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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2004
Yasutaka Kashiki, Hino, JP;
Yasutaka Kashiki, Hino, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A zoom lens includes, in order from the object side, a first lens unit with positive refracting power, a second lens unit with positive refracting power, and a third lens unit with negative refracting power. In the magnification change of the zoom lens ranging from a wide-angle position to a telephoto position, individual lens units are moved toward the object side and thereby the magnification change is carried out. The first lens unit has a single positive lens and a single negative lens; the second lens unit has, in order from the object side, a first positive lens with a concave surface facing the object side and a second positive lens with a concave surface facing the object side; and the third lens unit has, in order from the object side, a plastic lens with aspherical surfaces and a negative lens. An aperture stop is located on the object side of the second lens unit.