Patent ID: 8159746

Claim:
An optical apparatus comprising: an image stabilizing lens which is shiftable with respect to an optical axis of an optical system; a movable lens which is movable in a direction of the optical axis; a first actuator and a second actuator each of which comprises a magnet and a coil, the first and second actuators shifting the image stabilizing lens in directions different from each other; and a third actuator which comprises a magnet and a coil and moves the movable lens, wherein, when viewed in the direction of the optical axis, the first and second actuators are disposed in a first area and the third actuator is disposed in a second area, the first and second areas being opposite to each other with respect to the optical axis, and the first and second actuators are respectively disposed in areas in the first area which are opposite to each other with respect to a straight line passing a position of the optical axis and the third actuator, and wherein the first and second actuators and the third actuator are relatively movable in the direction of the optical axis.