This invention relates to the field of
optics, specifically to a
zoom lens and imaging device. The
zoom lens, from the object plane side to the
image plane side, consists of a first fixed lens group with positive
optical power, a
zoom lens group, an aperture stop, a second fixed lens group, a focusing lens group, and an auxiliary lens group. The
zoom lens group and the focusing lens group move along the principal
optical axis of the
zoom lens. The first fixed lens group, from the object plane side to the
image plane side, consists of a first fixed lens with negative
optical power, a second fixed lens with negative
optical power, a third fixed lens with positive optical power, and a fourth fixed lens with positive optical power. The
zoom lens satisfies the following conditions: XG2 / ft > 0.5; ft / fw < 5; DG12max / DG35 > 1.8. This invention achieves a zoom lens that, while miniaturizing, improves the volume of the front lens group and the
range of motion of the zoom lens group to a certain extent, increasing the zoom capability and resolving power of the zoom lens.