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US 8,339,712 · App. 12/866,355 · Granted Dec 25, 2012

Variable magnification optical system, optical apparatus with the same, and method for manufacturing variable magnification optical system

Assignee: Nikon Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,339,712
App. No.
12/866,355
Granted
Dec 25, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a variable magnification optical system for making it possible to properly set a variable magnification ratio of each lens group by properly setting a variable magnification ratio of a fifth lens group, and an optical apparatus with the variable magnification optical system, and a method for manufacturing the variable magnification optical system. The optical apparatus has first to sixth lens groups (G 1 ) to (G 6 ) in order from an object, wherein the fifth lens group (G 5 ) satisfies the following conditional expression: 0.65<|β 5 T/β 5 W|<3.20, where β 5 T denotes the lateral magnification at the telephoto end state, and β 5 W denotes the lateral magnification at the wide-angle end state.

Claims (34)

1. A variable magnification optical system comprising

a first to sixth lens groups disposed along an optical axis, and

the fifth lens group satisfying the following conditional expression:

0.65<|β5 T/β 5 W|< 3.20

where β 5 T denotes a lateral magnification at a telephoto end state and β 5 W denotes a lateral magnification at a wide-angle end state.

2. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

2.90 <TLW/fW< 6.60

where TLW denotes a total length of the variable magnification optical system at the wide-angle end state, and fW denotes a focal length of the variable magnification optical system at the wide-angle end state.

3. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.643 <TLT/fT< 0.692

where TLT denotes a total length of the variable magnification optical system at the telephoto end state, and fT denotes a focal length of the variable magnification optical system at the telephoto end state.

4. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , characterized in that a distance between the first lens group and the second lens group increases, a distance between the second lens group and the third lens group decreases, and a distance between the third lens group and the fourth lens group increases upon zooming from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state.

5. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , characterized in that a lens group disposed closest to an object has positive refractive power.

6. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the lens group disposed closest to the object is fixed in an optical axis direction with respect to an image plane upon zooming from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state.

7. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the second lens group satisfies the following conditional expression:

β2 T/β 2 W< 6.100

where β 2 T denotes a lateral magnification at the telephoto end state and β 2 W denotes a lateral magnification at the wide-angle end state.

8. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the following conditional expression is satisfied:

| f 3 /f 2|<1.800

where f 2 denotes a focal length of the second lens group and f 3 denotes a focal length of the third lens group.

9. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , characterized in that a lens group disposed to the object side of the fifth lens group has negative refractive power.

10. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , characterized in that a lens group disposed to an image side of the fifth lens group has negative refractive power.

11. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the second lens group has negative refractive power, and

the third lens group and the fifth lens group have positive refractive power.

12. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , characterized in that the fourth lens group is fixed in the optical axis direction with respect to the image plane upon zooming from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state.

13. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , characterized in that a stop is disposed to the object side or the image side of the fourth lens group, and

is fixed in the optical axis direction with respect to the image plane upon zooming from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state.

14. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , characterized in that all or a part of the second lens group is moved so as to have a component perpendicular to the optical axis.

15. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , characterized in that focusing is performed by moving the fifth lens group.

16. An optical apparatus having the variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 .

17. A method for manufacturing a variable magnification optical system, comprising a step of disposing a first to sixth lens groups along an optical axis, and

the fifth lens group being disposed so as to satisfy the following conditional expression:

0.65<|β5 T/β 5 W|< 3.20

where β 5 T denotes a lateral magnification at a telephoto end state and β 5 W denotes a lateral magnification at a wide-angle end state.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2010
From: HAYAKAWA, SATOSHI
To: NIKON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024800/0085 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2008-133063 · May 21, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100321791A1 · Dec 23, 2010