IP Library Granted Patent US 7,961,402
Granted Patent B2
US 7,961,402 · App. 12/697,370 · Granted Jun 14, 2011

High zoom-ratio zoom lens system

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Patent No.
US 7,961,402
App. No.
12/697,370
Granted
Jun 14, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A high zoom-ratio zoom lens system includes a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, a positive third lens group, a negative fourth lens group, a positive fifth lens group, and a negative sixth lens group, in this order from an object. Upon zooming from the short focal length extremity to the long focal length extremity, a distance between the positive first lens group and the negative second lens group increases, and a distance between the negative second lens group and the positive third lens group decreases. The high zoom-ratio zoom lens system satisfies the following conditions: 5.0< f 1/| f 2|<9.0( f 2<0)  (1) 4.1< f 1/ f 5<6.0  (2) wherein f 1 designate the focal length of the positive first lens group; f 2 designate the focal length of the negative second lens group; and f 5 designate the focal length of the positive fifth lens group.

Claims (25)

1. A high zoom-ratio zoom lens system comprising a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, a positive third lens group, a negative fourth lens group, a positive fifth lens group, and a negative sixth lens group, in this order from an object,

wherein upon zooming from the short focal length extremity to the long focal length extremity, a distance between said positive first lens group and said negative second lens group increases, and a distance between said negative second lens group and said positive third lens group decreases;

wherein said high zoom-ratio zoom lens system satisfies the following conditions:

5.0 <f 1 /|f 2<9.0( f 2<0)

4.1 <f 1 /f 5<6.0

wherein

f 1 designate the focal length of said positive first lens group;

f 2 designate the focal length of said negative second lens group; and

f 5 designate the focal length of said positive fifth lens group.

2. The high zoom-ratio zoom lens system according to claim 1 , wherein said positive fifth lens group comprises more than three positive lens elements, and at least three positive lens elements satisfy the following condition:

ν5p>60

wherein

ν5p designates the Abbe number of each of said at least three positive lens elements of said positive fifth lens group.

3. The high zoom-ratio zoom lens system according to claim 1 , wherein when zooming is being performed, said negative second lens group remains stationary with respect to the imaging plane of said high zoom-ratio zoom lens system.

4. The high zoom-ratio zoom lens system according to claim 1 , wherein said negative sixth lens group comprises a negative lens element, a negative lens element and a positive lens element, in this order from the object.

5. The high zoom-ratio zoom lens system according to claim 1 , wherein each of said positive first lens group and said positive fifth lens group comprises at least one positive lens element that is made from a glass lens-material of anomalous dispersion characteristics; and, said at least one positive lens element satisfies the following conditions:

νd>80

P g,F >0.535

wherein

νd designates the Abbe number of said at least one positive lens element; and

P g,F designates the partial dispersion ratio of said at least one positive lens element.

6. The high zoom-ratio zoom lens system according to claim 5 , further satisfying the following condition:

P g,F >0.540

wherein

P g,F designates the partial dispersion ratio of said at least one positive lens element.

Assignments (2)
CORPORATE SPLIT Recorded Dec 2, 2011
From: HOYA CORPORATION
To: PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 027315/0115 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2010
From: SAORI, MASAKAZU
To: HOYA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023877/0238 →