Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Masayuki Shodai

Koichi Muramatsu

Katsuya Kawakita

A lens barrelcomprises fourth lenses Land L, a substantially cylindrical fourth lens group unit, and a substantially cylindrical cam frame. The fourth lens group unitholds the fourth lenses Land Land has a plurality of cam pinstoandprotruding in the radial direction. The cam frameis disposed substantially coaxially with the fourth lens group unit, and has a plurality of cam groovesthat are formed in a direction intersecting the optical axis direction and engage with the cam pinstoand; assembly groovesandthat are provided contiguously with the cam groove, engage with the cam pinstoandin the mounting and assembly of the fourth lens group unit, and guide these cam pins from the end portion to the cam groovein the optical axis direction; and a concave portionthat holds the cam pinin the assembly groovein the assembly of the fourth lens group unit

Lens barrel and camera equipped with same

A lens hood which is integrated with a lens cover is provided. The lens hood is attached in front of an imaging lens, and is configured to prevent undesired light incident on the imaging lens. The lens hood includes a lens cover having an upper door and a lower door, and a hood body. The hood body supports the upper door and the lower door so as to rotate the upper door and the lower door in opposite directions to each other about an axis orthogonal to an optical axis of the imaging lens, and has a storage space that stores the upper door and the lower door.

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Osaka, Japan

Masayuki Shodai