Kind Code: A1 A compact image forming optical system having a small open F value over the entire zoom range is provided.
2. Description of the Related Art
In recent years, a so-called mirrorless camera, which eliminates a quick-return mirror that is arranged between an imaging optical system and an imaging device and guides light rays to a finder optical system, has become popular. Since the body of the mirrorless camera has been downsized by eliminating the mirror, downsizing of the imaging optical system is required accordingly. Also, there is a demand for a large aperture zoom lens with a small open F-number over the entire zoom range.
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Patent Document 1 discloses a positive lead type zoom lens having a bright open F number of about 2.8 and having a lens group closest to the object side fixed with respect to an image plane during zooming. Since the optical total length does not change, convenience and robustness are high, but there is a problem that the size of the imaging optical system is large. Patent Document 2 discloses a positive lead type zoom lens having a bright open F number of about 2.8 and a shortened total optical length at the wide-angle end. However, since many lens groups with large diameters that move during zooming are arranged on the image side of the aperture stop, the mechanism required for zooming is large, and the size of the lens barrel in the radial direction is large. .
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a compact image forming optical system with a small open F value over the entire zoom range .