Adapter and camera system
US8678678B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 13, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B17/565
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An adapter includes a first housing member that includes a first mount portion to which a camera body can be attached and detached and a second mount portion to which an interchangeable lens can be attached and detached, a second housing member that is integrally formed with the first housing member and includes a screw-receiving part, which can be attached to and detached from a tripod, in a side opposite to the first housing member, a driven member, and an actuator of a drive system for driving the driven member. The screw-receiving part is arranged in the vicinity of a center of an end of the second housing member, and at least a portion of the actuator is arranged in the periphery of the screw-receiving part in the second housing member.
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