IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,333,868
Granted Patent B2
US 11,333,868 · App. 16/345,203 · Granted May 17, 2022

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

Inventor: Kosuke Machida (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NIKON CORPORATION
G02B15/144105G02B15/16
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Patent No.
US 11,333,868
App. No.
16/345,203
Granted
May 17, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A zoom optical system comprises, in order from an object: a front lens group (GFS) having a positive refractive power; an M 1 lens group (GM 1 ) having a negative refractive power; an M 2 lens group (GM 2 ) having a positive refractive power; and an RN lens group (GRN) having a negative refractive power, wherein upon zooming, distances between the front lens group and the M 1 lens group, between the M 1 lens group and the M 2 lens group, and between the M 2 lens group and the RN lens group change, upon focusing from an infinite distant object to a short distant object, the RN lens group moves, and the M 2 lens group comprises an A lens group that satisfies a following conditional expression, 1.10<fvr/fTM2<2.00, where, fvr: a focal length of the A lens group, and fTM2: a focal length of the M 2 lens group in a telephoto end state.

Claims (115)

1. A zoom optical system comprising, in order from an object:

a front lens group having a positive refractive power;

an M 1 lens group having a negative refractive power;

an M 2 lens group having a positive refractive power; and

an RN lens group having a negative refractive power, wherein

upon zooming, a distance between the front lens group and the M 1 lens group changes, a distance between the M 1 lens group and the M 2 lens group changes, and a distance between the M 2 lens group and the RN lens group changes,

upon zooming, a lens group nearest to an image moves along an optical axis,

upon focusing from an infinite distant object to a short distant object, the RN lens group moves,

the zoom optical system further comprises, in order from the object, a lens having a negative refractive power and a lens having a positive refractive power provided adjacent to the RN lens group on an image side,

the M 2 lens group comprises an A lens group, and following conditional expressions are satisfied,

1.10< fvr/fTM 2<2.00

3.20< f 1/( fTM 2)<5.00

where

fvr: a focal length of the A lens group,

fTM 2 : a focal length of the M 2 lens group in a telephoto end state, and

f 1 : a focal length of the front lens group.

2. The zoom optical system according to claim 1 , wherein

upon zooming from a wide-angle end state to a telephoto end state, the front lens group moves toward the object.

3. The zoom optical system according to claim 1 , wherein

upon zooming, a lens group nearest to the object in the M 1 lens group is fixed with respect to an image surface.

4. The zoom optical system according to claim 1 , wherein

the A lens group consists of, in order from the object:

a lens having a negative refractive power; and

a lens having a positive refractive power.

5. The zoom optical system according to claim 4 , wherein

a following conditional expression is satisfied,

1.00 <nvrN/nvrP <1.25

where

nvrN: a refractive index of the lens having the negative refractive power in the A lens group, and

nvrP: a refractive index of the lens having the positive refractive power in the A lens group.

6. The zoom optical system according to claim 4 , wherein

a following conditional expression is satisfied,

0.30<ν vrN/νvrP< 0.90

where

νvrN: an Abbe number of the lens having the negative refractive power in the A lens group, and

νvrP: an Abbe number of the lens having the positive refractive power in the A lens group.

7. The zoom optical system according to claim 1 , wherein

a following conditional expression is satisfied,

0.15<(− fTM 1)/ f 1<0.35

where

fTM1: a focal length of the M 1 lens group in a telephoto end state, and

f1: a focal length of the front lens group.

8. The zoom optical system according to claim 1 , wherein

a following conditional expression is satisfied,

0.20 <fTM 2 /f 1<0.40

f1: a focal length of the front lens group.

9. The zoom optical system according to claim 1 , wherein

the A lens group is a vibration-proof lens group movable in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis to correct an imaging position displacement due to a camera shake or the like.

10. The zoom optical system according to claim 1 , further comprising a negative meniscus lens that has a concave surface facing the object, which is provided adjacent to the RN lens group on the image side.

11. The zoom optical system according to claim 1 , wherein

a following conditional expression is satisfied,

0.70<(− fN )/ fP <2.00

where

fN: a focal length of a lens that has a strongest negative refractive power among lenses disposed to the image side of the RN lens group, and

fP: a focal length of a lens that has a strongest positive refractive power among lenses disposed to the image side of the RN lens group.

12. The zoom optical system according to claim 1 , wherein

a following conditional expression is satisfied,

1.80 <f 1 /fw <3.50

where

fw: a focal length of the zoom optical system in a wide-angle end state, and

f1: a focal length of the front lens group.

13. The zoom optical system according to claim 1 , wherein

a following conditional expression is satisfied,

3.70 <f 1/(− fTM 1)<5.00

where

fTM 1 : a focal length of the M 1 lens group in a telephoto end state, and

f 1 : a focal length of the front lens group.

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

15. An imaging apparatus comprising:

the zoom optical system according to claim 1 ; and

an imaging unit that takes an image formed by the zoom optical system.

16. A method for manufacturing a zoom optical system comprising, in order from an object, a front lens group having a positive refractive power, an M 1 lens group having a negative refractive power, an M 2 lens group having a positive refractive power, and an RN lens group having a negative refractive power,

the method comprising one of features (A) and (B), wherein

feature (A) comprises:

achieving an arrangement where upon zooming, a distance between the front lens group and the M 1 lens group changes, a distance between the M 1 lens group and the M 2 lens group changes, a distance between the M 2 lens group and the RN lens group changes, and a lens group nearest to an image moves along an optical axis,

wherein

upon focusing from an infinite distant object to a short distant object, the RN lens group moves,

the zoom optical system further comprises, in order from the object, a lens having a negative refractive power and a lens having a positive refractive power provided adjacent to the RN lens group on an image side,

the M 2 lens group comprises an A lens group, and following conditional expressions are satisfied,

1.10 <fvr/fTM 2<2.00

3.20 <f 1 /fTM 2<5.00

where fvr: a focal length of the A lens group,

fTM 2 : a focal length of the M 2 lens group in a telephoto end state, and

f 1 : a focal length of the front lens group, and

feature (B) comprises:

achieving an arrangement where upon zooming, a distance between the front lens group and the M 1 lens group changes, a distance between the M 1 lens group and the M 1 lens group changes, and a distance between the M 2 lens group and the RN lens group changes,

wherein

upon focusing from an infinite distant object to a short distant object, the RN lens group moves,

a negative meniscus lens that has a concave surface facing the object is provided adjacent to the RN lens group on an image side,

the M 2 lens group comprises an A lens group, and

following conditional expressions are satisfied,

1.10 <fvr/fTM 2<2.00

0.15<(− fTM 1 ;/f 1<0.30

where

fvr: a focal length of the A lens group,

fTM 2 : a focal length of the M 2 lens group in a telephoto end state,

fTM 1 : a focal length of the M 1 lens group in a telephoto end state, and

f 1 : a focal length of the front lens group.

17. A zoom optical system comprising, in order from an object:

a front lens group having a positive refractive power;

an M 1 lens group having a negative refractive power;

an M 2 lens group having a positive refractive power; and

an RN lens group having a negative refractive power, wherein

upon zooming, a distance between the front lens group and the M 1 lens group changes, a distance between the M 1 lens group and the M 2 lens group changes, and a distance between the M 2 lens group and the RN lens group changes,

upon focusing from an infinite distant object to a short distant object, the RN lens group moves,

a negative meniscus lens that has a concave surface facing the object is provided adjacent to the RN lens group on an image side,

the M 2 lens group comprises an A lens group, and

following conditional expressions are satisfied,

1.10 <fvr/fTM 2<2.00

0.15<(− fTM 1)/ f 1<0.35

where

fvr: a focal length of the A lens group,

fTM 2 : a focal length of the M 2 lens group in a telephoto end state,

fTM 1 : a focal length of the M 1 lens group in a telephoto end state, and

f 1 : a focal length of the front lens group.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 2, 2019
From: MACHIDA, KOSUKE
To: NIKON CORPORATION
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Continuity (1)
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