Patent ID: 6229961
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A nearby photography adapter attachable and detachable to and from a camera capable of performing nearby photography in which a camera-to-subject distance is shorter than that in normal photography, said adapter comprising:a mount on which said camera can be mounted;a photographic range and camera-to-subject distance indicator united with said mount, and movable between being collapsed and stowed and being raised and usable, said photographic range and camera-to-subject distance indicator indicating a photographic range and an in-focus position for a photographic subject of the camera, which are predetermined for nearby photography, when said indicator is raised; anda photographic state sensing member, united with said mount, for sensing whether said camera has been set to a predetermined nearby photographic state, and for, when said camera has been set to the predetermined nearby photographic state, enabling mounting of said camera on said mount.