IP Library Granted Patent US 10,641,986
Granted Patent B2
US 10,641,986 · App. 16/014,027 · Granted May 5, 2020

Zoom lens and imaging apparatus

Inventors: Masaru Yonezawa (Saitama, JP); Shinkichi Ikeda (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
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Patent No.
US 10,641,986
App. No.
16/014,027
Granted
May 5, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The zoom lens includes, in order from the object side: a first lens group G 1 that has a positive refractive power and remains stationary during zooming; a plurality of movable lens groups that move by changing distances between groups adjacent to each other in a direction of an optical axis during zooming; and a final lens group Ge that has a positive refractive power and remains stationary during zooming. At least one movable lens group has a negative refractive power. The first lens group G 1 has an image side positive lens, which is a positive lens disposed to be closest to the image side, and one or more positive lenses which are disposed to be closer to the object side than the image side positive lens. The zoom lens satisfies predetermined conditional expressions relating to the image side positive lens.

Claims (56)

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

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

a plurality of movable lens groups that move by changing distances between groups adjacent to each other in a direction of an optical axis during zooming; and

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

wherein in the plurality of movable lens groups, at least one movable lens group has a negative refractive power,

wherein the first lens group has an image side positive lens, which is a positive lens disposed to be closest to the image side, and one or more positive lenses which are disposed to be closer to the object side than the image side positive lens, and

wherein all Conditional Expressions (1) to (5) are satisfied,

0.25< fl/fz< 0.7  (1),

55<ν z< 68  (2),

15<ν mx−νz< 50  (3),

2.395< Nz+ 0.012×ν z   (4), and

0.634<θ gFz+ 0.001625×ν z< 0.647  (5),

where fl is a focal length of the first lens group,

fz is a focal length of the image side positive lens,

νz is an Abbe number of the image side positive lens at the d line,

νmx is an Abbe number of a positive lens, of which the Abbe number at the d line is at a maximum value, among positive lenses disposed to be closer to the object side than the image side positive lens,

Nz is a refractive index of the image side positive lens at the d line, and

θgFz is a partial dispersion ratio of the image side positive lens between the g line and the F line.

2. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein Conditional Expression (6) is satisfied,

1.2< ft/fl< 2.8  (6),

where ft is a focal length of the whole system at a telephoto end.

3. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein Conditional Expression (7) is satisfied,

0.1< fw/fl< 0.4  (7),

where fw is a focal length of the whole system at a wide-angle end.

4. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein focusing is performed by moving one or more lenses in the first lens group in the direction of the optical axis.

5. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein in the plurality of movable lens groups, a movable lens group closest to the image side has a negative refractive power.

6. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the first lens group includes, in order from the object side, a first lens group front group that has a negative refractive power and remains stationary with respect to the image plane during focusing, a first lens group intermediate group that has a positive refractive power and moves in the direction of the optical axis during focusing, and a first lens group rear group that is set such that a distance in the direction of the optical axis between the first lens group rear group and the first lens group intermediate group changes during focusing and has a positive refractive power.

7. The zoom lens according to claim 6 , wherein Conditional Expression (8) is satisfied,

0.5< flc/fz< 0.7  (8),

where flc is a focal length of the first lens group rear group.

8. The zoom lens according to claim 6 , wherein the first lens group front group has at least one negative lens that satisfies Conditional Expressions (9) and (10),

55<ν n   (9), and

0.635<θ gFn+ 0.001625×ν n< 0.675  (10),

where νn is an Abbe number of the negative lens of the first lens group front group at the d line, and

θgFn is a partial dispersion ratio of the negative lens of the first lens group front group between the g line and the F line.

9. The zoom lens according to claim 6 , wherein the first lens group rear group has, successively in order from the object side, a cemented lens which is formed by cementing a negative lens and a positive lens in order from the object side, and a positive lens.

10. The zoom lens according to claim 6 , wherein the first lens group rear group remains stationary with respect to the image plane during focusing.

11. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein Conditional Expression (1-1) is satisfied,

0.35< fl/fz< 0.65  (1-1).

12. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein Conditional Expression (2-1) is satisfied,

56<ν z< 65  (2-1).

13. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein Conditional Expression (3-1) is satisfied,

30<ν mx−νz< 45  (3-1).

14. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein Conditional Expression (6-1) is satisfied,

1.5< ft/fl< 2.5  (6-1),

where ft is a focal length of the whole system at a telephoto end.

15. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein Conditional Expression (7-1) is satisfied,

0.11< fw/fl< 0.35  (7-1),

where fw is a focal length of the whole system at a wide-angle end.

16. The zoom lens according to claim 6 , wherein Conditional Expression (8-1) is satisfied,

0.55< flc/fz< 0.68  (8-1),

where flc is a focal length of the first lens group rear group.

17. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of movable lens groups includes a lens group having a negative refractive power and a lens group having a negative refractive power.

18. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of movable lens groups includes, in order from the object side, a lens group having a positive refractive power, a lens group having a negative refractive power, and a lens group having a negative refractive power.

19. The zoom lens according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of movable lens groups includes, in order from the object side, a lens group having a negative refractive power, a lens group having a positive refractive power, and a lens group having a negative refractive power.

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

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2018
From: YONEZAWA, MASARU; IKEDA, SHINKICHI
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-013136 · Jan 27, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2016081133 · Oct 20, 2016
Related Publication 20180299642A1 · Oct 18, 2018
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