IP Library Granted Patent US 11,079,575
Granted Patent B2
US 11,079,575 · App. 16/338,736 · Granted Aug 3, 2021

Variable magnification optical system, optical device, and method for manufacturing variable magnification optical system

Inventor: Tomoki Ito (Kawasaki, JP)
Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
G02B15/145113G02B13/009G02B15/20
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Patent No.
US 11,079,575
App. No.
16/338,736
Granted
Aug 3, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

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 having positive refractive power, and a fifth lens group having negative refractive power; upon varying a magnification, the first lens group being fixed with respect to the image plane, and each distance between the neighboring lens groups being varied; upon focusing, at least a portion of the fourth lens group being moved; and predetermined conditional expression(s) being satisfied, thereby variations in various aberrations upon varying magnification being superbly suppressed.

Claims (65)

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 having positive refractive power, and a fifth lens group having negative refractive power;

upon varying a magnification, the first lens group being fixed with respect to the image plane, and distances between the neighboring respective lens groups being varied;

upon focusing, at least a portion of the fourth lens group being moved; and

the following conditional expressions being satisfied:

1.20< f 5/ f 2<2.80

0.80< f 3/ f 4<2.20

where f5 denotes a focal length of the fifth 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.

2. A variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein, upon varying magnification, the third lens group is fixed with respect to the image plane.

3. A variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein, upon varying magnification, the fifth lens group is fixed with respect to the image plane.

4. A variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein an aperture stop is disposed between the second lens group and the fourth lens group.

5. A variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the fifth lens group is movable to have a component in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis.

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

0.64< f 4/(− f 2)<2.20

where f4 denotes a focal length of the fourth lens group, and f2 denotes a focal length of the second lens group.

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

0.94<(− f 5)/ f 4<3.00

where f5 denotes a focal length of the fifth lens group, and f4 denotes a focal length of the fourth lens group.

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

1.00< f 1/(− f 2)<4.50

where f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group, and f2 denotes a focal length of the second lens group.

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

1.00< f 3/(− f 2)<4.20

where f3 denotes a focal length of the third lens group, and f2 denotes a focal length of the second lens group.

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

0.60< f 1/(− f 5)<2.70

where f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group, and f5 denotes a focal length of the fifth lens group.

11. An optical system comprising a variable magnification optical system according to claim 1 .

12. 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 having positive refractive power, and a fifth lens group having negative refractive power;

upon varying a magnification, distances between the neighboring respective lens groups being varied;

an aperture stop being disposed between the second lens group and the fourth lens group; and

the following conditional expressions being satisfied:

1.55≤(− f 5)/ f 4<3.00

1.00 <f 3/(− f 2)<4.20

where f5 denotes a focal length of the fifth lens group, f4 denotes a focal length of the fourth lens group, f3 denotes a focal length of the third lens group, and f2 denotes a focal length of the second lens group.

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

1.20< f 5/ f 2<3.60

where f5 denotes a focal length of the fifth lens group, and f2 denotes a focal length of the second lens group.

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

0.80< f 3/ f 4<2.20

where f3 denotes a focal length of the third lens group, and f4 denotes a focal length of the fourth lens group.

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

0.64< f 4/(− f 2)<2.20

where f4 denotes a focal length of the fourth lens group, and f2 denotes a focal length of the second lens group.

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

1.00< f 1/(− f 2)<4.50

where f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group, and f2 denotes a focal length of the second lens group.

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

0.60< f 1/(− f 5)<2.70

where f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group, and f5 denotes a focal length of the fifth lens group.

18. An optical system comprising a variable magnification optical system according to claim 12 .

19. 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 having positive refractive power and a fifth lens group having negative refractive power; the method comprising one of steps (A) and (B):

step (A) including:

constituting to satisfy the following conditional expressions:

1.20< f 5/ f 2<2.80

0.80< f 3/ f 4<2.20

where f5 denotes a focal length of the fifth 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;

constituting such that, upon varying magnification, the first lens group is fixed with respect to the image plane, and each distance between the neighboring lens groups is varied; and

constituting such that, upon focusing, at least a portion of the fourth lens group is moved along the optical axis; and

step (B) including:

constituting to satisfy the following conditional expressions:

1.55≤(− f 5)/ f 4<3.00

1.00< f 3/(− f 2)<4.20

where f5 denotes a focal length of the fifth lens group, f4 denotes a focal length of the fourth lens group, f3 denotes a focal length of the third lens group, and f2 denotes a focal length of the second lens group;

constituting such that, upon varying a magnification, each distance between the neighboring lens groups is varied; and

constituting such that an aperture stop is disposed between the second lens group and the fourth lens group.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2019
From: ITO, TOMOKI
To: NIKON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048764/0141 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2016-204448 · Oct 18, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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