Patent ID: 8582020

Claim:
An imaging apparatus, provided with a camera body whereon an interchangeable lens can be removably mounted, said imaging apparatus comprising: an imaging portion provided with an image pickup device which images an image of a photographic subject, a first housing which holds the imaging portion, a protective cover which is disposed more towards a photographic object side than the first housing, a second housing which is a housing independent of the first housing, which holds the protective cover and which is provided with a mount structure more towards the photographic object side than the protective cover, to attachably and removably mount interchangeable lenses at the photographic object side, and a plurality of sealing members comprising a first sealing member provided between and in contact with the first housing and the imaging portion, and a second sealing member provided between and in contact with the first housing and the second housing or the protective cover; wherein the camera body is constituted by the first housing and the second housing, and an airtight space is formed by the first housing, the imaging portion, the plurality of sealing members, and at least one of the second housing and the protective cover.