Patent Publication Number: US-11378787-B2

Title: Lens apparatus and camera system

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a lens apparatus and a camera system. 
     Description of the Related Art 
     As an actuator for moving part of components in an optical system, a motor driven by energizing a coil, such as a stepping motor or a voice coil motor, is known. In a case where an amount of energization to the coil is large or the arrangement position of the motor is close to an image-capturing element in, for example, a mirrorless camera, due to the influence of a magnetic field occurring due to energization to the coil, noise is likely to be superposed on an image signal that the image-capturing element generates. 
     United States Patent Application Publication No. 2012/0019680 discusses a technique that reduces noise to be superposed on an image signal by changing a drive frequency of a drive device for an image-capturing element at a timing of reading out charge from the image-capturing element. 
     However, in United States Patent Application Publication No. 2012/0019680, when a measure of noise reduction is not taken on the camera side in an image pickup system including an interchangeable lens apparatus, influence of a magnetic field occurring from the lens apparatus cannot be reduced. In this situation, without considering the configuration of an optical system in the lens apparatus, simple arrangement of a motor at the farthest position from an image-capturing element causes a possibility that the lens apparatus becomes larger, depending on the configuration of the optical system. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     According to an aspect of the present invention, a lens apparatus includes an optical system including a front lens group having a positive refractive power and configured to move to an object side during focusing from infinity to a close-distance object, and a rear lens group arranged on an image side of the front lens group and configured to be immovable during focusing, a motor configured to move the front lens group, and a holding member including a flange portion, on the object side, extending in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis of the optical system and configured to hold at least part of the rear lens group, wherein the motor includes a coil, a casing housing the coil, and a shaft portion extending from the casing in an optical-axis direction of the optical system, and arranged at a position at which an end surface on the image side of the casing is on the object side with respect to the flange portion in the optical-axis direction. 
     According to another aspect of the present invention, a lens apparatus includes an optical system including a front lens group having a positive refractive power and configured to move to an object side during focusing from infinity to a close-distance object, and a rear lens group arranged on an image side of the front lens group and configured to be immovable during the focusing, a motor configured to move the front lens group, a guide barrel configured to guide a movement of the front lens group, and a cam barrel configured to rotate with respect to the guide barrel by driving the motor, to move the front lens group, wherein the motor is arranged adjacent to the image side of the cam barrel, and wherein the following conditional expression is satisfied:
 
0.20&lt;Δ/ L&lt; 0.30
 
     where Δ represents a moving distance of the front lens group during focusing from a state where the optical system is focusing on an object at infinity to a state where the optical system has a lateral magnification of −0.5, and L represents an entire lens length of the optical system focusing on the infinity. 
     Further features of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the attached drawings. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIGS. 1A and 1B  each illustrate a configuration of a lens apparatus and a camera. 
         FIG. 2  illustrates a peripheral configuration of lens barrels. 
         FIG. 3  illustrates a peripheral configuration of the lens barrels. 
         FIG. 4  illustrates a configuration of an actuator. 
         FIG. 5  is a cross-sectional view of an optical system according to a first exemplary embodiment. 
         FIGS. 6A and 6B  are aberration diagrams of the optical system according to the first exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 7  is a cross-sectional view of an optical system according to a second exemplary embodiment. 
         FIGS. 8A and 8B  are aberration diagrams of the optical system according to the second exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 9  illustrates a configuration of a motor. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 
     A lens apparatus and a camera system according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same components are denoted with the same reference numerals in the drawings and thus the duplicate descriptions thereof will be omitted. 
       FIGS. 1A and 1B  illustrates a configuration of a camera  100  and a lens apparatus  200  that is attachable to and detachable from the camera  100 , according to a first exemplary embodiment. Referring to  FIGS. 1A and 1B , an optical-axis direction of an optical system OL in the lens apparatus  200  is defined as a Z-axis direction, and two direction which are both parallel to the outer shape of an image-capturing element (light-receiving element)  104  and mutually orthogonal are defined as a Y-axis direction and an X-axis direction, respectively. 
     In the camera  100 , a mirror  101  reflects part of a light flux from the optical system OL, to a pentaprism  105 , and transmits the residual light flux through the mirror  101 . The pentaprism  105  guides the incident light to the observation side by internal reflection. A mirror  102  guides the light transmitted through the mirror  101  to an autofocus (AF) optical system (not illustrated) for distance measuring. When the mirrors  101  and  102  are moved outside an optical path, the image-capturing element  104  receives an image formed by the optical system OL of the lens apparatus  200  and generates an image signal of the received image. 
     Next, the configuration of the lens apparatus  200  will be described. The optical system OL includes a front lens group Lf having a positive refractive power that moves to the object side during focusing from infinity to a close-distance object and a rear lens group Lr arranged on the image side (camera side) of the front lens group Lf, immovable during the focusing.  FIG. 1A  illustrates the optical system OL focusing on an object at infinity, and  FIG. 1B  illustrates the optical system OL having a lateral magnification of −0.5. Referring in  FIG. 1A , the moving distance of the front lens group Lf is indicated by sign Δ. The front lens group Lf includes nine lenses of lenses L 1  to L 9 , and the rear lens group Lr includes two lenses of lenses L 10  and L 11 . An aperture diaphragm  205  is arranged between the lens L 4  and the lens L 5  that moves in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis OA at a time of correcting image shaking. 
     The lens barrel of the lens apparatus  200  includes a fixed barrel  212 , an outer barrel  213 , and a mount  209 . The mount  209 , which is the coupling portion between the lens apparatus  200  and the camera  100 , is connected with the fixed barrel  212  via the outer barrel  213 . The mount  209  holds a guide barrel  201 , a  1 A lens barrel  203 , and a  2 B lens barrel  208  indirectly via the fixed barrel  212 . 
     The holding mechanism for the front lens group Lf will be described. The  1 A lens barrel  203  holds the lenses L 1  to L 4 . A  1 B lens barrel  204  holds the lens L 5  and the aperture diaphragm  205 . A  1 C lens barrel  206  holds the lenses L 6  to L 9 . The  1 B lens barrel  204  and the  1 C lens barrel  206  are fixed to the  1 A lens barrel  203 . 
     A motor  220  moves the  1 A lens barrel  203  in the Z-axis direction via the guide barrel  201 , a cam barrel  202  having a gear cam  210 , and a cam follower  211 . As described above, because the  1 B lens barrel  204  and the  1 C lens barrel  206  are fixed to the  1 A lens barrel  203 , when the  1 A lens barrel  203  moves in the Z-axis direction, the  1 B lens barrel  204  and the  1 C lens barrel  206  move integrally with the  1 A lens barrel  203 . In other words, the motor  220  has a function of indirectly moving the front lens group Lf in the Z-axis direction. 
     The cam barrel  202  is arranged outside the guide barrel  201 . The cam follower  211  fixed to the  1 A lens barrel  203  engages with a translatory guide groove (not illustrated) of the guide barrel  201  formed in the Z-axis direction and a cam groove (not illustrated) included in the cam barrel  202 . Rotation of the cam barrel  202  by the drive of the motor  220  causes the cam follower  211  to move along the translatory guide groove of the guide barrel  201 , so that the front lens group Lf moves along with the movement of the cam follower  211 . 
     The holding mechanism for the rear lens group Lr will be described. A  2 A lens barrel  207  holds the lens L 10 , and the  2 B lens barrel (holding member)  208  holds the lens L 11  that is a part of the rear lens group Lr.  FIG. 2  illustrates a peripheral configuration of the  2 A lens barrel  207  and the  2 B lens barrel  208 , and is a cross-sectional view of a cross section different from that of  FIGS. 1A and 1B . The  2 A lens barrel  207  includes, on the object side, a flange portion  207 F extending in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis of the optical system OL (direction orthogonal to the Z axis, for example, the radial direction of the optical system OL). The  2 B lens barrel  208  includes, on the object side, a flange portion  208 F extending in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis. The  2 A lens barrel  207  is fixed to the  2 B lens barrel  208  in such a manner that the flange portion  207 F abuts on the object side of the flange portion  208 F. The  2 B lens barrel  208  is fixed to the guide barrel  201  via the flange portion  208 F. However, the flange portions  207 F and  208 F are not necessarily formed at the respective ends on the object side of the  2 A lens barrel  207  and the  2 B lens barrel  208  as in the present exemplary embodiment. The flange portions  207 F and  208 F only require forming at least on the object side with respect to the respective intermediate positions in the Z-axis direction of the  2 A lens barrel  207  and the  2 B lens barrel  208 . 
     The flange portions  207 F and  208 F are formed differently in height depending on the circumferential position. For example,  FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional view different from that of  FIG. 2 . The flange portions  207 F and  208 F in the cross-sectional view of  FIG. 3  are formed shorter in length in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis than the flange portions  207 F and  208 F in the cross-sectional view of  FIG. 2 . 
     &lt;Configuration and Arrangement of Motor&gt; 
     Next, arrangement of the motor  220  suitable for the optical system OL described above, in the present exemplary embodiment, will be described. 
     The configuration and arrangement of the motor  220  will be described with reference to  FIGS. 3, 4, and 9 . According to the present exemplary embodiment, a kind of the motor  220  is a stepping motor. The motor  220  includes a magnet  220   b , coils  220   a , a casing  220   c , and a shaft portion  220   d . In the motor  220 , the four coils  220   a  (two coils are not illustrated) are arranged along the circumferential direction of the magnet  220   b  and when the coils  220   a  are energized, the magnet  220   b  rotates relative to the coils  220   a . The coils  220   a  and the magnet  220   b  are housed in the casing  220   c . The casing  220   c  may have a cylindrical shape as illustrated in  FIG. 4  or may have a different shape. The shaft portion  220   d , which is a portion extending from the casing  220   c  in the Z-axis direction, is rotationally driven along with rotation of the magnet  220   b . Transmission of the generated force in rotation to the gear cam  210  via a pinion (not illustrated) and a gear train (not illustrated) causes the gear cam  210  to rotate. Then, the rotation of the gear cam  210  causes the cam barrel  202  to rotate. Then, the rotation of the cam barrel  202  to the guide barrel  201  causes the front lens group Lf to move in the Z-axis direction. In a case where the magnet  220   b  is rod-shaped, a part of the magnet  220   b  may protrude outward from the casing  220   c.    
     The optical system OL generally used in a lens apparatus for close-up imaging has features that the lens diameter is large, and the lens group closest on the object side has a relatively large moving distance during focusing. Thus, preferably but optionally, the motor  220  is arranged at a position that does not cause the lens apparatus  200  to be larger. Thus, according to the present exemplary embodiment, the motor  220  is arranged at a position at which an end surface  220 R on the image side of the casing  220   c  is on the object side with respect to the flange portion  208 F. The arrangement at that position enables reduction of the lens apparatus  200  in size and reduction of noise to an image signal that the image-capturing element  104  acquires, in comparison with a case where the motor  220  is arranged at a different position. 
     For example, arrangement of the end surface  220 R of the motor  220  at a position on the image side with respect to the flange portion  208 F causes the influence of noise due to a magnetic field to increase at the image-capturing element  104 . Arrangement of the end surface  220 R of the motor  220  outside the flange portion  208 F in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis causes the lens apparatus  200  to increase the diameter thereof. 
     Furthermore, in the present exemplary embodiment, the motor  220  is arranged at the position at which the motor  220  overlaps the guide barrel  201  and the cam barrel  202  in the Z-axis direction. In this way, preferably but optionally, the motor  220  overlaps at least one of the guide barrel  201  and the cam barrel  202  in the Z-axis direction (in optical-axis direction view). In other words, preferably but optionally, the motor  220  is not arranged outside the guide barrel  201 . This arrangement enables the diameter of the lens apparatus  200  to be smaller than the diameter in a case where the motor  220  is arranged outside the guide barrel  201  in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis of the optical system OL. 
     Furthermore, in the present exemplary embodiment, the position at which the motor  220  is arranged is on the image side with respect to the cam barrel  202  and the guide barrel  201 . This arrangement enables avoiding an increase in diameter of the lens apparatus  200 . If the motor  220  is arranged on the object side with respect to the guide barrel  201  and the cam barrel  202 , there is a possibility that the motor  220  interferes with the front lens group Lf during focusing. 
     Furthermore, in the present exemplary embodiment, the motor  220  is arranged so that the central axis of each coil  220   a  extends along the X-axis direction or the Y-axis direction. Preferably but optionally, the motor  220  is arranged so that the central axis of each coil  220   a  is not parallel to the Z-axis direction. This arrangement could prevent the principal direction of a magnetic field generated when the coils  220   a  are energized from being lead to the image-capturing element  104 . Thus, noise signal, which is generated due to the magnetic field, on an image signal that the image-capturing element  104  acquires can be reduced. 
     Furthermore, in the motor  220 , as illustrated in  FIG. 4 , the surface of the casing  220   c  may be provided with a shield (magnetic shielding member)  221  that reduces the magnetic flux that passes through the surface. Preferably but optionally, at least part of the surface on the object side and the surface on the image side of the casing  220   c  is covered with the shield  221 . This arrangement enables attenuation of the strength or change of the direction of a magnetic field generated by the motor  220  when the coils  220   a  are energized. Thus, noise signal on an image signal that the image-capturing element  104  acquires can be reduced. 
     &lt;Relationship Between Optical System and Motor&gt; 
     Next, the configuration of the optical system OL and the arrangement relationship between the optical system OL and the motor  220  in the lens apparatus  200  according to the present exemplary embodiment will be described. 
     As described above, because the optical system OL includes the lenses having a relatively large moving distance during focusing, arrangement of the motor  220  at an inappropriate position on the image side with respect to the cam barrel  202  causes noise to be more likely to be superposed on an image signal of a captured image. Meanwhile, spacing the motor  220  extremely apart from the image-capturing element  104  in the Z-axis direction causes the lens apparatus  200  to increase the diameter or the entire length. 
     In a case where the optical system OL has an absolute value of 0.5 or more in lateral magnification, preferably but optionally, the optical system OL satisfies the following conditional expression (1):
 
0.20&lt;Δ/ L&lt; 0.30  (1)
 
where Δ represents the moving distance of the front lens group Lf during focusing from a state where the optical system OL focusing on an object at infinity to a state where the optical system OL has a lateral magnification of −0.5, and L represents the entire lens length of the optical system OL when focusing on an object at infinity.
 
     The motor  220  is arranged adjacent to the image side of the cam barrel  202 . Here, the meaning of “arranged adjacent” is not limited to a case where the motor  220  abuts on the cam barrel  202 , and but also a case where the motor  220  is arranged with an air interval without any member. 
     The moving distance Δ relates to the lengths in the Z-axis direction of the guide barrel  201  and the cam barrel  202 . On condition that the motor  220  is arranged adjacent to the image side of the cam barrel  202 , appropriate determination of the moving distance Δ and the entire lens length L results in appropriate determination of the arrangement position of the motor  220  (distance from an image plane). The arrangement of the motor  220  adjacent to the image side of the cam barrel  202  enables reduction of the diameter of the lens apparatus  200 . Securing the moving distance Δ at a predetermined level for satisfying the conditional expression (1) enables reduction of noise signal on an image signal that the image-capturing element  104  acquires, with high optical performance. 
     In a case where exceeding the upper limit of the conditional expression (1) causes an increase in the moving distance of the front lens group Lf, the cam barrel  202  and the guide barrel  201  become longer in the Z-axis direction. Thus, the distance between the motor  220  and the image-capturing element  104  in focus on infinity decreases, so that noise is more likely to be superposed on an image signal that the image-capturing element  104  generates. Furthermore, the lens apparatus  200  increases in weight, and the lens apparatus  200  increases in entire length at movement of the front lens group Lf to the object side. Below the lower limit of the conditional expression (1), the front lens group Lf and the rear lens group Lr rise in refractive power, resulting in an increase in aberration. Thus, this arrangement is not preferable. 
     Furthermore, preferably but optionally, the optical system OL satisfies at least one of the following conditional expressions (2) to (5). Satisfaction of at least one conditional expression enables acquisition of at least any effect of further downsizing of the lens apparatus  200 , enhancement in optical performance of the optical system OL, and noise reduction to a captured image.
 
0.10&lt; LR/L&lt; 0.50  (2)
 
0.05&lt; f/|f 2|&lt;0.40  (3)
 
0.80&lt; f 1/ f&lt; 1.20  (4)
 
0.50&lt; Lfh/LF&lt; 1.00  (5)
 
where LF represents the distance on the optical axis from the surface closest on the object side to the surface closest on the image side of the front lens group Lf (hereinafter, referred to as the thickness of the front lens group Lf), and LR represents the distance on the optical axis from the surface closest on the object side and the surface closest on the image side of the rear lens group Lr (hereinafter, referred to as the thickness of the rear lens group Lr). L represents the entire lens length of the optical system OL focusing on an object at infinity. f represents the focal length of the optical system OL focusing on an object at infinity, f1 represents the focal length of the front lens group Lf, and f2 represents the focal length of the rear lens group Lr. Lfh represents the distance from the surface closest on the object side of the front lens group Lf to the principal plane of the front lens group Lf.
 
     The conditional expression (2) relates to a preferred range for the ratio between the thickness of the rear lens group Lr and the entire lens length. In a case where exceeding the upper limit of the conditional expression (2) causes an increase in the thickness of the rear lens group Lr, the rear lens group Lr rises in refractive power, and the front lens group Lf rises in refractive power along with the rise. Thus, aberration increases, and aberration variation increases during focusing. In a case where shortage of the lower limit of the conditional expression (2) causes a decrease in the thickness of the rear lens group Lr, the cam barrel  202  is arranged closer to the image-capturing element  104 , and furthermore the motor  220  is arranged at a position close to the image-capturing element  104 . Thus, noise is more likely to be superposed on an image signal that the image-capturing element  104  generates. 
     The conditional expression (3) relates to a preferred range for the absolute value of the ratio in focal length between the rear lens group Lr and the optical system OL. In a case where exceeding the upper limit of the conditional expression (3) causes a decrease in the absolute value of the focal length of the rear lens group Lr and a rise in the refractive power of the rear lens group Lr, various aberrations, such as spherical aberration, increase. In a case where falling below the lower limit of the conditional expression (3) causes an increase in the absolute value of the focal length of the rear lens group Lr and a drop in the refractive power of the rear lens group Lr, the entire lens length becomes longer. 
     The conditional expression (4) relates to a preferred range for the ratio in focal length between the front lens group Lf and the optical system OL. In a case where exceeding the upper limit of the conditional expression (4) causes an increase in the focal length of the front lens group Lf and a drop in the refractive power of the front lens group Lf, the entire lens length of the optical system OL becomes longer. In a case where falling below the lower limit of the conditional expression (4) causes a decrease in the focal length of the front lens group Lf and a rise in the refractive power of the front lens group Lf, various aberrations, such as spherical aberration, increase. 
     The conditional expression (5) relates to a preferred range for the position of the principal plane of the front lens group Lf. Satisfying the range of the conditional expression (5) enables a decrease in the effective diameter of a lens arranged relatively on the object side of the optical system OL, resulting in downsizing of the optical system OL. Above the upper limit of the conditional expression (5), the principal plane of the front lens group Lf is behind the front lens group Lf. Thus, the lenses included in the front lens group Lf rise in refractive power, resulting in an increase in aberration. Below the lower limit of the conditional expression (5), the lens L 1  increases in effective diameter. Thus, the optical system OL increases in diameter. 
     Preferably but optionally, the numerical ranges of the conditional expressions (2) to (5) satisfy the following conditional expressions (2a) to (5a), respectively.
 
0.13&lt; LR/L&lt; 0.40  (2a)
 
0.10&lt; f/|f 2|&lt;0.35  (3a)
 
0.90&lt; f 1/ f&lt; 1.10  (4a)
 
0.60&lt; Lfh/LF&lt; 0.90  (5a)
 
     More preferably, the numerical ranges of the conditional expressions (2) to (5) satisfy the following conditional expressions (2b) to (5b), respectively.
 
0.15&lt; LR/L&lt; 0.35  (2b)
 
0.15&lt; f/|f 2|&lt;0.30  (3b)
 
0.95&lt; f 1/ f&lt; 1.05  (4b)
 
0.70&lt; Lfh/LF&lt; 0.85  (5b)
 
     Examples of the optical system OL will be described with reference to  FIGS. 5 to 8B .  FIG. 5  is a cross-sectional view of an optical system OL according to the first exemplary embodiment.  FIGS. 6A and 6B  are aberration diagrams of the optical system OL according to the first exemplary embodiment.  FIG. 7  is a cross-sectional view of an optical system OL according to a second exemplary embodiment.  FIGS. 8A and 8B  are aberration diagrams of the optical system OL according to the second exemplary embodiment. Referring to  FIGS. 5 and 7 , each image plane IMG corresponds to the arrangement position of the image-capturing element  104  in the camera  100 . Each of the aberration diagrams illustrated in  FIGS. 6A, 6B, 8A, and 8B  indicates a spherical aberration diagram, an astigmatism diagram, a distortion aberration diagram, and a chromatic aberration diagram in order from left to right. In each spherical aberration diagram, a solid line represents the d line (wavelength of 587.6 nm) in the Fraunhofer lines and a chain double-dashed line represents the g line (wavelength of 435.84 nm) in the Fraunhofer lines. In each astigmatism diagram, a broken line ΔS represents sagittal rays and a solid line ΔM represents meridional rays. In each distortion aberration diagram, a solid line represents the d line. In each chromatic aberration diagram, a chain double-dashed line represents the g line. Each of the aberration diagrams of  FIGS. 6A and 8A  results from the optical system OL focusing on an object at infinity. Each of the aberration diagrams of  FIGS. 6B and 8B  results from the optical system OL having a lateral magnification of −0.5. 
     The optical systems OL according to the first exemplary embodiment and the second exemplary embodiment each include a front lens group Lf having a positive refractive power that moves to the object side during focusing from infinity to a close-distance object and a rear lens group Lr arranged on the image side of the front lens group Lf. The rear lens group Lr is immovable during the focusing. 
     According to the above, an optical system having at least such a configuration is suitable as an optical system OL of a lens apparatus  200  according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Therefore, the number of lenses included in each of a front lens group Lf and a rear lens group Lr, the arrangement of an aperture diaphragm  205 , and the shape of each lens included in the optical system OL are not limited to those of the optical system OL illustrated in  FIGS. 1A and 1B  and those of the respective optical systems OL according to the first exemplary embodiment and the second exemplary embodiment. The value of F-number is not limited to those according to the first exemplary embodiment and the second exemplary embodiment. The refractive power of the rear lens group Lr is not limited to being negative as in the first exemplary embodiment and the second exemplary embodiment, and may be positive. 
     The optical system OL according to the first exemplary embodiment and the optical system OL according to the second exemplary embodiment are different in terms of, for example, the number of lenses in the front lens group Lf, the position of the aperture diaphragm  205 , and the refractive index and the shape of each lens included in the optical system OL. Specifically, the optical system OL according to the first exemplary embodiment is an optical system indicated in [First Numerical Example] to be described below, and the optical system OL according to the second exemplary embodiment is an optical system indicated in [Second Numerical Example] to be described below. 
     In [First Numerical Example] and [Second Numerical Example], surface number represents the order of optical surfaces from the object side. r represents the radius of curvature of an optical surface (mm), d represents the interval between adjacent optical surfaces (mm), nd represents the refractive index of the material of an optical member at the d line, and νd represents the Abbe number of the material of an optical member based on the d line. The Abbe number νd is expressed by the following expression:
 
ν d =( Nd− 1)/( NF−NC )
 
     where NF, Nd, and NC represent the refractive indices of the material at the F line (486.1 nm), the d line (587.6 nm), and the C line (656.3 nm) in the Fraunhofer lines, respectively. BF represents back focus. The “back focus” is expressed by the air-converted length of the distance on the optical axis from the rearmost surface of the optical system OL (lens surface closest on the image side) to a paraxial image plane. The “entire lens length” is the length of the back focus added to the distance on the optical axis from the foremost surface (lens surface closest on the object side) to the rearmost surface of the optical system OL. 
     In each numerical example, the surface number of an aspherical surface is denoted with an asterisk * on the right side of the surface number. For an aspherical shape, when an optical-axis direction is defined as an X axis, a direction perpendicular to the optical axis is defined as an H axis, the traveling direction of light is defined as positive, R is defined as the paraxial radius of curvature, K is defined as a conic constant, and A4, A6, A8, A10, and A12 are defined as aspherical constants, the following expression is acquired: 
     
       
         
           
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     For each aspherical constants, “e±x” means 10 ±x . 
     Furthermore, [Table 1] indicates respective values corresponding to the conditional expressions (1) to (5), in First Numerical Example and Second Numerical Example. 
     First Numerical Example 
     Units mm 
     Surface Data 
                                                 Surface                   Effective       number   r   d   nd   νd   diameter                                                         1   −101.398   1.20   1.80810   22.8   28.00        2   27.457   1.96           25.61        3   43.072   4.35   2.00100   29.1   25.62        4   −76.107   4.94           25.21        5   −43.452   1.34   1.51742   52.4   21.52        6   20.892   6.97   1.83400   37.2   22.63        7   −57.860   2.00           22.44        8 (diaphragm)   ∞   9.00           20.92        9*   −46.158   2.00   1.58313   59.4   16.99       10   −22.244   0.49           17.10       11   −25.258   4.23   1.83400   37.2   17.55       12   −10.915   1.00   1.80518   25.4   18.21       13   219.604   5.99           22.59       14   394.851   3.23   1.58913   61.1   32.92       15   −59.412   0.50           33.35       16   −138.542   5.23   1.80100   35.0   35.15       17   −32.649   (variable)           35.80       18   191.652   3.64   1.69680   55.5   37.00       19   −77.278   8.75           37.02       20   −34.676   1.00   1.58144   40.8   35.08       21   99.122   11.65            36.86       Image plane   ∞                    
Aspherical Surface Data
 
Ninth Surface
 
K=0.00000e+000 A4=−3.86457e−005 A6=−8.07285e−008 A8=−1.41532e−010
         A10=−1.98576e−012
 
Various Types of Data
       

     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
                 Focal length 
                 36.00 
               
               
                   
                 f-number 
                 1.85 
               
               
                   
                 Half angle of view (degrees) 
                 31.00 
               
               
                   
                 Image height 
                 21.64 
               
               
                   
                 Entire lens length 
                 79.97 
               
               
                   
                 BF 
                 11.65 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
         
         
           
             Infinity −0.5 in magnification
 
d17 0.50 19.14353
 
           
         
       
    
                                                Entrance-pupil position   14.04           Exit-pupil position   −41.18           Front principal-point position   25.51           Rear principal-point position   −24.35                        
Lens-Group Data
 
                                                             Lens                   Starting   Focal   structure   Front principal-   Rear principal-       Group   surface   length   length   point position   point position                                                        1   1   37.13   54.43   36.51   −10.06       2   18   −135.27   13.39   30.80   15.75                    
Single-Lens Data
 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 Lens 
                 Starting surface 
                 Focal length 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 1 
                 1 
                 −26.63 
               
               
                 2 
                 3 
                 27.99 
               
               
                 3 
                 5 
                 −27.07 
               
               
                 4 
                 6 
                 19.18 
               
               
                 5 
                 9 
                 71.43 
               
               
                 6 
                 11 
                 20.32 
               
               
                 7 
                 12 
                 −12.89 
               
               
                 8 
                 14 
                 87.89 
               
               
                 9 
                 16 
                 52.18 
               
               
                 10 
                 18 
                 79.48 
               
               
                 11 
                 20 
                 −44.06 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Second Numerical Example 
     Units mm 
     Surface Data 
                                                 Surface                   Effective       number   r   d   nd   νd   diameter                                                         1   −96.518   4.00   1.85896   22.7   22.66        2*   115.425   0.26           23.26        3   104.134   3.35   1.48749   70.2   23.31        4   20.842   7.10   1.80610   40.9   25.30        5   −51.757   1.91           25.24        6 (diaphragm)   ∞   9.47           23.41        7   −31.785   2.96   1.53775   74.7   19.19        8   −13.580   2.96   1.69895   30.1   19.14        9   139.915   2.00           19.87       10   −135.726   1.79   1.88300   40.8   22.07       11   −37.333   0.36           22.51       12   −399.907   2.33   1.88300   40.8   24.65       13   −39.544   (variable)           24.94       14   −659.641   3.12   2.00330   28.3   26.45       15   −89.073   12.05           27.03       16*   −35.181   3.00   1.71736   29.5   29.16       17   −579.717   13.97           31.91       Image plane   ∞                    
Aspherical Surface Data
 
Second Surface
 
K=0.00000e+000 A4=1.11348e−005 A6=−6.54297e−009 A8=1.45473e−010 A10=−3.78548e−013 A12=6.79599e−016
 
Sixteenth Surface
 
K=0.00000e+000 A4=−4.25646e−006 A6=7.76315e−008 A8=−4.15916e−010 A10=1.07574e−012 A12=−1.00091e−015
 
Various Types of Data
 
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 Wide angle 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Focal length 
                 41.92 
               
               
                   
                 f-number 
                 1.85 
               
               
                   
                 Half angle of view (degrees) 
                 27.30 
               
               
                   
                 Image height 
                 21.64 
               
               
                   
                 Entire lens length 
                 71.50 
               
               
                   
                 BF 
                 13.97 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
         
         
           
             Infinity −0.5 in magnification
 
d13 0.87 21.87
 
           
         
       
    
                                                Entrance-pupil position   9.94           Exit-pupil position   −30.05           Front principal-point position   11.94           Rear principal-point position   −27.95                        
Lens-Group Data
 
                                                             Lens                   Starting   Focal   structure   Front principal-   Rear principal-       Group   surface   length   length   point position   point position                                                        1   1   41.96   38.48   24.57   −8.19       2   14   −139.74   18.17   33.03   14.10                    
Single-Lens Data
 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 Lens 
                 Starting surface 
                 Focal length 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 1 
                 1 
                 −60.67 
               
               
                 2 
                 3 
                 −54.17 
               
               
                 3 
                 4 
                 19.27 
               
               
                 4 
                 7 
                 41.72 
               
               
                 5 
                 8 
                 −17.57 
               
               
                 6 
                 10 
                 57.83 
               
               
                 7 
                 12 
                 49.55 
               
               
                 8 
                 14 
                 102.36 
               
               
                 9 
                 16 
                 −52.33 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
                                 TABLE 1                       First   Second           Numerical Example   Numerical Example                                                (1)   0.24   0.29       (2)   0.17   0.25       (3)   −0.27   −0.30       (4)   1.03   1.00       (5)   0.82   0.78                    
&lt;Camera System&gt;
 
     A camera system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an interchangeable lens apparatus  200  and a camera  100  which the lens apparatus  200  is attachable to and detachable from or includes a camera including a lens apparatus  200  and a camera  100  integrally formed. A camera  100  may be a single-lens reflex camera including mirrors  101  and  102  or may be a mirrorless camera with no mirrors  101  and  102 . In a case where a lens apparatus  200  and a camera  100  are integrally formed, the configuration of the camera  100  is substantially similar to the configuration of the camera  100  illustrated in  FIGS. 1A and 1B , except for the lens apparatus  200  fixed to the camera  100  with no mirrors  101  and  102  and no mount  209 . 
     Additional Exemplary Embodiments 
     The flange portions  207 F and  208 F may be formed uniformly in height regardless of circumferential position. Alternatively, as long as a portion not less than half of each of the flange portions  207 F and  208 F, in circumferential position, extends in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis, the rest does not necessarily extend in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis. 
     According to the above-described exemplary embodiment, the motor  220  that is a stepping motor has been described. However, as long as the motor  220  serves as an actuator driven by energizing a coil, the motor  220  may be a different type of motor. For example, the motor  220  may be a direct-current (DC) motor. The motor  220  may be a lead screw motor, and may move the  1 A lens barrel  203 . The arrangement of the coils in the motor  220  is not limited to that according to the exemplary embodiments, and thus can be appropriately changed corresponding to the motor  220  or the optical system OL. 
     The  2 B lens barrel  208  is only required to hold at least part of the rear lens group Lr. For example, the  2 B lens barrel  208  may also function as the  2 A lens barrel  207 , and may hold the lenses L 10  and L 11 . 
     The optical system OL according to each of the numerical examples having an absolute value of 0.5 as the maximum value in lateral magnification has been exemplified, but an optical system OL according to an exemplary embodiments of the present invention is not limited in characteristic to this. The maximum value of the absolute value in lateral magnification may be below 0.5, but is preferably 0.5 or more for favorable close-up imaging. 
     The embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. Thus, various modifications and alterations may be made without departing from the scope of the spirit thereof. 
     While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. The scope of the following claims is to be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent structures and functions. 
     This application claims the benefit of Japanese Patent Application No. 2018-163189, filed Aug. 31, 2018, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.