# US 10,871,626 B2 · Lens apparatus, image capturing apparatus, and control method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,871,626 B2 - Document ID: US10871626B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/153,950 - Filed: 2018-10-08 - Published: 2019-04-18 - Granted: 2020-12-22 - Earliest claimed: 2017-10-17 - Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Kana Kobayashi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10871626B2 ## CPC - G02B 7/04: with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification - G02B 7/102: {controlled by a microcomputer (cameras with interchangeable lenses G03B17/14)} - G03B 3/10: Power-operated focusing - G03B 17/14: interchangeably - G03B 17/565: {Optical accessories, e.g. converters for close-up photography, tele-convertors, wide-angle convertors} - H04N 23/54: Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils - H04N 23/55: Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof - H04N 23/663: for controlling interchangeable camera parts based on electronic image sensor signals - H04N 23/67: Focus control based on electronic image sensor signals - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract In a lens apparatus, an interchangeable lens includes an optical system including first and second focus lens units each configured to move in loci different from each other in focusing and a lens control unit configured to control positions of the first and second focus lens units. The lens control unit controls the positions of the first and second focus lens units based on target positions of the first and second focus lens units which are determined according to information about an optical element disposed between the optical system and an image sensor. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A lens apparatus mountable on and removable from an image capturing apparatus including an image sensor, the lens apparatus comprising: an optical system including a first focus lens unit and a second focus lens unit each being configured to move in loci different from each other in focusing; and a lens control unit configured to control a position of the first focus lens unit and a position of the second focus lens unit, wherein the lens control unit controls the position of the first focus lens unit and the position of the second focus lens unit based on the loci of the first focus lens unit and the second focus lens unit, the loci of the first focus lens unit and the second focus lens unit being determined according to information about an optical element disposed between the optical system and the image sensor, wherein in a case where a configuration of the optical element between the optical system and the image sensor is in a first state, the lens control unit controls the position of the first focus lens unit and the position of the second focus lens unit such that the first focus lens unit and the second focus lens unit are arranged in a first arrangement to focus the optical system on a first subject distance, and wherein in a case where the configuration of the optical element between the optical system and the image sensor is in a second state different from the first state, the lens control unit controls the position of the first focus lens unit and the position of the second focus lens unit such that the first focus lens unit and the second focus lens unit are arranged in a second arrangement different from the first arrangement to focus the optical system on the first subject distance, wherein the following relationships are satisfied: ( S ⁢ ⁢ 1  S ⁢ ⁢ 1  ) × ( X ⁢ ⁢ 1  X ⁢ ⁢ 1  ) + ( S ⁢ ⁢ 2  S ⁢ ⁢ 2  ) × ( X ⁢ ⁢ 2  X ⁢ ⁢ 2  ) = 0 ( 1 ) S1=(1−βi12)×βi1r2, and S2=(1−βi22)×βi2r2, where βi1 is a lateral magnification of the first focus lens unit in the first arrangement, βi1 is a lateral magnification of the second focus lens unit in the first arrangement, βi1r is a combined lateral magnification of a lens unit disposed closer to an image side than the first focus lens unit in the first arrangement, βi2r is a combined lateral magnification of a lens unit disposed closer to the image side than the second focus lens unit in the first arrangement, X1 is an amount of movement of the first focus lens unit changed from the first arrangement to the second arrangement, X2 is an amount of movement of the second focus lens unit changed from the first arrangement to the second arrangement. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The lens apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an amount of aberration in the optical system in the case where the first focus lens unit and the second focus lens unit are in the first arrangement is different from an amount of aberration in the optical system in the case where the first focus lens unit and the second focus lens unit are in the second arrangement. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The lens apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied: 0.95<(βi1×βi2)/(βj1×βj2)<1.15 where βj1 is a lateral magnification of the first focus lens unit in the second arrangement, and βj2 lateral magnification of the second focus lens unit in the second arrangement. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The lens apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first subject distance is a shortest distance in a distance range in which the optical system is able to perform focusing, and wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied: β<−0.1 where β is a lateral magnification of the optical system at the shortest distance. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The lens apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in the first state, the optical element is not disposed between the optical system and the image sensor, and wherein in the second state, the optical element is disposed between the optical system and the image sensor. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The lens apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in the first state, a first optical element is disposed between the optical system and the image sensor, and wherein in the second state, a second optical element different from the first optical element is disposed between the optical system and the image sensor. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The lens apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information about the optical element includes information by which a thickness of the optical element is identifiable. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The lens apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information about the optical element includes information by which a refractive index of the optical element is identifiable. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The lens apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image capturing apparatus determines the loci according to the information about the optical element, and wherein the lens control unit controls the position of the first focus lens unit and the position of the second focus lens unit based on the loci determined by the image capturing apparatus. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The lens apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lens control unit determines the loci according to the information about the optical element. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The lens apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lens apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store a plurality of pieces of information about the loci of the first focus lens unit and the second focus lens unit which differ from each other according to the information about the optical element. ### Claim 12 An image capturing apparatus on and from which a lens apparatus that includes an optical system including a first focus lens unit and a second focus lens unit each being configured to move in loci different from each other in focusing is mountable and removable, the image capturing apparatus comprising: an image sensor; and a camera control unit configured to determine a target position of the first focus lens unit and a target position of the second focus lens unit based on the loci of the first focus lens unit and the second focus lens unit determined according to information about an optical element disposed between the optical system and the image sensor, wherein in a case where a configuration of the optical element between the optical system and the image sensor is in a first state, the lens control unit controls the position of the first focus lens unit and the position of the second focus lens unit such that the first focus lens unit and the second focus lens unit are arranged in a first arrangement to focus the optical system on a first subject distance, and wherein in a case where the configuration of the optical element between the optical system and the image sensor is in a second state different from the first state, the lens control unit controls the position of the first focus lens unit and the position of the second focus lens unit such that the first focus lens unit and the second focus lens unit are arranged in a second arrangement different from the first arrangement to focus the optical system on the first subject distance, wherein the following relationships are satisfied: ( S ⁢ ⁢ 1  S ⁢ ⁢ 1  ) × ( X ⁢ ⁢ 1  X ⁢ ⁢ 1  ) + ( S ⁢ ⁢ 2  S ⁢ ⁢ 2  ) × ( X ⁢ ⁢ 2  X ⁢ ⁢ 2  ) = 0 ( 1 ) S1=(1−βi12)×βi1r2, and S2=(1−βi22)×βi2r2, where βi1is a lateral magnification of the first focus lens unit in the first arrangement, βi2 is a lateral magnification of the second focus lens unit in the first arrangement, βi1r is a combined lateral magnification of a lens unit disposed closer to an image side than the first focus lens unit in the first arrangement, βi2r is a combined lateral magnification of a lens unit disposed closer to the image side than the second focus lens unit in the first arrangement, X1 is an amount of movement of the first focus lens unit changed from the first arrangement to the second arrangement, X2 is an amount of movement of the second focus lens unit changed from the first arrangement to the second arrangement. ### Claim 13 A method of controlling a lens apparatus that includes an optical system including a first focus lens unit and a second focus lens unit each configured to move in loci different from each other in focusing and that is mountable on and removable from an image capturing apparatus including an image sensor, the method comprising: determining a target position of the first focus lens unit and a target position of the second focus lens unit based on the loci of the first focus lens unit and the second focus lens unit determined according to information about an optical element disposed between the optical system and the image sensor; and controlling a position of the first focus lens unit and a position of the second focus lens unit based on the determined target positions, respectively, wherein in a case where a configuration of the optical element between the optical system and the image sensor is in a first state, the lens control unit controls the position of the first focus lens unit and the position of the second focus lens unit such that the first focus lens unit and the second focus lens unit are arranged in a first arrangement to focus the optical system on a first subject distance, and wherein in a case where the configuration of the optical element between the optical system and the image sensor is in a second state different from the first state, the lens control unit controls the position of the first focus lens unit and the position of the second focus lens unit such that the first focus lens unit and the second focus lens unit are arranged in a second arrangement different from the first arrangement to focus the optical system on the first subject distance, wherein the following relationships are satisfied: ( S ⁢ ⁢ 1  S ⁢ ⁢ 1  ) × ( X ⁢ ⁢ 1  X ⁢ ⁢ 1  ) + ( S ⁢ ⁢ 2  S ⁢ ⁢ 2  ) × ( X ⁢ ⁢ 2  X ⁢ ⁢ 2  ) = 0 ( 1 ) S1=(1−βi12)×βi1r2, and S2=(1−βi22)×βi2r2, where βi1 is a lateral magnification of the first focus lens unit in the first arrangement, βi2 is a lateral magnification of the second focus lens unit in the first arrangement, βi1r is a combined lateral magnification of a lens unit disposed closer to an image side than the first focus lens unit in the first arrangement, βi2r is a combined lateral magnification of a lens unit disposed closer to the image side than the second focus lens unit in the first arrangement, X1 is an amount of movement of the first focus lens unit changed from the first arrangement to the second arrangement, X2 is an amount of movement of the second focus lens unit changed from the first arrangement to the second arrangement.