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.