A camera system includes a conventional single-lens reflex function. A
camera head includes a finder support section which detachably supports
an optical finder unit. When the optical finder unit is attached to the
finder support section, the camera becomes a camera system having a
single-lens reflex function. In the camera head, a half mirror is
provided on the optical path of an image pickup lens. A subject reflected
by the half mirror is formed on the side of a finder unit. A subject
light passing through the half mirror is formed on an image pickup
device. That is, the camera becomes a single-lens reflex camera in which
the half mirror is used for a reflex plate.