IP Library Granted Patent US 9,557,546
Granted Patent B2
US 9,557,546 · App. 14/984,286 · Granted Jan 31, 2017

Zoom lens and imaging apparatus

Inventor: Yoshito Iwasawa (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: Tamron Co., Ltd.
G02B15/20G02B7/08G02B7/10G02B15/17G02B15/173
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Patent No.
US 9,557,546
App. No.
14/984,286
Granted
Jan 31, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The zoom lens including an object side lens group at least including, in order from an object side: a first lens group G 1 having positive refractive power; and a second lens group G 2 having negative refractive power; and an image focusing side lens group including, in order from the object side: a negative lens group A having negative refractive power; and a negative lens group B arranged by facing the negative lens group A across an air distance, having negative refractive power. In the zoom lens, focusing from infinity to a close object is achieved by moving just the negative lens group A toward an image focusing side to satisfy a conditional expression.

Claims (40)

1. A zoom lens, composed of:

an object side lens group having positive refractive power; and

an image focusing side lens group having negative refractive power arranged in order from an object side, wherein,

the object side lens group comprises, in order from the object side:

a first lens group having positive refractive power;

a second lens group having negative refractive power; and

a positive lens group C having positive refractive power disposed at most image focusing side in the object side lens group;

the image focusing side lens group consists of, in order from the object side:

a negative lens group A having negative refractive power; and

a negative lens group B having negative refractive power arranged by facing the negative lens group A across an air distance;

wherein the first lens group moves toward the object side in magnification change from a wide angle end to a telephoto end;

wherein the positive lens group C faces the negative lens group A across an air distance;

wherein the positive lens group C in the object side lens group and the negative lens group B of the image focusing side lens group move along the same trace in magnification change from the wide angle end to the telephoto end; and

wherein focusing from infinity to a close object is achieved by moving just the negative lens group A toward an image focusing side and satisfy conditional expression below:

−6.807≦(1−β At 2 )×β Bt 2 <−4.5

where

“βAt”: lateral magnification at a telephoto end of the negative lens group A in infinity focusing and

“βBt”: lateral magnification at a telephoto end of the negative lens group B in infinity focusing.

2. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein focusing from infinity to a close object further satisfies the following equation:

−1.80<β2 t<− 0.94

where

“β2t”: lateral magnification at a telephoto end of the second lens group in infinity focusing.

3. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the image focusing side lens group satisfies a conditional expression below:

2.1<β rt< 3.5

where

“βrt”: composite lateral magnification at a telephoto end of the image focusing side lens group in infinity focusing.

4. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the negative lens group A satisfies a conditional expression below:

1.05<β At/βAw< 1.45

where

“βAt”: lateral magnification at a telephoto end of the negative lens group A in infinity focusing

“βAw”: lateral magnification at a wide angle end of the negative lens group A in infinity focusing.

5. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the first lens group satisfies a conditional expression below:

0.5< f 1/√{square root over (( fw×ft ))}<2.5

where

“f1”: a focal length of the first lens group

“fw”: a focal length of the zoom lens at the wide angle end

“ft”: a focal length of the zoom lens at the telephoto end.

6. An imaging apparatus, including:

the zoom lens according to claim 1 ; and

an imaging sensor which converts an optical image formed by the zoom lens into an electric signal provided on the image focusing side of the zoom lenses.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2015
From: IWASAWA, YOSHITO
To: TAMRON CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 037384/0625 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-108754 · May 23, 2013 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14284630 · May 22, 2014
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