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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2015
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuyoshi Wakazono, Utsunomiya, JP;
Shoichi Takemoto, Saitama, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a zoom lens including, in order from an object side: a first lens unit not moving for zooming; a second lens unit moving during the zooming; at least one lens unit moving during the zooming; and a rear lens group. The first lens unit includes a first lens sub unit not moving for focusing, and a second lens sub unit moving during the focusing. The first lens sub unit includes a negative lens and a positive lens. A focal length of the first lens unit, a distance on an optical axis from a lens surface closest to an image side of the first lens sub unit to a rear principal point position of the first lens sub unit, and a focal length of the zoom lens at a telephoto end are appropriately set.