Optical system, projection optical system, image projection apparatus having it, and image pickup apparatus

Abstract

A projection lens of the following structure was invented for the purpose of providing a bright projection optical system with the F-number of approximately 2 or lower while maintaining good optical characteristics, in an image display apparatus. The projection lens is constructed of six lens units, a first lens unit L1 of a negative optical power, a second lens unit L2 of a positive optical power, a third lens unit L3 of a positive optical power, a fourth lens unit L4 of a negative optical power, a fifth lens unit L5, and a sixth lens unit L6 of a positive optical power, in the order named from the enlargement conjugate side, and four lens units (L2 to L5) out of the lens units move toward the enlargement conjugate side during zooming from the wideangle extreme to the telephoto extreme.

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