Variable power optical assembly, optical device, and variable power optical assembly fabrication method
Comprising, in order from an object side: a first lens group G 1 having positive refractive power; a second lens group G 2 having negative refractive power; a third lens group G 3 having positive refractive power; a fourth lens group G 4 ; a fifth lens group G 5 ; and a sixth lens group G 6 ; upon zooming from a wide-angle end state to a telephoto end state, a distance between the first lens group G 1 and the second lens group G 2 , a distance between the second lens group G 2 and the third lens group G 3 , a distance between the third lens group G 3 and the fourth lens group G 4 , a distance between the fourth lens group G 4 and the fifth lens group G 5 , and the distance between the fifth lens group G 5 and a sixth lens group G 6 being varied; and a predetermined conditional expression being satisfied, thereby providing a variable magnification optical system which has a high variable magnification ratio, is compact in size and has high optical performance, an optical apparatus, and a method for manufacturing the variable magnification optical system.
1. A variable magnification optical system comprising, in order from an object side: a first lens group having positive refractive power; a second lens group having negative refractive power; a third lens group having positive refractive power; a fourth lens group; a fifth lens group; and a sixth lens group;
upon zooming from a wide-angle end state to a telephoto end state, a distance between the first lens group and the second lens group, a distance between the second lens group and the third lens group, a distance between the third lens group and the fourth lens group, a distance between the fourth lens group and the fifth lens group, and a distance between the fifth lens group and the sixth lens group being varied; and
the following conditional expressions being satisfied:
5.500< f 1/ fw< 10.200
0.057<(− f 2)/ ft< 0.200
where fw denotes a focal length of the variable magnification optical system in the wide-angle end state, ft denotes a focal length of the variable magnification optical system in the telephoto end state, f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group, and f2 denotes a focal length of the second lens group,
wherein upon zooming from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state, the first lens group is moved toward the object side.
2. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein upon zooming from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state, the third lens group is moved toward the object side.
3. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:
0.420< f 3/ f 4<2.300
where f3 denotes a focal length of the third lens group, and f4 denotes a focal length of the fourth lens group.
4. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:
3.600< f 1/(− f 2)<7.510
where f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group, and f2 denotes a focal length of the second lens group.
5. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein upon zooming from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state, the sixth lens group is fixed in a position.
6. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the sixth lens group has positive refractive power.
7. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the fifth lens group has negative refractive power.
8. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the fourth lens group has positive refractive power.
9. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein upon zooming from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state, a distance between the third lens group and the fifth lens group is constant.
10. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein upon zooming from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state, the distance between the first lens group and the second lens group is increased.
11. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein upon zooming from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state, the distance between the second lens group and the third lens group is decreased.
12. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the third lens group is moved to have a component in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis.
13. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the fourth lens group is moved in a direction of an optical axis upon focusing from an infinitely distant object to a close distant object.
14. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:
0.350< f 3/(− f 5)<2.000
where f3 denotes a focal length of the third lens group, and f5 denotes a focal length of the fifth lens group.
15. An optical apparatus equipped with the variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 .
16. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:
5.500< f 1/ fw≤ 7.510.
17. A method for manufacturing a variable magnification optical system comprising, in order from an object side: a first lens group having positive refractive power; a second lens group having negative refractive power; a third lens group having positive refractive power; a fourth lens group; a fifth lens group; and
a sixth lens group;
the method comprising the steps of:
constructing the first lens group and the second lens group to satisfy the following conditional expressions
5.500< f 1/ fw< 10.200
0.057<(− f 2)/ ft< 0.200
where fw denotes a focal length of the variable magnification optical system in a wide-angle end state, ft denotes a focal length of the variable magnification optical system in a telephoto end state, f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group, and f2 denotes a focal length of the second lens group; and
constructing such that, upon zooming from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state, the first lens group is moved toward the object side, and that a distance between the first lens group and the second lens group, a distance between the second lens group and the third lens group, a distance between the third lens group and the fourth lens group, a distance between the fourth lens group and the fifth lens group, and a distance between the fifth lens group and the sixth lens group are varied.
18. A variable magnification optical system comprising, in order from an object side: a first lens group having positive refractive power; a second lens group having negative refractive power; a third lens group having positive refractive power; a fourth lens group; a fifth lens group; and a sixth lens group;
upon zooming from a wide-angle end state to a telephoto end state, a distance between the first lens group and the second lens group, a distance between the second lens group and the third lens group, a distance between the third lens group and the fourth lens group, a distance between the fourth lens group and the fifth lens group, and a distance between the fifth lens group and the sixth lens group being varied; and
the following conditional expressions being satisfied:
5.500< f 1/ fw< 10.200
0.057<(− f 2)/ ft< 0.200
0.710< f 3/ f 4<0.985
where fw denotes a focal length of the variable magnification optical system in the wide-angle end state, ft denotes a focal length of the variable magnification optical system in the telephoto end state, f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group, f2 denotes a focal length of the second lens group, f3 denotes a focal length of the third lens group, and f4 denotes a focal length of the fourth lens group.
19. A variable magnification optical system comprising, in order from an object side: a first lens group having positive refractive power; a second lens group having negative refractive power; a third lens group having positive refractive power; a fourth lens group; a fifth lens group; and a sixth lens group;
upon zooming from a wide-angle end state to a telephoto end state, a distance between the first lens group and the second lens group, a distance between the second lens group and the third lens group, a distance between the third lens group and the fourth lens group, a distance between the fourth lens group and the fifth lens group, a distance between the fifth lens group and the sixth lens group being varied; and
the following conditional expressions being satisfied:
5.500< f 1/ fw< 10.200
0.057<(− f 2)/ ft< 0.200
0.420< f 3/ f 4<0.985
6.087≤ f 1/(− f 2)<7.510
where fw denotes a focal length of the variable magnification optical system in the wide-angle end state, ft denotes a focal length of the variable magnification optical system in the telephoto end state, f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group, f2 denotes a focal length of the second lens group, f3 denotes a focal length of the third lens group, and f4 denotes a focal length of the fourth lens group.
20. A method for manufacturing a variable magnification optical system comprising, in order from an object side: a first lens group having positive refractive power; a second lens group having negative refractive power; a third lens group having positive refractive power; a fourth lens group; a fifth lens group; and a sixth lens group;
the method comprising the steps of:
constructing the first lens group and the second lens group to satisfy the following conditional expressions:
5.500< f 1/ fw< 10.200
0.057<(− f 2)/ ft< 0.200
0.710< f 3/ f 4<0.985
where fw denotes a focal length of the variable magnification optical system in the wide-angle end state, ft denotes a focal length of the variable magnification optical system in the telephoto end state, f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group, f2 denotes a focal length of the second lens group, f3 denotes a focal length of the third lens group, and f4 denotes a focal length of the fourth lens group; and
constructing such that, upon zooming from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state, a distance between the first lens group and the second lens group, a distance between the second lens group and the third lens group, a distance between the third lens group and the fourth lens group, a distance between the fourth lens group and the fifth lens group, and a distance between the fifth lens group and the sixth lens group are varied.
21. A method for manufacturing a variable magnification optical system comprising, in order from an object side: a first lens group having positive refractive power; a second lens group having negative refractive power; a third lens group having positive refractive power; a fourth lens group; a fifth lens group; and a sixth lens group;
the method comprising the steps of:
constructing the first lens group and the second lens group to satisfy the following conditional expressions:
5.500< f 1/ fw< 10.200
0.057<(− f 2)/ ft< 0.200
0.420< f 3/ f 4<0.985
6.087≤ f 1/(− f 2)<7.510
where fw denotes a focal length of the variable magnification optical system in a wide-angle end state, ft denotes a focal length of the variable magnification optical system in a telephoto end state, f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group, f2 denotes a focal length of the second lens group, f3 denotes a focal length of the third lens group, and f4 denotes a focal length of the fourth lens group; and
constructing such that, upon zooming from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state, a distance between the first lens group and the second lens group, a distance between the second lens group and the third lens group, a distance between the third lens group and the fourth lens group, a distance between the fourth lens group and the fifth lens group, and a distance between the fifth lens group and the sixth lens group are varied.