Camera with a retractable taking lens

Camera (5) - a retractable taking lens (10) and - a plurality of lens groups (L1, L2, L3) in the direction of a common optical axis (Z1) are movable, wherein - by extending the photographing lens (10) passes from a non-operating state, the taking lens (10) in an operating state in which are all the lens groups (L1, L2, L3) on the common optical axis (Z1), - one (L2) of the lens groups (L1, L2, L3) is kept in the operating state in a lens holder (20) and with this as a unit to each other in a straight line without selective change in position along the common optical axis (Z1) is movable, and - during retraction of the taking lens (10) in the non-operating state, the lens group (L2) which is movable in the operating state with the lens holder (20) as a unit is moved to the image side, - characterized in that the retraction of the of the common optical axis (Z1) retractable lens group (L2) before completion of the retracting movement of the lens holder (20) is stopped, so that the fixed relative position relation of from the common optical axis (Z1) retractable lens group (L2) with the lens holder (20) in the direction of the optical axis (Z1) is canceled.