A camera comprises a photographing optical system in which a focal length thereof is changed between a predetermined focal length range including a first focal length and a second focal length longer than the first focal length, a soft focus filter optical member, means for holding the optical member to be switched between an insertion position where the optical member is inserted in an optical path of the photographing optical system and a removal position where the optical member is removed from the optical path, and means for biasing the optical member to the removal position when the photographing optical system is located at the first focal length and the optical member to the insertion position when the photographing optical system is located at the second focal length.