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Granted Patent B2
US 8,605,362 · App. 13/033,681 · Granted Dec 10, 2013

Zoom lens system, optical apparatus and method for manufacturing zoom lens system

Inventor: Tomoki Ito (Kawasaki, JP)
Assignee: Nikon Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,605,362
App. No.
13/033,681
Granted
Dec 10, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A zoom lens system includes, in order from an object side: a first lens group having positive refractive power; a second lens group having negative refractive power; a third lens group having positive refractive power; a fourth lens group having negative refractive power; and a fifth lens group having positive refractive power. Upon zooming from a wide-angle end state to a telephoto end state, a position of the first lens group is fixed. At least a portion of any one of the lens groups is moved in a direction including a component perpendicular to an optical axis, and a given conditional expression is satisfied, thereby providing a zoom lens system capable of excellently suppressing variation in aberrations upon zooming and upon correcting an image blur, an optical apparatus including the zoom lens system, and a method for manufacturing the zoom lens system.

Claims (99)

1. A zoom lens system comprising, in order from an object side:

a first lens group having positive refractive power;

a second lens group having negative refractive power;

a third lens group having positive refractive power;

a fourth lens group having negative refractive power; and

a fifth lens group having positive refractive power,

upon zooming from a wide-angle end state to a telephoto end state, a position of the first lens group being fixed,

at least a portion of any one of the lens groups being movable in a direction including a component perpendicular to an optical axis, and

the following conditional expressions being satisfied:

5.20 <f 1/(− f 2)<8.00

0.50 <f 2 /f 4<0.85

where f 1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group, f 2 denotes a focal length of the second lens group, and f 4 denotes a focal length of the fourth lens group.

2. The zoom lens system according to claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the third lens group is movable in a direction including a component perpendicular to the optical axis.

3. The zoom lens system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.20 <f 3 /f 5<0.80

where f 3 denotes a focal length of the third lens group, and f 5 denotes a focal length of the fifth lens group.

4. The zoom lens system according to claim 1 , wherein the fourth lens group is moved upon carrying out focusing from an infinity object to a close object.

5. The zoom lens system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.20<(− f 4)/ f 5<0.90

where f 4 denotes the focal length of the fourth lens group, and f 5 denotes a focal length of the fifth lens group.

6. The zoom lens system according to claim 1 , wherein a position of the third lens group is fixed upon zooming from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state.

7. The zoom lens system according to claim 1 , wherein distances between adjacent lens groups are varied upon zooming from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state.

8. The zoom lens system according to claim 1 , wherein an aperture stop is disposed between the second lens group and the fourth lens group.

9. A zoom lens system comprising, in order from an object side:

a first lens group having positive refractive power;

a second lens group having negative refractive power;

a third lens group having positive refractive power;

a fourth lens group having negative refractive power; and

a fifth lens group having positive refractive power,

upon zooming from a wide-angle end state to a telephoto end state, a position of the first lens group being fixed,

at least a portion of any one of the lens groups being movable in a direction including a component perpendicular to an optical axis, and

the following conditional expressions being satisfied:

0.44 <f 2 /f 4<1.00

0.20<(− f 2)/ f 5<0.50

where f 2 denotes a focal length of the second lens group, f 4 denotes a focal length of the fourth lens group, and f 5 denotes a focal length of the fifth lens group.

10. The zoom lens system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.20<(− f 2)/ f 5<0.50

where f 2 denotes the focal length of the second lens group, and f 5 denotes a focal length of the fifth lens group.

11. The zoom lens system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

3.00 <f 1 /f 3<5.00

where f 1 denotes the focal length of the first lens group, and f 3 denotes a focal length of the third lens group.

12. The zoom lens system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

2.00 <f 1/(− f 4)<5.00

where f 1 denotes the focal length of the first lens group, and f 4 denotes the focal length of the fourth lens group.

13. An optical apparatus equipped with the zoom lens system according to claim 1 .

14. The zoom lens system according to claim 9 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.50 <f 2 /f 4<0.85

where f 2 denotes the focal length of the second lens group, and f 4 denotes the focal length of the fourth lens group.

15. The zoom lens system according to claim 9 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

3.00 <f 1 /f 3<5.00

where f 1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group, and f 3 denotes a focal length of the third lens group.

16. The zoom lens system according to claim 9 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

2.00 <f 1/(− f 4)<5.00

where f 1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group, and f 4 denotes the focal length of the fourth lens group.

17. An optical apparatus equipped with the zoom lens system according to claim 9 .

18. A method for manufacturing a zoom lens system including, in order from an object side, a first lens group having positive refractive power, a second lens group having negative refractive power, a third lens group having positive refractive power, a fourth lens group having negative refractive power, and a fifth lens group having positive refractive power, the method comprising steps of:

disposing the first lens group, the second lens group, and the fourth lens group with the following conditional expressions being satisfied:

5.20 <f 1/(− f 2)<8.00

0.50 <f 2 /f 4<0.85

where f 1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group, f 2 denotes a focal length of the second lens group, and f 4 denotes a focal length of the fourth lens group;

the first lens group further being disposed so as to be fixed upon zooming from a wide-angle end state to a telephoto end state; and

at least a portion of any one of the lens groups being disposed so as to be movable in a direction including a component perpendicular to an optical axis.

19. The method according to claim 18 , wherein

at least a portion of the third lens group is movable in the direction including a component perpendicular to the optical axis.

20. The method according to claim 18 , further comprising a step of:

satisfying the following conditional expression:

0.20 <f 3 /f 5<0.80

where f 3 denotes a focal length of the third lens group, and f 5 denotes a focal length of the fifth lens group.

21. The method according to claim 18 , further comprising a step of:

satisfying the following conditional expression:

0.20<(− f 4)/ f 5<0.90

where f 4 denotes the focal length of the fourth lens group, and f 5 denotes a focal length of the fifth lens group.

22. A method for manufacturing a zoom lens system including, in order from an object side, a first lens group having positive refractive power, a second lens group having negative refractive power, a third lens group having positive refractive power, a fourth lens group having negative refractive power, and a fifth lens group having positive refractive power, the method comprising steps of:

disposing the second lens group, the fourth lens group and the fifth lens group with the following conditional expressions being satisfied:

0.44 <f 2 /f 4<1.00

0.20<(− f 2)/ f 5<0.50

where f 2 denotes a focal length of the second lens group, f 4 denotes a focal length of the fourth lens group, and f 5 denotes a focal length of the fifth lens group;

disposing the first lens group so as to be fixed upon zooming from a wide-angle end state to a telephoto end state; and

disposing at least a portion of any one of the lens groups so as to be moveable in a direction including a component perpendicular to an optical axis.

23. The method according to claim 22 , further comprising a step of:

satisfying the following conditional expression:

3.00 <f 1 /f 3<5.00

where f 1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group, and f 3 denotes a focal length of the third lens group.

24. The method according to claim 22 , further comprising a step of:

satisfying the following conditional expression:

2.00 <f 1/(− f 4)<5.00

where f 1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group, and f 4 denotes the focal length of the fourth lens group.

25. A zoom lens system comprising, in order from an object side:

a first lens group having positive refractive power;

a second lens group having negative refractive power;

a third lens group having positive refractive power;

a fourth lens group having negative refractive power; and

a fifth lens group having positive refractive power,

upon zooming from a wide-angle end state to a telephoto end state, a position of the first lens group being fixed,

upon zooming from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state, a position of the third lens group being fixed,

at least a portion of any one of the lens groups being movable in a direction including a component perpendicular to an optical axis, and

the following conditional expression being satisfied:

5.20 <f 1/(− f 2)<8.00

where f 1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group, and f 2 denotes a focal length of the second lens group.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2011
From: ITO, TOMOKI
To: NIKON CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (3)
JP 2010-039196 · Feb 24, 2010 · national
JP 2010-193298 · Aug 31, 2010 · national
JP 2011-021795 · Feb 3, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
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