IP Library Granted Patent US 10,274,698
Granted Patent B2
US 10,274,698 · App. 15/879,463 · Granted Apr 30, 2019

Zoom lens and imaging apparatus

Inventors: Shinkichi Ikeda (Saitama, JP); Takuya Tanaka (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
G02B9/60G02B13/02G02B15/14G02B15/173
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Patent No.
US 10,274,698
App. No.
15/879,463
Granted
Apr 30, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The zoom lens consists of, in order from an object side: a first lens group that remains stationary during zooming and has a positive refractive power; at least two movable lens groups that are moved during zooming; and a final lens group that remains stationary during zooming and has a positive refractive power. The first lens group consists of, in order from the object side, a first-a lens group that remains stationary during focusing and has a negative refractive power, a first-b lens group that is moved during focusing and has a positive refractive power, and a first-c lens group that remains stationary during focusing and has a positive refractive power. The first-a lens group consists of, in order from the object side, a first lens that has a negative refractive power, a second lens that is convex toward the object side and has a positive refractive power, and a third lens that has a negative refractive power. At least one of the first lens or the third lens satisfies a predetermined conditional expression, and the entire system satisfies the other predetermined conditional expressions.

Claims (46)

1. A zoom lens consisting of, in order from an object side:

a first lens group that remains stationary with respect to an image plane during zooming and has a positive refractive power;

at least two movable lens groups that are moved by changing distances between the movable lens groups and adjacent groups in a direction of an optical axis during zooming; and

a final lens group that remains stationary with respect to the image plane during zooming and has a positive refractive power,

wherein the first lens group consists of, in order from the object side, a first-a lens group that has a negative refractive power and remains stationary with respect to the image plane during focusing, a first-b lens group that has a positive refractive power and is moved by changing a distance in the direction of the optical axis between the first-b lens group and an adjacent lens group during focusing, and a first-c lens group that has a positive refractive power and remains stationary with respect to the image plane during focusing,

wherein the first-a lens group consists of, in order from the object side, a first lens that has a negative refractive power, a second lens that is convex toward the object side and has a positive refractive power, and a third lens that has a negative refractive power,

wherein assuming that a specific gravity of the lens having the negative refractive power in the first-a lens group is Gv1an and an Abbe number of the lens having the negative refractive power in the first-a lens group at a d line is Nud1an, at least one of the first lens or the third lens satisfies Conditional Expression (1),

0.03< Gv 1 an/Nud 1 an< 0.06  (1),

and

wherein assuming that a focal length of the first-c lens group is f1c and a focal length of the first lens group is f1, Conditional Expression (2) is satisfied

0.8< f 1 c/f 1<1  (2).

2. The zoom lens according to claim 1 ,

wherein assuming that a focal length of the first-a lens group is f1a and a focal length of the first-b lens group is f1b, Conditional Expression (3) is satisfied

−0.9< f 1 a/f 1 b<− 0.5  (3).

3. The zoom lens according to claim 1 ,

wherein assuming that a focal length of the first-a lens group is f1a, Conditional Expression (4) is satisfied

−1.5< f 1 a/f 1<−0.8  (4).

4. The zoom lens according to claim 1 ,

wherein assuming that a focal length of the first lens is f1a1 and a focal length of the first-a lens group is f1a, Conditional Expression (5) is satisfied

0.9< f 1 a 1/ f 1 a< 1.9  (5).

5. The zoom lens according to claim 1 ,

wherein assuming that an average value of dn/dt as a temperature coefficient of a refractive index of the lens having the negative refractive power in the first-a lens group at the d line is G1an_ave_dn, Conditional Expression (6) is satisfied

−1.5< G 1 an _ ave _ dn< 3.8  (6).

6. The zoom lens according to claim 1 ,

wherein the at least two movable lens groups consist of, in order from the object side, a second lens group that has a negative refractive power and a third lens group that has a positive refractive power.

7. The zoom lens according to claim 1 ,

wherein the at least two movable lens groups consist of, in order from the object side, a second lens group that has a positive refractive power, a third lens group that has a negative refractive power, and a fourth lens group that has a negative refractive power.

8. The zoom lens according to claim 1 ,

wherein at least one lens of the first lens and the third lens satisfies Conditional Expression (1-1)

0.032< Gv 1 an/Nud 1 an< 0.045  (1-1).

9. The zoom lens according to claim 1 ,

wherein Conditional Expression (2-1) is satisfied

0.9< f 1 c/f 1<0.96  (2-1).

10. The zoom lens according to claim 2 ,

wherein Conditional Expression (3-1) is satisfied

−0.79< f 1 a/f 1 b<− 0.67  (3-1).

11. The zoom lens according to claim 3 ,

wherein Conditional Expression (4-1) is satisfied

−1.2< f 1 a/f 1<−1  (4-1).

12. The zoom lens according to claim 4 ,

wherein Conditional Expression (5-1) is satisfied

1.02< f 1 a 1/ f 1 a< 1.63  (5-1).

13. The zoom lens according to claim 5 ,

wherein Conditional Expression (6-1) is satisfied

−1< G 1 an _ ave _ dn< 3  (6-1).

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

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2018
From: IKEDA, SHINKICHI; TANAKA, TAKUYA
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044723/0395 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-012817 · Jan 27, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180217360A1 · Aug 2, 2018