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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jun Akabane, Tokyo, JP;
Ken Moro, Tokyo, JP;
Masayasu Yamamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Masaharu Hara, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshio Sekine, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3541451 ;
Abstract
A single-lens reflex camera includes a protruding housing portion enclosing a pentagonal prism and an eyepiece optical system. The housing portion has at least two lateral faces connecting a front face and a rear face. The camera includes a flash unit having two arm members fixed thereto. The two arm members can rotate about axis passing through the protruding portion between the lateral faces. The two arm members can assume a first position where the flash unit is disabled and a second position where the flash unit is enabled.