Imaging optical system and image pickup apparatus

Abstract

An imaging optical system which is a small-sized and wide angle of view a zoom lens, and whose aberration is finely corrected, is provided. In the imaging optical system, it has the first lens group of negative power, the second lens group of positive power, the third lens group of negative power, the fourth lens group of the positive and the following lens group, and the first lens group is fixed with respect to the image plane during zooming and focusing, and during zooming at least the lens group constituting the following lens group is moved within an adequate range, and the distance between the most image side surface of the following lens group and the image plane is set in an adequate range.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1( a) is a front view typically showing the appearance of a digital camera of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1( b) is a rear view typically showing the appearance of a digital camera of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view typically showing the structure of a digital camera of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a view showing the structure of an imaging optical system of the digital camera of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a view showing the structure of an imaging optical system of the digital camera of the second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a view showing the structure of an imaging optical system of the digital camera of the third embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a view showing the structure of an imaging optical system of the digital camera of the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 7( a) is a view showing the aberration at a wide angle end of the imaging optical system of the digital camera of the first embodiment.

FIG. 7( b) is a view showing the aberration at a middle focal distance of the imaging optical system of the digital camera of the first embodiment.

FIG. 7( c) is a view showing the aberration at a telephoto end of the imaging optical system of the digital camera of the first embodiment.

FIG. 8( a) is a view showing the aberration at a wide angle end of the imaging optical system of the digital camera of the second embodiment.

FIG. 8( b) is a view showing the aberration at a middle focal distance of the imaging optical system of the digital camera of the second embodiment.

FIG. 8( c) is a view showing the aberration at a telephoto end of the imaging optical system of the digital camera of the second embodiment.

FIG. 9( a) is a view showing the aberration at a wide angle end of the imaging optical system of the digital camera of the third embodiment.

FIG. 9( b) is a view showing the aberration at a middle focal distance of the imaging optical system of the digital camera of the third embodiment.

FIG. 9( c) is a view showing the aberration at a telephoto end of the imaging optical system of the digital camera of the third embodiment.

FIG. 10( a) is a view showing the aberration at a wide angle end of the imaging optical system of the digital camera of the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 10( b) is a view showing the aberration at a middle focal distance of the imaging optical system of the digital camera of the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 10( c) is a view showing the aberration at a telephoto end of the imaging optical system of the digital camera of the fourth embodiment.

Claims

1. An imaging optical system for imaging light from an object side on an image pickup device, comprising in order from the object side: a first lens group with negative power, which is fixed with respect to an image plane during focusing and zooming;a second lens group with positive power;a third lens group with negative power;a fourth lens group with positive power; anda following lens group,wherein at least a moving lens group constituting the following lens group moves during zooming, and a movement distance MGB of the moving lens group from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, an overall focal length fw at the wide angle end, an over all focal length ft at the telephoto end, a distance LB between the most image side surface and the image plane which is minimum over a full zooming range and a diagonal length y of the image pickup device satisfy the following relationships: 0.2<MGB/(fw×ft)1/2<1.5LB/y<0.8

2. The imaging optical system of claim 1, wherein the second lens group and the fourth lens group move integrally during zooming, the moving lens group of the following lens group moves during focusing, and a magnification ratio βGB of the moving lens group when the overall focal length is (fw×ft)1/2 and a magnification ratio βGR of a lens group located on the image side of the moving lens group satisfy the following relationship: 0.4<|(1−βGB2)×βGR2|<3

3. The imaging optical system of claim 1, wherein the third lens group is fixed with respect to the image plane during zooming and focusing.

4. The imaging optical system of claim 3, wherein the third lens group moves in a plane perpendicular to an optical axis of the imaging optical system to correct shaking.

5. The imaging optical system of claim 1, wherein the first lens group comprises a reflecting optical member for bending an optical axis at substantially right angle.

6. The imaging optical system of claim 1, wherein the moving lens group consists of a single lens.

7. The imaging optical system of claim 1, wherein the moving lens group comprises at least one aspherical surface.

8. The imaging optical system of claim 1, comprising: an aperture stop, which is fixed with respect to the image plane, between the second lens group and the third lens group or the third lens group and the fourth lens group.

9. The imaging optical system of claim 1, wherein the first lens group comprises a single lens, which has negative power.

10. The imaging optical system of claim 1, wherein the second lens group and the fourth lens group move integrally during zooming, the moving lens group of the following lens group moves during focusing, and a magnification ratio βGB of the moving lens group when the overall focal length is (fw×ft)1/2 and a magnification ratio βGR of a lens group located on the image side of the moving lens group satisfy the following relationship: 0.4<|(1−βGB2)×βGR2|<2.5

11. The imaging optical system of claim 1, comprising: an aperture stop, which is fixed with respect to the image plane, between the second lens group and the third lens group or the third lens group and the fourth lens group,wherein a magnification ratio βGB of the moving lens group when the overall focal length is (fw×ft)1/2 and a magnification ratio βGR of a lens group located on the image side of the moving lens group satisfy the following relationship: 0.4<|(1−βGB2)×βGR2|<3

12. The imaging optical system of claim 1, wherein the first lens group comprises a reflecting optical member for bending an optical axis at substantially right angle and a single lens with negative power.

13. An image pickup apparatus, comprising: an image pickup device for converting incident light into an electric signal; andan imaging optical system for imaging light from an object side on the image pickup device, the imaging optical system including in order from the object side:a first lens group with negative power, which is fixed with respect to a image plane during focusing and zooming;a second lens group with positive power;a third lens group with negative power;a fourth lens group with positive power; anda following lens group,wherein at least a moving lens group constituting the following lens group moves during zooming, and a movement distance MGB of the moving lens group from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, an overall focal length fw at the wide angle end, an over all focal length ft at the telephoto end, a distance LB between the most image side surface and an image plane which is minimum over a full zooming range and a diagonal length y of the image pickup device satisfy the following relationships: 0.2<MGB/(fw×ft)1/2<1.5LB/y<0.8

14. The image pickup apparatus of claim 13, wherein the second lens group and the fourth lens group move integrally during zooming, the moving lens group of the following lens group moves during focusing, and a magnification ratio βGB of the moving lens group when the overall focal length is (fw×ft)1/2 and a magnification ratio βGR of a lens group located on the image side of the moving lens group satisfy the following relationship: 0.4<|(1−βGB2)×βGR2|<3

15. The image pickup apparatus of claim 13, wherein the first lens group comprises a reflecting optical member for bending an optical axis at substantially right angle and a single lens, which has negative power.