Patent Publication Number: US-7221511-B2

Title: Vibration-proof zoom lens and camera provided with the same

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
   The present invention relates to a vibration-proof zoom lens and a camera provided with the same, which is suitable for an electronic camera of a broadcasting camera or the like, and to which a vibration-proof function is conferred to prevent an image from blurring due to camera shake. 
   BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
   A zoom lens of a rear focus type is known (see Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 7-151967, which is a counterpart of Japanese Patent No. 3109342). This kind of the zoom lens has a five-group structure in which positive, negative, positive, positive and positive lens groups are disposed in this order from a subject side. The negative second lens group is moved toward an image side when magnification is changed from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end. The fourth lens group is moved to perform focusing and to correct image plane variation caused due to zooming. The first, third and fifth lens groups are securely fixed, so that the entire length of the lens groups is kept constant at the time of zooming and focusing. Moreover, a high zoom ratio of ten times is set and aberration fluctuation is restrained over the entire zoom range to achieve a high image-forming performance. 
   With respect to the zoom lens having a high zoom ratio, a blur of a shooting image is remarkably caused by camera shake and vibration of a vehicle or the like at a time of a telephoto operation. In view of this, a zoom lens having a vibration-proof function is known (see Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 7-128619, which is a counterpart of Japanese Patent No. 3359131). In this kind of the zoom lens, a certain lens is moved in a plane perpendicular to an optical axis when vibration occurs. By virtue of this, an image-forming position is moved in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis so that the blur of the shooting image is resolved. 
   The zoom lens described in the above-noted Publication No. 7-151967 is successful in preventing the aberration from fluctuating at the time of zooming. However, large eccentric aberration occurs when the certain lens is moved in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis. Thus, there is a problem in that the zoom lens of the Publication No. 7-151967 does not have a lens structure suitable for conferring the vibration-proof function. 
   SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
   In view of the foregoing, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a vibration-proof zoom lens in which a zoom ratio is high. 
   It is a second object of the present invention to provide a vibration-proof zoom lens in which aberration is restrained from fluctuating at a time of zooming. 
   It is a third object of the present invention to provide a vibration-proof zoom lens in which it is possible to effectively relieve image blur to be caused by vibration. 
   In order to achieve the above and other objects, the vibration-proof zoom lens according to the present invention 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 along an optical axis of the zoom lens toward an image side to change magnification from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end. The fourth lens group moves along the optical axis to correct variation of an image plane, which is caused in accordance with the magnification change, and at the same time, to perform focusing. The first and fifth lens groups are fixed. The third lens group has at least three subgroups of a positive first subgroup, a positive second subgroup and a negative third subgroup. The second subgroup is moved in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis to correct an image blur when vibration occurs. The third lens group is provided with a lens structure suitable for performing a vibration-proof function. 
   The second subgroup of the third lens group includes a negative front group and a positive rear group, which are disposed in this order from the subject side. The negative front group has at least one aspheric surface, in virtue of which aberration is prevented from fluctuating at the time of vibration. 
   In a preferred embodiment, the subject-side surface of the negative front group is the aspherical surface whose concave power becomes stronger toward its periphery. 
   Moreover, each of the negative front group and the positive rear group is composed of a single lens. In this case, a structure for moving the lens in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis is simplified, and force required for moving the lens is small. Thus, the lens structure performs a practical vibration-proof function. 
   When L represents the entire length of the second subgroup of the third lens group along the optical axis, and when d represents an interval, which extends from the image-side surface of the negative front group to the subject-side surface of the positive rear group along the optical axis, the following expression is satisfied.
 
0.25 &lt;d/L &lt;0.5
 
   If d/L exceeds the upper limit of the above expression, the whole size is elongated since the lens interval becomes long. Further, a lens diameter of the second subgroup is enlarged. In contrast, if d/L exceeds the lower limit of the above expression, a movement amount of the image plane becomes small relative to a movement amount of the lens. Thus, it is impossible to perform the effective vibration-proof function. 
   The fourth lens group includes a negative lens having a concave facing toward the subject side, a positive lens having a convex facing toward the image side, and a biconvex positive lens. Either surface of the biconvex positive lens is an aspherical surface whose convex power becomes stronger toward its periphery. By virtue of this, fluctuation of aberration is restrained in both of long-distance shooting and short-distance shooting so that it is possible to obtain the vibration-proof zoom lens capable of performing excellent focus adjustment. 
   The second lens group comprises a negative meniscus lens, a cemented lens of a positive lens and a negative lens, a positive lens whose convex faces toward the subject side, and a negative lens, which are disposed in this order from the subject side. A concave of the negative meniscus lens faces toward the image side. The positive lens of the cemented lens has a convex facing toward the image side. By virtue of this, the vibration-proof zoom lens has excellent image-forming performance regarding resolution and contrast of the whole magnification range. 
   A camera of this invention comprises the above-mentioned vibration-proof zoom lens and an imaging device, which takes a subject image formed through the zoom lens. The imaging device outputs an image signal of the taken subject image. A clear shooting image is obtained by using the imaging device having high resolution. 
   According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain the high-performance vibration-proof zoom lens in which an angle of view is 70 degrees at the wide-angle end, and brightness of F1.9 and high zoom ratio of 11 times are achieved. Further, in this zoom lens, image quality is effectively prevented from deteriorating due to vibration, and aberration fluctuation is properly corrected at a magnification changing time and a focusing time. 

   
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       FIG. 1  is a section view of a first embodiment set to a wide-angle end; 
       FIG. 2  is a section view of the first embodiment set to a telephoto end; 
       FIGS. 3A and 3B  are charts showing aberration of the wide-angle and telephoto ends of the first embodiment; 
       FIG. 4  is a section view of a second embodiment set to a wide-angle end; 
       FIG. 5  is section view of the second embodiment set to a telephoto end; 
       FIGS. 6A and 6B  are charts showing aberration of the wide-angle and telephoto ends of the second embodiment; 
       FIG. 7  is a section view of a third embodiment set to a wide-angle end; 
       FIG. 8  is a section view of the third embodiment set to a telephoto end; 
       FIGS. 9A and 9B  are charts showing aberration of the wide-angle and telephoto ends of the third embodiment; 
       FIG. 10  is a section view of a fourth embodiment set to a wide-angle end; 
       FIG. 11  is a section view of the fourth embodiment set to a telephoto end; 
       FIGS. 12A and 12B  are charts showing aberration of the wide-angle and telephoto ends of the fourth embodiment; 
       FIG. 13  is a section view of a fifth embodiment set to a wide-angle end; 
       FIG. 14  is a section view of the fifth embodiment set to a telephoto end; and 
       FIGS. 15A and 15B  are charts showing aberration of the wide-angle and telephoto ends of the fifth embodiment. 
   

   DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
   Embodiment 1 
   In  FIGS. 1 and 2 , a vibration-proof zoom lens  1  comprises a first lens group G 11  having positive power, a second lens group G 12  having negative power, a third lens group G 13  having positive power, a fourth lens group G 14  having positive power, and a fifth lens group G 15  having positive power, which are disposed in this order from a subject side of the zoom lens  1 . The second lens group G 12  moves toward an image side of the zoom lens  1  when magnification is changed from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end. At this time, the fourth lens group G 14  moves to correct variation of an image plane  7 , on which an image of a subject is formed, in an optical-axis direction. The variation of the image plane is caused in accordance with the magnification change. Also, the fourth lens group G 14  moves in the optical-axis direction to perform focus adjustment. The first, third and fifth lens groups G 11 , G 13  and G 15  are fixed and positions thereof are constant at any time including the magnification changing time and the focusing time. A stop  10  is disposed between the second and third lens groups G 12  and G 13 . A color separation prism  9  for separating colors of incident light is disposed between the fifth lens group G 15  and the image plane at which an imaging device  8  is disposed. The color separation prism  9  is represented as a plane parallel glass which is equivalent to an optical path length of the color separation prism. The imaging device takes a subject image and outputs an image signal of the taken image. Incidentally, other embodiments described later have a similar structure with the first embodiment, and description of the similar structure is omitted in the other embodiments. Lens data of the vibration-proof zoom lens  1  is shown in the following Tables 1A and 1B. 
   
     
       
         
             
             
             
             
             
           
             
                 
               TABLE 1A 
             
             
                 
                 
             
             
                 
               Curvature 
               Surface 
               Refractive 
               Abbe 
             
             
                 
               Radius R 
               Interval D 
               Index Ne 
               Number ν d 
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
             
          
         
         
             
             
             
             
             
          
             
                1 
               51.9958 
               0.335 
               1.855037 
               23.8 
             
             
                2 
               10.9145 
               1.492 
               1.498457 
               81.6 
             
             
                3 
               −56.0362 
               0.017 
             
             
                4 
               10.4753 
               1.087 
               1.796374 
               48.7 
             
             
                5 
               57.3652 
               0.017 
             
             
                6 
               7.9823 
               0.838 
               1.778184 
               50.5 
             
             
                7 
               15.2459 
               Variable 
             
             
                8 
               21.8785 
               0.134 
               1.888140 
               40.8 
             
             
                9 
               1.8453 
               0.910 
             
             
               10 
               −7.8014 
               0.841 
               1.858890 
               22.5 
             
             
               11 
               −2.0364 
               0.136 
               1.793910 
               49.0 
             
             
               12 
               5.0171 
               0.017 
             
             
               13 
               3.0997 
               0.876 
               1.517040 
               52.3 
             
             
               14 
               −4.7295 
               0.140 
               1.885095 
               40.0 
             
             
               15 
               −11.8160 
               Variable 
             
             
               16 
               Stop 
               0.546 
             
             
               17 
               −13.7727 
               0.134 
               1.540205 
               51.1 
             
             
               18 
               2.5654 
               0.522 
               1.858888 
               22.5 
             
             
               19 
               −33.4774 
               0.084 
             
             
               *20  
               30.8103 
               0.268 
               1.694165 
               31.1 
             
             
               21 
               5.6689 
               0.421 
             
             
               22 
               4.2238 
               0.561 
               1.501630 
               65.0 
             
             
               23 
               −3.1531 
               0.250 
             
             
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   
     
       
         
             
             
             
             
             
           
             
                 
               TABLE 1B 
             
             
                 
                 
             
             
                 
               Curvature 
               Surface 
               Refractive 
               Abbe 
             
             
                 
               Radius R 
               Interval D 
               Index Ne 
               Number ν d 
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
             
          
         
         
             
             
             
             
             
          
             
               24 
               −3.6528 
               0.134 
               1.858879 
               22.5 
             
             
               25 
               12.5789 
               Variable 
             
             
               26 
               −35.0351 
               0.135 
               1.796869 
               25.8 
             
             
               27 
               6.9329 
               0.400 
               1.651865 
               59.0 
             
             
               28 
               −5.3959 
               0.017 
             
             
               *29  
               4.9855 
               0.495 
               1.555713 
               62.9 
             
             
               30 
               −4.2934 
               Variable 
             
             
               31 
               −3.1364 
               0.134 
               1.886789 
               30.6 
             
             
               32 
               −3.7372 
               0.322 
               1.885221 
               40.0 
             
             
               33 
               −3.3216 
               0.084 
             
             
               34 
               Infinity 
               4.017 
               1.607181 
               38.0 
             
             
               35 
               Infinity 
               0.845 
               1.518250 
               64.1 
             
             
               36 
               Infinity 
             
             
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   The first lens group G 11  is composed of a meniscus negative lens  11 , a biconvex positive lens  12  joined to the negative lens  11 , and meniscus positive lenses  13  and  14 , which are disposed in this order from the subject side. A concave of the negative lens  11  faces toward the image side. A convex of the respective positive lenses  13  and  14  faces toward the subject side. The second lens group G 12  is composed of a meniscus negative lens  21 , a meniscus positive lens  22 , a biconcave negative lens  23  joined to the positive lens  22 , a biconvex positive lens  24 , and a meniscus negative lens  25  joined to the positive lens  24 . A concave of the negative lens  21  faces toward the image side. A convex of the positive lens  22  faces toward the image side. A concave of the negative lens  25  faces toward the subject side. 
   The third lens group G 13  is composed of a biconcave negative lens  31 , a biconvex positive lens  32  joined to the negative lens  31 , a meniscus negative lens  33 , a biconvex positive lens  34 , and a biconcave negative lens  35 . The negative lens  33  has an aspherical surface facing toward the subject side and has a concave facing toward the image side. As to the aspherical surface of the negative lens  33 , concave power thereof becomes stronger toward its periphery. To be precise, the third lens group G 13  is composed of three subgroups G 13   a , G 13   b  and G 13   c . The first subgroup G 13   a  is a cemented lens of the negative lens  31  and the positive lens  32 . The second subgroup G 13   b  comprises the negative lens  33  and the positive lens  34 . The third subgroup G 13   c  comprises the negative lens  35 . The second subgroup G 13   b  moves in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis to prevent an image from blurring due to vibration. A distance d extending between the concave of the negative lens  33 , which faces toward the image side, and the convex of the positive lens  34 , which faces toward the subject side, is longest in the third lens group G 13 . When the entire length of the second subgroup G 13   b  in the optical-axis direction is represented by L, d/L is as follows.
 
 d/L= 0.421/1.250=0.3368
 
   The fourth lens group G 14  is composed of a biconcave negative lens  41 , a biconvex positive lens  42  joined to the negative lens  41 , and a biconvex positive lens  43  having an aspherical surface facing toward the subject side. Convex power of this aspherical surface becomes stronger toward the periphery thereof. The fifth lens group G 15  is composed of a meniscus negative lens  51  and a meniscus positive lens  52  joined to the negative lens  51 . A concave of the negative lens  51  faces toward the subject side and has high power. A convex of the positive lens  52  faces toward the image side and has high power. The aspherical surface (twentieth surface) of the negative lens  33 , which faces toward the subject side, is represented by the following equation. The aspherical surface (twenty-ninth surface) of the positive lens  43 , which faces toward the subject side, is also represented by the following equation. In the other embodiments, an aspherical surface of each lens is similarly represented by the following equation. Incidentally, aspherical surface coefficients of the respective aspherical surfaces are shown in the following Table 2. 
   
     
       
         
             
           
             
               TABLE 2 
             
           
          
             
                 
             
             
               [Equation] 
             
          
         
         
             
          
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       Z 
                       = 
                       
                         
                           
                             
                               1 
                               R 
                             
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                               2 
                             
                           
                           
                             1 
                             + 
                             
                               
                                 1 
                                 - 
                                 
                                   K 
                                   · 
                                   
                                     
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                                         1 
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                                     2 
                                   
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                           B 
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                             6 
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                           B 
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                             7 
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                               8 
                             
                           
                         
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                               9 
                             
                           
                         
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                             10 
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                               10 
                             
                           
                         
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                           B 
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                             11 
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                               11 
                             
                           
                         
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                           B 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
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                             12 
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                               h 
                               12 
                             
                           
                         
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                           B 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             13 
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                               h 
                               13 
                             
                           
                         
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                           B 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
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                           14 
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                             14 
                           
                         
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                           B 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
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                             15 
                             · 
                             
                               h 
                               16 
                             
                           
                         
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                           B 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
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                             16 
                             · 
                             
                               h 
                               16 
                             
                           
                         
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                           B 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             17 
                             · 
                             
                               h 
                               17 
                             
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           B 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             18 
                             · 
                             
                               h 
                               18 
                             
                           
                         
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                           B 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             19 
                             · 
                             
                               h 
                               19 
                             
                           
                         
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                             20 
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                               20 
                             
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
             
             
                 
             
          
         
         
             
             
             
          
             
                 
               20th Surface 
               29th Surface 
             
             
                 
                 
             
          
         
         
             
             
             
             
          
             
                 
               K 
               −6.127104424E+02 
               3.454077028E−01 
             
             
                 
               B3 
               8.864359979E−04 
               −8.299570098E−04 
             
             
                 
               B4 
               −7.182359564E−03 
               −3.057684745E−03 
             
             
                 
               B5 
               −9.369618262E−04 
               −8.034111314E−04 
             
             
                 
               B6 
               2.236239791E−03 
               −6.424884378E−05 
             
             
                 
               B7 
               6.225999140E−04 
               7.034160240E−05 
             
             
                 
               B8 
               −2.985503169E−03 
               5.921923250E−05 
             
             
                 
               B9 
               −1.877205846E−03 
               2.423641751E−05 
             
             
                 
               B10 
               −1.674203928E−04 
               −4.899233968E−06 
             
             
                 
               B11 
               −2.474784532E−04 
               −2.088191304E−05 
             
             
                 
               B12 
               2.236456725E−03 
               −2.381460632E−05 
             
             
                 
               B13 
               3.721788615E−03 
               −1.871152898E−05 
             
             
                 
               B14 
               −9.341461473E−04 
               −8.722171808E−06 
             
             
                 
               B15 
               −4.308790800E−03 
               9.809653061E−07 
             
             
                 
               B16 
               2.131074794E−03 
               8.479256214E−06 
             
             
                 
               B17 
               −1.360750974E−03 
               1.104979025E−05 
             
             
                 
               B18 
               3.018975037E−03 
               9.046807969E−06 
             
             
                 
               B19 
               −3.862950420E−03 
               2.083460367E−06 
             
             
                 
               B20 
               1.801826497E−03 
               −8.433700594E−06 
             
             
                 
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   Composite focal length and f-number change in accordance with movement proceeding from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end. Anteroposterior lens intervals of each of the second and fourth lens groups G 12  and G 14  also change in accordance with the movement proceeding from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end. These changes are shown in the following Table 3. Meanwhile,  FIGS. 3A and 3B  are charts showing aberration concerning the wide-angle end and the telephoto end of the vibration-proof zoom lens  1 . 
   
     
       
         
             
             
             
             
             
           
             
                 
               TABLE 3 
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
               F 
               1.00 
               4.00 
               11.40 
             
             
                 
               f-number 
               1.96 
               2.30 
               2.85 
             
             
                 
               D7 
               0.167 
               4.147 
               5.966 
             
             
                 
               D15 
               6.537 
               2.557 
               0.739 
             
             
                 
               D25 
               1.078 
               0.503 
               1.131 
             
             
                 
               D30 
               0.219 
               0.795 
               0.167 
             
             
                 
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   Embodiment 2 
   
     
       
         
             
             
             
             
             
           
             
                 
               TABLE 4A 
             
             
                 
                 
             
             
                 
               Curvature 
               Surface 
               Refractive 
               Abbe 
             
             
                 
               Radius R 
               Interval D 
               Index Ne 
               Number ν d 
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
             
          
         
         
             
             
             
             
             
          
             
               1 
               26.4727 
               0.335 
               1.855037 
               23.8 
             
             
               2 
               10.2307 
               1.424 
               1.498457 
               81.6 
             
             
               3 
               −1530.2308 
               0.017 
             
             
               4 
               10.2272 
               1.030 
               1.736002 
               54.7 
             
             
               5 
               51.3339 
               0.017 
             
             
               6 
               8.0231 
               0.791 
               1.732256 
               55.0 
             
             
               7 
               15.4617 
               Variable 
             
             
               8 
               16.3404 
               0.134 
               1.888140 
               40.8 
             
             
               9 
               1.7742 
               0.910 
             
             
               10 
               −11.0784 
               0.818 
               1.858889 
               22.5 
             
             
               11 
               −2.1135 
               0.136 
               1.819044 
               46.5 
             
             
               12 
               4.7781 
               0.017 
             
             
               13 
               2.8282 
               0.690 
               1.538331 
               48.3 
             
             
               14 
               1317.7836 
               0.136 
               1.885110 
               40.0 
             
             
               15 
               31.1205 
               Variable 
             
             
               16 
               Stop 
               0.550 
             
             
               17 
               19.1275 
               0.134 
               1.521412 
               59.2 
             
             
               18 
               3.1354 
               0.449 
               1.858327 
               22.5 
             
             
               19 
               113.9195 
               0.084 
             
             
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   
     
       
         
             
             
             
             
             
           
             
                 
               TABLE 4B 
             
             
                 
                 
             
             
                 
               Curvature 
               Surface 
               Refractive 
               Abbe 
             
             
                 
               Radius R 
               Interval D 
               Index Ne 
               Number ν d 
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
             
          
         
         
             
             
             
             
             
          
             
               *20  
               65.5945 
               0.268 
               1.694165 
               31.1 
             
             
               21 
               7.6878 
               0.537 
             
             
               22 
               5.4965 
               0.831 
               1.500601 
               65.0 
             
             
               23 
               −2.7872 
               0.142 
             
             
               24 
               −10.0984 
               0.134 
               1.858745 
               22.5 
             
             
               25 
               4.4091 
               Variable 
             
             
               26 
               −3.6873 
               0.134 
               1.604821 
               38.9 
             
             
               27 
               5.4894 
               0.537 
               1.501772 
               65.0 
             
             
               28 
               −3.4981 
               0.017 
             
             
               *29  
               3.6780 
               0.580 
               1.661556 
               58.6 
             
             
               30 
               −6.1531 
               Variable 
             
             
               31 
               −14.0934 
               0.134 
               1.854952 
               23.9 
             
             
               32 
               −31.5205 
               0.223 
               1.888140 
               40.8 
             
             
               33 
               −13.0429 
               0.084 
             
             
               34 
               Infinity 
               4.017 
               1.607181 
               38.0 
             
             
               35 
               Infinity 
               0.845 
               1.518250 
               64.1 
             
             
               36 
               Infinity 
             
             
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   In  FIGS. 4 and 5 , a vibration-proof zoom lens  2  comprises first through fifth lens groups G 11  through G 15 . The first lens group G 11  is composed of a meniscus negative lens  11 , a biconvex positive lens  12  joined to the negative lens  11 , and meniscus positive lenses  13  and  14 . A concave of the negative lens  11  faces toward an image side of the zoom lens  2 . A convex of the respective positive lenses  13  and  14  faces toward a subject side of the zoom lens  2 . The second lens group G 12  is composed of a meniscus negative lens  21 , a meniscus positive lens  22 , a biconcave negative lens  23  joined to the positive lens  22 , a meniscus positive lens  24 , and a meniscus negative lens  25  joined to the positive lens  24 . A concave of the negative lens  21  faces toward the image side. A convex of the positive lens  22  faces toward the image side. A convex of the positive lens  24  faces toward the subject side. A concave of the negative lens  25  faces toward the image side. 
   The third lens group G 13  is composed of a meniscus negative lens  31 , a meniscus positive lens  32 , a meniscus negative lens  33 , a biconvex positive lens  34 , and a biconcave negative lens  35 . A concave of the negative lens  31  faces toward the image side. A convex of the positive lens  32  faces toward the subject side. The negative lens  33  has an aspherical surface facing toward the subject side and has a concave facing toward the image side. To be precise, the third lens group G 13  is composed of three subgroups G 13   a , G 13   b  and G 13   c . The first subgroup G 13   a  is a cemented lens of the negative lens  31  and the positive lens  32 . The second subgroup G 13   b  comprises the negative lens  33  and the positive lens  34 . The third subgroup G 13   c  comprises the negative lens  35 . The second subgroup G 13   b  moves in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis to prevent an image blur from being caused due to vibration. A distance d extending between the concave of the negative lens  33 , which faces toward the image side, and the convex of the positive lens  34 , which faces toward the subject side, is longest in the third lens group G 13 . When the entire length of the second subgroup G 13   b  in the optical-axis direction is represented by L, d/L is as follows.
 
 d/L= 0.537/1.636=0.3282
 
   The fourth lens group G 14  is composed of a biconcave negative lens  41 , a biconvex positive lens  42  joined to the negative lens  41 , and a biconvex positive lens  43  having an aspherical surface facing toward the subject side. The fifth lens group G 15  is composed of a meniscus negative lens  51  and a meniscus positive lens  52  joined to the negative lens  51 . A concave of the negative lens  51  faces toward the subject side and has high power. A convex of the positive lens  52  faces toward the image side and has high power. With respect to the aspherical surface (twentieth surface) of the negative lens  33  and the aspherical surface (twenty-ninth surface) of the positive lens  43 , aspherical surface coefficients thereof are shown in the following Table 5. Composite focal length and f-number change in accordance with movement proceeding from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end. Anteroposterior lens intervals of each of the second and fourth lens groups G 12  and G 14  also change in accordance with the movement proceeding from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end. These changes are shown in the following Table 6. Meanwhile,  FIGS. 6A and 6B  are charts showing aberration concerning the wide-angle end and the telephoto end of the vibration-proof zoom lens  2 . 
   
     
       
         
             
             
             
           
             
                 
               TABLE 5 
             
             
                 
                 
             
             
                 
               20th Surface 
               29th Surface 
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
             
          
         
         
             
             
             
             
          
             
                 
               K 
               −4.760976847E+03 
                3.361762111E−01 
             
             
                 
               B3 
                1.926425693E−04 
               −1.894029014E−04 
             
             
                 
               B4 
               −9.403141148E−03 
               −3.108275312E−03 
             
             
                 
               B5 
               −1.819658098E−03 
               −4.286976418E−04 
             
             
                 
               B6 
                1.591960279E−03 
                1.101756684E−04 
             
             
                 
               B7 
               −2.492869528E−04 
                8.494042902E−05 
             
             
                 
               B8 
               −3.159250947E−03 
                1.864956378E−05 
             
             
                 
               B9 
               −1.000678511E−03 
               −6.229156424E−06 
             
             
                 
               B10 
                1.309205932E−03 
               −1.051164311E−05 
             
             
                 
               B11 
               −4.894710944E−04 
               −9.790889052E−06 
             
             
                 
               B12 
                3.188348085E−03 
               −5.473045947E−06 
             
             
                 
               B13 
                5.130459406E−04 
               −6.131882196E−06 
             
             
                 
               B14 
               −1.169084369E−03 
               −2.956259640E−06 
             
             
                 
               B15 
               −3.881281780E−03 
               −2.152928510E−06 
             
             
                 
               B16 
                2.233433739E−03 
                1.949483487E−06 
             
             
                 
               B17 
               −1.449095307E−04 
                2.736684446E−06 
             
             
                 
               B18 
                2.555550014E−03 
                4.175378973E−06 
             
             
                 
               B19 
               −3.020285959E−03 
                1.225204411E−06 
             
             
                 
               B20 
                1.021712323E−03 
               −2.691358606E−06 
             
             
                 
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   
     
       
         
             
             
             
             
             
           
             
                 
               TABLE 6 
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
               F 
               1.00 
               4.00 
               11.40 
             
             
                 
               f-number 
               1.96 
               2.30 
               2.85 
             
             
                 
               D7 
               0.167 
               4.299 
               6.094 
             
             
                 
               D15 
               6.553 
               2.422 
               0.627 
             
             
                 
               D25 
               1.356 
               0.670 
               1.155 
             
             
                 
               D30 
               0.167 
               0.853 
               0.368 
             
             
                 
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   Embodiment 3 
   
     
       
         
             
             
             
             
             
           
             
                 
               TABLE 7A 
             
             
                 
                 
             
             
                 
               Curvature 
               Surface 
               Refractive 
               Abbe 
             
             
                 
               Radius R 
               Interval D 
               Index Ne 
               Number ν d 
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
             
          
         
         
             
             
             
             
             
          
             
                1 
               24.0369 
               0.335 
               1.855037 
               23.8 
             
             
                2 
               10.4204 
               1.465 
               1.498457 
               81.6 
             
             
                3 
               −422.8134 
               0.017 
             
             
                4 
               10.2882 
               1.024 
               1.659556 
               58.7 
             
             
                5 
               44.7065 
               0.017 
             
             
                6 
               8.0649 
               0.851 
               1.694946 
               56.9 
             
             
                7 
               18.0344 
               Variable 
             
             
                8 
               22.5358 
               0.134 
               1.888140 
               40.8 
             
             
                9 
               1.7927 
               0.902 
             
             
               10 
               −7.0581 
               0.667 
               1.858889 
               22.5 
             
             
               11 
               −2.3829 
               0.136 
               1.766465 
               51.7 
             
             
               12 
               4.7526 
               0.017 
             
             
               13 
               3.0233 
               0.657 
               1.597093 
               38.7 
             
             
               14 
               −565.4821 
               0.136 
               1.885110 
               40.0 
             
             
               15 
               33.2075 
               Variable 
             
             
               16 
               Stop 
               0.549 
             
             
               17 
               5.7243 
               0.134 
               1.798233 
               45.3 
             
             
               18 
               2.6118 
               0.463 
               1.858480 
               22.5 
             
             
               19 
               20.1018 
               0.167 
             
             
               *20  
               18892.9156 
               0.258 
               1.694165 
               31.1 
             
             
               21 
               8.7467 
               0.500 
             
             
               22 
               4.8554 
               0.548 
               1.497854 
               65.2 
             
             
               23 
               −2.9034 
               0.119 
             
             
               24 
               −16.8593 
               0.134 
               1.858730 
               22.5 
             
             
               25 
               4.4350 
               Variable 
             
             
               26 
               −2.5846 
               0.134 
               1.616282 
               38.0 
             
             
               27 
               6.3842 
               0.633 
               1.500416 
               65.1 
             
             
               28 
               −2.5911 
               0.017 
             
             
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   
     
       
         
             
             
             
             
             
           
             
                 
               TABLE 7B 
             
             
                 
                 
             
             
                 
               Curvature 
               Surface 
               Refractive 
               Abbe 
             
             
                 
               Radius R 
               Interval D 
               Index Ne 
               Number ν d 
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
             
          
         
         
             
             
             
             
             
          
             
               *29  
               3.7481 
               0.603 
               1.639315 
               59.7 
             
             
               30 
               −6.3195 
               Variable 
             
             
               31 
               −12.2265 
               0.134 
               1.854952 
               23.9 
             
             
               32 
               −21.7048 
               0.204 
               1.888140 
               40.8 
             
             
               33 
               −11.4395 
               0.084 
             
             
               34 
               Infinity 
               4.017 
               1.607181 
               38.0 
             
             
               35 
               Infinity 
               0.845 
               1.518250 
               64.1 
             
             
               36 
               Infinity 
             
             
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   In  FIGS. 7 and 8 , a vibration-proof zoom lens  3  comprises first through fifth lens groups G 11  through G 15 . The first lens group G 11  is composed of a meniscus negative lens  11 , a biconvex positive lens  12  joined to the negative lens  11 , and meniscus positive lenses  13  and  14 . A concave of the negative lens  11  faces toward an image side of the zoom lens  3 . A convex of the respective positive lenses  13  and  14  faces toward a subject side of the zoom lens  3 . The second lens group G 12  is composed of a meniscus negative lens  21 , a meniscus positive lens  22 , a biconcave negative lens  23  joined to the positive lens  22 , a biconvex positive lens  24 , and a biconcave negative lens  25  joined to the positive lens  24 . A concave of the negative lens  21  faces toward the image side. A convex of the positive lens  22  faces toward the image side. 
   The third lens group G 13  is composed of a meniscus negative lens  31 , a meniscus positive lens  32 , a meniscus negative lens  33 , a biconvex positive lens  34 , and a biconcave negative lens  35 . A concave of the negative lens  31  faces toward the image side. A convex of the positive lens  32  faces toward the subject side. The negative lens  33  has an aspherical surface facing toward the subject side and has a concave facing toward the image side. To be precise, the third lens group G 13  is composed of three subgroups G 13   a , G 13   b  and G 13   c . The first subgroup G 13   a  is a cemented lens of the negative lens  31  and the positive lens  32 . The second subgroup G 13   b  comprises the negative lens  33  and the positive lens  34 . The third subgroup G 13   c  comprises the negative lens  35 . The second subgroup G 13   b  moves in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis to prevent an image blur from being caused due to vibration. A distance d extending between the concave of the negative lens  33 , which faces toward the image side, and the convex of the positive lens  34 , which faces toward the subject side, is longest in the third lens group G 13 . When the entire length of the second subgroup G 13   b  in the optical-axis direction is represented by L, d/L is as follows.
 
 d/L= 0.500/1.306=0.3828
 
   The fourth lens group G 14  is composed of a biconcave negative lens  41 , a biconvex positive lens  42  joined to the negative lens  41 , and a biconvex positive lens  43  having an aspherical surface facing toward the subject side. The fifth lens group G 15  is composed of a meniscus negative lens  51  and a meniscus positive lens  52  joined to the negative lens  51 . A concave of the negative lens  51  faces toward the subject side and has high power. A convex of the positive lens  52  faces toward the image side and has high power. With respect to the aspherical surface (twentieth surface) of the negative lens  33  and the aspherical surface (twenty-ninth surface) of the positive lens  43 , aspherical surface coefficients thereof are shown in the following Table 7. Composite focal length and f-number change in accordance with movement proceeding from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end. Anteroposterior lens intervals of each of the second and fourth lens groups G 12  and G 14  also change in accordance with the movement proceeding from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end. These changes are shown in the following Table 9. Meanwhile,  FIGS. 9A  and  9 B are charts showing aberration concerning the wide-angle end and the telephoto end of the vibration-proof zoom lens  3 . 
   
     
       
         
             
             
             
           
             
                 
               TABLE 8 
             
             
                 
                 
             
             
                 
               20th Surface 
               29th Surface 
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
             
          
         
         
             
             
             
             
          
             
                 
               K 
                3.357986651E+05 
                3.813990048E−01 
             
             
                 
               B3 
                7.874170801E−06 
               −2.190719798E−04 
             
             
                 
               B4 
               −1.064745673E−02 
               −2.957542372E−03 
             
             
                 
               B5 
               −2.774428911E−03 
               −3.051085888E−04 
             
             
                 
               B6 
                1.812377568E−03 
                1.229349757E−04 
             
             
                 
               B7 
                4.759107557E−04 
                4.791551624E−05 
             
             
                 
               B8 
               −2.580608035E−03 
               −1.636146624E−05 
             
             
                 
               B9 
               −8.402524262E−04 
               −1.929226381E−05 
             
             
                 
               B10 
                9.839300185E−04 
               −6.547370582E−06 
             
             
                 
               B11 
               −7.324262494E−04 
               −1.522303363E−06 
             
             
                 
               B12 
                2.356602459E−03 
                5.283315209E−06 
             
             
                 
               B13 
                1.532855930E−03 
                4.898852341E−07 
             
             
                 
               B14 
               −1.383373294E−03 
               −9.630407358E−07 
             
             
                 
               B15 
               −4.020855944E−03 
               −3.526965235E−06 
             
             
                 
               B16 
                2.132614393E−03 
               −8.424492032E−07 
             
             
                 
               B17 
               −2.857024648E−04 
               −5.721118862E−08 
             
             
                 
               B18 
                2.658955619E−03 
                2.500804666E−06 
             
             
                 
               B19 
               −2.543405426E−03 
                1.100279069E−06 
             
             
                 
               B20 
                7.360485705E−04 
               −1.207419808E−06 
             
             
                 
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   
     
       
         
             
             
             
             
             
           
             
                 
               TABLE 9 
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
               F 
               1.00 
               4.00 
               11.40 
             
             
                 
               f-number 
               1.96 
               2.30 
               2.85 
             
             
                 
               D7 
               0.167 
               4.384 
               6.133 
             
             
                 
               D15 
               6.515 
               2.299 
               0.549 
             
             
                 
               D25 
               1.648 
               0.957 
               1.369 
             
             
                 
               D30 
               0.167 
               0.858 
               0.447 
             
             
                 
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   Embodiment 4 
   
     
       
         
             
             
             
             
             
           
             
                 
               TABLE 10A 
             
             
                 
                 
             
             
                 
               Curvature 
               Surface 
               Refractive 
               Abbe 
             
             
                 
               Radius R 
               Interval D 
               Index Ne 
               Number ν d 
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
             
          
         
         
             
             
             
             
             
          
             
                1 
               22.2350 
               0.335 
               1.855037 
               23.8 
             
             
                2 
               10.1399 
               1.473 
               1.498457 
               81.6 
             
             
                3 
               557.6586 
               0.017 
             
             
                4 
               10.6029 
               0.968 
               1.663711 
               58.4 
             
             
                5 
               38.4323 
               0.017 
             
             
                6 
               8.1635 
               0.878 
               1.690561 
               57.1 
             
             
                7 
               20.2193 
               Variable 
             
             
                8 
               19.2225 
               0.134 
               1.888140 
               40.8 
             
             
                9 
               1.8148 
               0.943 
             
             
               10 
               −7.7011 
               0.619 
               1.858890 
               22.5 
             
             
               11 
               −2.7643 
               0.136 
               1.757649 
               52.6 
             
             
               12 
               4.7078 
               0.017 
             
             
               13 
               3.0440 
               0.647 
               1.664178 
               32.9 
             
             
               14 
               35.3394 
               0.134 
               1.885089 
               40.0 
             
             
               15 
               16.2065 
               Variable 
             
             
               16 
               Stop 
               0.591 
             
             
               17 
               4.1700 
               0.134 
               1.882643 
               38.7 
             
             
               18 
               2.4166 
               0.439 
               1.858795 
               22.5 
             
             
               19 
               9.1742 
               0.167 
             
             
               *20  
               −153.5914 
               0.260 
               1.694165 
               31.1 
             
             
               21 
               8.8341 
               0.526 
             
             
               22 
               4.7972 
               0.549 
               1.492018 
               65.4 
             
             
               23 
               −2.8623 
               0.133 
             
             
               24 
               −11.9747 
               0.134 
               1.711685 
               29.7 
             
             
               25 
               3.6483 
               Variable 
             
             
               26 
               −3.1360 
               0.134 
               1.673818 
               32.9 
             
             
               27 
               4.8311 
               0.656 
               1.569635 
               62.4 
             
             
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   
     
       
         
             
             
             
             
             
           
             
                 
               TABLE 10B 
             
             
                 
                 
             
             
                 
               Curvature 
               Surface 
               Refractive 
               Abbe 
             
             
                 
               Radius R 
               Interval D 
               Index Ne 
               Number ν d 
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
             
          
         
         
             
             
             
             
             
          
             
               28 
               −3.0312 
               0.017 
                 
                 
             
             
               *29  
               3.4644 
               0.674 
               1.609710 
               60.9 
             
             
               30 
               −6.2464 
               Variable 
             
             
               31 
               130.2962 
               0.181 
               1.489148 
               70.2 
             
             
               32 
               −143.1984 
               0.084 
             
             
               33 
               Infinity 
               4.017 
               1.607181 
               38.0 
             
             
               34 
               Infinity 
               0.845 
               1.518250 
               64.1 
             
             
               35 
               Infinity 
             
             
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   In  FIGS. 10 and 11 , a vibration-proof zoom lens  4  comprises first through fifth lens groups G 11  through G 15 . The first lens group G 11  is composed of a meniscus negative lens  11 , a biconvex positive lens  12  joined to the negative lens  11 , and meniscus positive lenses  13  and  14 . A concave of the negative lens  11  faces toward an image side of the zoom lens  4 . A convex of the respective positive lenses  13  and  14  faces toward a subject side of the zoom lens  4 . The second lens group G 12  is composed of a meniscus negative lens  21 , a meniscus positive lens  22 , a biconcave negative lens  23  joined to the positive lens  22 , a biconvex positive lens  24 , and a meniscus negative lens  25  joined to the positive lens  24 . A concave of the negative lens  21  faces toward the image side. A convex of the positive lens  22  faces toward the image side. A concave of the negative lens  25  faces toward the image side. 
   The third lens group G 13  is composed of a meniscus negative lens  31 , a meniscus positive lens  32 , a biconcave negative lens  33 , a biconvex positive lens  34 , and a biconcave negative lens  35 . A concave of the negative lens  31  faces toward the image side. A convex of the positive lens  32  faces toward the subject side. The negative lens  33  has an aspherical surface facing toward the subject side. To be precise, the third lens group G 13  is composed of three subgroups G 13   a , G 13   b  and G 13   c . The first subgroup G 13   a  is a cemented lens of the negative lens  31  and the positive lens  32 . The second subgroup G 13   b  comprises the negative lens  33  and the positive lens  34 . The third subgroup G 13   c  comprises the negative lens  35 . The second subgroup G 13   b  moves in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis to prevent an image blur from being caused due to vibration. A distance d extending between the concave of the negative lens  33 , which faces toward the image side, and the convex of the positive lens  34 , which faces toward the subject side, is longest in the third lens group G 13 . When the entire length of the second subgroup G 13   b  in the optical-axis direction is represented by L, d/L is as follows.
 
 d/L= 0.526/1.335=0.3940
 
   The fourth lens group G 14  is composed of a biconcave negative lens  41 , a biconvex positive lens  42  joined to the negative lens  41 , and a biconvex positive lens  43  having an aspherical surface facing toward the subject side. The fifth lens group G 15  is composed of a biconvex positive lens  50 , the subject-side convex of which has slightly-high power. With respect to the aspherical surface (twentieth surface) of the negative lens  33  and the aspherical surface (twenty-ninth surface) of the positive lens  43 , aspherical surface coefficients thereof are shown in the following Table 11. Composite focal length and f-number change in accordance with movement proceeding from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end. Anteroposterior lens intervals of each of the second and fourth lens groups G 12  and G 14  also change in accordance with the movement proceeding from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end. These changes are shown in the following Table 12. Meanwhile,  FIGS. 12A and 12B  are charts showing aberration concerning the wide-angle end and the telephoto end of the vibration-proof zoom lens  4 . 
   
     
       
         
             
             
             
           
             
                 
               TABLE 11 
             
             
                 
                 
             
             
                 
               20th Surface 
               29th Surface 
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
             
          
         
         
             
             
             
             
          
             
                 
               K 
                1.726814595E+04 
                3.843827578E−01 
             
             
                 
               B3 
               −4.061735325E−04 
                1.965877545E−05 
             
             
                 
               B4 
               −9.214105706E−03 
               −3.099321775E−03 
             
             
                 
               B5 
               −4.506581303E−03 
               −2.149345357E−04 
             
             
                 
               B6 
                1.582739968E−03 
                1.628919914E−04 
             
             
                 
               B7 
                1.895959420E−03 
                5.316147538E−05 
             
             
                 
               B8 
               −1.372069322E−03 
               −2.444344034E−05 
             
             
                 
               B9 
               −1.069468808E−03 
               −2.642774403E−05 
             
             
                 
               B10 
               −1.044528509E−03 
               −1.019262688E−05 
             
             
                 
               B11 
               −2.628451665E−03 
                3.832513267E−07 
             
             
                 
               B12 
                2.279315901E−03 
                6.028876096E−06 
             
             
                 
               B13 
                7.307961940E−03 
                1.257447078E−06 
             
             
                 
               B14 
               −1.324720969E−03 
               −2.977452708E−07 
             
             
                 
               B15 
               −4.478487558E−03 
               −3.363492773E−06 
             
             
                 
               B16 
               −1.511264196E−03 
               −1.107256457E−06 
             
             
                 
               B17 
               −2.049640394E−03 
               −4.188577019E−07 
             
             
                 
               B18 
                9.345751027E−04 
                2.189513074E−06 
             
             
                 
               B19 
                6.352979467E−03 
                1.052363446E−06 
             
             
                 
               B20 
               −3.537264569E−03 
               −9.750325286E−07 
             
             
                 
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   
     
       
         
             
             
             
             
             
           
             
                 
               TABLE 12 
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
               F 
               1.00 
               4.00 
               11.40 
             
             
                 
               f-number 
               1.96 
               2.30 
               2.85 
             
             
                 
               D7 
               0.167 
               4.425 
               6.236 
             
             
                 
               D15 
               6.572 
               2.313 
               0.502 
             
             
                 
               D25 
               1.633 
               0.952 
               1.415 
             
             
                 
               D30 
               0.167 
               0.849 
               0.386 
             
             
                 
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   Embodiment 5 
   
     
       
         
             
             
             
             
             
           
             
                 
               TABLE 13A 
             
             
                 
                 
             
             
                 
               Curvature 
               Surface 
               Refractive 
               Abbe 
             
             
                 
               Radius R 
               Interval D 
               Index Ne 
               Number ν d 
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
             
          
         
         
             
             
             
             
             
          
             
                1 
               21.9898 
               0.335 
               1.855037 
               23.8 
             
             
                2 
               9.7536 
               1.484 
               1.498457 
               81.6 
             
             
                3 
               243.7766 
               0.017 
             
             
                4 
               10.4555 
               0.964 
               1.699791 
               55.5 
             
             
                5 
               37.0866 
               0.017 
             
             
                6 
               8.2253 
               0.842 
               1.699791 
               55.5 
             
             
                7 
               20.1932 
               Variable 
             
             
                8 
               17.6492 
               0.134 
               1.888140 
               40.8 
             
             
                9 
               1.7927 
               0.947 
             
             
               10 
               −7.7373 
               0.562 
               1.854952 
               23.9 
             
             
               11 
               −2.8386 
               0.136 
               1.758439 
               52.3 
             
             
               12 
               4.6170 
               0.017 
             
             
               13 
               3.0644 
               0.630 
               1.723103 
               29.5 
             
             
               14 
               24.6635 
               0.134 
               1.888140 
               40.8 
             
             
               15 
               13.4103 
               Variable 
             
             
               16 
               Stop 
               0.721 
             
             
               17 
               4.3107 
               0.134 
               1.888140 
               40.8 
             
             
               18 
               2.1569 
               0.487 
               1.854952 
               23.9 
             
             
               19 
               10.3034 
               0.238 
             
             
               *20  
               −16.0290 
               0.201 
               1.694165 
               31.1 
             
             
               21 
               24.0729 
               0.336 
             
             
               22 
               4.6579 
               0.618 
               1.489148 
               70.2 
             
             
               23 
               −2.9669 
               0.124 
             
             
               24 
               −14.7767 
               0.134 
               1.761680 
               27.5 
             
             
               25 
               3.7138 
               Variable 
             
             
               26 
               −2.8760 
               0.134 
               1.671578 
               33.0 
             
             
               27 
               5.0645 
               0.722 
               1.566053 
               60.7 
             
             
               28 
               −2.8098 
               0.017 
             
             
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   
     
       
         
             
             
             
             
             
           
             
                 
               TABLE 13B 
             
             
                 
                 
             
             
                 
               Curvature 
               Surface 
               Refractive 
               Abbe 
             
             
                 
               Radius R 
               Interval D 
               Index Ne 
               Number ν d 
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
             
          
         
         
             
             
             
             
             
          
             
               *29  
               3.3922 
               0.682 
               1.591424 
               61.2 
             
             
               30 
               −6.2703 
               Variable 
             
             
               31 
               Infinity 
               0.182 
               1.489148 
               70.2 
             
             
               32 
               −68.2326 
               0.084 
             
             
               33 
               Infinity 
               4.017 
               1.607181 
               38.0 
             
             
               34 
               Infinity 
               0.845 
               1.518250 
               64.1 
             
             
               35 
               Infinity 
             
             
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   In  FIGS. 13 and 14 , a vibration-proof zoom lens  5  comprises first through fifth lens groups G 11  through G 15 . The first lens group G 11  is composed of a meniscus negative lens  11 , a biconvex positive lens  12  joined to the negative lens  11 , and meniscus positive lenses  13  and  14 . A concave of the negative lens  11  faces toward an image side of the zoom lens  5 . A convex of the respective positive lenses  13  and  14  faces toward a subject side of the zoom lens  5 . The second lens group G 12  is composed of a meniscus negative lens  21 , a meniscus positive lens  22 , a biconcave negative lens  23  joined to the positive lens  22 , a meniscus positive lens  24 , and a meniscus negative lens  25  joined to the positive lens  24 . A concave of the negative lens  21  faces toward the image side. A convex of the positive lens  22  faces toward the image side. A convex of the positive lens  24  faces toward the subject side. 
   The third lens group G 13  is composed of a meniscus negative lens  31 , a meniscus positive lens  32  joined to the negative lens  31 , a biconcave negative lens  33 , a biconvex positive lens  34 , and a biconcave negative lens  35 . A concave of the negative lens  31  faces toward the image side. The negative lens  33  has an aspherical surface facing toward the subject side. To be precise, the third lens group G 13  is composed of three subgroups G 13   a , G 13   b  and G 13   c . The first subgroup G 13   a  is a cemented lens of the negative lens  31  and the positive lens  32 . The second subgroup G 13   b  comprises the negative lens  33  and the positive lens  34 . The third subgroup G 13   c  comprises the negative lens  35 . The second subgroup G 13   b  moves in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis to prevent an image blur from being caused due to vibration. A distance d extending between the concave of the negative lens  33 , which faces toward the image side, and the convex of the positive lens  34 , which faces toward the subject side, is longest in the third lens group G 13 . When the entire length of the second subgroup G 13   b  in the optical-axis direction is represented by L, d/L is as follows.
 
 d/L= 0.336/1.155=0.2909
 
   The fourth lens group G 14  is composed of a biconcave negative lens  41 , a biconvex positive lens  42  joined to the negative lens  41 , and a biconvex positive lens  43  having an aspherical surface facing toward the subject side. The fifth lens group G 15  is composed of a planoconvex positive lens  50  having a plane facing toward the subject side. With respect to the aspherical surface (twentieth surface) of the negative lens  33  and the aspherical surface (twenty-ninth surface) of the positive lens  43 , aspherical surface coefficients thereof are shown in the following Table 14. Composite focal length and f-number change in accordance with movement proceeding from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end. Anteroposterior lens intervals of each of the second and fourth lens groups G 12  and G 14  also change in accordance with the movement proceeding from the wide-angle end to the telephoto end. These changes are shown in the following Table 15. Meanwhile,  FIGS. 15A and 15B  are charts showing aberration concerning the wide-angle end and the telephoto end of the vibration-proof zoom lens  5 . 
   
     
       
         
             
             
             
           
             
                 
               TABLE 14 
             
             
                 
                 
             
             
                 
               20th Surface 
               29th Surface 
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
             
          
         
         
             
             
             
             
          
             
                 
               K 
                1.000000015E+02 
                3.264443348E−01 
             
             
                 
               B3 
               −1.871059678E−03 
                2.773912798E−04 
             
             
                 
               B4 
                1.372236339E−03 
               −3.322460636E−03 
             
             
                 
               B5 
               −1.638820804E−02 
               −1.010818101E−04 
             
             
                 
               B6 
                1.147055636E−03 
                1.876127496E−04 
             
             
                 
               B7 
                1.092549627E−02 
                6.090268148E−05 
             
             
                 
               B8 
                1.754725338E−02 
               −2.196702033E−05 
             
             
                 
               B9 
               −2.858731182E−02 
               −3.482981513E−05 
             
             
                 
               B10 
               −4.037575468E−03 
               −1.180171046E−05 
             
             
                 
               B11 
               −1.103916026E−02 
               −1.852120291E−06 
             
             
                 
               B12 
               −1.262796147E−02 
                2.041350982E−06 
             
             
                 
               B13 
                3.273537948E−02 
                5.683561901E−06 
             
             
                 
               B14 
               −3.454100480E−02 
               −6.494127411E−07 
             
             
                 
               B15 
                1.307668324E−03 
               −1.014048011E−06 
             
             
                 
               B16 
                3.714384098E−02 
               −1.425061993E−06 
             
             
                 
               B17 
               −2.668579214E−02 
               −6.418766684E−07 
             
             
                 
               B18 
                2.191900021E−02 
                1.874535311E−06 
             
             
                 
               B19 
               −4.028022523E−02 
                3.080128275E−07 
             
             
                 
               B20 
                2.083792755E−02 
               −5.048086583E−07 
             
             
                 
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   
     
       
         
             
             
             
             
             
           
             
                 
               TABLE 15 
             
             
                 
                 
             
           
          
             
                 
               F 
               1.00 
               4.00 
               11.40 
             
             
                 
               f-number 
               1.96 
               2.30 
               2.85 
             
             
                 
               D7 
               0.167 
               4.419 
               6.212 
             
             
                 
               D15 
               6.547 
               2.296 
               0.502 
             
             
                 
               D25 
               1.623 
               0.948 
               1.417 
             
             
                 
               D30 
               0.167 
               0.843 
               0.374 
             
             
                 
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   Although the present invention has been fully described by way of the preferred embodiments thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings, various changes and modifications will be apparent to those having skill in this field. Therefore, unless otherwise these changes and modifications depart from the scope of the present invention, they should be construed as included therein.