Patent ID: 7787192

Claim:
A lens unit having a plurality of lens groups, comprising: (a) a first lens group arranged in a direction of a first optical axis of the lens unit, on which a light flux from an object is incident; (b) a second lens group arranged in a direction of a second optical axis of the lens unit and provided closer to an image side than the first lens group and; (c) a bending section provided between the first lens group and the second lens group, which bends the first optical axis in the direction of the second optical axis, wherein the first and second lens groups are movable in the respective optical axes when a zooming operation is carried out; (d) an actuator which drives the first and second lens groups; (e) a first drive mechanism which moves the first lens group; (f) a second drive mechanism which moves the second lens group; and (g) a coupling member which concurrently transmits drive force from the actuator to the first and second drive mechanisms.