Provided is an optical system having, in order from an object, a positive first lens group (G1), an aperture stop (S) and a second lens group (G2), wherein the first lens group (G1) includes, in order from the object, a negative lens component (L1), a positive lens component (L2) and a first lens component (L3, L4), the image side surface of which is a concave surface facing the aperture stop (S), the second lens group (G2) includes, in order from the object, a second lens component (L5, L6), the object side surface of which is a concave surface facing the aperture stop (S), and a positive lens component (L8) disposed closest to the image, the first lens component (L1) and the second lens component (L2) face each other sandwiching the aperture stop (S), and the following conditional expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied: 1.5