Photography – Having variable focal length of camera objective – Manually selected preset zoom position or range
Patent
1995-11-13
1999-12-14
Metjahic, Safet
Photography
Having variable focal length of camera objective
Manually selected preset zoom position or range
396 72, G03B 310
Patent
active
060028866
ABSTRACT:
A lens barrel includes an external operation member for manual operation, a driving source, a movable lens supported movably along an optical axis, a lens moving mechanism arranged to receive a movement of the external operation member and move the movable lens at least along the optical axis and to receive a motion of the driving source and move the movable lens at least along the optical axis, and a switching mechanism for varying a ratio of the amount of the movement received from the external operation member to the amount of movement of the movable lens.
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Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Dalakis Michael
Metjahic Safet
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