Camera

A camera, comprising:

• a frame including a film compartment to contain a photographic film and a barrel portion extending from the film compartment in an optical axis direction;
• a lens barrel movable in the optical axis direction inside the barrel portion, the lens barrel including
• a rear lens barrel unit movable forward relative to the barrel portion from a position radially inside the barrel portion, and
• a front lens barrel unit movable forward relative to the rear lens barrel unit from a position radially inside the rear lens barrel unit, the front lens barrel unit accommodating at least one lens;
• and
• a light shield separate from the rear lens barrel unit and connecting the frame and the front lens barrel unit, the light shield including
• a rear extendable portion connected to the frame and extendable from a contracting state in the optical axis direction, and
• a front extendable portion connected to the front lens barrel unit and extendable from a contracting state in the optical axis direction to be longer than an equilibrium length of the front extendable portion, wherein the front extendable portion is integral with the rear extendable portion,
• wherein the lens barrel is shiftable between
• a retracted state in which the rear lens barrel unit is accommodated radially inside the barrel portion and the front lens barrel unit is accommodated radially inside the rear lens barrel unit,
• a first photographing state in which the rear lens barrel unit extends forward relative to the barrel portion and the front lens barrel unit is accommodated radially inside the rear lens barrel unit, and
• a second photographing state in which the rear lens barrel unit extends forward relative to the barrel portion and the front lens barrel unit extends forward relative to the rear lens barrel unit,
• the rear extendable portion in the light shield contracts in the optical axis direction to have a first length in the optical axis direction in the retracted state and has a second length greater than the first length in the optical axis direction in the first photographing state and the second photographing state, and
• the front extendable portion in the light shield contracts in the optical axis direction to have a third length in the optical axis direction in the retracted state and has a fourth length greater than the third length and greater than or equal to the equilibrium length in the optical axis direction in the second photographing state.