An optimization technique with variable orthogonalization and SVD(singular value decomposition) is examined in a double-Gauss type photographic lens design and its convergence and stability are compared with ordinary least squares and DLS(damped least squares) method. It is known that there are close relationship between the stability of optimization and condition number of nomal equation, the ratio between maximum and minimum of eigenvalues. In this study, the stability is greatly improved by limiting the condition number, the SVD, as expeded. The case of DLS with small damping, orthogonalization and SVD shows the most rapid convergence and stability. It means that the unstability of DLS method with small damping is overcome by using the variable orthogonalization and SVD.