A zoom lens includes in order from an object side to an image side, a positive first lens unit that is not moved for zooming, a negative second lens unit that is moved during zooming, at least one zooming lens unit that is moved during zooming, a stop, and a positive fixed lens unit that is not moved for zooming. The first lens unit includes in order from the object side to the image side, a first lens sub-unit that is not moved for focusing, a positive second lens sub-unit that is moved toward the object side when focusing to an object at short distance from an object at infinite distance, and a positive third lens sub-unit that is moved during focusing. The second lens sub-unit includes a negative meniscus lens having a convex surface facing the image side.

A zoom lens includes: a first lens group that is disposed to be closest to an object side and that has a positive refractive power; a negative group that is disposed to be adjacent to an image side of the first lens group, that consists of two or fewer lens groups, and that has a negative refractive power as a whole; an N lens group that is disposed to be closer to the image side than the negative group and that has a negative refractive power; a P lens group that is disposed to be closer to the image side than the negative group and that has a positive refractive power; and a final lens group that is disposed to be closest to the image side. During zooming, all the spacings of adjacent lens groups change. The zoom lens satisfies predetermined conditional expressions.

A zoom lens includes a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, a positive third lens group, and a subsequent group consisting of plural lens groups in order from an object side. In a case of zooming, an interval with an adjacent lens group is changed. The third lens group includes two uncemented positive lenses consecutively arranged in order from a side closest to the object side to an image side. A lens group closest to the image side in the subsequent group consists of a negative meniscus lens having a concave surface toward the object side and a positive lens having a convex surface toward the object side in order from the object side to the image side.

A zoom lens and an imaging device that achieve both high optical performance and compactness of the product. The zoom lens includes, in order from the object side, a first lens group having positive refractive power, a second lens group having negative refractive power, and a rear group having positive refractive power. The rear group includes, in order from the object side, an intermediate lens group M1 having positive refractive power, and an intermediate lens group M2 having positive refractive power, and has specific optical characteristics expressed by specific expressions.

A zoom lens consists of a first optical system and a second optical system in order from an enlargement side to a reduction side. The second optical system forms an intermediate image at a position conjugate to a reduction-side imaging plane, and the first optical system re-forms the intermediate image on an enlargement-side imaging plane. A lens closest to the enlargement side in the second optical system is a positive lens that has a convex surface facing the enlargement side. The second optical system includes, continuously in order from a position closest to the enlargement side to the reduction side, a first movable lens group, a second movable lens group, and a third movable lens group each of which moves during changing magnification. In the entire zoom lens, lens groups that move during changing magnification are only the first to third movable lens groups.

A camera module includes: an optical imaging system including a frontmost lens disposed closest to an object side, a rearmost lens disposed closest to an imaging plane, and at least one middle lens disposed between the frontmost lens and the rearmost lens. An image-side surface of the rearmost lens is concave and an inflection point is formed on the image-side surface of the rearmost lens. 0.2<D/TTL is satisfied, D being a shortest distance between the rearmost lens and the imaging plane, and TTL being a distance from an object-side surface of the frontmost lens to the imaging plane.

A camera module includes: an optical imaging system including a frontmost lens disposed closest to an object side, a rearmost lens disposed closest to an imaging plane, and at least one middle lens disposed between the frontmost lens and the rearmost lens. An image-side surface of the rearmost lens is concave and an inflection point is formed on the image-side surface of the rearmost lens. 0.2<D/TTL is satisfied, D being a shortest distance between the rearmost lens and the imaging plane, and TTL being a distance from an object-side surface of the frontmost lens to the imaging plane.

A variable magnification optical system consists of, in order from an object side, a front group, an intermediate group, and a subsequent group. The front group consists of two or fewer lens groups having a positive refractive power. The intermediate group consists of two or fewer lens groups having a negative refractive power. The subsequent group consists of a plurality of lens groups. A lens group of the subsequent group closest to the object side is a first subsequent lens group having a positive refractive power. Two or fewer focusing groups that move along an optical axis during focusing are disposed in the subsequent group. During magnification change, a lens group of the front group closest to the object side is fixed with respect to an image plane.

A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit with negative refractive power, an intermediate group with positive refractive power as a whole, and a subsequent group with negative refractive power as a whole. The intermediate group includes a first intermediate lens unit with positive refractive power, and a second intermediate lens unit with positive refractive power adjacent to and disposed on the image side of the first intermediate lens unit. During zooming, the first lens unit is stationary, and the first intermediate lens unit and the second intermediate lens unit move, and each distance between adjacent lens units changes. The first lens unit includes two or more lenses. Predetermined inequalities are satisfied.

A zoom optical system comprises, in order from an object: a first lens group (G1) having positive refractive power; a second lens group (G2) having negative refractive power; and a subsequent group (GR) including at least one lens group. Upon zooming, distances between the first lens group (G1) and the second lens group (G2) and between the second lens group (G2) and the subsequent group (GR) change. The subsequent group (GR) comprises a focusing group (Gfc) having negative refractive power for focusing. The first lens group (G1) comprises a 1-1st lens that has positive refractive power and is disposed closest to the object. A following conditional expression is satisfied: $0.2<f1/\mathrm{fR}<0.85$ where, f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group, and fR denotes a focal length of a lens component, in the subsequent group, closest to an image surface.