Nikon Corporation

Takumi Nakano

Hiroki Takita

Marie Shimoyama

Hisanori Togawa

A camera system and a lens barrel are provided in an exchangeable-lens camera including a shake correction mechanism that integrally drives a lens barrel and an imaging unit, it being possible for lenses to be exchanged smoothly, and greater utility and convenience to be obtained. A lens barrel to and from which a camera body can be attached and detached, wherein the lens barrel includes: a first barrel having a first engagement part that engages with a first part of the camera body; a second barrel disposed inside the first barrel, the second barrel having a second engagement part that engages with a second part of the camera body, and having an optical system; and a drive unit that drives the second barrel in relation to the first barrel.

Lens barrel, camera body, camera system

A camera system and a lens barrel capable of improving practicality and convenience by enabling smooth lens exchange in a lens-interchangeable camera having a vibration correction mechanism that integrally drives a lens barrel and an image capturing unit. A lens barrel to which a camera body can be detachably attached, the lens barrel including: a first barrel having a first engaging portion that engages with a first portion of the camera body; and a second barrel disposed inside the first barrel and having an optical system and a second engaging portion that engages with a second portion of the camera body.

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Tokyo, Japan

Takumi Nakano