Retractable photographing lens

A digital camera having a body, an image pickup device, a retractable lens and an image display panel affixed to the body for displaying an image picked up by the image pickup device, the image pickup device and retractable lens housed within the body, the retractable lens comprising:

• a plurality of optical components including a first optical element, a second optical element and a third optical element which are positioned on an optical axis in a ready state of said lens, at least said first optical element and said second optical element being movable independently in said optical axis direction;
• and
• a support frame which supports said second optical element, and has a generally ring-shaped portion and at least one radial arm portion, wherein said ring-shaped portion substantially surrounds said optical axis, and wherein said radial arm portion projects radially outwards from a rear end of said ring-shaped portion such that an outer end of said radial arm portion is guided in said optical axis direction, said second optical element supported in a front end portion of said ring-shaped portion,
• wherein, when said retractable lens moves from said ready state to a retracted state, said third optical element is positioned in said ring-shaped portion while said first optical element is retracted from an on-axis position on said optical axis into an off-axis space radially outside said ring-shaped portion such that said first optical element is positioned radially outside said second optical element and said third optical element.