Zoom lens, imaging apparatus, and personal data assistant

1. A zoom lens comprising:

a first optical system having a positive focal length, the first optical system including a deflection optical element configured to reflect and deflect a light path;

a second optical system having a negative focal length;

a third optical system having a positive focal length;

a fourth optical system having a negative focal length;

a fifth optical system having a positive focal length, the first to fifth optical systems being arranged in order from an object side to an image side; and

an aperture stop provided at an object side of the third optical system,

wherein when changing a magnification of the zoom lens from a short focus end to a long focus end, the first lens group is fixed, an interval between the first optical system and the second optical system increases, an interval between the second optical system and the aperture stop decreases, an interval between the aperture stop and the third optical system decreases, an interval between the third optical system and the fourth optical system increases, and an interval between the fourth optical system and the fifth optical system varies; and

wherein the following condition is satisfied:

0.5<( T 23 w/Y ′)/( ft/fw )<1.0

where T23w is an interval between the second optical system and the third optical system at the short focus end, Y′ is a maximum image height of the zoom lens, ft is a focal length of the zoom lens at the long focus end, and fw is a focal length of the zoom lens at the short focus end; and

wherein the following condition is satisfied:

0.2< Ts 3 w/T 2 sw< 1.5

where Ts3w is an interval between the aperture stop and the third optical system at the short focus end, and T2sw is an interval between the second optical system and the aperture stop at the short focus end.

2. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein a maximum aperture diameter Dt of the aperture stop at the long focus end is larger than a maximum aperture diameter Dw of the aperture stop at the short focus end.

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

2.0> Dt/Dw> 1.1

where Dt is a maximum aperture diameter of the aperture stop at the long focus end and Dw is a maximum aperture diameter of the aperture stop at the short focus end.

4. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditions are satisfied:

−3.0< f 2 /Y′<− 1.2

2.0< f 3/ Y′< 4.0

where f2 is a focal length of the second optical system and f3 is a focal length of the third optical system.

5. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the fourth optical system remains still when changing the magnification of the zoom lens from the short focus end to the long focus end.

6. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditions are satisfied:

3.5> b 2 t/b 2 w> 2.0

3.0> b 3 t/b 3 w> 1.5

where b2t is a lateral magnification of the second optical system at the long focus end, b2w is a lateral magnification of the second optical system at the short focus end, b3t is a lateral magnification of the third optical system at the long focus end, and b3w is a lateral magnification of the third optical system at the short focus end.

7. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the following condition is satisfied:

1.0>( b 3 t/b 3 w )/( b 2 t/b 2 w )>0.5

where b2t is a lateral magnification of the second optical system at the long focus end, b2w is a lateral magnification of the second optical system at the short focus end, b3t is a lateral magnification of the third optical system at the long focus end, and b3w is a lateral magnification of the third optical system at the short focus end.

8. An imaging apparatus comprising the zoom lens according to claim 1 .