Zoom lens system and optical apparatus using the same

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6646804
  • Patent Number
    6,646,804
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, November 27, 2001
    22 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, November 11, 2003
    21 years ago
Abstract
There are provided a zoom lens system including, in order from an object side, a front lens component including a plurality of lens unit for zooming and focusing, and a rear lens component for forming an image, the rear lens is a zoom lens including, in order from the object side, a lens unit A of positive refractive power, a lens unit B of negative refractive power movable so as to have a component in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis for displacing the image, and a lens unit C of positive refractive power.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




The present invention relates to a zoom lens system and optical apparatus using the same, and more particularly those suitable for video cameras, digital cameras, and cameras using a silver halide film which attempt to stabilize a shot image and to optically correct blurs in the shot image when a zoom lens vibrates and tilts.




An image pick-up system having a long focal length, such as a telephoto lens, is generally so bulky and heavy that it is difficult to stabilize an image for such an image pick-up system. As the image pick-up system vibrates and tilts, a shot image displaces (or blurs) according to the tilt angle and the focal length of the image pick-up system. Thus, various image stabilizing optical systems have conventionally been proposed so as to prevent blurs in short images.




Generally speaking, a diameter and weight in an image stabilizing lens unit are important factors to obtain good image stabilization for large-aperture, telescope type zoom lenses. A large-aperture image stabilizing lens unit would require a large-caliber actuator for driving it, and lens's heavy weight would result in increased power consumption.




For example, an image stabilizing zoom lens proposed in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Application No. 8-278445 would possibly increase a diameter of image stabilizing lens unit. An image stabilizing zoom lens proposed in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Application No. 9-325269 uses two lenses to reduce image stabilizing lens unit's weight, and would possibly lead to aberrational fluctuations in stabilizing an image.




A mechanism for vibrating part of lens unit in an image pick-up system and for eliminating blurs in a static shot image generally requires a larger image-blur correction amount, smaller mobile and rotary amounts of a (movable) lens unit to be vibrated for blur corrections, a smaller size for the whole apparatus, and the like.




In addition, where the defocus of the movable lens unit causes much decentering aberration, the decentering aberration defocuses images after blurs are corrected. Therefore, an optical system having the image stabilizing function requires a smaller amount of decentering aberration to be generated when the movable lens unit is moved in a direction orthogonal to the optical axis and made in a decentering state.




BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




Accordingly, it is a primary but exemplified object of the present invention to provide a zoom lens system and an optical apparatus using the same, where the zoom lens system has a large aperture but includes such an image stabilizing system having a lightweight and small-diameter image stabilizing lens unit as provides a good optical performance in stabilizing an image, and maintains the entire apparatus compact.




In order to achieve the above object, a zoom lens system of one aspect according to the present invention includes, in order from an object side, a front lens component including, a plurality of lens units for zooming and focusing, and a rear lens component, as a relay lens unit, for forming an image, wherein the rear lens component including, in order from the object side, a lens unit A of positive refractive power, a lens unit B of negative refractive power movable so as to have a component in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis, and a lens unit C of positive refractive power, the image being displaced as the lens unit B moves so as to have the component in the direction perpendicular to an optical axis. According to this zoom lens system, a beam emitted from the front lens component converges by the lens unit A of relatively large positive refractive power. reduces an axial beam incident upon the lens unit B as an image stabilizing lens unit. and thereby reduces a lens diameter of the lens unit B. The lens unit B has relatively large negative refractive power to increase the image stabilizing sensitivity; while the lens unit C has relatively large positive refractive power and corrects an aberration generated by the lens unit B of relatively large negative refractive power. Thereby, the inventive zoom lens may miniaturize the entire apparatus and maintain a high optical performance throughout the entire zoom range or the entire object length in both reference and image stabilizing states.




An optical apparatus of still another aspect according to the present invention includes the aforementioned zoom lens system and a photoelectric conversion element for receiving an image formed by the zoom lens system.




Other objects and further features of the present invention will become readily apparent from the following description of preferred embodiments with reference to accompanying drawings.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

shows lens sectional view of a zoom lens system at a wide-angle end of numerical example 1 according to the present invention.





FIG. 2

shows lens sectional view of the zoom lens system at a telephoto end of the numerical example 1.





FIG. 3

shows graphic representations of aberrations in the zoom lens system at the wide-angle end of the numerical example 1 when the zoom lens system focuses on an infinite distant object.




FIGS.


4


(A) and


4


(B) respectively show graphic representations of aberrations at the wide-angle end in the zoom lens system of the numerical example 1 which focuses on an infinite distant object, where FIG.


4


(A) represents a normal state while FIG.


4


(B) represents a state where the zoom lens stabilizes an image with an optical axis tilted by 0.5° from the normal state.





FIG. 5

shows graphic representations of aberrations in the zoom lens system at the telephoto end of the numerical example 1 when the zoom lens system focuses on an infinite distant object.




FIGS.


6


(A) and


6


(B) respectively show graphic representations of aberrations at the telephoto end in the zoom lens system the numerical example 1 which focuses on an infinite distant object, where FIG.


6


(A) represents the normal state while FIG.


6


(B) represents the state where the zoom lens has the optical axis tilted by 0.5° from the normal state.





FIG. 7

shows lens sectional view of a zoom lens system at a wide-angle end of numerical example 2 according to the present invention.





FIG. 8

shows lens sectional view of the zoom lens system at a telephoto end of the numerical example 2.





FIG. 9

shows graphic representations of aberrations in the zoom lens system at the wide-angle end of the numerical example 2 when the zoom lens system focuses on an infinite distant object.




FIGS.


10


(A) and


10


(B) respectively show graphic representations of aberrations at the wide-angle end in the zoom lens system of the numerical example 2 which focuses on an infinite distant object, where FIG.


10


(A) represents the normal state and FIG.


10


(B) represents the state where the zoom lens has the optical axis tilted by 0.5° from the normal state.





FIG. 11

shows graphic representations of aberrations in the zoom lens system at the telephoto end of the numerical example 2 when the zoom lens system focuses on an infinite distant object.




FIGS.


12


(A) and


12


(B) respectively show graphic representations of aberrations at the telephoto end in the zoom lens system of the numerical example 2 which focuses on an infinite distant object, where FIG.


12


(A) represents the normal state and FIG.


12


(B) represents the state where the zoom lens has the optical axis tilted by 0.5° from the normal state.





FIG. 13

shows lens sectional view of a zoom lens system at a wide-angle end of numerical example 3 according to the present invention.





FIG. 14

shows lens sectional view of the zoom lens system at a telephoto end of the numerical example 3.





FIG. 15

shows graphic representations of aberrations in the zoom lens system at the wide-angle end of the numerical example 3 when the zoom lens system focuses on an infinite distant object.




FIGS.


16


(A) and


16


(B) respectively show graphic representations of aberrations at the wide-angle end in the zoom lens system of the numerical example 3 which focuses on an infinite distant object, where FIG.


16


(A) represents the normal state and FIG.


16


(B) represents the state where the zoom lens has the optical axis tilted by 0.5° from the normal state.





FIG. 17

shows graphic representations of aberrations in the zoom lens system at the telephoto end of the numerical example 3 when the zoom lens system focuses on an infinite distant object.




FIGS.


18


(A) and


18


(B) respectively show graphic representations of aberrations at the telephoto end in the zoom lens system of the numerical example 3 which focuses on an infinite distant object, where FIG.


18


(A) represents the normal state and FIG.


18


(B) represents the state where the zoom lens has the optical axis tilted by 0.5° from the normal state.





FIG. 19

shows lens sectional view of a zoom lens system at a wide-angle end of numerical example 4 according to the present invention.





FIG. 20

shows lens sectional view of the zoom lens system at a telephoto end of the numerical example 4.





FIG. 21

shows graphic representations of aberrations in the zoom lens system at the wide-angle end of the numerical example 4 when the zoom lens system focuses on an infinite distant object.




FIGS.


22


(A) and


22


(B) respectively show graphic representations of aberrations at the wide-angle end in the zoom lens system of the numerical example 4 which focuses on an infinite distant object, where FIG.


22


(A) represents the normal state and FIG.


22


(B) represents the state where the zoom lens has the optical axis tilted by 0.5° from the normal state.





FIG. 23

shows graphic representations of aberrations in the zoom lens system at the telephoto end of the numerical example 4 when the zoom lens system focuses on an infinite distant object.




FIGS.


24


(A) and


24


(B) respectively show graphic representations of aberrations at the telephoto end in the zoom lens system of the numerical example 4 which focuses on an infinite distant object, where FIG.


24


(A) represents the normal state and FIG.


24


(B) represents the state where the zoom lens has the optical axis tilted by 0.5° from the normal state.





FIG. 25

is schematic view of a principal part in an optical apparatus using the zoom lens system according to the present invention.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS





FIGS. 1 and 2

show lens sectional view of a zoom lens system at wide-angle and telephoto ends, respectively, of numerical example 1, which will be described later.

FIG. 3

shows graphic representations of aberrations in the zoom lens system at the wide-angle end of the numerical example 1, which focuses on an infinite distant object. FIGS.


4


(A) and


4


(B) respectively show graphic representations of aberrations at the wide-angle end in the zoom lens system of the numerical example 1 which focuses on an infinite distant object, where FIG.


4


(A) represents a normal state while FIG.


4


(B) represents a state where the zoom lens stabilizes an image with an optical axis tilted by 0.5° from the normal state.

FIG. 5

shows graphic representations of aberrations in the zoom lens system at the telephoto end of the numerical example 1 when the zoom lens system focuses on an infinite distant object. FIGS.


6


(A) and


6


(B) respectively show graphic representations of aberrations at the telephoto end in the zoom lens system the numerical example 1 which focuses on an infinite distant object, where FIG.


6


(A) represents the normal state while FIG.


6


(B) represents the state where the zoom lens has the optical axis tilted by 0.5° from the normal state.





FIGS. 7 and 8

show lens sectional view of a zoom lens system at wide-angle and telephoto ends, respectively, of numerical example 2, which will be described later.

FIG. 9

shows graphic representations of aberrations in the zoom lens system at the wide-angle end of the numerical example 2, which focuses on an infinite distant object. FIGS.


10


(A) and


10


(B) respectively show graphic representations of aberrations at the wide-angle end in the zoom lens system of the numerical example 2 which focuses on an infinite distant object, where FIG.


10


(A) represents the normal state and FIG.


10


(B) represents the state where the zoom lens has the optical axis tilted by 0.5° from the normal state.

FIG. 11

shows graphic representations of aberrations in the zoom lens system at the telephoto end of the numerical example 2 when the zoom lens system focuses on an infinite distant object. FIGS.


12


(A) and


12


(B) respectively show graphic representations of aberrations at the telephoto end in the zoom lens system of the numerical example 2 which focuses on an infinite distant object, where FIG.


12


(A) represents the normal state and FIG.


12


(B) represents the state where the zoom lens has the optical axis tilted by 0.5° from the normal state.





FIGS. 13 and 14

show lens sectional view of a zoom lens system at wide-angle and telephoto ends, respectively, of numerical example 3, which will be described later.

FIG. 15

shows graphic representations of aberrations in the zoom lens system at the wide-angle end of the numerical example 3, which focuses on an infinite distant object. FIGS.


16


(A) and


16


(B) respectively show graphic representations of aberrations at the wide-angle end in the zoom lens system of the numerical example 3 which focuses on an infinite distant object, where FIG.


16


(A) represents the normal state and FIG.


16


(B) represents the state where the zoom lens has the optical axis tilted by 0.5° from the normal state.

FIG. 17

shows graphic representations of aberrations in the zoom lens system at the telephoto end of the numerical example 3 when the zoom lens system focuses on an infinite distant object. FIGS.


18


(A) and


18


(B) respectively show graphic representations of aberrations at the telephoto end in the zoom lens system of the numerical example 3 which focuses on an infinite distant object, where FIG.


18


(A) represents the normal state and FIG.


18


(B) represents the state where the zoom lens has the optical axis tilted by 0.5° from the normal state.





FIGS. 19 and 20

show lens sectional view of a zoom lens system at wide-angle and telephoto ends, respectively, of numerical example 4, which will be described later.

FIG. 21

shows graphic representations of aberrations in the zoom lens system at the wide-angle end of the numerical example 4, which focuses on an infinite distant object. FIGS.


22


(A) and


22


(B) respectively show graphic representations of aberrations at the wide-angle end in the zoom lens system of the numerical example 4 which focuses on an infinite distant object, where FIG.


22


(A) represents the normal state and FIG.


22


(B) represents the state where the zoom lens has the optical axis tilted by 0.5° from the normal state.

FIG. 23

shows graphic representations of aberrations in the zoom lens system at the telephoto end of the numerical example 4 when the zoom lens system focuses on an infinite distant object. FIGS.


24


(A) and


24


(B) respectively show graphic representations of aberrations at the telephoto end in the zoom lens system of the numerical example 4 which focuses on an infinite distant object, where FIG.


24


(A) represents the normal state and FIG.


24


(B) represents the state where the zoom lens has the optical axis tilted by 0.5° from the normal state.




In a lens sectional view in each numerical example, G


1


is a front lens component including a plurality of lens units for zooming and focusing. G


2


is a rear lens component, as a relay lens, for forming an image.




The front lens component G


1


includes, in order from an object side, first lens unit g


1


of positive refractive power, second lens unit g


2


of positive or negative refractive power, third lens unit g


3


of negative refractive power, and fourth lens unit g


4


of positive refractive power. During zooming from a wide-angle end (with the shortest focal length) to a telephoto end (with the longest focal length), the second, third and fourth lens units g


2


, g


3


, and g


4


are moved as in arrows in the lens sectional view such that a separation between the first and second lens units g


1


and g


2


keeps constant or increases, a separation between the second and third lens units g


2


and g


3


increases, and a separation between the third and fourth lens units g


3


and g


4


changes.




The rear lens component G


2


includes, in order from the object side, a lens unit g


5


A (or lens unit A) of positive refractive power which does not move in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis, a lens unit g


5


B (or lens unit B) of negative refractive power which may be moved in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis so as to correct blurs in an image when the zoom lens vibrates, and a lens unit g


5


C (or lens unit C) of positive refractive power which does not move in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis. Focusing associates with the movement of the second lens unit g


2


in the optical axis direction. SP is an aperture stop, and IP is an image plane.




The zoom lens in this embodiment moves the third lens unit g


3


of negative refractive power is moved toward the image side during zooming so as to increase the magnification, and corrects resultant fluctuations of an image point by primarily moving the fourth lens unit g


4


of positive refractive power.




A description will now be given of the lens unit G


1


including a plurality of lens units for zooming and focusing.




The zoom lens in this embodiment reduces the weight of the second lens unit g


2


as the focus lens unit for auto focus purposes. In the known front (first unit) focusing, when the front weight becomes heavy in such a large-aperture lens system as the F-number of 2.8 and the close range is set to be as relatively short as about 1.5 m, the drawing amount for the focus lens unit disadvantageously becomes large. In addition, the spherical aberration particularly increases resulting in the insufficient correction at close range at the telephoto end, as the front lens's power (i.e., refractive power) becomes strong to reduce the drawing amount of the focus lens unit. Accordingly, the instant embodiment uses the second lens unit as the focus unit and reduces a diameter of the focus lens by diminishing a beam of incidence on the axial beam.




A description will now be given of the rear lens component G


2


for forming an image. A beam emitted from the front lens component G


1


converges through the lens unit g


5


A of relatively strong positive power, and diminishes the light incident upon the lens unit g


5


B as an image stabilizing lens unit on the axial beam. The lens unit g


5


B has larger refractive power to increase the image stabilizing sensitivity, while the lens unit g


5


C has relatively large positive power so as to correct an aberration generated by the lens unit g


5


B of large negative power.




The instant embodiment thus configures the lens units and obtains a high optical performance in both reference or normal and image stabilizing states throughout the zooming range or entire object length.




The zoom lens system of the instant embodiment may adopt at least one of the following configurations to obtain a better optical performance:




(a-1) The following equations are satisfied:






−2.5


<f


5


A/f


5


B<−


1.0  (1)








−2.5


<f


5


C/f


5


B <−


1.0  (2)








−1.0


<f


5


B/fw<−


0.1  (3)






where f5A, f5B, and f5C are focal lengths of the lens units A, B and C, respectively, and fw is a focal length of the entire lens system at wide-angle end.




The equation (1) indicates an optical power ratio between the lens unit g


5


A and the image stabilizing lens unit g


5


B in the rear lens component G


2


as an image forming lens system. The weaker power of the lens unit g


5


A beyond the upper limit value would increase the lens diameter of the lens unit g


5


B, thereby hampering the miniaturization of the image stabilizing lens unit g


5


B and deteriorating the aberrational balance with the lens unit g


5


B, in particular, a canceling performance of the spherical aberration. On the other hand, the stronger power of the lens unit g


5


A beyond the lower limit would facilitate the miniaturization of the lens unit B but deteriorate the aberrational balance, thereby leading to insufficient correction to the spherical aberration.




The equation (2) indicates an optical power ratio between the lens unit g


5


C and the image stabilizing lens unit g


5


B in the rear lens component G


2


. The weaker power of the lens unit g


5


C beyond the upper limit value would result in an excessive correction to the spherical aberration generated in the lens unit g


5


B, whereas the stronger power of the lens unit C beyond the lower limit value would result in an insufficient correction of the spherical aberration generated in the lens unit g


5


B.




The equation (3) relates power of the image stabilizing lens unit g


5


B. The weaker power of the lens unit g


5


B beyond the upper limit value would be advantageously correct aberrations in stabilizing an image, but result in such a large lens diameter and a large mobile amount in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis in stabilizing an image due to the lowed power that the mechanical burden increases. On the other hand, the stronger power of the lens unit g


5


B beyond the lower limit value might reduce the lens diameter, and the mobile amount in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis in stabilizing an image, but deteriorate the spherical aberration and astigmatism.




(a-2) The lens unit g


5


B may include one or more positive lenses and two or more negative lenses.




The image stabilizing lens unit g


5


has relatively large negative power rather than the entire lens system. The image stabilizing lens unit g


5


B made of one negative lens would become advantageous in weight, but result in an insufficient optical performance in stabilizing an image. The image stabilizing lens unit g


5


B made of two of positive and negative lens could easily correct chromatic aberration, but result in a large mobile amount in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis due to the insufficient lens power even in stabilizing an image. Therefore, the lens unit g


5


B preferably includes at least one positive lens and at least two negative lenses, thereby keeping the large lens power, reducing the moving amount in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis in stabilizing an image, and maintaining the good optical performance.




(a-3) The front lens component G


1


includes, in order from the object side, a first lens unit g


1


of positive refractive power, a second lens unit g


2


of positive or negative refractive power, a third lens unit g


3


of negative refractive power, and a fourth lens unit g


4


of positive refractive power, wherein during zooming, a separation between the first and second lens units g


1


and g


2


is fixed or increases, a separation between the second and third lens units g


2


and g


3


increases, and a separation between the third and fourth lens units g


3


and g


4


changes.




(a-4) The second lens unit may move along the optical axis for focusing.




(a-5) The first lens unit and the lens unit G


2


may not move for zooming.




(a-6) The following condition may be satisfied where Bf is a distance from an image plane to a vertex in an image-side lens surface of a lens closest to the image, and ft is a focal length of an entire lens system at a telephoto end:








Bf/ft>


0.25  (4)






The equation (4) indicates a ratio of a distance (i.e., a back focus) from a vertex in the image-side surface of the lens closest to the image side to the shot surface relative to the focal distance of the entire lens system at the telephoto end. As the focal distance ft exceeding the lower limit value would make difficult the attachment, for example, between the lens body and the camera body.




The above structure provides a good image stabilizing function and a good aberrational correction to a zoom lens system, suitable for video camera, video still camera, cameras using a silver halide film etc., which has an angle of field from about 34° to 12°, an F number of about 2.8.




Next follows a description of a single lens reflex camera (as an optical apparatus) using a zoom lens system as an image pick-up system of an embodiment according to the present invention, with reference to FIG.


25


.




In

FIG. 24

,


10


denotes a camera body,


11


denotes an image pick-up optical system including the zoom lens of the present invention,


12


denotes an image-taking device (“a photoelectric conversion element”) such as a CCD or a silver halide film which receives a subject image from the image pick-up optical system


11


,


13


denotes a finder system including a focus plate


15


on which a subject image is formed,


14


denotes a quick-return mirror, pentagonal prism


16


as image inversion means, and an eyepiece


17


for observing the subject image on the focus plate


15


.




Thus, an application of the inventive zoom lens system to a camera such as a video camera, a digital still camera, a single lens reflex camera etc., would render small the optical apparatus and enhance the optical performance.




Next follows numerical data for numerical examples. In each numerical example, “ri” represents a radius of curvature of the i-th surface in order from the object side. “di” represents a thickness of the i-th optical member or a separation of air in order from the object side. “ni” and “vi” are the refractive index and Abbe number of the material of the i-th optical member in order from the object side.




Each Table shows a relationship between the above equations and various numerical values in the numerical examples.




Numerical Example 1















f = 72.49805   fno = 1:2.9  2ω = 34.2°˜12.4°































r1 =




419.962





d1 =




2.80




n1 =




1.74950




ν1 =




35.3






r2 =




132.534





d2 =




0.23






r3 =




138.957





d3 =




7.52




n2 =




1.49700




ν2 =




81.5






r4 =




−407.574





d4 =




0.10






r5 =




90.528





d5 =




6.64




n3 =




1.49700




ν3 =




81.5






r6 =




332.596





d6 =




Vari-










able






r7 =




47.719





d7 =




2.50




n4 =




1.84666




ν4 =




23.8






r8 =




41.657





d8 =




1.82






r9 =




49.949





d9 =




8.77




n5 =




1.48749




ν5 =




70.2






r10 =




6214.652





d10 =




Vari-










able






r11 =




1840.842





d11 =




1.40




n6 =




1.80610




ν6 =




40.9






r12 =




36.505





d12 =




5.55






r13 =




−86.160





d13 =




1.40




n7 =




1.48749




ν7 =




70.2






r14 =




38.587





d14 =




5.08




n8 =




1.84666




ν8 =




23.8






r15 =




422.938





d15 =




2.47






r16 =




−67.770





d16 =




1.40




n9 =




1.71299




ν9 =




53.9






r17 =




304.729





d17 =




Vari-










able






r18 =




218.633





d18 =




7.01




n10 =




1.49700




ν10 =




81.5






r19 =




−34.066





d19 =




1.10






r20 =




−32.873





d20 =




1.45




n11 =




1.66680




ν11 =




33.0






r21 =




−82.289





d21 =




0.15






r22 =




138.166





d22 =




3.00




n12 =




1.84666




ν12 =




23.8






r23 =










d23 =




Vari-










able






r24 =









Stop




d24 =




0.25






r25 =




53.680





d25 =




5.00




n13 =




1.77250




ν13 =




49.6






r26 =




138.666





d26 =




7.32






r27 =




44.371





d27 =




3.00




n14 =




1.84666




ν14 =




23.8






r28 =




23.175





d28 =




0.15






r29 =




23.436





d29 =




7.00




n15 =




1.60311




ν15 =




60.6






r30 =




−203.339





d30 =




Vari-










able






r31 =




269.475





d31 =




3.50




n16 =




1.84666




ν16 =




23.8






r32 =




−82.499





d32 =




1.35




n17 =




1.69350




ν17 =




53.2






r33 =




31.261





d33 =




3.90






r34 =




−66.833





d34 =




1.35




n18 =




1.69350




ν18 =




53.2






r35 =




136.353





d35 =




Vari-










able






r36 =




113.450





d36 =




8.89




n19 =




1.49700




ν19 =




81.5






r37 =




−22.151





d37 =




0.50






r38 =




−22.027





d38 =




1.80




n20 =




1.83400




ν20 =




37.2






r39 =




−49.895





d39 =




4.22






r40 =




117.787





d40 =




4.00




n21 =




1.83400




ν21 =




37.2






r41 =




−182.364

























TABLE 1













VARIABLE




FOCAL LENGTH
















SEPARATION




72.50 




99.50 




194.99 











d 6




7.03




13.28 




34.81 







d 10




1.80




9.85




17.55 







d 17




33.14 




25.43 




0.70







d 23




12.09 




5.50




1.00







d 30




2.99




2.99




2.99







d 35




4.79




4.79




4.79















Numerical Example 2















f = 72.50014  fno = 1:2.9   2ω = 34.2°˜12.4°































r1 =




356.432





d1 =




2.80




n1 =




1.80100




ν1 =




35.0






r2 =




105.963





d2 =




0.51






r3 =




115.226





d3 =




5.09




n2 =




1.48749




ν2 =




70.2






r4 =




324.799





d4 =




0.15






r5 =




121.032





d5 =




7.19




n3 =




1.48749




ν3 =




70.2






r6 =




−1610.690





d6 =




0.15






r7 =




75.548





d7 =




7.13




n4 =




1.48749




ν4 =




70.2






r8 =




210.911





d8 =




Vari-










able






r9 =




57.175





d9 =




3.00




n5 =




1.78470




ν5 =




26.3






r10 =




45.651





d10 =




1.45






r11 =




51.733





d11 =




9.75




n6 =




1.48749




ν6 =




70.2






r12 =




1094.956





d12 =




Vari-










able






r13 =




212.158





d13 =




1.40




n7 =




1.83481




ν7 =




42.7






r14 =




30.453





d14 =




7.08






r15 =




−79.314





d15 =




1.40




n8 =




1.51633




ν8 =




64.1






r16 =




35.144





d16 =




6.61




n9 =




1.84666




ν9 =




23.8






r17 =




−4959.330





d17 =




3.19






r18 =




−46.447





d18 =




1.40




n10 =




1.77250




ν10 =




49.6






r19 =




−281.544





d19 =




Vari-










able






r20 =




−696.658





d20 =




6.95




n11 =




1.49700




ν11 =




81.5






r21 =




−30.928





d21 =




0.50






r22 =




−30.664





d22 =




1.45




n12 =




1.80440




ν12 =




39.6






r23 =




−51.445





d23 =




0.15






r24 =




142.742





d24 =




3.22




n13 =




1.83481




ν13 =




42.7






r25 =




−424.715





d25 =




Vari-










able






r26 =









Stop




d26 =




0.30






r27 =




39.801





d27 =




6.00




n14 =




1.77250




ν14 =




49.6






r28 =




72.709





d28 =




11.28






r29 =




56.870





d29 =




2.00




n15 =




1.78470




ν15 =




26.3






r30 =




22.764





d30 =




0.15






r31 =




23.291





d31 =




6.50




n16 =




1.51633




ν16 =




64.1






r32 =




−138.022





d32 =




Vari-










able






r33 =




−687.332





d33 =




3.16




n17 =




1.84666




ν17 =




23.8






r34 =




−51.923





d34 =




1.00




n18 =




1.66755




ν18 =




41.9






r35 =




52.100





d35 =




2.25






r36 =




−182.246





d36 =




1.50




n19 =




1.56873




ν19 =




63.2






r37 =




46.916





d37 =




Vari-










able






r38 =




65.955





d38 =




11.50




n20 =




1.49700




ν20 =




81.5






r39 =




−23.351





d39 =




0.15






r40 =




−23.857





d40 =




2.00




n21 =




1.87400




ν21 =




35.3






r41 =




−55.118





d41 =




3.99






r42 =




66.661





d42 =




5.00




n22 =




1.80518




ν22 =




25.4






r43 =




217.647

























TABLE 2













VARIABLE




FOCAL LENGTH
















SEPARATION




72.50 




99.50 




195.00 











d 8




8.93




9.27




11.58 







d 12




0.15




10.75 




23.45 







d 19




29.97 




23.17 




0.15







d 25




4.30




0.15




8.16







d 32




3.50




3.50




3.50







d 37




4.81




4.81




4.81















Numerical Example 3















f = 72.49989  fno = 1:2.9  2ω = 34.2°˜12.4°































r1 =




208.784





d1 =




3.00




n1 =




1.80518




ν1 =




25.4






r2 =




99.862





d2 =




0.19






r3 =




100.245





d3 =




8.93




n2 =




1.49700




ν2 =




81.5






r4 =




−1100.443





d4 =




0.15






r5 =




112.074





d5 =




6.54




n3 =




1.49700




ν3 =




81.5






r6 =




1249.374





d6 =




0.15






r7 =




92.103





d7 =




7.22




n4 =




1.49700




ν4 =




81.5






r8 =




1027.264





d8 =




Varia-










able






r9 =




593.222





d9 =




1.50




n5 =




1.51633




ν5 =




64.1






r10 =




152.422





d10 =




1.32






r11 =




482.806





d11 =




3.25




n6 =




1.84666




ν6 =




23.8






r12 =




−250.113





d12 =




1.50




n7 =




1.62299




ν7 =




58.2






r13 =




94.822





d13 =




Vari-










able






r14 =




261.447





d14 =




1.40




n8 =




1.77250




ν8 =




49.6






r15 =




41.132





d15 =




4.57






r16 =




−125.838





d16 =




1.40




n9 =




1.48749




ν9 =




70.2






r17 =




44.165





d17 =




4.62




n10 =




1.84666




ν10 =




23.8






r18 =




777.630





d18 =




2.90






r19 =




−52.946





d19 =




1.40




n11 =




1.69895




ν11 =




30.1






r20 =




−227.139





d20 =




Vari-










able






r21 =




−8791.826





d21 =




2.89




n12 =




1.77250




ν12 =




49.6






r22 =




−108.787





d22 =




0.15






r23 =




76.950





d23 =




6.39




n13 =




1.49700




ν13 =




81.5






r24 =




−55.536





d24 =




1.45




n14 =




1.83400




ν14 =




37.2






r25 =




−362.335





d25 =




Vari-










able






r26 =




56.128





d26 =




3.72




n15 =




1.84666




ν15 =




23.8






r27 =




243.845





d27 =




1.00






r28 =









Stop




d28 =




9.68






r29 =




54.942





d29 =




3.44




n16 =




1.80400




ν16 =




46.6






r30 =




334.920





d30 =




0.00






r31 =




334.920





d31 =




1.08




n17 =




1.80518




ν17 =




25.4






r32 =




19.586





d32 =




0.00






r33 =




19.586





d33 =




6.99




n18 =




1.60311




ν18 =




60.6






r34 =




−470.040





d34 =




Vari-










able






r35 =




141.442





d35 =




1.40




n19 =




1.83400




ν19 =




37.2






r36 =




44.284





d36 =




2.28






r37 =




−116.282





d37 =




1.40




n20 =




1.61772




ν20 =




49.8






r38 =




24.567





d38 =




4.00




n21 =




1.84666




ν21 =




23.8






r39 =




41.388





d39 =




Vari-










able






r40 =




103.965





d40 =




9.35




n22 =




1.63930




ν22 =




44.9






r41 =




−24.368





d41 =




0.15






r42 =




−24.765





d42 =




1.20




n23 =




1.83481




ν23 =




42.7






r43 =




−61.808





d43 =




12.91






r44 =




60.361





d44 =




5.50




n24 =




1.77250




ν24 =




49.6






r45 =




170.890

























TABLE 3













VARIABLE




FOCAL LENGTH
















SEPARATION




72.50 




99.78 




195.00 











d 8




0.15




11.76 




21.05 







d 13




11.60 




12.71 




28.25 







d 20




31.55 




23.97 




0.15







d 25




6.29




1.16




0.15







d 34




2.58




2.58




2.58







d 39




4.15




4.15




4.15















Numerical Example 4















f = 72.52892  fno = 1:2.9  2ω = 34.2°˜12.4°































r1 =




113.707





d1 =




2.80




n1 =




1.76180




ν1 =




27.1






r2 =




69.528





d2 =




0.43






r3 =




69.049





d3 =




12.74




n2 =




1.49700




ν2 =




81.5






r4 =




−308.469





d4 =




0.10






r5 =




73.095





d5 =




7.94




n3 =




1.49700




ν3 =




81.5






r6 =




392.342





d6 =




Vari-










able






r7 =




979.779





d7 =




2.96




n4 =




1.80809




ν4 =




22.8






r8 =




−254.050





d8 =




1.40




n5 =




1.65160




ν5 =




58.5






r9 =




87.091





d9 =




Vari-










able






r10 =




153.160





d10 =




1.40




n6 =




1.72825




ν6 =




28.5






r11 =




36.920





d11 =




4.88






r12 =




−130.193





d12 =




1.40




n7 =




1.48749




ν7 =




70.2






r13 =




38.438





d13 =




5.24




n8 =




1.84666




ν8 =




23.8






r14 =




960.814





d14 =




2.88






r15 =




−52.962





d15 =




1.40




n9 =




1.72600




ν9 =




53.6






r16 =




−1060.876





d16 =




Vari-










able






r17 =




6450.021





d17 =




2.50




n10 =




1.81554




ν10 =




44.4






r18 =




−154.954





d18 =




0.15






r19 =




139.424





d19 =




6.11




n11 =




1.49700




ν11 =




81.5






r20 =




−46.016





d20 =




1.45




n12 =




1.80100




ν12 =




35.0






r21 =




−124.015





d21 =




Vari-










able






r22 =




51.975





d22 =




3.56




n13 =




1.84666




ν13 =




23.8






r23 =




138.077





d23 =




1.50






r24 =









Stop




d24 =




8.60






r25 =




40.516





d25 =




3.14




n14 =




1.78800




ν14 =




47.4






r26 =




74.677





d26 =




0.00






r27 =




74.675





d27 =




1.00




n15 =




1.80809




ν15 =




22.8






r28 =




21.524





d28 =




0.00






r29 =




21.394





d29 =




7.50




n16 =




1.58913




ν16 =




61.1






r30 =




−195.490





d30 =




Vari-










able






r31 =




386.103





d31 =




1.40




n17 =




1.80100




ν17 =




35.0






r32 =




43.907





d32 =




2.09






r33 =




−264.153





d33 =




1.40




n18 =




1.58875




ν18 =




51.2






r34 =




22.280





d34 =




4.00




n19 =




1.84666




ν19 =




23.8






r35 =




32.432





d35 =




Vari-










able






r36 =




62.047





d36 =




11.62




n20 =




1.60323




ν20 =




42.3






r37 =




−21.742





d37 =




0.18






r38 =




−21.336





d38 =




1.20




n21 =




1.83481




ν21 =




42.7






r39 =




−88.906





d39 =




8.51






r40 =




71.082





d40 =




5.50




n22 =




1.72600




ν22 =




53.6






r41 =




−1405.961



























TABLE 4











FOCAL LENGTH




72.53 




99.47




194.97 













d 6




0.45




11.63




21.63 







d 9




11.28 




12.97




26.71 







d 16




30.85 




23.88




0.15







d 21




6.11




 0.20




0.20







d 30




2.78




 2.78




2.78







d 35




4.15




 4.15




4.15

























TABLE 5













NUMERICAL EXAMPLE















EQUATIONS




Example 1




Example 2




Example 3




Example 4









(1) f5A/f5B




−1.738




−1.902




−1.790




−1.583






(2) f5C/f5B




−1.970




−1.643




−1.589




−1.977






(3) f5B/fw




−0.413




−0.523




−0.456




−0.405






(4) Bf/ft




 0.310




 0.289




 0.271




 0.269














Thus, the present embodiment may provide a zoom lens system and optical apparatus using the same, where the zoom lens has a large aperture but provides an image stabilizing system that has a small and lightweight image stabilizing lens unit, providing a good optical performance even in stabilizing an image and making compact the entire apparatus.




In addition, the present embodiment may provide a large-aperture zoom lens system where the rear lens component including a relay lens part in the above structure includes a positive lens unit, a negative lens unit (or image stabilizing lens unit), and a positive lens unit, thereby achieving suitable image stabilizing function and a high optical performance by moving the negative lens unit in the relay lens part in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis in correcting an image plane while stabilizing an image.



Claims
  • 1. A zoom lens system comprising, in order from an object side:a front lens component including a plurality of lens units that includes a lens unit movable for zooming and a lens unit movable for focusing; and a rear lens component, wherein said rear lens component including, in order from the object side, a lens unit A of positive refractive power, a lens unit B of negative refractive power movable so as to have a component in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis for displacing the image, and a lens unit C of positive refractive power, the image being displaced as the lens unit B moves so as to have the component in the direction perpendicular to an optical axis, wherein conditions −2.5<(f5A)/(f5B)<−1.0, −2.5<(f5C)/(f5B)<−1.0, and −1.0<(f5B)/(fw)<−0.1 are satisfied where (f5A), (f5B), and (f5C) are focal lengths of said lens units A, B and C, respectively, and (fw) is a focal length of an entire lens system at wide-angle end.
  • 2. A zoom lens system according to claim 1, wherein said lens unit B includes one or more positive lenses, and two or more negative lenses.
  • 3. A zoom lens system according to claim 1, wherein a condition (Bf)/(ft)>0.25 is satisfied where (Bf) is a distance from an image plane to a vertex in a lens surface at an image side of a lens closest to the image, and (ft) is a focal length of an entire lens system at a telephoto end.
  • 4. A zoom lens system, comprising:a front lens component including, in order from the object side, a first lens unit of positive refractive power, a second lens unit of positive or negative refractive power, a third lens unit of negative refractive power, and a fourth lens unit of positive refractive power, wherein during zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, a separation between the first and second lens units keeps constant or increases, a separation between the second and third lens units increases, and a separation between the third and fourth lens units changes; and a rear lens component, wherein said rear lens component including, in order from the object side, a lens unit A of positive refractive power, a lens unit B of negative refractive power movable so as to have a component in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis for displacing the image, and a lens unit C of positive refractive power, the image being displaced as the lens unit B moves so as to have the component in the direction perpendicular to an optical axis.
  • 5. A zoom lens system according to claim 4, wherein said second lens unit moves along the optical axis during focusing.
  • 6. A zoom lens system according to claim 4, wherein said first lens unit and rear lens component don't move for zooming.
  • 7. An optical apparatus comprising:a zoom lens system comprising, in order from an object side, a front lens component including a plurality of lens units that includes a lens unit movable for zooming and a lens unit movable for focusing, and a rear lens component, wherein said rear lens component including, in order from the object side, a lens unit A of positive refractive power, a lens unit B of negative refractive power movable so as to have a component in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis for displacing the image, and a lens unit C of positive refractive power, the image being displaced as the lens unit B moves so as to have the component in the direction perpendicular to an optical axis, wherein conditions −2.5<(f5A)/(f5B)<−1.0, −2.5<(f5C)/(f5B)<−1.0, and −1.0<(f5B)/(fw)<−0.1 are satisfied where (f5A), (f5B), and (f5C) are focal lengths of said lens units A, B and C, respectively, and (fw) is a focal length of an entire lens system at wide-angle end; and a photoelectric conversion element for receiving an image formed by said zoom lens system.
  • 8. A zoom lens system comprising, in order from an object side:a front lens component including a plurality of lens units that includes a lens unit movable for zooming and a lens unit movable for focusing, wherein said front lens further including, a first lens unit of positive refractive power, a second lens unit of positive or negative refractive power, a third lens unit of negative refractive power, and a fourth lens unit of positive refractive power,wherein during zooming from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, a separation between the first and second lens units keeps constant or increases, a separation between the second and third lens units increases, and a separation between the third and fourth lens units changes; anda rear lens component unit, wherein said rear lens component including, in order from the object side, a lens unit A of positive refractive power, a lens unit B of negative refractive power movable so as to have a component in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis for displacing the image, and a lens unit C of positive refractive power, the image being displaced as the lens unit B moves so as to have the component in the direction perpendicular to an optical axis, wherein conditions −2.5<(f5A)/(f5B)<−1.0, −2.5<(f5C)/(f5B)<−1.0, and −1.0<(f5B)/(fw)<−0.1 are satisfied where (f5A), (f5B), and (f5C) are focal lengths of said lens units A, B and C, respectively, and (fw) is a focal length of an entire lens system at wide-angle end.
  • 9. A zoom lens unit system according to claim 8, wherein said second lens unit moves along the optical axis during focusing.
  • 10. A zoom lens system according to claim 8, wherein said first lens unit and rear lens component don't move for zooming.
  • 11. A zoom lens system comprising, in order from an object side;a front lens component including four lens units, each separation among said four lens units being variable during zooming; and a rear lens component including, in order from the object side, a lens unit A of positive refractive power, a lens unit B of negative refractive power movable so as to have a component in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis for displacing, the image, and a lens unit C of positive refractive power, wherein none of the lens units A, B and C move along the optical axis for zooming.
Priority Claims (1)
Number Date Country Kind
2000/361115 Nov 2000 JP
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