A variable magnification optical system comprising, in order from an object side, a first lens group having negative refractive power, a first intermediate lens group having positive refractive power, a second intermediate lens group having negative refractive power and a rear lens group; upon varying a magnification from a wide angle end state to a telephoto end state, a distance between the first lens group and the first intermediate lens group being varied, a distance between the first intermediate lens group and the second intermediate lens group being varied, and a distance between the second intermediate lens group and the rear lens group being varied; the rear lens group comprising at least one focusing lens group which is moved upon carrying out focusing from an infinitely distant object to a closely distant object; and predetermined conditional expressions being satisfied, thereby the focusing lens group(s) being reduced in weight.

The present disclosure relates to optical lens, and provides a zoom lens including, from an object side to an image side in sequence: a first lens having a negative refractive power, a second lens having a positive refractive power, a third lens having a negative refractive power, a fourth lens having a positive refractive power, a fifth lens group having a negative refractive power; distances between adjacent lenses of the first lens, the second lens, the third lens and the fourth lens or between the fourth lens and the fifth lens group vary in the direction of the optical axis; the fifth lens group including a fifth lens having a positive refractive power and a sixth lens having a negative refractive power; wherein the zoom lens satisfies conditions of: f_Tele/f_Wide>1.8; 10.00D12_Wide/D12_Tele20.00; and 15.00d9_Wide/d9_Tele22.50.

A plurality of lens units of a zoom lens according to an aspect of the embodiments includes a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a rear lens group which includes one or more lens units and has a positive refractive power as a whole. The first lens unit consists of a first negative lens, a second negative lens, and a positive lens which are disposed in order from an object side to an image side. A specific gravity of the first negative lens, a focal length of the second negative lens, and a focal length of the first lens unit are appropriately determined.

A zoom lens (ZL) comprises, in order from an object: a first lens group (G1) having negative refractive power; an aperture stop (S); a second lens group (G2) having positive refractive power; a third lens group (G3) having negative refractive power; and a fourth lens group (G4) having positive refractive power. In this zoom lens (ZL), upon zooming from a wide angle end state to a telephoto end state, a distance between the aperture stop (S) and the first lens group (G1), a distance between the aperture stop (S) and the second lens group (G2), and a distance between the aperture stop (S) and the third lens group (G3) are changed and the aperture stop (S) is moved in an optical axis direction.

In an optical system according to each exemplary embodiment, an interval between adjacent lens units changes in focusing from an infinite-distance object to a close-distance object, and a first in-focus state in which ?=?1.2 is obtained can be caused, where ? is a lateral magnification of an entire system. The optical system according to each exemplary embodiment includes a plurality of focus lens units, and out of a focus lens unit having a largest absolute value of a focus sensitivity and a focus lens unit having a second largest absolute value of a focus sensitivity in a state in which focus is put on an infinite-distance object, a focus lens unit disposed on an object side is a lens unit LA, and a focus lens unit disposed on an image side is a lens unit LB. A partial optical system LC including all lenses disposed on the image side of the lens unit LB has negative refractive power. The partial optical system LC satisfies a predetermined conditional expression.

In an optical system according to each exemplary embodiment, an interval between adjacent lens units changes in focusing from an infinite-distance object to a close-distance object, and a first in-focus state in which =1.2 is obtained can be caused, where is a lateral magnification of an entire system. The optical system according to each exemplary embodiment includes a plurality of focus lens units, and out of a focus lens unit having a largest absolute value of a focus sensitivity and a focus lens unit having a second largest absolute value of a focus sensitivity in a state in which focus is put on an infinite-distance object, a focus lens unit disposed on an object side is a lens unit LA, and a focus lens unit disposed on an image side is a lens unit LB. A partial optical system LC including all lenses disposed on the image side of the lens unit LB has negative refractive power. The partial optical system LC satisfies a predetermined conditional expression.

The present disclosure discloses an optical imaging lens assembly including, sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, a first lens having negative refractive power; a first prism including an incident surface, a reflecting surface, and an exit surface, and an angle between the reflecting surface of the first prism and the optical axis being 45; a stop; a second lens having positive refractive power; a third lens having refractive power; a fourth lens having positive refractive power; a fifth lens having negative refractive power; and a second prism including an incident surface, a reflecting surface, and an exit surface, and an angle between the reflecting surface of the second prism and the optical axis being 45. A total effective focal length f and a maximum field-of-view FOV of the optical imaging lens assembly satisfy: 2.50 mm<f*tan.sup.2(FOV/2)<4.00 mm.

A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having negative refractive power, and a rear group including at least three lens units and having combined positive refractive power at a wide-angle end. A distance between adjacent lens units changes during zooming. The first lens unit includes three negative lenses consecutively arranged from the object side to the image side. Predetermined inequalities are satisfied.

The present disclosure discloses an optical imaging lens assembly including, sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, a first lens having negative refractive power; a prism having an incident surface, a reflecting surface, and an exit surface, and an angle between the reflecting surface and the optical axis being 45; a stop; a second lens having positive refractive power; a third lens having refractive power; a fourth lens having positive refractive power; and a fifth lens having negative refractive power.

A zoom lens consists of, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, a second lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a rear group including one or more lens units. Each distance between adjacent lens units changes during zooming. The rear group includes a focus lens unit having a positive refractive power that moves from the image side to the object side during focusing from an infinite distance object to a close distance object. A lens closest to an object in the focus lens unit has a shape with a concave surface on the object side. The following inequalities are satisfied.
1.20<fLP/fL2<3.20
3.00<fL1/fL2<0.85
fLP represents a focal length of the focus lens unit, fL1 represents a focal length of the first lens unit, and fL2 represents a focal length of the second lens unit.