Patent ID: 8075201

Claim:
A lens system comprising: a lens; a fitting couplable to a camera; a resiliently flexible body extending between the lens and the fitting, the body being configured so that at least a portion of the body is movable to allow the lens to be moved among at least two operative positions relative to the camera when the fitting is coupled to the camera, the body having a rest position; and a retention device coupled to the body and the fitting, the retention device having an engaged configuration and a disengaged configuration, in the engaged configuration the retention device retains the at least a portion of the body in at least one user selected position, in the disengaged configuration the retention device does not retain the at least a portion of the body in the at least one user selected position, wherein the body at least approximately returns to the rest position after being moved away from the rest position and when the retention device is in the disengaged configuration.