Variable magnification optical system, optical device, and method for manufacturing 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; and a third lens group having positive refractive power;

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 and a distance between the second lens group and the third lens group being varied;

a V lens group having negative refractive power and being movable so as to have a movement component in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis, and an F lens group having positive refractive power and being moved along the optical axis upon focusing from an infinitely distant object to a close object; and

the V lens group being disposed closer than the F lens group to the object side.

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

0.240< ff /(− fv )<4.000

where ff denotes a focal length of the F lens group, and fv denotes a focal length of the V lens group.

3. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein a distance between the V lens group and the F lens group is unchangeable.

4. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein a fourth lens group having negative refractive power is disposed on an image side of the third lens group; and

upon zooming from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state, a distance between the third lens group and the fourth lens group is varied.

5. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 4 , wherein a fifth lens group is disposed on an image side of the fourth lens group; and

upon zooming from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state, a distance between the fourth lens group and the fifth lens group is varied.

6. The variable magnification lens system according to claim 1 , wherein an R lens group is disposed at an image side of the variable magnification lens system, and upon zooming from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state, a position of the R lens group is fixed.

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

0.280<(− fv )/ f 3<5.200

where f3 denotes a focal length of the third lens group, and fv denotes a focal length of the V lens group.

8. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the third lens group includes the V lens group.

9. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 8 , wherein the third lens group includes a 3A lens group having positive refractive power on an object side of the V lens group.

10. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 9 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.300<(− fv )/ f 3 A< 3.800

where f3A denotes a focal length of the 3A lens group, and fv denotes a focal length of the V lens group.

11. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 9 , wherein, upon zooming from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state, a distance between the 3A lens group and the V lens group is unchangeable.

12. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.320< ff/f 3<5.200

where f3 denotes a focal length of the third lens group, and ff denotes a focal length of the F lens group.

13. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the third lens group includes the F lens group.

14. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the F lens group is disposed at an image side of the third lens group.

15. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein an M lens group having positive refractive power is disposed between the V lens group and the F lens group.

16. The variable magnification optical system according claim 15 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.110<(− fv )/ fm< 2.600

where fv denotes a focal length of the V lens group, and fm denotes a focal length of the M lens group.

17. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 15 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.080< ff/fm< 1.700

where ff denotes a focal length of the F lens group, and fm denotes a focal length of the M lens group.

18. 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 increases.

19. 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 decreases.

20. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein, upon zooming from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state, the first lens group is moved toward the object side.

21. 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.

22. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein, upon zooming from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state, the second lens group is moved along the optical axis.

23. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the second lens group is composed of, in order from the object side, a first lens having negative refractive power, a second lens having positive refractive power, and a third lens having negative refractive power.

24. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 23 , wherein the second lens is cemented with the third lens.

25. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 23 , wherein an object side lens surface of the first lens and an image side lens surface of the third lens are aspherical surfaces.

26. The variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:

5.500< f 1/ fw< 9.000

where fw denotes a focal length of the variable magnification optical system in the wide-angle end state, and f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group.

27. An optical apparatus equipped with the variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 .

28. A method for manufacturing a variable magnification optical system, comprising:

arranging, in order from the object side: a first lens group having positive refractive power; a second lens group having negative refractive power; and a third lens group having positive refractive power; the method comprising the steps of:

disposing a V lens group having negative refractive power so as to be movable with a movement component in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis, and an F lens group having positive refractive power so as to be movable long the optical axis upon focusing from an infinitely distant object to a close object;

the V lens group being disposed closer than the F lens group to the object side; and

constructing such that, 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 and a distance between the second lens group and the third lens group are varied.