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Granted Patent B2
US 10,761,306 · App. 15/778,253 · Granted Sep 1, 2020

Zoom optical system, optical apparatus and method for manufacturing the zoom optical system

Inventor: Kosuke Machida (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 10,761,306
App. No.
15/778,253
Granted
Sep 1, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A zoom optical system (ZL) comprises, in order from an object: a first lens group (G 1 ) having positive refractive power; an intermediate group (GM) including at least one lens group and having negative refractive power as a whole; an intermediate side lens group (GRP 1 ) having positive refractive power; a subsequent side lens group (GRP 2 ) having positive refractive power; and a subsequent group (GR) including at least one lens group. The subsequent side lens group (GRP 2 ) moves upon focusing. A following conditional expression is satisfied: 2.5< f 1/ fRP 1<5.0 where, f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group (G 1 ), and fRP1 denotes a focal length of the intermediate side lens group (GRP 1 ).

Claims (72)

1. A zoom optical system comprising, in order from an object: a first lens group having positive refractive power; an intermediate group including at least one lens group and having negative refractive power as a whole; an intermediate side lens group having positive refractive power; a subsequent side lens group having positive refractive power; and a subsequent group including at least one lens group, wherein

upon zooming, distances between the first lens group and the intermediate group, between the intermediate group and the intermediate side lens group, between the intermediate side lens group and the subsequent side lens group, and between the subsequent side lens group and the subsequent group change,

the subsequent side lens group moves upon focusing,

the subsequent side lens group comprises at least one lens having positive refractive power and at least one lens having negative refractive power, and

following conditional expressions are satisfied:

2.5< f 1/ fRP 1<5.0

2.9< f 1/(− fMt )<5.5

0.2< fP /(− fN )<0.8

where,

f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group,

fRP1 denotes a focal length of the intermediate side lens group,

fMt denotes a focal length of the intermediate group in the telephoto end state,

fP denotes a focal length of a lens with largest positive refractive power in the subsequent side lens group, and

fN denotes a focal length of a lens with largest negative refractive power in the subsequent side lens group.

2. The zoom optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate group comprises a vibration-proof lens group movable to have a component in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis to correct image blur.

3. The zoom optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the first lens group moves toward the object upon zooming from a wide angle end state to a telephoto end state.

4. The zoom optical system according to claim 1 , wherein the first lens group comprises, in order from an object: a 1-1st lens having positive refractive power; a 1-2nd lens having negative refractive power; and a 1-3rd lens having positive refractive power.

5. The zoom optical system according to claim 4 , wherein a following conditional expression is satisfied:

0.85< nP/nN <1.00

where,

nP denotes a refractive index of a lens with largest positive refractive power in the first lens group, and

nN denotes a refractive index of a lens with largest negative refractive power in the first lens group.

6. The zoom optical system according to claim 4 , wherein a following conditional expression is satisfied:

2.25< νP/νN <2.90

where,

νP denotes an Abbe number of the lens with largest positive refractive power in the first lens group, and

νN denotes an Abbe number of the lens with largest negative refractive power in the first lens group.

7. An optical apparatus comprising the zoom optical system according to claim 1 .

8. A zoom optical system comprising, in order from an object: a first lens group having positive refractive power; an intermediate group including at least one lens group and having negative refractive power as a whole; an intermediate side lens group having positive refractive power; a subsequent side lens group having positive refractive power; and a subsequent group including at least one lens group, wherein

upon zooming, distances between the first lens group and the intermediate group, between the intermediate group and the intermediate side lens group, between the intermediate side lens group and the subsequent side lens group, and between the subsequent side lens group and the subsequent group change,

the subsequent side lens group moves upon focusing,

the first lens group comprises, in order from an object: a 1-1st lens having positive refractive power; a 1-2nd lens having negative refractive power; and a 1-3rd lens having positive refractive power, and

following conditional expressions are satisfied:

2.5< f 1/ fRP 1<5.0

0.85< nP/nN< 1.00

2.35< νP/νN< 2.90

where,

f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group,

fRP1 denotes a focal length of the intermediate side lens group,

nP denotes a refractive index of a lens with largest positive refractive power in the first lens group,

nN denotes a refractive index of a lens with largest negative refractive power in the first lens group,

νP denotes an Abbe number of the lens with largest positive refractive power in the first lens group, and

νN denotes an Abbe number of the lens with largest negative refractive power in the first lens group.

9. A method for manufacturing a zoom optical system which comprises, in order from an object: a first lens group having positive refractive power; an intermediate group including at least one lens group and having negative refractive power as a whole; an intermediate side lens group having positive refractive power; a subsequent side lens group having positive refractive power; and a subsequent group including at least one lens group,

the method comprising a step of arranging the lens groups in a lens barrel so that:

upon zooming, distances between the first lens group and the intermediate group, between the intermediate group and the intermediate side lens group, between the intermediate side lens group and the subsequent side lens group, and between the subsequent side lens group and the subsequent group change; and

further comprising one or more of the following features (A) and (B):

(A) the subsequent side lens group moves upon focusing, wherein

the subsequent side lens group comprises at least one lens having positive refractive power and at least one lens having negative refractive power, and

following conditional expressions are satisfied:

2.5< f 1/ fRP 1<5.0

2.9< f 1/(− fMt )<5.5

0.2< fP /(− fN )<0.8

where,

f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group,

fRP1 denotes a focal length of the intermediate side lens group,

fMt denotes a focal length of the intermediate group in the telephoto end state,

fP denotes a focal length of a lens with largest positive refractive power in the subsequent side lens group, and

fN denotes a focal length of a lens with largest negative refractive power in the subsequent side lens group; and

(B) the subsequent side lens group moves upon focusing, wherein

the first lens group comprises, in order from an object: a 1-1st lens having positive refractive power; a 1-2nd lens having negative refractive power; and a 1-3rd lens having positive refractive power, and

following conditional expressions are satisfied:

2.5< f 1/ fRP 1<5.0

0.85< nP/nN< 1.00

2.35< νP/νN< 2.90

where,

f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group,

fRP1 denotes a focal length of the intermediate side lens group,

nP denotes a refractive index of a lens with largest positive refractive power in the first lens group,

nN denotes a refractive index of a lens with largest negative refractive power in the first lens group,

νP denotes an Abbe number of the lens with largest positive refractive power in the first lens group, and

νN denotes an Abbe number of the lens with largest negative refractive power in the first lens group.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2018
From: MACHIDA, KOSUKE
To: NIKON CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-234023 · Nov 30, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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