Zoom lens system

• US 20040263996A1
• Filed: 06/15/2004
• Published: 12/30/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Inventors: Obama, Akihiko
• Granted Patent: US 6,870,688 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 359/689
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 15/143507 arranged -++
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 15/177 having a negative front lens or group of lenses

Abstract

According to one aspect of the present invention, a zoom lens system includes, in order from an object along an optical axis, a first lens group having negative refractive power, and a second lens group having positive refractive power. A distance between the first lens group and the second lens group decreases when the state of lens group positions varies from a wide-angle end state to a telephoto end state. The second lens group is composed of, in order from the object, a first lens having positive refractive power, a first cemented lens having negative refractive power, and a second cemented lens having positive refractive power. The first cemented lens in the second lens group is constructed by a positive lens cemented with a negative lens. The second cemented lens in the second lens group is constructed by a negative lens cemented with a positive lens.

Claims

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

a first lens group having negative refractive power; and

a second lens group having positive refractive power;

a distance between the first lens group and the second lens group decreasing when the state of lens group positions varies from a wide-angle end state to a telephoto end state;

the second lens group being composed of, in order from the object;

a first lens having positive refractive power;

a first cemented lens having negative refractive power; and

a second cemented lens having positive refractive power;

the first cemented lens in the second lens group being constructed by a positive lens cemented with a negative lens; and

the second cemented lens in the second lens group being constructed by a negative lens cemented with a positive lens.

2. The zoom lens system according to claim 1, further comprising a third lens group having positive refractive power located to an image side of the second lens group, wherein the third lens group is substantially fixed relative to the image plane when the state of lens group positions varies from the wide-angle end state to the telephoto end state.

3. The zoom lens system according to claim 2, wherein the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

0.80<

f2/|f22|<

1.701.40<

f23/|f22|<

3.50

where f2 denotes the focal length of the second lens group, f22 denotes the focal length of the first cemented lens in the second lens group, and f23 denotes the focal length of the second cemented lens in the second lens group.

4. The zoom lens system according to claim 3, wherein the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

n23N-n23P>

0.13v23P-v23N>

15

where n23P denotes the refractive index at d-line (λ

=587.6 nm) of the positive lens in the second cemented lens in the second lens group, n23N denotes the refractive index at d-line of the negative lens in the second cemented lens in the second lens group, v23P denotes Abbe number of the positive lens in the second cemented lens in the second lens group, and v23N denotes Abbe number of the negative lens in the second cemented lens in the second lens group.

5. The zoom lens system according to claim 4, wherein at least one surface of the first lens in the second lens group has an aspherical surface having a shape that the refractive power becomes weak as the height separates from the optical axis.

6. The zoom lens system according to claim 3, wherein at least one surface of the first lens in the second lens group has an aspherical surface having a shape that the refractive power becomes weak as the height separates from the optical axis.

7. The zoom lens system according to claim 2, wherein the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

n23N-n23P>

0.13v23P-v23N>

15

where n23P denotes the refractive index at d-line (λ

=587.6 nm) of the positive lens in the second cemented lens in the second lens group, n23N denotes the refractive index at d-line of the negative lens in the second cemented lens in the second lens group, v23P denotes Abbe number of the positive lens in the second cemented lens in the second lens group, and v23N denotes Abbe number of the negative lens in the second cemented lens in the second lens group.

8. The zoom lens system according to claim 7, wherein at least one surface of the first lens in the second lens group has an aspherical surface having a shape that the refractive power becomes weak as the height separates from the optical axis.

9. The zoom lens system according to claim 2, wherein at least one surface of the first lens in the second lens group has an aspherical surface having a shape that the refractive power becomes weak as the height separates from the optical axis.

10. The zoom lens system according to claim 1, wherein the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

0.80<

f2/|f22|<

1.701.40<

f23/|f22|<

3.50

where f2 denotes the focal length of the second lens group, f22 denotes the focal length of the first cemented lens in the second lens group, and f23 denotes the focal length of the second cemented lens in the second lens group.

11. The zoom lens system according to claim 10, wherein the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

n23N-n23P>

0.13v23P-v23N>

15

where n23P denotes the refractive index at d-line (λ

=587.6 nm) of the positive lens in the second cemented lens in the second lens group, n23N denotes the refractive index at d-line of the negative lens in the second cemented lens in the second lens group, v23P denotes Abbe number of the positive lens in the second cemented lens in the second lens group, and v23N denotes Abbe number of the negative lens in the second cemented lens in the second lens group.

12. The zoom lens system according to claim 11, wherein at least one surface of the first lens in the second lens group has an aspherical surface having a shape that the refractive power becomes weak as the height separates from the optical axis.

13. The zoom lens system according to claim 10, wherein at least one surface of the first lens in the second lens group has an aspherical surface having a shape that the refractive power becomes weak as the height separates from the optical axis.

14. The zoom lens system according to claim 1, wherein the following conditional expressions are satisfied:

n23N-n23P>

0.13v23P-v23N>

15

where n23P denotes the refractive index at d-line (λ

=587.6 nm) of the positive lens in the second cemented lens in the second lens group, n23N denotes the refractive index at d-line of the negative lens in the second cemented lens in the second lens group, v23P denotes Abbe number of the positive lens in the second cemented lens in the second lens group, and v23N denotes Abbe number of the negative lens in the second cemented lens in the second lens group.

15. The zoom lens system according to claim 14, wherein at least one surface of the first lens in the second lens group has an aspherical surface having a shape that the refractive power becomes weak as the height separates from the optical axis.

16. The zoom lens system according to claim 1, wherein at least one surface of the first lens in the second lens group has an aspherical surface having a shape that the refractive power becomes weak as the height separates from the optical axis.

17-20. -20. (Cancelled)