IP Library Granted Patent US 10,079,964
Granted Patent B2
US 10,079,964 · App. 14/972,150 · Granted Sep 18, 2018

Lens system, interchangeable lens apparatus, and camera system

Inventors: Yoshio Matsumura (Osaka, JP); Masafumi Sueyoshi (Kanagawa, JP); Yusuke Nihei (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
H04N5/2254G02B13/18G02B15/17
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Patent No.
US 10,079,964
App. No.
14/972,150
Granted
Sep 18, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lens system, an interchangeable lens apparatus, and a camera system each include a front group including a first focus lens group that moves with respect to an image surface in focusing from an infinity in-focus condition to a close-object in-focus condition; a rear group including a second focus lens group that moves with respect to the image surface in focusing, the front group and the rear group being located in order from an object side to an image side; a fixed lens group including at least one positive power lens element, the fixed lens group being located between the front group and the rear group and fixed with respect to the image surface in focusing; and an aperture diaphragm. The positive power lens in the fixed lens group satisfies dPgF>0.015 (dPgF is an anomalous dispersibility in a g-line and an F-line of the lens element).

Claims (94)

1. A lens system comprising:

a front group including a first focus lens group that moves with respect to an image surface in focusing from an infinity in-focus condition to a close-object in-focus condition;

a rear group including a second focus lens group that moves with respect to the image surface in focusing from the infinity in-focus condition to the close-object in-focus condition, the front group and the rear group being located in order from an object side to an image side;

a fixed lens group including at least one positive power lens element, the fixed lens group being located between the front group and the rear group and fixed with respect to the image surface during focusing; and

an aperture diaphragm,

wherein the lens system satisfies the following condition (1):

dPgF> 0.015  condition (1)

where dPgF is an anomalous dispersibility in a g-line and an F-line of the positive power lens element in the fixed lens group.

2. The lens system according to claim 1 , wherein the first focus lens group includes three or fewer lens elements and the second focus lens group includes three or fewer lens elements.

3. The lens system according to claim 1 , wherein, among lenses in the front group, the first focus lens group is located closest to the image side.

4. The lens system according to claim 1 , wherein, among lenses in the rear group, the second focus lens group is located closest to the object side.

5. The lens system according to claim 1 , wherein the lens system satisfies the following condition (2):

vd< 100  condition (2)

where vd is an Abbe number of the positive power lens element in the fixed lens group.

6. The lens system according to claim 1 , wherein the lens system satisfies the following condition (3):

1< L/f< 4  condition (3)

where

L is an optical overall length of the lens system, and

f is a focal length of an entire lens system in the infinity in-focus condition.

7. The lens system according to claim 1 , wherein the lens system satisfies the following condition (4):

2< L/H< 8  condition (4)

where

L is an optical overall length of the lens system, and

H is an image height of the lens system.

8. The lens system according to claim 1 , wherein the lens system satisfies the following condition (5):

1< L×F no/ f< 15  condition (5)

where

L is an optical overall length of the lens system,

Fno is an F number of the lens system, and

f is a focal length of an entire lens system in the infinity in-focus condition.

9. The lens system according to claim 1 , wherein the lens system satisfies the following condition (6):

0.05< BF/f< 2  condition (6)

where

BF is a back focus of the lens system, and

f is a focal length of an entire lens system in the infinity in-focus condition.

10. The lens system according to claim 1 , wherein the lens system satisfies the following condition (7):

0.5< BF/H< 1.5  condition (7)

where

BF is a back focus of the lens system, and

H is an image height of the lens system.

11. The lens system according to claim 1 , wherein the lens system satisfies the following condition (8):

0.5< THs/f< 1.8  condition (8)

where

THs is a distance on an optical axis between the aperture diaphragm and the image surface, and

f is a focal length of an entire lens system in the infinity in-focus condition.

12. The lens system according to claim 1 , wherein the lens system satisfies the following condition (9):

3< THs×F no/ H< 19  condition (9)

where

THs is a distance on an optical axis between the aperture diaphragm and the image surface,

Fno is an F number of the lens system, and

H is an image height of the lens system.

13. The lens system according to claim 1 , wherein the lens system satisfies the following condition (10):

0.1<| THs/f FIX |<4  condition (10)

where

THs is a distance on an optical axis between the aperture diaphragm and the image surface, and

f FIX is a composite focal length of the fixed lens group.

14. The lens system according to claim 1 , wherein the lens system satisfies the following condition (11):

0.1< TH AIRMAX /f< 4  condition (11)

where

TH AIRMAX is a maximum air space, except a back focus, on an optical axis of the lens system, and

f is a focal length of an entire lens system in the infinity in-focus condition.

15. The lens system according to claim 1 , wherein the lens system satisfies the following condition (12):

0.5< TH AIRMAX ×F no/ H< 8  condition (12)

where

TH AIRMAX is a maximum air space, except a back focus, on an optical axis of the lens system,

Fno is an F number of the lens system, and

H is an image height of the lens system.

16. The lens system according to claim 1 , wherein the fixed lens group includes two or more positive power lens elements that satisfy the following condition (1):

dPgF> 0.015  condition (1)

where dPgF is an anomalous dispersibility in a g-line and an F-line of the positive power lens elements in the fixed lens group.

17. An interchangeable lens apparatus comprising:

a lens system; and

a lens mount part connectable to a camera body, the camera body including an image sensor that receives an optical image formed by the lens system and converts the optical image into an electric image signal,

the lens system including

a front group including a first focus lens group that moves with respect to an image surface in focusing from an infinity in-focus condition to a close-object in-focus condition;

a rear group including a second focus lens group that moves with respect to the image surface in focusing from the infinity in-focus condition to the close-object in-focus condition, the front group and the rear group being located in order from an object side to an image side;

a fixed lens group including at least one positive power lens element, the fixed lens group being located between the front group and the rear group and fixed with respect to the image surface in focusing; and

an aperture diaphragm,

wherein the lens system satisfies the following condition (1):

dPgF> 0.015  condition (1)

where dPgF is an anomalous dispersibility in a g-line and an F-line of the positive power lens element in the fixed lens group.

18. A camera system comprising:

an interchangeable lens apparatus; and

a camera body,

the interchangeable lens apparatus including a lens system and a lens mount part connectable to the camera body,

the camera body being detachably connected to the interchangeable lens apparatus through a camera mount part and including an image sensor that receives an optical image formed by the lens system and converts the optical image into an electric image signal,

the lens system including

a front group including a first focus lens group that moves with respect to an image surface in focusing from an infinity in-focus condition to a close-object in-focus condition;

a rear group including a second focus lens group that moves with respect to the image surface in focusing from the infinity in-focus condition to the close-object in-focus condition, the front group and the rear group being located in order from an object side to an image side;

a fixed lens group including at least one positive power lens element, the fixed lens group being located between the front group and the rear group and fixed with respect to the image surface in focusing; and

an aperture diaphragm,

wherein the lens system satisfies the following condition (1):

dPgF> 0.015  condition (1)

where dPgF is an anomalous dispersibility in a g-line and an F-line of the positive power lens element in the fixed lens group.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2016
From: MATSUMURA, YOSHIO; SUEYOSHI, MASAFUMI; NIHEI, YUSUKE
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 037404/0890 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2014-258210 · Dec 22, 2014 · national
JP 2015-223567 · Nov 16, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160178875A1 · Jun 23, 2016