Patent ID: 7839578

Claim:
An optical apparatus comprising: a first moving member configured to hold a first zoom lens unit; a second moving member configured to hold a second zoom lens unit; a feed screw provided parallel to the optical axis of the first zoom lens unit and the second zoom lens unit; an actuator configured to drive the feed screw; an interlocking movement member configured to move along the optical axes with rotation of the feed screw; a first urging member configured to urge the first moving member toward the interlocking movement member; a second urging member configured to urge the second moving member toward the interlocking movement member; a first regulating portion configured to regulate movement of the first moving member along the optical axis; and a second regulating portion configured to regulate movement of the second moving member along the optical axis, wherein the first moving member and the second moving member are moved along the optical axis by movement of the interlocking movement member along the optical axis.