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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ryuji Nurishi, Utsunomiya, JP;
Jun Hosoya, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359686 ; 359688 ;
Abstract
A zoom lens has, in succession from the object side, a first lens unit of positive refractive power fixed during focal length change, a second lens unit of negative refractive power for focal length change, a third lens unit of negative refractive power for correcting the fluctuation of the image plane resulting from focal length change, and a fixed fourth lens unit of positive refractive power, and a thin layer of resin satisfying a predetermined condition is provided on at least one lens surface of the first lens unit.