Patent ID: 8693860

Claim:
An image taking system comprising: a lens apparatus having: an optical member that is movable; a driving unit that drives the optical member; and a lens controller; and a first operating apparatus and a second operating apparatus each configured to output a command information for driving the movable optical member, wherein the lens controller is configured to control the driving unit based on the command information from the first operating apparatus and the second operating apparatus, wherein the first operating apparatus comprises: an operating unit operable by an operator; and a demand controller configured to output, to the lens controller, information for driving the optical member based on an operation amount of the operating unit, wherein the demand controller outputs position command information for the optical member to the lens controller based on the operation amount of the operating unit when the operating unit is being operated, and outputs information other than the position command information for the optical member to the lens controller when the operating unit is not being operated, wherein the lens controller controls: the driving unit, upon receiving the position command information from the first operating apparatus, based on the received position command information, and the driving unit, upon not receiving position command information from the first operating apparatus, based on the command information from the second operating apparatus.