]&#x2264;1.276, and0.4300&#x2264;[&#x3b8;&#x2212;(2.9795/&#x3bd;)]&#x2264;0.5010,where &#x3bd;d is an Abbe number of the negative lens, &#x3b8;gF is a partial dispersion ratio of the negative lens at a g-line and an F-line, and nd is a refractive index of the negative lens at a d-line.

A conversion lens having a negative refractive power includes a positive lens GP. The positive lens GP satisfies all the following conditional expressions:30&#x2264;&#x3bd;&#x2264;40,1.225&#x2264;[&#x2212;(14.387/&#x3bd;)]&#x2264;1.276, and0.4300&#x2264;[&#x3b8;&#x2212;(2.9795/&#x3bd;)]&#x2264;0.5010,where &#x3bd;d is an Abbe number of the positive lens GP, &#x3b8;gF is a partial dispersion ratio of the positive lens GP for g-line and F-line, and nd is a refractive index of the positive lens GP for d-line.

Conversion lens, and imaging optical system and optical apparatus including conversion lens

An optical system includes an optical element. When the optical element is disposed on a magnification side with respect to an intersection point between an optical axis and a chief paraxial ray, the optical element is a positive lens. When the optical element is disposed on a reduction side with respect to the intersection point, the optical element is a negative lens. The optical element satisfies all of the following conditional expressions:30&#x2264;&#x3bd;&#x2264;401.225&#x2264;[&#x2212;(14.387/&#x3bd;)]&#x2264;1.2760.4300&#x2264;[&#x3b8;&#x2212;(2.9795/&#x3bd;)]&#x2264;0.5010where &#x3bd;d is Abbe number of the optical element, &#x3b8;gF is a partial dispersion ratio of the optical element for g-line and F-line, and nd is a refractive index of the optical element for d-line.

An optical element, which is composed of at least three optical members including a resin layer sandwiched between two optical members, has a high environmental resistance and optical performance, and has an excellent chromatic aberration correction effect. In the optical element, the resin layer is formed on one of light incident/exit surfaces of a first optical member, and a second optical member is cemented to the resin layer by a bonding material. A condition of &#x3c6;g&#x3c;&#x3c6;r is satisfied, where &#x3c6;r indicates an outer diameter of the resin layer and &#x3c6;g indicates a diameter of cemented surface of the resin layer and the second optical member.

Optical element and optical system including the optical element

A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a rear unit including a plurality of lens units. A distance between adjacent lens units changes during zooming. An aperture stop is arranged on an image side of the first lens unit. An image stabilizing unit Ls comprising at least part of the second lens unit moves in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis during blurring correction. The predetermined conditional expressions are satisfied.

Zoom lens and image-pickup apparatus

A zoom lens has a first positive lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second positive lens unit arranged adjacent to the first positive lens unit on its image side, a third positive lens unit arranged adjacent to the second positive lens unit on its image side, and a front lens group arranged on the object side of the first positive lens unit. Appropriate conditions concerning the refractive power of the front lens group, the focal length of the second positive lens unit, and the focal length of the zoom lens at the wide angle end are given.

Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus having the same

Provided is a zoom lens including a plurality of lens units, in which an interval between adjacent lens units changes during zooming. The zoom lens includes: a first lens subunit having a positive refractive power; a second lens subunit having a positive refractive power, which is arranged adjacent to an image side of the first lens subunit; and at least one lens unit on an object side of the first lens subunit. Lens systems arranged on the object side of the first lens subunit have a negative combined focal length over an entire zoom range. The second lens subunit moves along an optical axis to the image side during focusing from an object at infinity to a proximate object. A focal length of the first lens subunit and a focal length of the second lens subunit are appropriately set.

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Utsunomiya, Japan

Satoshi Maetaki