Patent ID: 6052534
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A close-up photographing apparatus comprising:a range determining frame having a base end adapted to be attached to a camera body, a middle portion, and a free end;a frontal opening provided in said free end to define a photographic object area;a strobe light provided in said middle portion for lighting said photographic object area;a lens assembly including a lens and an aperture member incorporated in said base end, said aperture member defining a small aperture opening adapted for an intensity of light radiated from said strobe light onto said photographic object area;an adjusting member for axially moving said free end; anda synchronizing mechanism for moving said lens in synchronization with the movement of said free end so as to form a clear image on a film surface at a magnification factor selected from a range of magnification factors.