Imaging device with interchangeable lens and camera body for imaging device

1. An imaging device for acquiring an image of a subject, comprising:

an interchangeable lens including an imaging optical system arranged to form an optical image of the subject, and a lens controller configured to hold lens information including information related to a focal point detection method; and

a camera body including an imaging part configured to convert an optical image of the subject into an image signal, a focal point detector configured to detect a contrast value on the basis of the image signal and configured to determine the focal state of the optical image on the basis of the contrast value, and a main body controller configured to acquire the lens information held in the lens controller and configured to select the focal point detection method on the basis of the lens information, the camera body allowing the interchangeable lens to be mounted, or allowing the interchangeable lens to be mounted via an adapter,

the main body controller is configured to select a contrast detection method as the focal point detection method if the interchangeable lens is compatible with a contrast detection method and the interchangeable lens is attached to the camera body without an adapter, and

the main body controller is configured to select a phase difference detection method as the focal point detection method if the interchangeable lens is not compatible with a contrast detection method, the interchangeable lens is attached to the camera body via an adapter and the adapter is compatible with a phase difference detection method.

2. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein

the main body controller is configured to select either a contrast detection method or a phase difference detection method as the focal point detection method if the interchangeable lens is compatible with a contrast detection method and the adapter is compatible with a phase difference detection method.

3. The imaging device according to claim 2 , wherein

the main body controller is configured to determine whether or not the interchangeable lens is compatible with a contrast detection method on the basis of the lens information.

4. The imaging device according to claim 3 , wherein

the adapter includes an adapter controller configured to hold adapter information including information related to a focal point detection method, and

the main body controller is configured to determine whether or not the adapter is compatible with a phase difference detection method on the basis of the adapter information.

5. The imaging device according to claim 4 , wherein

the interchangeable lens includes a focal point adjuster including a focus lens group included in the imaging optical system and a position detector configured to detect the position of the focus lens group, and

the lens information includes at least one type of information selected from among information for specifying the interchangeable lens, information related to whether or not there is a drive margin range for the focus lens group, and information related to the specifications of the position detector.

6. The imaging device according to claim 5 , wherein

the main body controller is configured to determine that the interchangeable lens is compatible with a contrast detection method if the interchangeable lens includes the drive margin range, and

the main body controller is configured to determine that the interchangeable lens is not compatible with a contrast detection method if the interchangeable lens does not include the drive margin range.

7. The imaging device according to claim 6 , wherein

the position detector includes a relative position detector configured to detect the movement direction and movement amount of the focus lens group,

the lens information includes information related to the specifications of the relative position detector,

the main body controller is configured to determine that the interchangeable lens is compatible with a contrast detection method if the relative position detector includes a two-phase encoder, and

the main body controller is configured to determine that the interchangeable lens is not compatible with a contrast detection method if the relative position detector includes a single-phase encoder.

8. The imaging device according to claim 7 , further comprising

an adapter, which is a unit that can be mounted to the camera body and the interchangeable lens in between the camera body and the interchangeable lens, and which includes a mirror arranged to reflect part of the light emitted from the imaging optical system, and a second focal point detector configured to utilize the light reflected by the mirror to determine the focal state by a phase difference detection method.

9. The imaging device according to claim 8 , wherein

the mirror is a pellicle mirror.

10. An imaging device for acquiring an image of a subject, comprising:

an interchangeable lens including an imaging optical system arranged to form an optical image of the subject, the interchangeable lens is configured to be either directly mounted to a camera body or via an adapter which is mounted to the camera body; and

the camera body including:

an imaging part configured to convert an optical image of the subject into an image signal,

a focal point detector configured to detect a contrast value on the basis of the image signal and configured to determine the focal state of the optical image on the basis of the contrast value,

a mounting detector configured to detect whether or not the adapter has been mounted to the camera body, and

a main body controller configured to select a focal point detection method on the basis of the detection result of the mounting detector, the camera body allowing the interchangeable lens to be directly mounted, or allowing the interchangeable lens to be mounted via the adapter;

wherein the main body controller is configured to select a phase difference detection method as the focal point detection method if the mounting detector detects that the adapter has been mounted.

11. The imaging device according to claim 10 , wherein the main body controller is configured to select a focal point detection method, which is different from the phase difference detection method, when the mounting detector detects that the adapter has not been mounted to the camera body.

12. The imaging device according to claim 10 , wherein the camera body does not have a reflecting mirror or a sub-mirror.

13. A camera body that is used along with an interchangeable lens in an imaging device configured to acquire an image of a subject, the interchangeable lens comprising an imaging optical system arranged to form an optical image of the subject, and a lens controller configured to hold lens information including information related to a focal point detection method, and which allows the interchangeable lens to be mounted, or allows the interchangeable lens to be mounted via an adapter, the camera body comprising:

an imaging part configured to convert an optical image of the subject into an image signal;

a focal point detector configured to detect a contrast value on the basis of the image signal and configured to determine the focal state of the optical image on the basis of the contrast value; and

a main body controller configured to acquire the lens information held in the lens controller and configured to select the focal point detection method on the basis of the lens information,

wherein the main body controller is configured to select a contrast detection method as the focal point detection method if the interchangeable lens is compatible with a contrast detection method and the interchangeable lens is attached to the camera body without an adapter, and

the main body controller is configured to select a phase difference detection method as the focal point detection method if the interchangeable lens is not compatible with a contrast detection method, the interchangeable lens is attached to the camera body via an adapter and the adapter is compatible with a phase difference detection method.