ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS

Abstract

A zoom lens consists of a positive first lens group that is fixed during zooming, a negative second lens group that moves during zooming, a positive third lens group that moves during zooming, a positive fourth lens group that moves during zooming, and a positive fifth lens group that is fixed during zooming. During zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, the fourth lens group moves from an image side to an object side, the second lens group and a composite group consisting of the third lens group and the fourth lens group pass through points where respective lateral magnifications are 1 at the same time, the fifth lens group consists of a negative fifth A lens group that moves during anti-shake operation, and a positive fifth B lens group that is fixed during the anti-shake operation, and the lateral magnification of the fifth A lens group is negative.

Claims

1. A zoom lens consisting of, in order from an object side: a first lens group having a positive refractive power; a second lens group having a negative refractive power; a third lens group having a positive refractive power; a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power; and a fifth lens group having a positive refractive power, wherein, during zooming, the first lens group and the fifth lens group are fixed with respect to an image plane, and the second lens group, the third lens group, and the fourth lens group move with mutual intervals therebetween being changed, wherein, during zooming from a wide angle end to a telephoto end, the fourth lens group moves from an image side to the object side, and the second lens group and a composite group consisting of the third lens group and the fourth lens group pass through points where respective lateral magnifications are 1 at the same time, wherein the fifth lens group consists of, in order from the object side, a fifth A lens group having a negative refractive power and moving in a direction having a component perpendicular to an optical axis during anti-shake operation to perform image shake correction, and a fifth B lens group having a positive refractive power and being fixed during the anti-shake operation, and wherein the lateral magnification of the fifth A lens group is negative.

2. The zoom lens according to claim 1, wherein assuming that the lateral magnification of the fifth A lens group is 5A, Conditional Expression (1) is satisfied;
0.3<1/5A<0(1).

3. The zoom lens according to claim 1, wherein assuming that the lateral magnification of the fifth A lens group is 5A and the lateral magnification of the fifth B lens group is 5B, Conditional Expression (2) is satisfied;
1.3<(15A)5B<1(2).

4. The zoom lens according to claim 1, wherein assuming that the lateral magnification of the fifth lens group is 5, Conditional Expression (3) is satisfied;
0.9<1/5<1.1(3).

5. The zoom lens according to claim 1, wherein assuming that the lateral magnification of the fifth A lens group is 5A, the lateral magnification of the fifth B lens group is 5B, and the lateral magnification of the fifth lens group is 5, Conditional Expression (4) is satisfied;
1.4<(15A)5B/5<1(4).

6. The zoom lens according to claim 1, wherein assuming that a focal length of the fifth A lens group is f5A and a focal length of the fifth lens group is f5, Conditional Expression (5) is satisfied;
1.2<f5A/f5<0.5(5).

7. The zoom lens according to claim 1, wherein assuming that a focal length of the fifth A lens group is f5A and a focal length of the fifth B lens group is f5B, Conditional Expression (6) is satisfied;
1<f5A/f5B<0.6(6).

8. The zoom lens according to claim 1, wherein the fifth A lens group consists of two negative lenses and one positive lens.

9. The zoom lens according to claim 1, wherein the fifth B lens group consists of, in order from the object side, a fifth B1N lens group having a positive refractive power and a fifth B2 lens group having a positive refractive power, the fifth MN lens group is replaceable with a fifth B1E lens group that enlarges imaging magnification, a position where the fifth B1N lens group and the fifth B2 lens group are divided is a place in which an air gap on an optical axis is the largest in a state where, assuming that a lateral magnification of the fifth B2 lens group is 5B2, Conditional Expression (7) is satisfied
1<5B2<1(7), and assuming that a focal length of the fifth B2 lens group is f5B2 and a focal length of the fifth B1N lens group is f5B1N, Conditional Expression (8) is satisfied
f5B2/f5B1N<0.5(8).

10. The zoom lens according to claim 9, wherein, assuming that a focal length of the fifth A lens group is f5A and a focal length of the fifth B1N lens group is f5B1N, Conditional Expression (9) is satisfied;
0.5<f5A/f5B1N(9).

11. The zoom lens according to claim 9, wherein the fifth B1N lens group comprises, in order from the object side, at least two continuous cemented lenses and a positive lens of which a surface on the object side is convex.

12. The zoom lens according to claim 2, wherein Conditional Expression (11) is satisfied;
0.2<1/5A<0(1-1).

13. The zoom lens according to claim 3, wherein Conditional Expression (2-1) is satisfied;
1.2<(15A)5B<1.1(2-1).

14. The zoom lens according to claim 4, wherein Conditional Expression (3-1) is satisfied;
0.91<1/5<1(3-1).

15. The zoom lens according to claim 5, wherein Conditional Expression (4-1) is satisfied;
1.3<(15A)5B/5<1(4-1).

16. The zoom lens according to claim 6, wherein Conditional Expression (5-1) is satisfied;
1.1<f5A/f5<0.5(5-1).

17. The zoom lens according to claim 7, wherein Conditional Expression (6-1) is satisfied;
0.9<f5A/f5B<0.7(6-1).

18. The zoom lens according to claim 9, wherein Conditional Expression (8-1) is satisfied;
0.1<f5B2/f5B1N<0.4(8-1).

19. The zoom lens according to claim 10, wherein Conditional Expression (9-1) is satisfied;
0.4<f5A/f5B1N<0.1(9-1).

20. An imaging apparatus comprising the zoom lens according to claim 1.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0031] FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a composition of a zoom lens of Example 1 of the present invention.

[0032] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a composition of a zoom lens of Example 2 of the present invention.

[0033] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a composition of a zoom lens of Example 3 of the present invention.

[0034] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a composition of a zoom lens of Example 4 of the present invention.

[0035] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a composition of a zoom lens of Example 5 of the present invention.

[0036] FIG. 6 is a diagram of aberrations of the zoom lens of Example 1 of the present invention.

[0037] FIG. 7 is a diagram of aberrations of the zoom lens of Example 2 of the present invention.

[0038] FIG. 8 is a diagram of aberrations of the zoom lens of Example 3 of the present invention.

[0039] FIG. 9 is a diagram of aberrations of the zoom lens of Example 4 of the present invention.

[0040] FIG. 10 is a diagram of aberrations of the zoom lens of Example 5 of the present invention.

[0041] FIG. 11 is a schematic configuration diagram of an imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0042] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to drawings. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a composition of a zoom lens at the wide angle end according to an embodiment of the present invention. The composition example illustrated in FIG. 1 corresponds to a zoom lens according to Example 1 of the present invention described later. In FIG. 1, the left side is the object side and the right side is the image side. In addition, FIG. 1 shows a state of focusing on an object at infinity, and on-axis rays Wa and rays Wb with the maximum angle of view are also shown. In FIG. 1, the movement loci of a second lens group G2, a third lens group G3, and a fourth lens group G4 during zooming are also shown. Further, in FIG. 1, the positions, where the lateral magnification of each of the second lens group G2 and the composite group consisting of the third lens group G3 and the fourth lens group G4 is 1 times, are also shown.

[0043] The zoom lens shown in FIG. 1 consists of, in order from the object side to the image side along the optical axis Z, a first lens group G1 having a positive refractive power, the second lens group G2 having a negative refractive power, the third lens group G3 having a positive refractive power, the fourth lens group G4 having a positive refractive power, and a fifth lens group G5 having a positive refractive power. During zooming, the first lens group G1 And the fifth lens group G5 are configured to be fixed with respect to an image plane Sim, and the second lens group G2, the third lens group G3, and the fourth lens group G4 are configured to move while mutual intervals changed.

[0044] With such a composition, axial chromatic aberration, especially, axial chromatic aberration on the telephoto side, which is likely to be expanded, can be suppressed while suppressing fluctuation of aberrations during zooming, which makes it possible to achieve the zoom lens having a zoom ratio of 30 times or more.

[0045] In the example of FIG. 1, an optical member PP having an incident surface and an emitting surface perpendicular to the optical axis Z is disposed between the fifth lens group G5 and the image plane Sim. The optical member PP is assumed to be a filter (of various types), a prism, cover glass, and/or the like. In the present invention, the optical member PP may be disposed at a position different from that in the example of FIG. 1, or the optical member PP may be omitted. It should be noted that the aperture stop St shown in FIG. 1 does not necessarily indicate its size or shape, and indicates a position of the aperture stop St on the optical axis Z.

[0046] In zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end, the fourth lens group G4 moves from the image side to the object side. The second lens group G2 and the composite group consisting of the third lens group G3 and the fourth lens group G4 are configured to pass through points where respective lateral magnifications are 1 times at the same time. With such a composition, it is possible to achieve a zoom lens having a zoom ratio of 30 times or more while maintaining high image quality over the entire zoom range.

[0047] The fifth lens group G5 includes, in order from the object side, a 5A lens group GSA having a negative refractive power and moving in a direction having a component in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis Z during an anti-shake operation to perform image shake correction, and a 5B lens group G5B having a positive refractive power and being fixed during the anti-shake operation.

[0048] With the composition, it is possible to provide the zoom lens with a shake-proof function. Further, in the zoom lens according to the present embodiment, since the ray is incident on the fifth lens group G5 from the fourth lens group G4 as convergent light, as described above, the fifth A lens group G5A having a negative refractive power and the fifth B lens group G5B having a positive refractive power are disposed in order from the object side, which makes it easy to extend the back focus, and therefore advantageously suppress spherical aberration in the entire zoom range.

[0049] The lateral magnification of the fifth A lens group G5A is negative. In the zoom lens according to the present embodiment, since the ray is incident on the fifth lens group G5 from the fourth lens group G4 as convergent light, when the lateral magnification of the fifth A lens group G5A is negative, symmetry of the entrance side and the exit side of an on-axis marginal ray with regard to the fifth A lens group G5A is better than when the lateral magnification of the fifth A lens group G5A is positive. In this way, it is possible to reduce fluctuation in aberration during the anti-shake operation.

[0050] In the zoom lens according to the present embodiment, it is preferable that, assuming that the lateral magnification of the fifth A lens group G5A is 5A, Conditional Expression (1) is satisfied. By not allowing the value of Conditional Expression (1) to be equal to or greater than the upper limit, the symmetry of the entrance side and the exit side of the on-axis marginal ray with respect to the fifth A lens group G5A is improved, and thus it is possible to reduce fluctuation in aberration during the anti-shake operation. By not allowing the value of Conditional Expression (1) to be equal to or less than the lower limit, the height of the on-axis marginal ray incident on the fifth B lens group G5B can be reduced, which makes it advantageous to suppress the occurrence of spherical aberration. Furthermore, if Conditional Expression (11) is satisfied, better characteristics can be obtained.

0.3<1/5A<0(1)

0.2<1/5A<0(1-1)

[0051] Assuming that the lateral magnification of the fifth A lens group G5A is 5A and the lateral magnification of the fifth B lens group G5B is 5B, it is preferable that Conditional Expression (2) is satisfied. By not allowing the value of Conditional Expression (2) to be equal to or greater than the upper limit, it is possible to suppress the movement amount of the fifth A lens group G5A during the anti-shake operation. Therefore, it is possible to make a followability of the anti-shake lens group (the fifth A lens group G5A) good. By not allowing the value of Conditional Expression (2) to be equal to or less than the lower limit, it is possible to prevent the sensitivity of the anti-shake lens group (fifth A lens group G5A) from becoming too high, and therefore it is possible to easily control the image position during the anti-shake operation. Furthermore, if Conditional Expression (2-1) is satisfied, better characteristics can be obtained.

1.3<(15A)5B<1(2)

1.2<(15A)5B<1.1(2-1)

[0052] Assuming that the lateral magnification of the fifth lens group G5 is 5, it is preferable that Conditional Expression (3) is satisfied. By not allowing the value of Conditional Expression (3) to be equal to or greater than the upper limit, it is possible to keep combined focal length from the first lens group G1 to the fourth lens group G4 short, and therefore it is possible to suppress the total length of a zoom unit (the second lens group G2 to the fourth lens group G4), which is advantageous for reducing the lens system. By not allowing the value of Conditional Expression (3) to be equal to or less than the lower limit, it is made easy to extend the back focus, which is advantageous for suppression of spherical aberration in the entire zoom range. Furthermore, if Conditional Expression (3-1) is satisfied, better characteristics can be obtained.

0.9<1/5<1.1(3)

0.91<1/5<1(3-1)

[0053] Assuming that the lateral magnification of the fifth A lens group G5A is 5A, the lateral magnification of the fifth B lens group G5B is 5B, and the lateral magnification of the fifth lens group G5 is 5, it is preferable that Conditional Expression (4) is satisfied. By not allowing the value of Conditional Expression (4) to equal to or greater than the upper limit, it is advantageous to reduce the size of the lens system while suppressing the moving amount of the anti-shake lens group (the fifth A lens group G5A). By not allowing the value of Conditional Expression (4) to be equal to or less than the lower limit, the sensitivity of the anti-shake lens group (fifth A lens group G5A) is prevented from becoming high, and it is advantageous for suppression of spherical aberration in the entire zoom range. Furthermore, if Conditional Expression (4-1) is satisfied, better characteristics can be obtained.

1.4<(15A)5B/5<1(4)

1.3<(15A)5B/5<1(4-1)

[0054] Assuming that the focal length of the fifth A lens group G5A is f5A, and the focal length of the fifth lens group G5 is f5, it is preferable that Conditional Expression (5) is satisfied. Allowing the value of Conditional Expression (5) to be below the upper limit makes advantageous to shorten the entire length the fifth lens group G5. Allowing the value of Conditional Expression (5) to be above the lower limit makes it easy to increase the sensitivity of the anti-shake lens group (fifth A lens group G5A). Furthermore, if Conditional Expression (5-1) is satisfied, better characteristics can be obtained.

1.2<f5A/f5<0.5(5)

1.1<f5A/f5<0.5(5-1)

[0055] Assuming that the focal length of the fifth A lens group G5A is f5A, and the focal length of the fifth B lens group G5B is f5B, it is preferable that Conditional Expression (6) is satisfied. Allowing the value of Conditional Expression (6) to be below the upper limit makes advantageous to shorten the entire length the fifth lens group G5. Allowing the value of Conditional Expression (6) to be above the lower limit makes it easy to increase the sensitivity of the anti-shake lens group (fifth A lens group G5A). Furthermore, if Conditional Expression (6-1) is satisfied, better characteristics can be obtained.

1<f5A/f5B<0.6(6)

0.9<f5A/f5B<0.7(6-1)

[0056] The fifth A lens group GSA preferably consists of two negative lenses and one positive lens. With such a composition, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of spherical aberration during the anti-shake operation.

[0057] It is preferable that the fifth B lens group G5B consists of, in order from the object side, a fifth MN lens group G5B1N having a positive refractive power and a fifth B2 lens group G5B2 having a positive refractive power, the fifth B1N lens group G5B1N is replaceable with a fifth B1E lens group G5B1N that enlarges imaging magnification, a position where the fifth B1N lens group G5B1N and the fifth B2 lens group G5B2 are divided is a place in which an air gap on an optical axis is the largest in a state where, assuming that a lateral magnification of the fifth B2 lens group G5B2 is 5B2, Conditional Expression (7) is satisfied, and assuming that a focal length of the fifth B2 lens group G5B2 is f5B2 and a focal length of the fifth B1N lens group G5B1N is f5B1N, Conditional Expression (8) is satisfied.

1<5B2<1(7)

F5B2/f5B1N<0.5(8)

0.1<f5B2/f5B1N<0.4(8-1)

[0058] When an extender lens (the fifth B1E lens group) is used in which a part of the lens group is replaced and the imaging magnification of the whole system after the replacing is made larger than the imaging magnification of the whole system before the replacing, the fifth B1N lens group G5B1N, which is replaced with the extender lens (the fifth B1E lens group), is disposed on the image side of the fifth A lens group GSA. In this way, it is not necessary to change the control amount of the anti-shake lens group with respect to the anti-shake angle even when the imaging magnification is switched.

[0059] Further, by setting a position where the fifth B1N lens group G5B1N and the fifth B2 lens group G5B2 are divided within the range of Conditional Expression (7), the paraxial on-axis ray incident on the fifth B2 lens group G5B2 becomes close to parallel to the optical axis and the fluctuation in the spherical aberration due to the position error on the optical axis of the fifth B1N lens group G5B1N is suppressed. As a result, the above-mentioned position is the optimal one as the dividing position.

[0060] By not allowing the value of Conditional Expression (8) to be equal to or greater than the upper limit, it is advantageous for securing the back focus. Furthermore, if Conditional Expression (8-1) is satisfied, better characteristics can be obtained. By not allowing the value of Conditional Expression (8) to be equal to or less than the lower limit, it is possible to appropriately disperse the positive refractive power by the fifth B1N lens group G5B1N and the fifth B2 lens group G5B2, which makes it advantageous to correct spherical aberration.

[0061] Assuming that the focal length of the fifth A lens group GSA is f5A, and the focal length of the fifth MN lens group G5B1N is f5B1N, it is preferable that Conditional Expression (9) is satisfied. By not allowing the value of Conditional Expression (9) to be equal to or less than the lower limit, the height of the on-axis marginal ray incident on the fifth B lens group G5B can be reduced, which makes it advantageous to correct spherical aberration. Furthermore, if Conditional Expression (9-1) is satisfied, better characteristics can be obtained. By not allowing the value of Conditional Expression (9) to be equal to or greater than the upper limit, it is advantageous for securing the back focus.

0.5<f5A/f5B1N(9)

0.4<f5A/f5B1N<0.1(9-1)

[0062] The fifth B1N lens group G5B1N comprises, in order from the object side, at least two continuous cemented lenses and a positive lens of which a surface on the object side is convex. By continuously disposing the cemented lenses as mentioned above, it is possible to correct axial chromatic aberration while suppressing the occurrence of a difference due to the wavelength of spherical aberration. Also, by setting surface of the positive lens on the object side to be convex, it is possible to reduce the angle at which the on-axis marginal ray enters the surface on the object side, which makes it possible to provide a positive refractive power while suppressing the occurrence of spherical aberration.

[0063] The above-mentioned preferred compositions and available compositions may be optional combinations, and it is preferable to selectively adopt the compositions in accordance with required specification.

[0064] Next, numerical examples of the zoom lens of the present invention will be described.

Example 1 (Reference State)

[0065] The composition of a zoom lens of Example 1 is shown FIG. 1. Since the method illustrated in FIG. 1 has been described above, some redundant descriptions will be omitted here.

[0066] The zoom lens of Example 1 is composed of, in order from the object side to the image side along the optical axis Z, a first lens group G1 consisting of five lenses L1a to L1e, a second lens group G2 consisting of six lenses L2a to L2f, a third lens group G3 consisting of only one lens L3a, a fourth lens group G4 consisting of five lenses L4a to L4e, and a fifth lens group G5 consisting of fifteen lenses L5a to L5o.

[0067] The fifth lens group G5 is composed of, in order from the object side to the image side along the optical axis Z, a fifth A lens group GSA consisting of three lenses L5a to L5c, a fifth B1N lens group G5B1N consisting of six lenses L5d to L5i, and a fifth B2 lens group G5B2 consisting of six lenses L5j to L5o.

[0068] Table 1A and Table 1B show basic lens data of the zoom lens of Example 1, Table 2 shows data on specifications, Table 3 shows data on variable surface distance, and Table 4 shows data on aspheric coefficients.

[0069] In the lens data of Table 1, the column of the surface number shows a surface number that sequentially increases toward the image side, with the surface of a component closest to the object side being regarded as the first surface. The column of the curvature radius shows curvature radii of the respective surfaces. The column of the surface distance shows surface distances on the optical axis Z between the respective surfaces and the next surfaces. The column of n shows the refractive index at a d line (a wavelength of 587.56 nm) of each optical element, and the v column shows the Abbe number at the d line (a wavelength of 587.56 nm) of each optical element, and the column of gF shows the partial dispersion ratio between a g line (a wavelength of 435.84 nm) and an F line (a wavelength of 486.13 nm) of each optical element.

[0070] Reference signs of curvature radii are set to be positive in a case where the surface shapes are convex toward the object side, and reference signs of curvature radii are set to be negative in a case where of the surface shapes are convex toward the image side. The basic lens data includes an aperture stop St and an optical member PP. In the column of a surface number of a surface corresponding to the aperture stop St, the surface number and a term of (stop) are noted. Further, in the lens data of Table 1, DD [surface number] is described in the column of the surface distance in which the distance changes during zooming. The numerical values corresponding to DD [surface number] are shown in Table 3.

[0071] The values of zoom magnification, focal length f, F number FNo., the total angle of view 2 () are shown in data on the specifications in Table 2.

[0072] In the lens data of Table 1, the reference sign * is attached to surface numbers of aspheric surfaces, and numerical values of the paraxial curvature radius are shown as the curvature radius of the aspheric surface. The data on the aspheric coefficients in Table 4 show surface numbers for the aspheric surfaces and the aspheric coefficients for the aspheric surfaces. The En (n: an integer) in numerical values of the aspheric coefficients of Table 4 indicates 10n. The aspheric coefficients are values of the coefficients KA and Am in aspheric surface expression represented as the following expression.

Zd=Ch.sup.2/{1+(1KAC.sup.2h.sup.2).sup.1/2}+Amh.sup.m

[0073] where Zd is an aspheric depth (from a point on the aspherical surface of the height h, the length of the perpendicular drawn down to the plane perpendicular to the optical axis with which the aspherical apex contacts), h is the height (the distance from the optical axis), C is an inverse of the paraxial curvature radius, KA, Am are aspheric coefficients, and in the aspheric depth Zd is the sum with respect to m.

[0074] In the basic lens data and the data on specifications, a degree is used as a unit of an angle, and mm (millimeter) is used as a unit of a length, but appropriate different units may be used since the optical system can be used even in a case where the system is enlarged or reduced in proportion.

TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1A Example 1: Lens Data (n, at d Line) Surface Curvature Surface Number Radius Distance n gF 1 955.81543 4.400 1.834000 37.21 0.58082 2 302.25870 3.644 3 297.42207 23.792 1.433871 95.18 0.53733 4 722.93744 22.015 5 296.36518 14.584 1.433871 95.18 0.53733 6 0.120 7 476.16920 12.551 1.433871 95.18 0.53733 8 2.750 9 171.21493 11.514 1.438750 94.94 0.53433 10 322.66349 DD [10] *11 1060.94223 2.000 2.000694 25.46 0.61364 12 64.68717 8.453 13 163.08241 1.500 1.788001 47.37 0.55598 14 118.42396 6.286 15 103.99855 1.512 1.733997 51.47 0.54874 16 129.96228 4.079 1.892860 20.36 0.63944 17 1710.87635 0.120 18 181.47743 10.158 1.805181 25.42 0.61616 19 56.50189 1.610 1.804000 46.53 0.55775 20 477.82923 DD [20] 21 212.18454 6.985 1.437001 95.10 0.53364 *22 213.88627 DD [22] 23 122.76002 8.725 1.437001 95.10 0.53364 24 213.35733 1.885 1.592701 35.31 0.59336 25 431.03082 14.389 *26 181.89382 6.303 1.437001 95.10 0.53364 27 418.50132 0.179 28 620.24327 1.875 1.846660 23.78 0.62054 29 276.42951 8.433 1.437001 95.10 0.53364 30 118.94996 DD [30]

TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 1B Example 1: Lens Data (n, at d Line) 31 (stop) 4.338 32 472.78842 0.875 1.595220 67.73 0.54426 33 37.79609 0.120 34 37.07247 3.277 1.841390 24.56 0.61274 35 69.41856 4.015 36 82.56395 0.875 1.567322 42.82 0.57309 37 905.88105 7.500 38 1284.12207 2.573 1.804000 46.53 0.55775 39 109.09985 2.000 1.805181 25.42 0.61616 40 9005.24276 2.481 41 95.47382 6.235 1.749505 35.33 0.58189 42 25.96179 0.885 1.717004 47.93 0.56062 43 40.35994 15.010 1.518229 58.90 0.54567 44 82.26735 0.730 45 51.46806 3.925 1.846660 23.78 0.62054 46 69.32553 16.419 47 562.41538 19.985 1.568832 56.36 0.54890 48 92.64291 1.190 49 88.31713 11.717 1.568832 56.36 0.54890 50 56.75558 0.875 1.910823 35.25 0.58224 51 101.81604 0.976 52 91.40555 5.878 1.438750 94.66 0.53402 53 54.68374 0.969 54 152.37116 5.561 1.672700 32.10 0.59891 55 44.68980 0.875 1.903658 31.31 0.59481 56 1213.00724 0.250 57 1.000 1.516330 64.14 0.53531 58 0.000 59 63.100 1.608631 46.60 0.56787 60 8.500 1.516330 64.06 0.53479 61 31.128

TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 2 Example 1: Specifications (at d line) Wide Angle End Intermediate Telephoto End Zoom 1.0 17.3 44.1 Magnification f 15.545 269.191 685.527 FNo. 2.65 2.65 4.08 2 [] 65.2 4.0 1.6

TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 3 Example 1: Variable Surface Distance Wide Angle End Intermediate Telephoto End DD [10] 3.654 165.197 180.163 DD [20] 291.030 56.768 2.597 DD [22] 2.632 12.104 4.896 DD [30] 3.068 66.315 112.728

TABLE-US-00005 TABLE 4 Example 1: Aspheric coefficients Surface Number 11 22 26 KA 6.1978006E+00 9.9811835E01 8.2319259E01 A4 1.4915236E07 5.2907942E08 4.0509620E07 A6 6.4827892E11 1.2354133E11 2.9427118E11 A8 1.4741822E13 4.2784259E14 7.2110843E14 A10 1.2435995E15 2.6139930E16 5.3167732E17 A12 9.0133614E18 1.0584003E18 3.8116634E19 A14 2.4647889E20 1.7619520E21 5.5059948E22 A16 3.3970964E23 1.5486781E24 3.3979539E25 A18 2.3532161E26 7.0338723E28 7.5180737E29 A20 6.5242517E30 1.2968942E31 2.3751904E33

[0075] FIG. 6 shows aberration diagrams in a state where an object at infinity is brought into focus through the zoom lens of Example 1. In FIG. 6, from the left in an upper row, spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, and lateral chromatic aberration (chromatic aberration of magnification) at a wide angle end are shown, from the left in a middle row, spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, and lateral chromatic aberration (chromatic aberration of magnification) at an intermediate position are shown, and from the left in a lower row, spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, and lateral chromatic aberration (chromatic aberration of magnification) at the telephoto end are shown.

[0076] In the spherical aberration diagram, aberrations at the d line (a wavelength of 587.56 nm), the C line (a wavelength of 656.27 nm), and the F line (a wavelength of 486.13 nm) are respectively indicated by the solid line, the long dashed line, and the short dashed line. In the astigmatism diagram, aberration in the sagittal direction at the d line is indicated by the solid line, and aberration in the tangential direction at the d line is indicated by the short dashed line. In the distortion diagram, aberration at the d line is indicated by the solid line. In the lateral chromatic aberration, aberrations at the C line and the F line are respectively indicated by the long dashed line and the short dashed line. In the spherical aberration diagram, FNo. indicates an F number. In the other aberration diagrams, w indicates a half angle of view.

[0077] In the description of Example 1, reference signs, meanings, and description methods of the respective data pieces are the same as those in the Examples 2 to 5 described below unless otherwise noted. Therefore, in the following description, repeated description will be omitted.

Example 2

[0078] The composition of a zoom lens of Example 2 is shown in FIG. 2. The number of lenses of the zoom lens of Example 2 is the same as that of Example 1. For the zoom lens of Example 2, Table 5A and Table 5B show basic lens data, Table 6 shows data on specifications, Table 7 shows data on variable surface distance, Table 8 shows data on aspheric coefficients, and FIG. 7 shows respective aberration diagrams.

TABLE-US-00006 TABLE 5A Example 2: Lens Data (n, at d Line) Surface Surface Number Curvature Radius Distance n gF 1 1010.82919 4.400 1.834000 37.21 0.58082 2 314.18551 3.893 3 312.44099 23.165 1.433871 95.18 0.53733 4 709.00335 23.401 5 298.42207 14.713 1.433871 95.18 0.53733 6 0.120 7 496.60605 12.500 1.433871 95.18 0.53733 8 2.848 9 173.16371 11.480 1.438750 94.94 0.53433 10 323.14342 DD [10] *11 3780647.12969 2.417 2.000694 25.46 0.61364 12 72.16280 6.691 13 222.49576 4.165 1.882997 40.76 0.56679 14 103.81228 8.626 15 90.28364 2.033 1.733997 51.47 0.54874 16 126.97156 3.091 1.892860 20.36 0.63944 17 544.32352 0.182 18 221.85553 10.140 1.805181 25.42 0.61616 19 50.66805 1.610 1.804000 46.53 0.55775 20 192.25619 DD [20] 21 215.06832 7.042 1.437001 95.10 0.53364 *22 222.68472 DD [22] 23 115.43659 7.336 1.437001 95.10 0.53364 24 811.68645 1.885 1.592701 35.31 0.59336 25 513.39583 13.736 *26 184.14430 7.001 1.437001 95.10 0.53364 27 291.51132 0.121 28 393.49464 1.875 1.846660 23.78 0.62054 29 157.82538 9.209 1.437001 95.10 0.53364 30 141.70374 DD [30]

TABLE-US-00007 TABLE 5B Example 2: Lens Data (n, at d Line) 31 (stop) 5.213 32 144.91615 2.094 1.618000 63.33 0.54414 33 43.22496 0.137 34 40.38876 3.771 1.805181 25.42 0.61616 35 85.11634 2.602 36 142.15566 0.875 1.550323 75.50 0.54001 37 217.03316 7.689 38 74.23921 7.173 1.819510 45.69 0.55921 39 26.00835 2.881 1.740465 52.64 0.54778 40 37.72655 9.014 1.537492 48.80 0.56297 41 71.54594 0.123 42 388.06439 1.764 1.846660 23.78 0.62054 43 280.58003 5.625 1.851500 40.78 0.56958 44 172.29265 0.120 45 44.47728 2.587 1.560497 44.65 0.57051 46 58.77914 13.825 47 183.85643 30.156 1.487490 70.24 0.53007 48 78.39629 0.711 49 61.49689 5.735 1.560721 52.12 0.55549 50 84.77847 0.970 1.815520 46.43 0.55773 51 42.88562 1.000 52 45.65338 7.514 1.438750 94.66 0.53402 53 51.60602 0.120 54 68.39834 2.473 1.559088 43.92 0.57205 55 43.08993 5.000 1.903658 31.31 0.59481 56 75.74559 0.250 57 1.000 1.516330 64.14 0.53531 58 0.000 59 63.100 1.608631 46.60 0.56787 60 8.500 1.516330 64.06 0.53479 61 31.220

TABLE-US-00008 TABLE 6 Example 2: Specifications (at d line) Wide Angle End Intermediate Telephoto End Zoom 1.0 18.6 44.1 Magnification f 15.543 289.621 685.467 FNo. 2.65 2.65 4.08 2 [] 65.0 3.6 1.6

TABLE-US-00009 TABLE 7 Example 2: Variable Surface Distance Wide Angle End Intermediate Telephoto End DD [10] 4.093 171.527 184.962 DD [20] 288.050 50.480 2.645 DD [22] 2.748 10.919 2.644 DD [30] 3.175 65.139 107.814

TABLE-US-00010 TABLE 8 Example 2: Aspheric coefficients Surface Number 11 22 26 KA 6.1978006E+00 9.9811835E01 8.2319259E01 A4 5.6179641E08 3.8716579E08 4.0137341E07 A6 2.1256666E10 9.6700213E11 2.6592637E11 A8 6.7224391E13 3.4721244E13 2.5511860E13 A10 5.2017806E16 1.0051913E15 1.0048594E15 A12 9.8067854E18 1.9946647E18 2.2076966E18 A14 2.9533599E20 2.5896349E21 2.8835336E21 A16 4.2217045E23 2.0299096E24 2.2521165E24 A18 3.0055552E26 8.5805728E28 9.7464057E28 A20 8.5743244E30 1.4884778E31 1.7972641E31

Example 3

[0079] The composition of a zoom lens of Example 3 is shown in FIG. 3. The zoom lens of Example 3 is composed of, in order from the object side to the image side along the optical axis Z, a first lens group G1 consisting of five lenses L1a to L1e, a second lens group G2 consisting of six lenses L2a to L2f, a third lens group G3 consisting of only one lens L3a, a fourth lens group G4 consisting of five lenses L4a to L4e, and a fifth lens group G5 consisting of fifteen lenses L5a to L5o.

[0080] The fifth lens group G5 is composed of, in order from the object side to the image side along the optical axis Z, a fifth A lens group G5A consisting of three lenses L5a to L5c, a fifth B1N lens group G5B1N consisting of five lenses L5d to L5h, and a fifth B2 lens group G5B2 consisting of seven lenses L5i to L5o.

[0081] For the zoom lens of Example 3, Table 9A and Table 9B show basic lens data, Table 10 shows data on specifications, Table 11 shows data on variable surface distance, Table 12 shows data on aspheric coefficients, and FIG. 8 shows respective aberration diagrams.

TABLE-US-00011 TABLE 9A Example 3: Lens Data (n, at d Line) Surface Curvature Surface Number Radius Distance n gF 1 949.72996 4.400 1.834000 37.16 0.57759 2 303.16102 2.500 3 364.21944 20.236 1.433871 95.18 0.53733 4 759.94440 30.000 5 240.02194 17.875 1.433871 95.18 0.53733 6 0.120 7 394.49931 12.500 1.433871 95.18 0.53733 8 2.833 9 186.76251 10.000 1.438750 94.94 0.53433 10 322.84695 DD[10] *11 4128.04047 2.000 2.000694 25.46 0.61364 12 69.79436 7.728 13 126.31513 1.600 1.910823 35.25 0.58224 14 111.08243 8.406 15 106.42747 1.610 1.752017 52.80 0.54707 16 224.36230 3.349 1.892860 20.36 0.63944 17 345.87494 1.704 18 291.27970 9.209 1.841390 24.56 0.61274 19 54.73334 1.610 1.816000 46.62 0.55682 20 449.77604 DD[20] 21 254.32836 7.188 1.496999 81.54 0.53748 *22 197.52686 DD[22] 23 137.20244 9.058 1.437001 95.10 0.53364 24 194.44366 2.000 1.749642 27.52 0.61062 25 391.82751 18.307 *26 179.04081 8.299 1.437001 95.10 0.53364 27 202.16909 0.123 28 306.94185 2.000 1.800000 29.84 0.60178 29 112.00622 8.010 1.437001 95.10 0.53364 30 371.83757 DD[30]

TABLE-US-00012 TABLE 9B Example 3: Lens Data (n, at d Line) 31(stop) 5.648 32 98.79990 1.500 1.493152 81.05 0.53644 33 38.94729 0.120 34 35.60333 3.040 1.805181 25.42 0.61616 35 56.14421 3.335 36 169.56158 1.500 1.595220 67.73 0.54426 37 200.65450 8.346 38 87.95564 2.010 1.816000 46.62 0.55682 39 83.42062 4.493 1.841390 24.56 0.61274 40 88.05192 1.254 41 118.28690 2.000 1.834807 42.72 0.56486 42 28.09269 7.093 1.777833 50.22 0.55078 43 157.67171 0.120 44 45.65290 13.716 1.696935 56.65 0.54335 45 405.18024 11.500 46 401.31152 5.095 1.487490 70.24 0.53007 47 48.07895 3.355 48 40.14819 1.600 1.910823 35.25 0.58224 49 135.05535 4.121 1.496999 81.54 0.53748 50 90.11275 3.606 51 222.69234 2.892 1.487490 70.24 0.53007 52 68.26309 8.899 53 182.07461 9.381 1.487490 70.24 0.53007 54 32.09939 4.093 1.910823 35.25 0.58224 55 75.85874 8.238 56 177.87033 4.107 1.910823 35.25 0.58224 57 158.53145 0.250 58 1.000 1.516330 64.14 0.53531 59 0.000 60 63.100 1.608631 46.60 0.56787 61 8.500 1.516330 64.06 0.53479 62 29.465

TABLE-US-00013 TABLE 10 Example 3: Specifications (at d line) Wide Angle End Intermediate Telephoto End Zoom 1.0 18.2 44.1 Magnification f 15.549 282.710 685.712 FNo. 2.65 2.65 4.09 2[] 65.2 3.8 1.6

TABLE-US-00014 TABLE 11 Example 3: Variable Surface Distance Wide Angle End Intermediate Telephoto End DD[10] 3.279 166.946 180.801 DD[20] 278.931 52.489 2.964 DD[22] 6.195 8.513 2.972 DD[30] 3.018 63.476 104.686

TABLE-US-00015 TABLE 12 Example 3: Aspheric coefficients Surface Number 11 22 26 KA 8.0000977E01 1.0413527E+00 7.9999990E01 A4 5.7832161E08 5.5220614E08 2.6916365E07 A6 3.9726388E10 3.5892239E11 2.7313862E11 A8 3.4072731E12 1.0853459E13 2.7559820E13 A10 1.9169802E14 8.1958665E16 1.1625859E15 A12 6.8473733E17 2.0473886E18 2.5103532E18 A14 1.5307151E19 2.7160543E21 3.0981394E21 A16 2.0605410E22 2.0381564E24 2.2052836E24 A18 1.5159902E25 8.1353541E28 8.3752246E28 A20 4.6615381E29 1.3360156E31 1.3020337E31

Example 4

[0082] The composition of a zoom lens of Example 4 is shown in FIG. 4. The number of lenses of the zoom lens of Example 4 is the same as that of Example 3. For the zoom lens of Example 4, Table 13A and Table 13B show basic lens data, Table 14 shows data on specifications, Table 15 shows data on variable surface distance, Table 16 shows data on aspheric coefficients, and FIG. 9 shows respective aberration diagrams.

TABLE-US-00016 TABLE 13A Example 4: Lens Data (n, at d Line) Surface Curvature Surface Number Radius Distance n gF 1 1035.60297 4.400 1.834000 37.16 0.57759 2 310.41806 3.430 3 347.25888 21.723 1.433871 95.18 0.53733 4 897.49740 30.000 5 263.47856 16.988 1.433871 95.18 0.53733 6 0.825 7 396.51014 12.499 1.433871 95.18 0.53733 8 2.989 9 186.99784 11.470 1.438750 94.94 0.53433 10 381.97366 DD[10] *11 2347.18408 2.000 2.000694 25.46 0.61364 12 65.61557 8.049 13 153.32349 1.600 1.910823 35.25 0.58224 14 101.36358 8.073 15 91.11912 1.610 1.678075 57.60 0.54293 16 202.98385 3.072 1.892860 20.36 0.63944 17 559.59629 1.167 18 249.86953 9.278 1.841390 24.56 0.61274 19 53.64599 1.610 1.816000 46.62 0.55682 20 365.67490 DD[20] 21 251.49194 7.197 1.496999 81.54 0.53748 *22 185.02487 DD[22] 23 191.57262 11.105 1.437001 95.10 0.53364 24 91.25954 2.010 1.617722 49.81 0.56035 25 273.15168 11.154 *26 168.82888 9.122 1.437001 95.10 0.53364 27 181.46264 1.108 28 413.82493 2.000 1.800000 29.84 0.60178 29 119.17296 9.008 1.437001 95.10 0.53364 30 207.11347 DD[30]

TABLE-US-00017 TABLE 13B Example 4: Lens Data (n, at d Line) 31(stop) 5.482 32 130.05436 1.500 1.514267 64.78 0.53485 33 68.56986 0.120 34 38.50227 1.942 1.805181 25.42 0.61616 35 45.50572 5.101 36 88.81994 1.500 1.595220 67.73 0.54426 37 712.14985 8.452 38 135.88591 2.010 1.816000 46.62 0.55682 39 77.53266 5.174 1.841390 24.56 0.61274 40 92.14078 1.254 41 238.82877 2.000 1.834807 42.72 0.56486 42 23.86824 8.695 1.827400 45.26 0.55988 43 83.88639 0.120 44 45.12790 11.008 1.681697 43.42 0.56889 45 749.03162 12.173 46 2225.72565 4.816 1.487490 70.24 0.53007 47 48.82716 3.127 48 42.25001 1.600 1.910823 35.25 0.58224 49 272.28529 7.579 1.496999 81.54 0.53748 50 86.71221 2.789 51 173.99104 4.002 1.487490 70.24 0.53007 52 70.84685 8.830 53 194.42138 10.421 1.487490 70.24 0.53007 54 33.80012 6.686 1.910823 35.25 0.58224 55 77.69021 0.250 56 122.77040 4.974 1.772499 49.60 0.55212 57 190.84225 0.250 58 1.000 1.516330 64.14 0.53531 59 0.000 60 63.100 1.608631 46.60 0.56787 61 8.500 1.516330 64.06 0.53479 62 28.926

TABLE-US-00018 TABLE 14 Example 4: Specifications (at d line) Wide Angle End Intermediate Telephoto End Zoom 1.0 18.2 44.1 Magnification f 15.554 282.795 685.918 FNo. 2.65 2.65 4.09 2[] 65.2 3.8 1.6

TABLE-US-00019 TABLE 15 Example 4: Variable Surface Distance Wide Angle End Intermediate Telephoto End DD[10] 3.501 168.007 181.454 DD[20] 273.865 51.660 2.930 DD[22] 11.765 9.610 2.952 DD[30] 4.526 64.381 106.323

TABLE-US-00020 TABLE 16 Example 4: Aspheric coefficients Surface Number 11 22 26 KA 8.0000977E01 1.0413527E+00 7.9999990E01 A4 1.5016405E08 1.1847184E07 1.7942489E07 A6 2.4538441E10 2.8644731E10 3.0207971E10 A8 2.2358870E12 1.2555850E12 1.2481943E12 A10 1.3916886E14 3.2018067E15 3.0700747E15 A12 5.3997334E17 5.0250106E18 4.7031538E18 A14 1.2974425E19 4.9271067E21 4.5501338E21 A16 1.8608850E22 2.9359805E24 2.7087648E24 A18 1.4461525E25 9.6683971E28 9.0598276E28 A20 4.6615381E29 1.3360156E31 1.3020337E31

Example 5

[0083] The composition of a zoom lens of Example 5 is shown in FIG. 5. The zoom lens of Example 5 is composed of, in order from the object side to the image side along the optical axis Z, a first lens group G1 consisting of ten lenses L1a to L1j, a second lens group G2 consisting of six lenses L2a to L2f, a third lens group G3 consisting of only one lens L3a, a fourth lens group G4 consisting of five lenses L4a to L4e, and a fifth lens group G5 consisting of sixteen lenses L5a to L5p.

[0084] The fifth lens group G5 is composed of, in order from the object side to the image side along the optical axis Z, a fifth A lens group GSA consisting of three lenses L5a to L5c, a fifth B1N lens group G5B1N consisting of seven lenses L5d to L5j, and a fifth B2 lens group G5B2 consisting of six lenses L5k to L5p.

[0085] For the zoom lens of Example 5, Table 17A and Table 17B show basic lens data, Table 18 shows data on specifications, Table 19 shows data on variable surface distance, Table 20 shows data on aspheric coefficients, and FIG. 10 shows respective aberration diagrams.

TABLE-US-00021 TABLE 17A Example 5: Lens Data (n, at d Line) Surface Curvature Surface Number Radius Distance n gF 1 7632.65049 1.734061 54.59 0.54448 2 216.50596 3 217.01479 17.279 1.738000 32.33 0.59005 4 596.20637 18.047 5 497.65610 5.500 1.705814 56.21 0.54354 6 1690.11867 7.595 7 2248.25686 5.500 1.846660 23.78 0.62054 8 827.81885 20.193 1.438750 94.94 0.53433 9 363.29264 0.120 10 882.94733 14.293 1.433871 95.18 0.53733 11 602.87856 33.252 12 284.25359 5.500 1.743877 31.68 0.59809 13 198.62755 28.362 1.438750 94.94 0.53433 14 773.18353 0.120 15 284.26163 15.571 1.438750 94.94 0.53433 16 8727.65511 0.120 17 196.91473 10.617 1.810212 43.83 0.56359 18 347.46156 DD[18] *19 336.38774 2.500 1.910823 35.25 0.58224 20 56.65520 16.121 21 131.42189 2.500 1.999792 15.01 0.67764 22 91.51123 13.530 23 46.42391 2.010 1.696551 55.58 0.54458 24 188.22001 5.010 1.805181 25.42 0.61616 25 739.49066 3.399 26 199.02391 10.053 1.672700 32.10 0.59891 27 44.53508 2.500 1.834807 42.72 0.56486 28 848.41426 DD[28] *29 306.35270 5.596 1.502626 72.79 0.53331 30 2283.72924 DD[30] 31 100.86622 13.811 1.438750 94.94 0.53433 32 173.98797 2.500 1.800000 29.84 0.60178 33 745.50964 0.120 34 154.83825 2.800 1.805181 25.42 0.61616 35 117.26381 10.615 1.437001 95.10 0.53364 36 244.62079 0.120 37 256.92738 3.442 1.437001 95.10 0.53364 *38 586.42491 DD[38]

TABLE-US-00022 TABLE 17B Example 5: Lens Data (n, at d Line) 39(stop) 3.014 40 160.45388 1.500 1.772499 49.60 0.55212 41 86.02720 0.120 42 57.08352 4.249 1.805181 25.42 0.61616 43 279.92424 4.603 44 112.84794 1.500 1.487490 70.24 0.53007 45 95.39934 9.247 46 43.24629 2.020 1.430000 68.12 0.52392 47 130.91224 3.268 1.674046 57.80 0.54284 48 151.77886 1.632 49 281.61469 2.669 1.910823 35.25 0.58224 50 139.78228 6.275 1.778333 28.83 0.60565 51 64.93369 3.762 52 43.50720 5.410 1.760515 41.11 0.57147 53 608.04908 2.286 1.851104 25.76 0.61491 54 75.56114 13.947 55 474.98888 2.002 1.950738 18.84 0.65134 56 73.99916 8.737 57 717.29440 2.000 1.618743 36.13 0.58837 58 114.06530 0.405 59 93.60531 4.221 1.770309 50.18 0.55113 60 28.47520 7.631 1.453089 87.00 0.53241 61 51.46794 10.711 62 31.95815 2.023 1.775012 49.43 0.55239 63 43.72528 5.377 1.590382 39.97 0.57912 64 55.17635 2.986 65 101.76701 9.887 1.509762 78.35 0.53737 66 37.99352 16.824 67 63.100 1.608631 46.60 0.56787 68 8.500 1.516329 64.05 0.53463 69 13.468

TABLE-US-00023 TABLE 18 Example 5: Specifications (at d line) Wide Angle End Intermediate Telephoto End Zoom 1.0 14.7 39.2 Magnification f 15.155 222.641 594.059 FNo. 2.85 2.85 4.11 2[] 66.6 4.8 1.8

TABLE-US-00024 TABLE 19 Example 5: Variable Surface Distance Wide Angle End Intermediate Telephoto End DD[18] 1.904 156.293 173.925 DD[28] 272.127 66.530 2.393 DD[30] 12.563 2.949 7.930 DD[38] 3.977 64.798 106.321

TABLE-US-00025 TABLE 20 Example 5: Aspheric coefficients Surface Number 19 29 38 KA 1.0000000E+00 1.0000000E+00 1.0000000E+00 A4 6.3468216E07 6.0423948E07 1.0970360E06 A6 2.2291834E11 5.4811252E11 2.3319145E11 A8 4.9229278E14 3.0931766E13 2.6910181E13 A10 6.0647917E17 8.6610272E16 7.1542560E16 A12 9.3497722E20 1.5050570E18 1.3205997E18 A14 5.6908835E23 1.6540543E21 1.5410539E21 A16 1.6854224E26 1.1051942E24 1.0939127E24 A18 1.0410250E29 4.0835220E28 4.2800137E28 A20 4.4489402E33 6.3854275E32 7.0559895E32

[0086] Table 21 shows values corresponding to Conditional Expressions (1) to (9) of the zoom lenses of Examples 1 to 5. The values shown in Table 21 are based on the d line.

TABLE-US-00026 TABLE 21 Expression Conditional Number Expression Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Example 4 Example 5 (1) 1/5A 0.144 0.114 0.094 0.096 0.160 (2) (1 5A)*5B 1.164 1.195 1.185 1.191 1.181 (3) 1/5 0.983 0.932 0.923 0.921 0.982 (4) (1/5A)*5B/5 1.144 1.114 1.094 1.096 1.159 (5) f5A/f5 0.614 0.599 0.892 0.899 0.756 (6) f5A/f5B 0.895 0.864 0.840 0.834 0.861 (7) 5B2 0.006 0.068 0.244 0.225 0.049 (8) f5B2/f5B1N 0.140 0.210 0.390 0.352 0.121 (9) f5A/f5B1N 0.104 0.141 0.277 0.268 0.127

[0087] From the above data, it can be seen that all the zoom lenses of Examples 1 to 5 are high image quality and high-magnification zoom lenses in which fluctuation in aberration during the anti-shake operation is suppressed.

[0088] Next, an imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 11 is a schematic configuration diagram of an imaging apparatus 10 using the zoom lens 1 according to the above-mentioned embodiment of the present invention as an example of an imaging apparatus of an embodiment of the present invention. Examples of the imaging apparatus 10 include a broadcasting camera, a movie imaging camera, a digital camera, a video camera, a surveillance camera, and the like.

[0089] The imaging apparatus 10 comprises a zoom lens 1, an optical member 2 which is disposed on the image side of the zoom lens 1, and an imaging element 3 which is disposed on the image side of the optical member 2. The optical member 2 assumes a filter and/or a prism. In FIG. 11, the first lens group G1, the second lens group G2, the third lens group G3, the fourth lens group G4, the fifth lens group G5, the fifth A lens group GSA, the fifth B1N lens group G5B1N, the fifth B1E lens group G5B1E and the fifth B2 lens group G5B2 included in the zoom lens 1 are schematically shown, and the aperture stop St is not shown.

[0090] The imaging element 3 converts an optical image formed by the zoom lens 1 into an electric signal, for example, using a charge coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS). The imaging element 3 is disposed such that the imaging surface thereof is coplanar with the image plane of the zoom lens 1. It should be noted that FIG. 9 shows only one imaging element 3, but the imaging apparatus of the present invention is not limited to this, and may be a so-called three-plate imaging apparatus having three imaging elements.

[0091] The imaging apparatus 10 also comprises a signal processing section 4 which performs calculation processing on an output signal from the imaging element 3, a zoom controller 5 which controls zooming of the zoom lens 1, and a focus controller 6 which controls focusing of the zoom lens 1. The fifth B1N lens group G5B1N is replaced by the fifth B1E lens group G5B1E which is the extender lens by the zoom controller 5.

[0092] The present invention has been hitherto described through embodiments and examples, but the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments and examples, and may be modified into various forms. For example, values such as the number of lenses of each lens group, the curvature radius, the surface distance, the refractive index, the Abbe number, the partial dispersion ratio, and the aspheric coefficient of each lens are not limited to the values shown in the numerical examples, and different values may be used therefor.

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[0093] 1: zoom lens [0094] 2: optical member [0095] 3: imaging element [0096] 4: signal processing section [0097] 5: zoom controller [0098] 6: focus controller [0099] 10: imaging apparatus [0100] G1: first lens group [0101] G2: second lens group [0102] G3: third lens group [0103] G4: fourth lens group [0104] G5: fifth lens group [0105] G5A: fifth A lens group [0106] G5B: fifth B lens group [0107] G5B1N: fifth B1N lens group [0108] G5B1E: fifth B1E lens group [0109] G5B2: fifth B2 lens group [0110] L1a to L5p: lens [0111] PP: optical member [0112] Sim: image plane [0113] St: aperture stop [0114] Wa: on-axis rays [0115] Wb: rays with the maximum angle of view [0116] Z: optical axis