Variable magnification optical system and image pickup apparatus using the same

1. A variable magnification optical system having a plurality of lens elements, comprising in order from an object side:

a first lens unit having a positive refractive power;

a second lens unit having a negative refractive power;

a third lens unit having a positive refractive power; and

at least one lens unit, wherein

an aperture stop which determines an optical axial light beam is positioned between an image-side surface of the second lens unit and an image-side surface of the third lens unit, and

at a time of zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end,

the second lens unit moves from the object side to an image side, and

at least one of the lens units positioned on the image side of the aperture stop moves, and

a second predetermined positive lens element satisfies the following conditional expressions (1) and (2), and

a second predetermined negative lens element satisfies the following conditional expressions (3) and (4), and

the second lens unit includes in order from the object side, a first sub-lens unit having a negative refractive power, a second sub-lens unit having a negative lens element, and a third sub-lens unit having a negative lens element, and

at least one of the second sub-lens unit and the third sub-lens unit includes a positive lens element, and

the following conditional expressions (5) and (6) are satisfied:

0.520<(θ g,F ) G 2 p< 0.610  (1),

0.680<(θ C,t ) G 2 p< 0.900  (2),

0.520<(θ g,F ) G 2 n< 0.560  (3),

0.750<(θ C,t ) G 2 n< 0.900  (4),

−0.25 <fG 21 /fG 22<0.90  (5), and

−0.70 <fG 21 /fG 23<0.40  (6)

where,

fG21 denotes a focal length of the first sub-lens unit,

fG22 denotes a focal length of the second sub-lens unit,

fG23 denotes a focal length of the third sub-lens unit,

(θg, F) G2p denotes a partial dispersion ratio of the second predetermined positive lens element,

(θC, t) G2p denotes a partial dispersion ratio of the second predetermined positive lens element,

(θg, F) G2n denotes a partial dispersion ratio of the second predetermined negative lens element,

(θC, t) G2n denotes a partial dispersion ratio of the second predetermined negative lens element,

(θ g,F )=( ng−nF )/( nF−nC ),

(θ C,t )=( nC−nt )/( nF−nC ),

where,

ng denotes a refractive index for a g-line,

nF denotes a refractive index for an F-line,

nC denotes a refractive index for a C-line,

nt denotes a refractive index for a t-line, and

the second predetermined positive lens element is all positive lens elements in the second lens unit,

the second predetermined negative lens element is the negative lens element in the second sub-lens unit and the negative lens element in the third sub-lens unit, and

the lens element is a lens having a medium of a refractive index higher than 1 filled between an object-side surface and an image-side surface, and having no refracting surface between the object-side surface and the image-side surface.

2. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the first lens unit includes at least three positive lens elements and at least two negative lens elements.

3. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein a position of the first lens unit is fixed at the time of zooming.

4. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression (7) is satisfied:

1.10<| fG 1/ d 2 G|< 1.50  (7)

where,

fG1 denotes a focal length of the first lens unit, and

d2G denotes an amount of movement of the second lens unit from the wide angle end up to the telephoto end.

5. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression (8) is satisfied:

1.60<| fG 2/ fw|< 2.80  (8)

where,

fG2 denotes a focal length of the second lens unit, and

fw denotes a focal length of the overall variable magnification optical system at the wide angle end.

6. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression (9) is satisfied:

0.030<| fG 2/ ft|< 0.100  (9)

where,

fG2 denotes a focal length of the second lens unit, and

ft denotes a focal length of the overall variable magnification optical system at the telephoto end.

7. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the variable magnification optical system is a five-unit type variable magnification optical system consisting of from the object side, the first lens unit, the second lens unit, the third lens unit, a fourth lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a fifth lens unit.

8. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein

a first predetermined positive lens element satisfies the following conditional expressions (10) and (11), and

a first predetermined negative lens element satisfies the following conditional expressions (12) and (13):

0.520<(θ g,F ) G 1 p< 0.560  (10),

0.780<(θ C,t ) G 1 p< 0.90  (11),

0.520<(θ g,F ) G 1 n< 0.560  (12), and

0.780<(θ C,t ) G 1 n< 0.90  (13),

where,

(θg, F) G1p denotes a partial dispersion ratio of the first predetermined positive lens element,

(θC, t) G1p denotes a partial dispersion ratio of the first predetermined positive lens element,

(θg, F) G1n denotes a partial dispersion ratio of the first predetermined negative lens element,

(θC, t) G1n denotes a partial dispersion ratio of the first predetermined negative lens element,

where,

ng denotes the refractive index for the g-line,

nF denotes the refractive index for the F-line,

nC denotes the refractive index for the C-line, and

nt denotes the refractive index for the t-line, and

the first predetermined positive lens element is all positive lens elements in the first lens unit, and

the first predetermined negative lens element is all negative lens elements in the first lens unit.

9. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein

the second lens unit includes an object-side negative lens element, and

the object-side negative lens element is positioned nearest to object, and

the following conditional expressions (14) and (15) are satisfied:

0.530<(θ g,F ) G 2 nf< 0.580  (14), and

0.720<(θ C,t ) G 2 nf< 0.860  (15)

where,

(θg, F) G2nf denotes a partial dispersion ratio of the object-side negative lens element,

(θC, t) G2nf denotes a partial dispersion ratio of the object-side negative lens element,

(θ g,F )=( ng−nF )/( nF−nC ),

(θ C,t )=( nC−nt )/( nF−nC ),

where,

ng denotes the refractive index for the g-line,

nF denotes the refractive index for the F-line,

nC denotes the refractive index for the C-line, and

nt denotes the refractive index for the t-line.

10. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein

a third predetermined positive lens element satisfy the following conditional expressions (16) and (17), and

a third predetermined negative lens element satisfies the following conditional expressions (18) and (19):

0.520<(θ g,F ) G 3 p< 0.560  (16),

0.780<(θ C,t ) G 3 p< 0.90  (17),

0.520<(θ g,F ) G 3 n< 0.560  (18), and

0.780<(θ C,t ) G 3 n< 0.90  (19)

where,

(θg, F) G3p denotes a partial dispersion ratio of the third predetermined positive lens element,

(θC, t) G3p denotes a partial dispersion ratio of the third predetermined positive lens element,

(θg, F) G3n denotes a partial dispersion ratio of the third predetermined negative lens element,

(θC, t) G3n denotes a partial dispersion ratio of the third predetermined negative lens element,

(θ g,F )=( ng−nF )/( nF−nC ),

(θ C,t )=( nC−nt )/( nF−nC ),

ng denotes the refractive index for the g-line,

nF denotes the refractive index for the F-line,

nC denotes the refractive index for the C-line,

nt denotes the refractive index for the t-line,

the third predetermined positive lens element is all positive lens elements in the third lens unit, and

the third predetermined negative lens element is all negative lens elements in the third lens unit.

11. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein

a fourth predetermined positive lens element satisfy the following conditional expressions (20) and (21), and

a fourth predetermined negative lens element satisfies the following conditional expressions (22) and (23):

0.520<(θ g,F ) G 4 p< 0.560  (20),

0.780<(θ C,t ) G 4 p< 0.900  (21),

0.520<(θ g,F ) G 4 n< 0.640  (22), and

0.640<(θ C,t ) G 4 n< 0.900  (23)

where,

(θg, F) G4p denotes a partial dispersion ratio of the fourth predetermined positive lens element,

(θC, t) G4p denotes a partial dispersion ratio of the fourth predetermined positive lens element,

(θg, F) G4n denotes a partial dispersion ratio of the fourth predetermined negative lens element,

(θC, t) G4n denotes a partial dispersion ratio of the fourth predetermined negative lens element,

(θ g,F )=( ng−nF )/( nF−nC ),

(θ C,t )=( nC−nt )/( nF−nC ),

ng denotes the refractive index for the g-line,

nF denotes the refractive index for the F-line,

nC denotes the refractive index for the C-line,

nt denotes the refractive index for the t-line,

the fourth predetermined positive lens element is all positive lens elements in the fourth lens unit, and

the fourth predetermined negative lens element is all negative lens elements in the fourth lens unit.

12. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein

a fifth predetermined positive lens element satisfy the following conditional expressions (24) and (25), and

a fifth predetermined negative lens element satisfies the following conditional expressions (26) and (27):

0.520<(θ g,F ) G 5 p< 0.560  (24),

0.780<(θ C,t ) G 5 p< 0.900  (25),

0.520<(θ g,F ) G 5 n< 0.560  (26), and

0.780<(θ C,t ) G 5 n< 0.900  (27)

where,

(θg, F) G5p denotes a partial dispersion ratio of the fifth predetermined positive lens element,

(θC, t) G5p denotes a partial dispersion ratio of the fifth predetermined positive lens element,

(θg, F) G5n denotes a partial dispersion ratio of the fifth predetermined negative lens element,

(θC, t) G5n denotes a partial dispersion ratio of the fifth predetermined negative lens element,

(θ g,F )=( ng−nF )/( nF−nC ),

(θ C,t )=( nC−nt )/( nF−nC ),

ng denotes the refractive index for the g-line,

nF denotes the refractive index for the F-line,

nC denotes the refractive index for the C-line,

nt denotes the refractive index for the t-line,

the fifth predetermined positive lens element is all positive lens elements in the fifth lens unit, and

the fifth predetermined negative lens element is all negative lens elements in the fifth lens unit.

13. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein

the variable magnification optical system includes a focusing unit on the image side of the third lens unit, which moves in an optical axial direction at the time of focusing, and

the following conditional expression (28) is satisfied:

0.50<| FSw|< 1.00  (28)

where,

FSw =(1−β fow×βfow )×β imgw×βimgw

here,

βfow denotes a lateral magnification of the focusing unit at the wide angle end, and

βimgw denotes a lateral magnification of a predetermined optical system at the wide angle end, and

the predetermined optical system is an optical system which includes all lens units positioned on the image side of the focusing unit.

14. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein

the variable magnification optical system includes a focusing unit on the image side of the third lens unit, which moves in an optical axial direction at the time of focusing, and

the following conditional expression (29) is satisfied:

0.50<| FSt|< 1.20  (29)

where,

FSt =(1−β fot×βfot )×β imgt×βimgt

here,

βfot denotes a lateral magnification of the focusing unit at the telephoto end, and

βimgt denotes a lateral magnification of a predetermined optical system at the telephoto end, and

the predetermined optical system is an optical system which includes all lens units positioned on the image side of the focusing unit.

15. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein

at the time of zooming, the fourth lens unit moves, and

the fourth lens unit includes in order from the object side, a positive lens element, a positive lens element, and a negative lens element.

16. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein

at the time of zooming, a position of the fifth lens unit is fixed, and

the fifth lens unit includes in order from the object side, a first negative lens element, a first positive lens element, a second negative lens element, and a second positive lens element, and

the first negative lens element and the first positive lens element are cemented, and

the second negative lens element and the second positive lens element are cemented.

17. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein

the second sub-lens unit includes a first lens element, and

the first lens element is the negative lens element in the second sub-lens unit, and

the second lens unit includes a second lens element having a positive refractive power, and the second lens element is positioned on the image side of the first lens element, and

the following conditional expression (30) is satisfied:

0.65<| fG 22 n/fG 22 p |<1.30  (30)

where,

fG22n denotes a focal length of the first lens element, and

fG22p denotes a focal length of the second lens element.

18. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein at the time of zooming, a position of the third lens unit is fixed.

19. An image pickup apparatus, comprising:

an optical system; and

an image pickup element which has an image pickup surface, and which converts an image formed on the image pickup surface by the optical system to an electric signal, wherein

the optical system is a variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 .