Vibration-proof zoom lens and camera provided with the same

• US 20070002443A1
• Filed: 06/28/2006
• Published: 01/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujinon Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujinon Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Toyama, Nobuaki
• Granted Patent: US 7,221,511 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 359/557
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 15/145129 arranged +-+++
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/646 compensating for small deviations, e.g. due to vibration or shake movement of one or more optical elements for control of motion blur in cameras, projectors or printers G03B2205/0007; image stabilisation in cameras peculiar to the presence or use of an electronic image sensor H04N23/68

Abstract

A vibration-proof zoom lens comprises a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, a positive third lens group, a positive fourth lens group, and a positive fifth lens group, which are disposed in this order from a subject side. The second lens group moves toward an image side at a time when magnification changes from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end. The fourth lens group moves to correct variation of an image plane at the time of magnification change. The first, third and fifth lens groups are fixed. The third lens group is composed of first to third subgroups. When vibration occurs, the second subgroup is moved in a plane perpendicular to an optical axis to correct an image position so that an image blur is prevented.

Claims

1. A vibration-proof zoom lens for preventing deviation of an image of a subject when vibration of camera occurs, said image of the subject being formed on an image plane, said zoom lens comprising:

a positive first lens group fixed at a side of said subject;

a negative second lens group disposed between said first lens group and said image plane so as to be movable along an optical axis of said zoom lens, said second lens group moving toward said image plane to change a magnification from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end;

a positive third lens group disposed between said second lens group and said image plane, said third lens group including a first subgroup, a second subgroup and a third subgroup, and said second subgroup being moved in a plane perpendicular to said optical axis to correct a blur of said image at a time of the vibration of said camera;

a positive fourth lens group disposed between said third lens group and said image plane so as to be movable along said optical axis, said fourth lens group being moved to correct variation of said image plane, which is caused in accordance with a change of the magnification, and to perform focusing; and

a positive fifth lens group fixed between said fourth lens group and said image plane.

2. The vibration-proof zoom lens according to claim 1, wherein said first and second subgroups are positive lens group as a whole, and said third subgroup is negative lens group as a whole.

3. The vibration-proof zoom lens according to claim 2, wherein said second subgroup includes a negative front group and a positive rear group, which are disposed in this order from the subject, and at least one surface of said negative front group is an aspherical surface.

4. The vibration-proof zoom lens according to claim 3, wherein the surface of said negative front group, which is nearest to the subject, is the aspherical surface of which concave power becomes stronger toward its periphery.

5. The vibration-proof zoom lens according to claim 4, wherein said negative front group and said positive rear group are respectively composed of a single lens.

6. The vibration-proof zoom lens according to claim 3, wherein when L represents the entire length of said second subgroup along said optical axis and d represents a distance extending from the surface of said negative front group, which is nearest to the image, to the surface of the positive rear group, which is nearest to the subject, along said optical axis, the following expression is satisfied:

0.25<

d/L<

0.5

7. The vibration-proof zoom lens according to claim 1, wherein said fourth lens group includes a negative lens having a concave facing toward the subject, a positive lens having a convex facing toward the image plane, and a biconvex positive lens, which are disposed in this order from the subject, either surface of said biconvex positive lens being an aspherical surface of which convex power becomes stronger toward its periphery.

8. The vibration-proof zoom lens according to claim 1, wherein said second lens group includes a negative meniscus lens having a concave facing toward the image plane, a cemented lens of a negative lens and a positive lens having a convex facing toward the image plane, a positive lens having a convex facing toward the subject, and a negative lens.

9. The vibration-proof zoom lens according to claim 1, further comprising:

a color separation member disposed between said fifth lens group and said image plane to separate colors of incident light.

10. The vibration-proof zoom lens according to claim 9, further comprising:

a stop disposed between said second lens group and said third lens group.

11. A camera comprising:

a vibration-proof zoom lens according to claim 1;

and

an imaging device for taking a subject image formed through said vibration-proof zoom lens, said imaging device outputting an image signal of the taken subject image.