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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2006
Akihiro Sugiyama, Kanagawa-Ken, JP;
Akihiro Sugiyama, Kanagawa-Ken, JP;
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A lighting system of the present invention includes a master flash device, a remote flash device, a support part, and a light guiding member. The master flash device emits light in accordance with a light emission control of a camera. The remote flash device has a light-receiving part that receives the light of the master flash device and emits light in accordance with the light-receiving result of the light-receiving part. The support part has the remote flash device mounted at a place where the light of the master flash device is shielded by a shooting lens or a camera. The light guiding member optically forms a detour optical path that guides the light of the master flash device to the light-receiving part.