Imaging apparatus including a solid state imaging device including a plurality of photo diodes

An imaging apparatus comprising:

• a solid state imaging device comprising a plurality of photodiodes, said solid state imaging device comprising a light receiving characteristic in which an amount of light received reaches a maximum when an angle of incidence of parallel light is oblique to a light receiving surface of a photodiode of said plurality of photodiodes;
• and
• a light guide path comprising a columnar portion standing upright on said light receiving surface, and a lens portion disposed over the columnar portion, the lens portion further comprising:
• an upper convex portion;
• and
• a lower lens portion, disposed above the columnar portion and below the upper convex portion, the lower lens portion comprising a maximum width, in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the columnar portion, greater than a maximum width, in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the columnar portion, of the upper convex portion.