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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2006
Norihiro Nanba, Utsunomiya, JP;
Koji Hoshi, Utsunomiya, JP;
Hiroyuki Hamano, Yamato, JP;
Makoto Sekita, Yokohama, JP;
Norihiro Nanba, Utsunomiya, JP;
Koji Hoshi, Utsunomiya, JP;
Hiroyuki Hamano, Yamato, JP;
Makoto Sekita, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A zoom lens, comprising, in order from an object side to an image side: (a) a first lens unit of negative optical power; (b) a second lens unit of positive optical power; and (c) a third lens unit of positive optical power, wherein a separation between the first lens unit and the second lens unit and a separation between the second lens unit and the third lens unit are varied during zooming, and wherein, during zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, the first lens unit moves so that its motion comprises (a) moving toward the image side and (b) moving thereafter toward the object side, and the third lens unit moves so that its motion comprises (a) moving toward the image side and (b) moving thereafter toward the object side.