Camera Parts

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Camera Parts

• Photography I
• Compiled Spring 06, Updated Fall 06, Updated
  Spring 07

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1. Lens Cap

• Covers and protects the lens
• Turns on light meter in some cameras.

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2. Focusing Ring

• Focuses subject clearly on the film at varying
  distances.
• Nikon has 2 rings
• Outside ring - adjusts focus
• 2nd ring changes focal length of lens
• 35 is wide angle
• 50 is normal
• 70 is telephoto

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3. Distance Scale

• Tells user what distance the lens is focused at /
  how far away your subject is
• Numbers are given in both feet and meters in
  relation to the red diamond

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4. Depth of Field Scale

• Scale gives the depth-of-field in relationship to
  the f-stop/aperture setting and your distance.
• Note - Nikon does not have this feature.

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5. Aperture Ring

• Changes the size of the iris opening in the lens
  to control the AMOUNT OF LIGHT that enters the
  camera.
• Controls Depth of Field in final image.

• Smaller / More Light / Minimum Depth of Field
• Larger / Less Light / Maximum Depth of Field

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Depth of Field
Aperture F5.6 Shutter 1/1000 Little/Shallow
depth of field
Aperture F22 Shutter 1/60 Greater/More depth
of field
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6. Film Rewind and Back Opener

• Returns the exposed film to the cassette after
  exposure.
• Pull up to open the camera back.
• Always wind in the direction of the arrow.

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7. Film Chamber

• Space for the unexposed film cassette.
• Long end of the spool fits at the bottom of the
  space.
• Film should be plastic side out, unrolling to the
  right.

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8. Shutter Curtain

• Opens and closes to expose your film for the
  LENGTH OF TIME determined by the shutter speed
  setting.
• Activated by the shutter release button.

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9. Battery Chamber

• Houses the light meter battery.
• Located on the bottom of the camera body.
• Note - If you have a fancy auto advance camera
  you may have 2 batteries to check!

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10. Hot Shoe

• Place where flash unit is attached.

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11. Self Timer

• Allows the photographer to be in the photo by
  automatically triggering the shutter on a delayed
  release.
• Also useful if shooting with low shutter speeds -
  set camera on something stable to eliminate
  camera movement

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12. Shutter Speed Dial

• Selects the LENGTH OF TIME the shutter curtains
  are open to expose film in fractions of seconds.
• Example - 60 is 1/60th of a second.
• Works with the aperture to control your light
  meter.

• Controls motion in final image
• 1/60 or slower - blur
• 1/250 faster - stop

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13. ASA Setting

• Sets light meter to match the sensitivity (film
  speed) of the film in the camera.
• Set ASA by lifting outer ring of shutter speed
  dial and rotating.
• Setting NEVER changes during roll of film

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14. Shutter Release Button

• Releases the shutter curtains to expose the film
  and take the photograph.

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15. Film Counter

• Indicates number of exposures already taken.
• Some automatic cameras count down instead of up.

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16. Film Advance and Shutter Cock

• Moves the film through the camera by use of the
  sprockets.
• Sets the shutter spring mechanism for the next
  frame.
• Nikon - Adv. Lever must be in ready position to
  release shutter.

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17. Viewfinder

• Used to aim camera
• Frame the subject
• Visual check when Focusing
• Read the light meter, which is located inside the
  camera body.

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Light Meter

• Allows you to see if your aperture and shutter
  speed settings are allowing enough light into the
  camera to achieve a good negative

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18. Film Guide Rails

• Guides the film straight and flat through the
  back of the camera.

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19. Film Advance Sprocket

• The gear teeth fit the holes in the film to pull
  it through the camera and to measure the frames.

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20. Film Take-up Spool

• Stores exposed film until it is rewound into the
  cassette.
• Note - film will advance onto take-up spool
  emulsion side out.

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21. Camera Back andPressure Plate

• Light tight cover of the camera.
• Keeps film flat going across back of the camera.

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22. Film Rewind Button

• Disengages film advance sprocket to ALLOW FILM TO
  BE REWOUND.
• Note - You must push this button to rewind film -
  failure to do so will result in ruined film.

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23. Accessory Mount

• Universal Screw-mounting hole for extra
  accessories.
• Most commonly used for a tri-pod or for an
  external flash

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24. Camera Body

• Light tight body that contains
• shutter,
• light meter,
• film transport system, and
• lens mounting ring.

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25. Lens System

• Gathers and collects light.
• Focuses the image on the film.
• Controls the AMOUNT OF LIGHT through the aperture
  (f-stop).

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26. Camera Name

• Brand of camera
• Pentax
• Nikon
• Canon
• Olympus

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27. Camera and Film size

• 35 mm
• Size of the film and also used to describe the
  camera.

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28. Camera Model

• FM10 (Nikon)
• K1000 (Pentax)

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29. Viewing System

• SLR - Single Lens Reflex
• System of mirrors which reflect the image so that
  you see what is coming through the lens as you
  look in the viewfinder.

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30. Film Name

• Ultramax Plus by Ultrafine
• ASA 400
• Store purchase
• Kodak T-Max
• Kodak Tri-X

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WARNING!!!

• Pay attention -
• DO NOT BUY
• Kodak Brand
• BLACK AND WHITE
• (C-41 Process film)
• This is really color film -
• we can not process it here.

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31. ASA Setting

• 400 (speed of the film we use in class)
• ASA is the speed of the film (light sensitivity)
• Also called ISO (European)
• 100, 200, 400, 800 (other film speeds)

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32. Exposures

• 18 exposures plus the leader in 3 feet of film.
  (what we use in class)
• Typical roll of commercial film has 24, 27 or 36
  exposures.

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33. Differences on cameras

• Self timer
• Light meter
• On/off
• F-Stop (different s)
• Film Advance Lever
• Viewing System
• SLR
• Range Finder