Patent Publication Number: US-2020278518-A1

Title: Imaging lens, imaging optical device, digital device, and method of manufacturing imaging lens

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to an imaging lens, an imaging optical device, a digital device, and a method for manufacturing an imaging lens. For example, the present invention relates to a compact, wide-angle, large-aperture imaging lens suitable for an interchangeable lens digital camera that captures an image of a subject with an imaging element, an imaging optical device that outputs, in the form of an electrical signal, the image of the subject captured by the imaging lens and the imaging element, a digital device with an image input function such as a digital camera equipped with the imaging optical device, and a method of manufacturing an imaging lens. 
     TECHNICAL BACKGROUND 
     In recent years, digital cameras have become popular as interchangeable lens cameras. With a digital camera, the user can see a photographed image with unity magnification on the monitor. For this reason, from the infinity end to the close-up end, more improvement in Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) performance has been demanded. 
     Some of the interchangeable mirrorless lens cameras, in which the flip-up mirror is removed from the single-lens reflex camera, cannot use the phase difference autofocus (AF), which has been the mainstream among conventional single-lens reflex cameras. Such a camera uses so-called contrast AF in which focusing is performed by scanning a focusing group to search for a point where the contrast becomes maximum. 
     In the case of the phase difference AF, the amount of movement of the focusing group necessary for focusing can be calculated using information from the AF sensor, so that the focusing group can be moved according to that amount. In contrast, with contrast AF, the information obtained from the AF sensor is only the contrast value obtained at that moment. For this reason, the focusing operation is performed by moving the focusing group and searching for a point where the contrast becomes maximum, while reading the change in contrast at each time. Consequently, when the amount of movement of the focusing group made until focusing is obtained is compared between the contrast AF and the phase difference AF, the former case exhibits an overwhelmingly larger amount. 
     For example, to make a large-aperture imaging lens having an F value of 2 or less compatible with the contrast AF, a reduction in the weight of the focusing group is a key to speed up the AF. Accordingly, it is necessary to achieve both a reduction in the weight of the focusing group for speeding up the AF and an improvement in the MTF performance (aberration performance) from the infinity end to the close-up end. Examples of a large-aperture imaging lens include the one proposed in Patent Document 1. Examples of imaging lens made to improve the MTF performance from the infinity end to the close-up end include the one proposed in Patent Document 2. 
     PRIOR ART LIST 
     Patent Document 
     Patent Document 1: Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2013-186458(A) 
     Patent Document 2: Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2015-34899(A) 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Problems to be Solved by the Invention 
     The large-aperture imaging lens proposed in Patent Document 1 lacks correction of aberration at the time of close-up focusing. The imaging lens proposed in Patent Document 2 employs a floating focusing method in which a plurality of groups are driven upon focusing in order to improve MTF performance from the infinity end to the close-up end. However, since the effective aperture of the focusing group is large, a sufficient reduction in the weight of the focusing group is not achieved. 
     The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances. An object of the present invention is to provide an imaging lens that has both a bright F-number and a lighter focusing group and can yield a uniform image quality over the entire image in which aberrations are corrected well from the infinity end to the close-up end; an imaging optical device and a digital device having the same; and a method of manufacturing an imaging lens. 
     Means to Solve the Problems 
     In order to achieve the aforementioned object, an imaging lens of a first aspect of the invention comprises: 
     in order from an object, a first lens group of positive refractive power, a second lens group of positive refractive power, and a third lens group of negative refractive power, wherein 
     in focusing from infinity to a close object, the first lens group is fixed in position, and the second lens group and the third lens group are moved so that the distance between the first lens group and the second lens group is reduced, and the distance between the second lens group and the third lens group is increased, and 
     the following conditional expression (1) is satisfied: 
       1.0&lt; f 1/ f&lt; 2.5  (1)
 
     where 
     f1: the focal length of the first lens group, and 
     f: the focal length of the entire system. 
     In an imaging lens of a second aspect of the invention according to the first aspect of the invention, the following conditional expressions (2) and (3) are satisfied: 
       1.2&lt; f 2/ f&lt; 3.0  (2)
 
       1.2&lt;| f 3/ f 2|&lt;4.0  (3)
 
     where 
     f2: the focal length of the second lens group, 
     f3: the focal length of the third lens group, and 
     f: the focal length of the entire system. 
     In an imaging lens of a third aspect of the invention according to the first or second aspect of the invention, the following conditional expression (4) is satisfied: 
       0.1&lt;| d _2 Gr/d _3 Gr|&lt; 1.5  (4)
 
     where 
     d_2Gr: the amount of movement of the second lens group during focusing from infinity to an arbitrary object distance, and 
     d_3Gr: the amount of movement of the third lens group during focusing from infinity to an arbitrary object distance. 
     In an imaging lens of a fourth aspect of the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects of the invention, the following conditional expression (5) is satisfied: 
       0.1&lt; d _ npr 1/ f 1&lt;0.6  (5)
 
     where 
     d_npr1: the distance along an optical axis from the lens surface of the first lens group closest to the image to the rear principal point of the first lens group, and f1: the focal length of the first lens group. 
     In an imaging lens of a fifth aspect of the invention according to any one of the first to fourth aspects of the invention, the second lens group comprises at least one negative lens and at least one positive lens. 
     In an imaging lens of a sixth aspect of the invention according to any one of the first to fifth aspects of the invention, the second lens group comprises a positive lens that satisfies the following conditional expression (6): 
       θ g,F −(−0.0018 νd+ 0.6484)&gt;0.009  (6)
 
     where 
     θg, F: a partial dispersion ratio of a lens material, 
     θg, F=(Ng−NF)/(NF−NC) 
     Ng: a refractive index for g line, 
     NF: a refractive index for F line, 
     NC: a refractive index for C line, and 
     νd: an Abbe number related to the d line of the lens material. 
     In an imaging lens of a seventh aspect of the invention according to any one of the first to sixth aspects of the invention, the lens of the third lens group closest to an object is concave on the object side. 
     In an imaging lens of an eighth aspect of the invention according to any one of the first to seventh aspects of the invention, a stop is disposed between the first lens group and the second lens group. 
     An imaging optical device of a ninth aspect of the invention comprises: an imaging lens according to any one of the first to eighth aspects of the invention; and an imaging element that converts an optical image formed on an imaging surface to an electric signal, wherein the imaging lens is provided so that an optical image of a subject is formed on an imaging surface of the imaging element. 
     A digital device of a tenth aspect of the invention comprises the imaging optical device according to the ninth aspect, thereby having at least one of an added function of capturing a still image of a subject and an added function of capturing a moving image of a subject. 
     A method of manufacturing an imaging lens of an eleventh aspect of the invention is a method of manufacturing an imaging lens comprising: 
     in order from an object, a first lens group of positive refractive power, a second lens group of positive refractive power, and a third lens group of negative refractive power, wherein in focusing from infinity to a close object, the first lens group is fixed in position, and the second lens group and the third lens group are moved so that the distance between the first lens group and the second lens group is reduced, and the distance between the second lens group and the third lens group is increased, and 
     the first to third lens groups are disposed in a lens barrel so that the following conditional expression (1) is satisfied: 
       1.0&lt; f 1/ f&lt; 2.5  (1)
 
     where 
     f1: the focal length of the first lens group, and 
     f: the focal length of the entire system. 
     Advantageous Effects of the Invention 
     The present invention provides an imaging lens that has both a bright F-number and a lighter focusing group and can yield a uniform image quality over the entire image in which aberrations are corrected well from the infinity end to the close-up end; and a related imaging optical device. Use of the imaging lens or the imaging optical device in a digital device (for example, a digital camera) can add a compact high-performance image input function to the digital device. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a lens configuration diagram of a first embodiment (Example 1). 
         FIG. 2  is a lens configuration diagram of a second embodiment (Example 2). 
         FIG. 3  is a lens configuration diagram of a third embodiment (Example 3). 
         FIG. 4  is a lens configuration diagram of a fourth embodiment (Example 4). 
         FIG. 5  is a longitudinal aberration graph of Example 1. 
         FIG. 6  is a longitudinal aberration graph of Example 2. 
         FIG. 7  is a longitudinal aberration graph of Example 3. 
         FIG. 8  is a longitudinal aberration graph of Example 4. 
         FIG. 9  is a lateral aberration graph in the first focusing position of Example 1. 
         FIG. 10  is a lateral aberration graph in the second focusing position of Example 1. 
         FIG. 11  is a lateral aberration graph in the first focusing position of Example 2. 
         FIG. 12  is a lateral aberration graph in the second focusing position of Example 2. 
         FIG. 13  is a lateral aberration graph in the first focusing position of Example 3. 
         FIG. 14  is a lateral aberration graph in the second focusing position of Example 3. 
         FIG. 15  is a lateral aberration graph in the first focusing position of Example 4. 
         FIG. 16  is a lateral aberration graph in the second focusing position of Example 4. 
         FIG. 17  is a schematic view showing an example schematic configuration of a digital device equipped with an imaging optical device. 
         FIG. 18  is a flowchart showing a method of manufacturing an imaging lens. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 
     An imaging lens, an imaging optical device, and a digital device according to an embodiment of the present invention will now be described. In an imaging lens according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: in order from the object side, a first lens group of positive refractive power, a second lens group of positive refractive power, and a third lens group of negative refractive power (power is an amount defined by the reciprocal of a focal length), wherein in focusing from infinity to a close object, the second lens group and the third lens group move so that the first lens group is fixed in position, the distance between the first lens group and the second lens group is reduced, and the distance between the second lens group and the third lens group is increased. 
     The imaging lens satisfies the following conditional expression (1). 
       1.0&lt; f 1/ f&lt; 2.5  (1)
 
     where 
     f1: the focal length of the first lens group, and 
     f: the focal length of the entire system. 
     When a positive first lens group, a positive second lens group, and a negative third lens group are arranged in this order from the object side, and focusing is performed by driving the second lens group and the third lens group, fluctuations in field curves and spherical aberrations during focusing can be canceled by the second and third lens groups. Consequently, the aberration from the infinity end to the close-up end can be corrected well while the number of lenses constituting the focusing group is suppressed. Additionally, when the path of the movement of the second and third lens groups is set so that the distance between the first and second lens groups is reduced and the distance between the second and third lens groups is increased, fluctuations in field curves or spherical aberrations can be suppressed most effectively. Since the second lens group and the third lens group share the function of focusing, fluctuations in aberrations during focusing can be suppressed while an increase in the number of lenses constituting each group is suppressed, so that the weight of the focusing groups is reduced. In particular, in the case of a large-aperture imaging lens in which the effective apertures of the focusing groups are large and fluctuations in spherical aberrations during focusing are significant, the effect of reducing the weight of the focusing groups is remarkable. 
     Conditional expression (1) defines the power of the first lens group. When the power exceeds the lower limit of the conditional expression (1), the power of the first lens group does not become too strong, and an increase in the negative refractive power of the third lens group is suppressed, which suppresses fluctuations in field curves caused by the movement of the third lens group during focusing. When the power falls below the upper limit of conditional expression (1), the power of the first lens group does not become too weak, and expansion of the entire length is prevented and the positive refractive power is appropriately shared with the second lens group; thus, spherical aberration, field curves, and the like due to focusing can be suppressed. 
     With the above-described characteristic configuration, the imaging lens has both a bright F-number and a lighter focusing group and can yield a uniform image quality over the entire image in which aberrations are corrected well from the infinity end to the close-up end; and an imaging optical device including the same can be achieved. Use of the imaging lens or the imaging optical device in a digital device (for example, a digital camera) can add a lightweight and compact high-performance image input function to the digital device, contributing to, for example, a reduction in the size and cost of the digital device and an increase in the performance and functionality of the digital device. For example, since the imaging lens having the above-described characteristic configuration is suitable as an interchangeable lens for a digital camera and a video camera, a lightweight, compact, and high-performance interchangeable lens that is convenient to carry around can be achieved. The conditions for obtaining these effects with a good balance and achieving higher optical performance, lighter weight, smaller size, and the like will be described below. 
     The following conditional expression (1a) is preferably satisfied. 
       1.0&lt; f 1/ f&lt; 2.0  (1a)
 
     The conditional expression (1a) defines a more preferable conditional range based on the aforementioned viewpoints, within the conditional range defined by the conditional expression (1). Therefore, when the conditional expression (1a) is preferably satisfied, the aforementioned effects can be enhanced. 
     Regarding the second and third lens groups, the following conditional expressions (2) and (3) are preferably satisfied. 
       1.2&lt; f 2/ f&lt; 3.0  (2)
 
       1.2&lt;| f 3/ f 2|&lt;4.0  (3)
 
     where 
     f2: the focal length of the second lens group, 
     f3: the focal length of the third lens group, and 
     f: the focal length of the entire system. 
     When the power exceeds the lower limit of the conditional expression (2), the power of the second lens group does not become too strong, and fluctuations in spherical aberrations caused by the movement of the second lens group during focusing can be suppressed. When the power falls below the upper limit of the conditional expression (2), an increase in the amount of movement of the second lens group can be prevented while fluctuations in field curves caused by the movement of the second lens group during focusing is suppressed. 
     When the power exceeds the lower limit of the conditional expression (3), the power of the third lens group does not become too strong, and an increase in the amount of focusing movement of each group is prevented and fluctuations in field curves due to focusing is suppressed, while the amount of coma aberration in the off-axis light flux is reduced. When the power falls below the upper limit of the conditional expression (3), the power of the third lens group does not become too weak, leading to a configuration effective in suppressing fluctuations in field curves during focusing. 
     The following conditional expression (2a) is more preferably satisfied. 
       1.4&lt; f 2/ f&lt; 2.0  (2a)
 
     The conditional expression (2a) defines a more preferable conditional range based on the aforementioned viewpoints, within the conditional range defined by the conditional expression (2). Therefore, when the conditional expression (2a) is preferably satisfied, the aforementioned effects can be enhanced. 
     The following conditional expression (3a) is more preferably satisfied. 
       1.2&lt;| f 3/ f 2|&lt;3.5  (3a)
 
     The conditional expression (3a) defines a more preferable conditional range based on the aforementioned viewpoints, within the conditional range defined by the conditional expression (3). Therefore, when the conditional expression (3a) is preferably satisfied, the aforementioned effects can be enhanced. 
     Regarding the second and third lens groups, the following conditional expression (4) is preferably satisfied. 
       0.1&lt;| d _2 Gr/d _3 Gr|&lt; 1.5  (4)
 
     where 
     d_2Gr: the amount of movement of the second lens group during focusing from infinity to an arbitrary object distance, and 
     d_3Gr: the amount of movement of the third lens group during focusing from infinity to an arbitrary object distance. 
     Conditional expression (4) defines the ratio of the amount of focusing movement between the second lens group and the third lens group. When the power exceeds the lower limit of the conditional expression (4), the amount of movement of the second lens group during focusing does not become too small, and fluctuations in field curves and coma aberration during focusing can be effectively corrected. When the power falls below the upper limit of the conditional expression (4), the amount of movement of the third lens group during focusing does not become too small, fluctuations in field curves due to focusing can be effectively corrected by driving the third lens group toward the image at the time of focusing. 
     Regarding the first lens groups, the following conditional expression (5) is preferably satisfied. 
       0.1&lt; d _ npr 1/ f 1&lt;0.6  (5)
 
     where 
     d_npr1: the distance along the optical axis from the lens surface of the first lens group closest to the image to the rear principal point of the first lens group, and 
     f1: the focal length of the first lens group. 
     The conditional expression (5) defines the position of the rear principal point of the first lens group. It is preferable that the rear principal point of the first lens group be closer to the image with respect to the lens of the first lens group closest to the image. When the power falls below the upper limit of the conditional expression (5), the principal points of the first and second lens groups can be brought close to each other, and an increase in the positive refractive power of the second lens group can be suppressed; thus, fluctuations in spherical aberrations due to focusing can be suppressed. When the power exceeds the lower limit of the conditional expression (5), an increase in the negative refractive power of the third lens group can be suppressed; thus, fluctuations in field curves due to focusing can be suppressed. 
     The following conditional expression (5a) is more preferably satisfied. 
       0.3&lt; d _ npr 1/ f 1&lt;0.6  (5a)
 
     The conditional expression (5a) defines a more preferable conditional range based on the aforementioned viewpoints, within the conditional range defined by the conditional expression (5). Therefore, when the conditional expression (5a) is preferably satisfied, the aforementioned effects can be enhanced. 
     It is preferable that the second lens group comprise at least one negative lens and at least one positive lens. The second lens group including a negative lens and a positive lens has a configuration advantageous for correcting the coma aberration of off-axis light. 
     In the second lens group, it is more preferable that the negative lens and the positive lens be arranged in this order from the object side. With the negative lens and the positive lens arranged in this order from the object side, once the light flux from the first lens group is diverged and then converged, the coma aberration of the off-axis light can be more effectively reduced. 
     It is preferable that the lens surface of the second lens group closest to the object be concave on the object side. With a negative lens concave on the object side, the light flux from the first lens group is gently diverged, so that a sudden fluctuation in aberration due to focusing can be suppressed. 
     It is preferable that the second lens group comprise at least one aspherical surface lens. With an aspherical surface lens in the second lens group, various aberrations caused by focusing, particularly fluctuations in field curves can be suppressed. 
     It is preferable that the second lens group include a positive lens satisfying the following conditional expression (6). 
       θ g,F −(−0.0018 νd+ 0.6484)&gt;0.009  (6)
 
     where 
     θg, F: a partial dispersion ratio of a lens material, 
     θg, F=(Ng−NF)/(NF−NC) 
     Ng: a refractive index for g line, 
     NF: a refractive index for F line, 
     NC: a refractive index for C line, and 
     νd: an Abbe number related to the d line of the lens material. 
     The conditional expression (6) defines the abnormality dispersion of the positive lens in the second lens group. When the conditional expression (6) is satisfied, fluctuations in axial chromatic aberrations due to focusing can be effectively reduced. Further, when the lens having the strongest positive refractive power in the second lens group satisfies the conditional expression (6), the chromatic aberration correction effect can be maximized. 
     It is preferable that the lens of the third lens group closest to the object be concave on the object side. When the lens of the third lens group closest to the object is concave on the object side, fluctuations in field curves due to focusing can be effectively suppressed. 
     It is preferable that a stop be disposed between the first lens group and the second lens group. With a stop between the first lens group and the second lens group, an increase in the effective aperture of the second lens group is suppressed and the weight of the second lens group can thus be reduced, leading to an increase in focusing speed. Further, with groups having positive refractive power facing each other with the stop therebetween, the configuration can be made advantageous for reducing coma aberrations. 
     The imaging lens described above is suitable for use as an imaging lens for a digital device with an image input function (for example, an interchangeable lens digital camera). A combination of this imaging lens and an imaging element and the like can constitute an imaging optical device that optically captures an image of a subject and outputs it in the form of an electric signal. The imaging optical device is an optical device that is the main component of a camera used to capture still images or moving images of a subject, and includes, for example, an imaging lens that forms an optical image of the object, and an imaging element (image sensor) that converts the optical image formed by the imaging lens into an electric signal, in this order from the object (i.e., the subject) side. When the imaging lens having the above-described characteristic configuration is positioned so that an optical image of the subject is formed on the light receiving surface (that is, the imaging surface) of the imaging element, a compact, low-cost, and high-performance imaging optical device and a digital device including the same can be achieved. 
     Examples of digital devices with an image input function include digital cameras, video cameras, surveillance cameras, security cameras, in-vehicle cameras, and videophone cameras. Other examples include personal computers, portable digital devices (for example, mobile phones, smartphones (high-functionality mobile phones), tablet terminals, and mobile computers), peripheral devices thereof (for example, scanners, printers, and mice), and other digital devices (for example, dashboard cameras and defense equipment) which are provided with an internal or external cameral function. As seen from these examples, a camera can be configured with an imaging optical device and a camera function can also be added by providing an imaging optical device to various equipment. For example, a digital device with an image input function such as a camera-equipped mobile phone can be configured. 
       FIG. 17  is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example schematic configuration of a digital device DU as an example of digital device with an image input function. The imaging optical device LU mounted on the digital device DU shown in  FIG. 17  includes, in order from the object (i.e., subject) side, an imaging lens LN (AX: optical axis) that forms an optical image (image plane) IM of the object; and an imaging element SR for converting the optical image IM formed on the light receiving surface (imaging surface) SS by the imaging lens LN into an electric signal, and is also provided with a parallel plane plate (corresponding to, for example, a cover glass of the imaging element SR; or an optical filter such as an optical low-pass filter or an infrared cut filter that is provided as needed) as needed. 
     When a digital device DU with an image input function is constituted by the imaging optical device LU, the imaging optical device LU is usually located inside its body; however, an appropriate form is adopted to implement the camera function. For example, the unitized imaging optical device LU may be made rotatable with respect to the main body of the digital device DU, and the unitized imaging optical device LU as an interchangeable lens with an image sensor may be detachably attached to the main body of the digital device DU (that is, an interchangeable lens camera). 
     The imaging lens LN is, for example, a wide-angle single focus lens consisting of at least three groups, and is configured to perform focusing on a close object and form an optical image IM on the light receiving surface SS of the imaging element SR by moving the second lens group of positive refractive power and the third lens group of negative refractive power along the optical axis AX with the first lens group fixed in position (i.e., fixed in position with respect to the image surface IM). The imaging element SR may be, for example, a solid-state imaging element, such as a charge coupled device (CCD) image sensor with a plurality of pixels or a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor. Since the imaging lens LN is provided so that the optical image IM of the subject is formed on the light receiving surface SS, which is a photoelectric conversion unit of the imaging element SR, the optical image IM formed by the imaging lens LN is converted into an electrical signal by the imaging element SR. 
     The digital device DU includes a signal processing part  1 , a control part  2 , a memory  3 , an operation part  4 , and a display part  5 , in addition to the imaging optical device LU. The signal generated by the imaging element SR is subjected to predetermined digital image processing, image compression processing, and the like in the signal processing part  1  as needed, and is recorded as a digital video signal in the memory  3  (for example, a semiconductor memory or optical disk). In some cases, the data is transmitted to another device via a cable or after being converted into an infrared signal or the like (for example, a communication function of a mobile phone). The control part  2  consists of a microcomputer, and intensively performs, for example, control over functions including a photographing function (for example, still image photographing function or moving image photographing function) and an image reproducing function; and control over a lens moving mechanism for focusing, camera shake correction, and the like. For example, the control part  2  controls the imaging optical device LU so as to capture at least one of a still image and a moving image of a subject. The display part  5  includes a display such as a liquid crystal monitor, and displays an image using an image signal converted by the imaging element SR or image data recorded in the memory  3 . The operation part  4  includes operation members such as an operation button (for example, a release button) and an operation dial (for example, a photographing mode dial), and transmits information input by an operator to the control part  2 . 
     A method of manufacturing the imaging lens LN having the aforementioned configuration will now be described with reference to  FIG. 18 . In this manufacturing method, in order from the object side, the first lens group of positive refractive power, the second lens group of positive refractive power, and the third lens group of negative refractive power are arranged in the lens barrel (Step ST 10 ). At this time, in focusing from infinity to a close object, settings are made so that the second lens group and the third lens group move so that the first lens group is fixed in position, the distance between the first lens group and the second lens group is reduced, and the distance between the second lens group and the third lens group is increased (Step ST 20 ). Further, the first to third lens groups are positioned in a lens barrel so that the following conditional expression (1) is satisfied (Step ST 30 ). 
       1.0&lt; f 1/ f&lt; 2.5  (1)
 
     where 
     f1: the focal length of the first lens group, and 
     f: the focal length of the entire system. 
     The specific optical configuration of the imaging lens LN will be described in more detail with reference to the first to fourth embodiments of the imaging lens LN.  FIGS. 1 to 4  are lens configuration diagrams respectively corresponding to the imaging lenses LN constituting the first to fourth embodiments, and show the lens arrangement at a point at infinity in an optical cross section. Note that a parallel plane plate PT is disposed between the imaging lens LN and the image plane IM, and the parallel plane plate PT is a glass plate with a thickness equivalent to the total optical thickness of a cover glass of the imaging element SR and a low-pass filter for preventing moiré. 
     The first to fourth embodiments each has, in order from the object side, a positive/positive/negative three-group structure consisting of a first lens group Gr 1  of positive refractive power, a second lens group Gr 2  of positive refractive power, and a third lens group Gr 3  of negative refractive power, which is a suitable configuration for a compact, wide-angle, large-aperture single focus interchangeable lens. In  FIGS. 1 to 4 , L 1 # (#=1, 2, . . . , 8) is the #-th lens from the object side in the first lens group Gr 1 , L 2 # (#=1, 2, 3) is the #-th lens from the object side in the second lens group Gr 2 , and L 31  is one lens constituting the third lens group Gr 3 . 
     In the first to fourth embodiments, in focusing from the first focusing position POS 1  (infinity end: at a point at infinity) to the second focusing position POS 2  (close-up end: at a close-up point), the second lens group Gr 2  and the third lens group Gr 3  which are a focusing group move along the optical axis AX so that the first lens group Gr 1  is fixed in position with respect to the image plane IM, the distance between the first lens group Gr 1  and the second lens group Gr 2  is reduced, and the distance between the second lens group Gr 2  and the third lens group Gr 3  is increased. Note that the arrows m 1 , m 2 , and m 3  indicate the paths of the first lens group Gr 1 , the second lens group Gr 2 , and the third lens group Gr 3 , respectively, and a stop (aperture stop) ST disposed between the first lens group Gr 1  and the second lens group Gr 2 , and the parallel plane plate PT disposed on the image plane IM side of the imaging lens LN are fixed in focusing position together with the first lens group Gr 1 . 
     In the first to fourth embodiments, the floating focusing method is employed as described above, and in focusing from the infinity end to the close-up end, the second lens group Gr 2  moves toward the object side, while the third lens group Gr 3  moves toward the image side. When the second lens group Gr 2  and the third lens group Gr 3  are made move in the opposite directions during focusing and the distance between the second lens group Gr 2  and the third lens group Gr 3  is increased as described above, fluctuations in aberrations such as field curves during focusing can be advantageously canceled out by the second lens group Gr 2  and the third lens group Gr 3 . Therefore, aberration degradation during focusing can be more effectively corrected, and the image quality at the close-up end POS 2  can be further enhanced. 
     The imaging lens LN ( FIG. 1 ) of the first embodiment has a positive/positive/negative three-group structure, and each group has the following configuration. The first lens group Gr 1  consists of, in order from the object side, a negative meniscus lens L 11  concave on the image side; a cemented lens consisting of a positive meniscus lens L 12  convex on the object side and a negative meniscus lens L 13  concave on the image side; a cemented lens consisting of a biconcave negative lens L 14  and a biconvex positive lens L 15 ; and a cemented lens consisting of a biconvex positive lens L 16  and a negative meniscus lens L 17  concave on the object side. The second lens group Gr 2  consists of, in order from the object side, a negative meniscus lens L 21  concave on the object side, a biconvex positive lens L 22 , and a positive meniscus lens L 23  (both surfaces are aspherical) convex on the image side. The third lens group Gr 3  consists of a negative meniscus lens L 31  concave on the object side. 
     The imaging lens LN ( FIG. 2 ) of the second embodiment has a positive/positive/negative three-group structure, and each group has the following configuration. The first lens group Gr 1  consists of, in order from the object side, a negative meniscus lens L 11  concave on the image side; a cemented lens consisting of a biconcave negative lens L 12  and a positive meniscus lens L 13  convex on the object side; a cemented lens consisting of a biconcave negative lens L 14  and a biconvex positive lens L 15 ; a biconvex positive lens L 16 ; and a cemented lens consisting of a biconvex positive lens L 17  and a biconcave negative lens L 18 . The second lens group Gr 2  consists of, in order from the object side, a negative meniscus lens L 21  concave on the object side, a biconvex positive lens L 22 , and a positive meniscus lens L 23  (both surfaces are aspherical) convex on the image side. The third lens group Gr 3  consists of a biconcave negative lens L 31 . 
     The imaging lens LN ( FIG. 3 ) of the third embodiment has a positive/positive/negative three-group structure, and each group has the following configuration. The first lens group Gr 1  consists of, in order from the object side, a negative meniscus lens L 11  concave on the image side; a cemented lens consisting of a positive meniscus lens L 12  convex on the object side and a negative meniscus lens L 13  concave on the image side; a cemented lens consisting of a biconcave negative lens L 14  and a biconvex positive lens L 15 ; a biconvex positive lens L 16  (both surfaces are aspherical); and a cemented lens consisting of a biconvex positive lens L 17  and a biconcave negative lens L 18 . The second lens group Gr 2  consists of, in order from the object side, a negative meniscus lens L 21  (both surfaces are aspherical) concave on the object side, a biconvex positive lens L 22 , and a positive meniscus lens L 23  (both surfaces are aspherical) convex on the image side. The third lens group Gr 3  consists of a planoconcave negative lens L 31  concave on the object side. 
     The imaging lens LN ( FIG. 4 ) of the fourth embodiment has a positive/positive/negative three-group structure, and each group has the following configuration. The first lens group Gr 1  consists of, in order from the object side, a negative meniscus lens L 11  concave on the image side; a cemented lens consisting of a biconvex positive lens L 12  and a biconcave negative lens L 13 ; a cemented lens consisting of a biconcave negative lens L 14  and a biconvex positive lens L 15 ; a biconvex positive lens L 16 ; and a negative meniscus lens L 17  (both surfaces are aspherical) concave on the image side. The second lens group Gr 2  consists of, in order from the object side, a negative meniscus lens L 21  concave on the object side, a biconvex positive lens L 22 , and a positive meniscus lens L 23  convex on the image side (both surfaces are aspherical). The third lens group Gr 3  consists of a negative meniscus lens L 31  (both surfaces are aspherical) concave on the object side. 
     EXAMPLES 
     The configuration and the like of an imaging lens in which the present invention is implemented will now be described in more detail with reference to the construction data and the like of Examples. Examples 1 to 4 (EXs 1 to 4) given here are numerical examples corresponding to the above-described first to fourth embodiments, respectively, and lens configuration diagrams ( FIGS. 1 to 4 ) showing the first to fourth embodiments show the respective optical configurations of Examples 1 to 4. 
     In the construction data of each example, as surface data, surface number i (OB: object surface, ST: stop, IM: image plane), in order from the left columns, paraxial radius of curvature ri (mm), axial surface distance di (mm), refractive index nd related to the d-line (wavelength: 587.56 nm), Abbe number νd related to the d-line, and effective radius Ri (mm). 
     A surface with * added to the surface number i is an aspherical surface with a surface shape defined by the following equation (AS) using a local rectangular coordinate system (x, y, z) whose origin is the surface vertex. An aspherical surface coefficient and the like will be shown as the aspherical surface data. In the aspherical surface data of each example, the coefficient of a term without a notation is 0, and E−n=×10 −n  for all data. 
         z =( c·h   2 )/[1+{1−(1+ K )· c   2   ·h   2 } 1/2 ]+Σ( Aj·h   j )  (AS)
 
     where 
     h: the height (h 2 =x 2 +y 2 ) in the direction perpendicular to the z-axis (optical axis AX), 
     z: the amount of sag in the optical axis AX direction at the height h (based on surface vertex), 
     c: a curvature at the surface vertex (reciprocal of curvature radius ri), 
     K: a conical constant, and 
     Aj: j-order aspherical surface coefficient. 
     Shown as various data are the focal length f (mm) of the entire system, F number (FNO), entire angle of view 2ω (°), entire lens length TL (the distance from the surface of the imaging lens LN closest to the object to the image plane IM (without air equivalent), mm), and back focusing BF (the distance from the image-side surface of the parallel plane plate PT to the image plane IM, mm). Moreover, shown as variable parameters changed by focusing are the stop aperture (effective radius) Ri and the variable axial surface distance di for the first focusing position POS 1  (at a point at infinity) and the second focusing position POS 2  (at a close-up point). Further, the amount of movement d_2Gr of the second lens group Gr 2  and the amount of movement d_3Gr of the third lens group Gr 3  during focusing from the first focusing position POS 1  to the second focusing position POS 2  are also shown, and Table 1 shows the conditional expression corresponding values of the examples, and Table 2 shows data related to the conditional expressions. 
       FIGS. 5 to 8  are longitudinal aberration graphs for Examples 1 to 4 (EXs 1 to 4), respectively, in which (A) to (C) show various aberrations in the first focusing position POS 1 , and (D) to (F) show various aberrations in the second focusing position POS 2 . In  FIGS. 5 to 8 , (A) and (D) are spherical aberration graphs, (B) and (E) are astigmatism graphs, and (C) and (F) are distortion graphs. 
     Each spherical aberration graph shows the amount of spherical aberration with respect to the C line (wavelength: 656.28 nm) indicated by the dot-dash line, the amount of spherical aberration with respect to the d line (wavelength: 587.56 nm) indicated by the solid line, and the amount of spherical aberration with respect to the g line (wavelength: 435.84 nm) indicated by the dashed line, all in the amount of shift (mm) from the paraxial image plane in the optical axis AX direction. The vertical axis represents the value of the height of light incident on the pupil normalized by its maximum height (i.e., the relative pupil height). In each astigmatism graph, the dashed line T represents a tangential image plane with respect to the d line, and the solid line S represents a sagittal image plane with respect to the d line, all in the amount of shift (mm) from the paraxial image plane in the optical axis AX direction. The vertical axis represents the image height (IMG HT, mm). In each distortion graph, the horizontal axis represents distortion (%) with respect to the d line, and the vertical axis represents the image height (IMG HT, mm). Note that the maximum value of the image height IMG HT is equal to the maximum image height on the image plane IM. 
       FIGS. 9, 11, 13 and 15  are lateral aberration graphs for Examples 1 to 4 (EXs 1 to 4), respectively at the first focusing position POS 1 , and  FIGS. 10, 12, 14 and 16  are lateral aberration graphs for Examples 1 to 4 (EXs 1 to 4), respectively at the second focusing position POS 2 . In each of  FIGS. 9 to 16 , the left column shows the lateral aberration (mm) in a tangential light flux, and the right column shows the lateral aberration (mm) in a sagittal light flux. The lateral aberration at an image height ratio (half angle of view ω°) represented by RELATIVE FIELD HEIGHT is indicated by the C line (wavelength: 656.28 nm) indicated by the dot-dash line, the d line (wavelength: 587.56 nm) indicated by the solid line, and the g line (wavelength: 435.84 nm) indicated by the dashed line. Note that an image height ratio is a relative image height obtained by normalizing the image height IMG HT with the maximum image height. 
     Example 1 
       
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 EXAMPLE 1 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 Unit: mm 
               
               
                 Surface Data 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 i 
                 ri 
                 di 
                 nd 
                 νd 
                 Ri 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                  0(OB) 
                 ∞ 
                 d0  
               
               
                   
                  1 
                 5.2674 
                 0.102 
                 1.51680 
                 64.12 
                 0.847 
               
               
                   
                  2 
                 0.9607 
                 0.309 
                 0.696 
               
               
                   
                  3 
                 1.4420 
                 0.246 
                 1.90270 
                 35.72 
                 0.661 
               
               
                   
                  4 
                 10.2799 
                 0.083 
                 1.59550 
                 39.21 
                 0.625 
               
               
                   
                  5 
                 1.2154 
                 0.411 
                 0.546 
               
               
                   
                  6 
                 −1.0987 
                 0.088 
                 1.69900 
                 30.05 
                 0.524 
               
               
                   
                  7 
                 2.9183 
                 0.258 
                 1.91080 
                 35.25 
                 0.586 
               
               
                   
                  8 
                 −1.6693 
                 0.009 
                 0.601 
               
               
                   
                  9 
                 1.6429 
                 0.379 
                 1.59280 
                 68.62 
                 0.624 
               
               
                   
                 10 
                 −1.4116 
                 0.069 
                 1.72050 
                 34.70 
                 0.613 
               
               
                   
                 11 
                 −2.5725 
                 0.118 
                 0.607 
               
               
                   
                 12 
                 (ST) ∞ 
                 d12 
                 R12 
               
               
                   
                 13 
                 −0.9730 
                 0.051 
                 1.59270 
                 35.31 
                 0.476 
               
               
                   
                 14 
                 −24.0801 
                 0.009 
                 0.490 
               
               
                   
                 15 
                 2.3756 
                 0.282 
                 1.59280 
                 68.62 
                 0.543 
               
               
                   
                 16 
                 −1.3055 
                 0.239 
                 0.569 
               
               
                   
                 17* 
                 −7.3169 
                 0.122 
                 1.69350 
                 53.20 
                 0.604 
               
               
                   
                 18* 
                 −2.2000 
                 d18 
                 0.627 
               
               
                   
                 19 
                 −1.5449 
                 0.083 
                 1.48750 
                 70.44 
                 0.662 
               
               
                   
                 20 
                 −7.2572 
                 d20 
                 0.712 
               
               
                   
                 21 
                 ∞ 
                 0.074 
                 1.51680 
                 64.12 
                 1.200 
               
               
                   
                 22 
                 ∞ 
                 BF 
                 1.200 
               
               
                   
                 23(IM) 
                 ∞ 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Aspherical Surface Data 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 i 
                 17 
                 18 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 K 
                 0 
                 0 
               
               
                   
                 A4 
                 −2.400E−01  
                 −5.053E−02  
               
               
                   
                 A6 
                 −4.268E−01  
                 −3.491E−01  
               
               
                   
                 A8 
                 0.000E+00 
                 1.459E−01 
               
               
                   
                 A10 
                 0.000E+00 
                 7.718E−02 
               
               
                   
                 A12 
                 0.000E+00 
                 0.000E+00 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Various Data 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 f 
                 1.57 
               
               
                   
                 FNO 
                 1.85 
               
               
                   
                 2ω 
                 64.9 
               
               
                   
                 TL 
                 4.483 
               
               
                   
                 BF 
                 0.0425 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Variable Parameter 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Distance 
                 d0 
                 R12 
                 d12 
                 d18 
                 d20 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 ∞ 
                 (POS1) 
                 0.555 
                 0.604 
                 0.154 
                 0.750 
               
               
                   
                 7.1 mm 
                 (POS2) 
                 0.530 
                 0.376 
                 0.587 
                 0.545 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Movement Amount of Group (POS1→POS2) 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Gr2 
                 Gr3 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 −0.228 
                 0.206 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Example 2 
       
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 Unit: mm 
               
               
                 Surface Data 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 i 
                 ri 
                 di 
                 nd 
                 νd 
                 Ri 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                  0(OB) 
                 ∞ 
                 d0  
               
               
                   
                  1 
                 5.2537 
                 0.102 
                 1.66446 
                 35.91 
                 0.975 
               
               
                   
                  2 
                 0.9322 
                 0.551 
                 0.758 
               
               
                   
                  3 
                 −30.4018 
                 0.092 
                 1.62004 
                 36.30 
                 0.737 
               
               
                   
                  4 
                 1.9408 
                 0.224 
                 1.92286 
                 20.88 
                 0.719 
               
               
                   
                  5 
                 24.9372 
                 0.235 
                 0.707 
               
               
                   
                  6 
                 −1.8836 
                 0.092 
                 1.69895 
                 30.05 
                 0.686 
               
               
                   
                  7 
                 2.6962 
                 0.265 
                 1.83481 
                 42.72 
                 0.699 
               
               
                   
                  8 
                 −3.2039 
                 0.009 
                 0.701 
               
               
                   
                  9 
                 2.1418 
                 0.231 
                 1.88300 
                 40.76 
                 0.670 
               
               
                   
                 10 
                 −7.1415 
                 0.009 
                 0.648 
               
               
                   
                 11 
                 1.7434 
                 0.281 
                 1.83481 
                 42.72 
                 0.566 
               
               
                   
                 12 
                 −1.8840 
                 0.060 
                 1.69895 
                 30.05 
                 0.526 
               
               
                   
                 13 
                 1.4348 
                 0.191 
                 0.444 
               
               
                   
                 14(ST) 
                 ∞ 
                 d14 
                 R14 
               
               
                   
                 15 
                 −0.7488 
                 0.055 
                 1.75520 
                 27.53 
                 0.361 
               
               
                   
                 16 
                 −2.4434 
                 0.024 
                 0.375 
               
               
                   
                 17 
                 2.3343 
                 0.269 
                 1.59282 
                 68.62 
                 0.460 
               
               
                   
                 18 
                 −0.9873 
                 0.109 
                 0.491 
               
               
                   
                 19* 
                 −5.8696 
                 0.135 
                 1.82080 
                 42.71 
                 0.524 
               
               
                   
                 20* 
                 −1.9402 
                 d20 
                 0.560 
               
               
                   
                 21 
                 −4.0712 
                 0.092 
                 1.72047 
                 34.71 
                 0.693 
               
               
                   
                 22 
                 20.1119 
                 d22 
                 0.676 
               
               
                   
                 23 
                 ∞ 
                 0.069 
                 1.51680 
                 64.14 
                 1.200 
               
               
                   
                 24 
                 ∞ 
                 BF 
                 1.200 
               
               
                   
                 25(IM) 
                 ∞ 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Aspherical Surface Data 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 i 
                 19 
                 20 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 K 
                 0 
                 0 
               
               
                   
                 A4 
                 −4.148E−01  
                 −1.172E−01  
               
               
                   
                 A6 
                 −1.186E+00  
                 −9.748E−01  
               
               
                   
                 A8 
                 5.555E−01 
                 1.023E+00 
               
               
                   
                 A10 
                 0.000E+00 
                 0.000E+00 
               
               
                   
                 A12 
                 0.000E+00 
                 0.000E+00 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Various Data 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 f 
                 1.14 
               
               
                   
                 FNO 
                 1.85 
               
               
                   
                 2ω 
                 82.6 
               
               
                   
                 TL 
                 4.414 
               
               
                   
                 BF 
                 0.0448 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Variable Parameter 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Distance 
                 d0 
                 R14 
                 d14 
                 d20 
                 d22 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 ∞ 
                 (POS1) 
                 0.416 
                 0.387 
                 0.120 
                 0.760 
               
               
                   
                 7.14 mm 
                 (POS2) 
                 0.400 
                 0.299 
                 0.402 
                 0.565 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Movement Amount of Group (POS1→POS2) 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Gr2 
                 Gr3 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 −0.088 
                 0.194 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Example 3 
       
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 Unit: mm 
               
               
                 Surface Data 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 i 
                 ri 
                 di 
                 nd 
                 νd 
                 Ri 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                  0(OB) 
                 ∞ 
                 d0  
               
               
                   
                  1 
                 2.5424 
                 0.102 
                 1.65844 
                 50.85 
                 1.054 
               
               
                   
                  2 
                 0.9246 
                 0.439 
                 0.807 
               
               
                   
                  3 
                 2.0808 
                 0.190 
                 1.92286 
                 20.88 
                 0.776 
               
               
                   
                  4 
                 3.5916 
                 0.102 
                 1.48749 
                 70.32 
                 0.737 
               
               
                   
                  5 
                 1.1233 
                 0.453 
                 0.650 
               
               
                   
                  6 
                 −1.5692 
                 0.092 
                 1.67270 
                 32.17 
                 0.624 
               
               
                   
                  7 
                 1.1681 
                 0.404 
                 1.88100 
                 40.14 
                 0.643 
               
               
                   
                  8 
                 −3.0812 
                 0.027 
                 0.638 
               
               
                   
                  9* 
                 1.7767 
                 0.211 
                 1.82080 
                 42.71 
                 0.587 
               
               
                   
                 10* 
                 −7.1583 
                 0.029 
                 0.570 
               
               
                   
                 11 
                 3.1208 
                 0.229 
                 1.84850 
                 43.79 
                 0.533 
               
               
                   
                 12 
                 −1.8099 
                 0.060 
                 1.69895 
                 30.05 
                 0.512 
               
               
                   
                 13 
                 1.7205 
                 0.179 
                 0.464 
               
               
                   
                 14(ST) 
                 ∞ 
                 d14 
                 R14 
               
               
                   
                 15* 
                 −0.9487 
                 0.055 
                 1.83441 
                 37.28 
                 0.398 
               
               
                   
                 16* 
                 −3.3164 
                 0.033 
                 0.416 
               
               
                   
                 17 
                 3.1258 
                 0.267 
                 1.59282 
                 68.62 
                 0.426 
               
               
                   
                 18 
                 −0.8904 
                 0.206 
                 0.450 
               
               
                   
                 19* 
                 −4.1856 
                 0.132 
                 1.74330 
                 49.33 
                 0.485 
               
               
                   
                 20* 
                 −1.8713 
                 d20 
                 0.566 
               
               
                   
                 21 
                 −4.0518 
                 0.081 
                 1.74077 
                 27.76 
                 0.580 
               
               
                   
                 22 
                 ∞ 
                 d22 
                 0.693 
               
               
                   
                 23 
                 ∞ 
                 0.074 
                 1.51480 
                 64.14 
                 0.713 
               
               
                   
                 24 
                 ∞ 
                 BF 
                 1.200 
               
               
                   
                 25(IM) 
                 ∞ 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Aspherical Surface Data 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 i 
                 9 
                 10 
                 15 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 K 
                 0 
                 0 
                 0 
               
               
                   
                 A4 
                 1.636E−02 
                 5.124E−02 
                 −4.036E−01  
               
               
                   
                 A6 
                 2.187E−02 
                 1.402E−02 
                 −2.480E−01  
               
               
                   
                 A8 
                 4.840E−03 
                 7.649E−03 
                 1.966E−01 
               
               
                   
                 A10 
                 0.000E+00 
                 0.000E+00 
                 0.000E+00 
               
               
                   
                 A12 
                 0.000E+00 
                 0.000E+00 
                 0.000E+00 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 i 
                 16 
                 19 
                 20 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 K 
                 0 
                 0 
                 0 
               
               
                   
                 A4 
                 −7.313E−02  
                 1.200E−01 
                 2.110E−01 
               
               
                   
                 A6 
                 1.763E−01 
                 1.845E−01 
                 2.880E−01 
               
               
                   
                 A8 
                 7.632E−01 
                 −7.940E−02  
                 1.652E−01 
               
               
                   
                 A10 
                 0.000E+00 
                 0.000E+00 
                 −1.677E−01  
               
               
                   
                 A12 
                 0.000E+00 
                 0.000E+00 
                 0.000E+00 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Various Data 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 F 
                 1.14 
               
               
                   
                 FNO 
                 1.85 
               
               
                   
                 2ω 
                 82.7 
               
               
                   
                 TL 
                 4.736 
               
               
                   
                 BF 
                 0.0448 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Variable Parameter 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Distance 
                 d0 
                 R14 
                 d14 
                 d20 
                 d22 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 ∞ 
                 (POS1) 
                 0.439 
                 0.347 
                 0.176 
                 0.813 
               
               
                   
                 6.58 mm 
                 (POS2) 
                 0.419 
                 0.264 
                 0.484 
                 0.587 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Movement Amount of Group (POS1→POS2) 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Gr2 
                 Gr3 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 −0.083 
                 0.226 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Example 4 
       
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 Unit: mm 
               
               
                 Surface Data 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 i 
                 ri 
                 di 
                 nd 
                 νd 
                 Ri 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                  0(OB) 
                 ∞ 
                 d0  
               
               
                   
                  1 
                 4.6232 
                 0.102 
                 1.51680 
                 64.13 
                 0.832 
               
               
                   
                  2 
                 0.8784 
                 0.354 
                 0.673 
               
               
                   
                  3 
                 4.0730 
                 0.258 
                 1.95375 
                 32.33 
                 0.657 
               
               
                   
                  4 
                 −2.0290 
                 0.083 
                 1.60342 
                 38.03 
                 0.640 
               
               
                   
                  5 
                 3.2358 
                 0.108 
                 0.569 
               
               
                   
                  6 
                 −1.2945 
                 0.172 
                 1.68893 
                 31.16 
                 0.548 
               
               
                   
                  7 
                 1.7517 
                 0.329 
                 1.85150 
                 40.78 
                 0.631 
               
               
                   
                  8 
                 −1.7517 
                 0.018 
                 0.645 
               
               
                   
                  9 
                 1.1917 
                 0.368 
                 1.49700 
                 81.61 
                 0.653 
               
               
                   
                 10 
                 −3.5528 
                 0.009 
                 0.631 
               
               
                   
                 11* 
                 4.1556 
                 0.057 
                 1.83441 
                 37.28 
                 0.587 
               
               
                   
                 12* 
                 1.9836 
                 0.187 
                 0.557 
               
               
                   
                 13(ST) 
                 ∞ 
                 d13 
                 R13 
               
               
                   
                 14 
                 −0.9917 
                 0.062 
                 1.61293 
                 36.94 
                 0.478 
               
               
                   
                 15 
                 −5.7790 
                 0.012 
                 0.495 
               
               
                   
                 16 
                 2.1244 
                 0.282 
                 1.59282 
                 68.62 
                 0.544 
               
               
                   
                 17 
                 −1.3918 
                 0.209 
                 0.562 
               
               
                   
                 18* 
                 −8.4171 
                 0.098 
                 1.69350 
                 53.20 
                 0.599 
               
               
                   
                 19* 
                 −2.8176 
                 d19 
                 0.614 
               
               
                   
                 20* 
                 −1.8973 
                 0.083 
                 1.58313 
                 59.46 
                 0.645 
               
               
                   
                 21* 
                 −6.9348 
                 d21 
                 0.704 
               
               
                   
                 22 
                 ∞ 
                 0.074 
                 1.51680 
                 64.13 
                 1.200 
               
               
                   
                 23 
                 ∞ 
                 BF 
                 1.200 
               
               
                   
                 24(IM) 
                 ∞ 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Aspherical Surface Data 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 i 
                 11 
                 12 
                 18 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 K 
                 −4.9288 
                 −0.4693 
                 15.3255 
               
               
                   
                 A4 
                 −9.582E−02  
                 −8.355E−02  
                 −2.063E−01  
               
               
                   
                 A6 
                 5.043E−01 
                 5.689E−01 
                 6.890E−02 
               
               
                   
                 A8 
                 −4.618E−01  
                 −2.913E−01  
                 0.000E+00 
               
               
                   
                 A10 
                 0.000E+00 
                 0.000E+00 
                 0.000E+00 
               
               
                   
                 A12 
                 0.000E+00 
                 0.000E+00 
                 0.000E+00 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 I 
                 19 
                 20 
                 21 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 K 
                 −0.9347 
                 −0.1889 
                 0 
               
               
                   
                 A4 
                 −2.416E−03  
                 −1.143E−01  
                 −9.359E−02  
               
               
                   
                 A6 
                 1.158E−01 
                 −1.549E−01  
                 −1.873E−01  
               
               
                   
                 A8 
                 1.983E−01 
                 0.000E+00 
                 1.909E−01 
               
               
                   
                 A10 
                 −1.130E−01  
                 0.000E+00 
                 −1.298E−01  
               
               
                   
                 A12 
                 0.000E+00 
                 0.000E+00 
                 0.000E+00 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Various Data 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 F 
                 1.57 
               
               
                   
                 FNO 
                 1.85 
               
               
                   
                 2ω 
                 64.9 
               
               
                   
                 TL 
                 4.553 
               
               
                   
                 BF 
                 0.0425 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Variable Parameter 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Distance 
                 d0 
                 R13 
                 d13 
                 d19 
                 d21 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 ∞ 
                 (POS1) 
                 0.533 
                 0.514 
                 0.229 
                 0.751 
               
               
                   
                 7.0 mm 
                 (POS2) 
                 0.509 
                 0.283 
                 0.666 
                 0.545 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
            
               
                 Movement Amount of Group (POS1→POS2) 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Gr2 
                 Gr3 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 −0.230 
                 0.206 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Conditional 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 (6) 
               
               
                 Expression 
                   
                   
                 (3) 
                 (4) 
                 (5) 
                 θg, F − 
               
               
                 Corresponding 
                 (1) 
                 (2) 
                 | f3/ 
                 | d_2Gr/ 
                 d_npr1/ 
                 (−0.0018 
               
               
                 Value 
                 f1/f 
                 f2/f 
                 f2 | 
                 d_3Gr | 
                 f1 
                 νd + 0.6484) 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 EX1 
                 1.18 
                 1.62 
                 1.59 
                 1.11 
                 0.52 
                 0.019(L22) 
               
               
                 EX2 
                 1.41 
                 1.58 
                 2.61 
                 0.45 
                 0.45 
                 0.019(L22) 
               
               
                 EX3 
                 1.70 
                 1.62 
                 2.97 
                 0.37 
                 0.49 
                 0.019(L22) 
               
               
                 EX4 
                 1.33 
                 1.60 
                 1.79 
                 1.12 
                 0.46 
                 0.019(L22) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Data associated 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 with Conditional Expression 
                 EX1 
                 EX2 
                 EX3 
                 EX4 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 f(mm) 
                 1.572 
                 1.137 
                 1.136 
                 1.572 
               
               
                 f1(mm) 
                 1.851 
                 1.605 
                 1.931 
                 2.089 
               
               
                 f2(mm) 
                 2.550 
                 1.799 
                 1.841 
                 2.512 
               
               
                 f3(mm) 
                 −4.043 
                 −4.692 
                 −5.470 
                 −4.507 
               
               
                 d_ npr1(mm) 
                 0.958 
                 0.723 
                 0.940 
                 0.969 
               
               
                 θg, F(L22) 
                 0.5441 
                 0.5441 
                 0.5441 
                 0.5441 
               
               
                 νd(L22) 
                 68.62 
                 68.62 
                 68.62 
                 68.62 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     EXPLANATION OF NUMERALS AND CHARACTERS 
     DU Digital device 
     LU Imaging optical device 
     LN Imaging lens 
     Gr 1  First lens group 
     Gr 2  Second lens group 
     Gr 3  Third lens group 
     L 1 # #-th lens in first lens group from object side (#=1, 2, . . . , 8) 
     L 2 # #-th lens in second lens group from object side (#=1, 2, 3) 
     L 31  Lens constituting third lens group 
     ST Stop 
     SR Imaging element 
     SS Light receiving surface (imaging surface) 
     IM Image plane (optical image) 
     AX Optical axis 
       1  Signal processing part 
       2  Control part 
       3  Memory 
       4  Operation part 
       5  Display part 
     RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This is a continuation of PCT International Application No. PCT/JP2018/041421, filed on Nov. 8, 2018, which is hereby incorporated by reference. This application also claims the benefit of Japanese Patent Application No. 2017-220250, filed in Japan on Nov. 15, 2017, which is hereby incorporated by reference.