An interchangeable lens type camera system in which an intermediate
accessory is removably attached between a camera body and a lens barrel
includes a first CPU provided in the camera body, a second CPU provided
in the intermediate accessory, and a third CPU provided in the lens
barrel. The first CPU supplies a reset signal to the second CPU in
association with attachment of the intermediate accessory, and the second
CPU receives the reset signal supplied from the first CPU and supplies
the reset signal to the third CPU.