Camera Parts Demo

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Camera PartsDemo Quiz Information

• Photography I
• Compiled Spring 06, Updated Fall 06, Updated
  Spring 07,
• Updated Fall 07, Updated Spring 08,
• Major Update and Revision Fall09

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Quiz 1 Film Bulk LoadingInformation

• You will be responsible for the information
  presented with the introduction of film, the
  additional film related vocabulary words. Your
  demonstration will be loading film into the film
  cassette.

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2 Sides of the Film

• Side 1 - Emulsion
• Lighter in color
• Rougher in texture
• Flatter in appearance
• film always curls towards the emulsion
• gelatin base

• Side 2 - Plastic Backing
• Darker in color
• Smoother in texture
• Shinier in appearance
• film always curls away from the backing
• plastic

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Emulsion

• Is the light sensitive side of the film.
• Gelatin base with silver halide crystals
  suspended evenly on a plastic backing
• When light hits the crystals they gather and form
  clusters which become the dark areas in a
  negative or a print
• Think about the ants and the sugar

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How can you figure out which side is which in the
dark?

• Curl of the film
• always curls towards the emulsion
• Lick and stick test
• Lick your thumb and forefinger and stick them to
  the end of the film
• Emulsion is the side that sticks

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The Film Cassette

• There are three parts to the film cassette
• body
• spool
• end caps

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Are U Aware?

• Long End of the Spool on your RIGHT!
• DONT TOUCH YOUR FILM!
• You could scratch it or get bits of dirt or grime
  on it that will scratch it.
• Double check before you come out of the darkroom
  to make sure you are loaded correctly.

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How can you tell if your film is loaded correctly?

• Try the left hand test
• body between the left hand forefinger and thumb
• flat edge facing right and up
• long end of spool at thumb
• film pulls out to right emulsion side down.

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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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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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31. ASA Setting / Film Speed

• 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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27. Camera and Film size

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

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You are now ready for Quiz 1
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Quiz 2 Loading and Unloading the Camera

• You will be responsible for the information
  presented with the loading and unloading the
  camera vocabulary words. Your demonstration will
  be loading and unloading film into the camera.
  The demo must include step by step verbal
  instructions.

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Demo Loading the Camera

• Open the camera back using film rewind knob /
  back opener
• Insert film cassette into film chamber
• Push down rewind knob
• Put film into take-up slot in take-up spool
• Advance film 2 times using film advance lever

• Check cassette/slack
• Take up spool
• Sprocket
• Film Guide Rails
• Rewind slack
• Close the camera back
• Advance film 2 times using film advance lever to
  clear the exposed film

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Demo Unloading the Camera

• Press the rewind button located on the bottom of
  the camera
• Must do this or you will ruin the film!
• Rewind the film using the Film Rewind Knob and
  Back Opener
• Open the camera back using the Film Rewind Knob
  and Back Opener

• Check to be sure the film is rewound
• Remove the cassette
• Close the camera back

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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.

Open camera back
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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.

Insert film cassette
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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.

Put film in take up slot
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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.

Advance 2 times
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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.

Check cassette/slack
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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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14. Shutter Release Button

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

Use shutter release button to release shutter
each time you advance the film
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18. Film Guide Rails

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

Check film position in guide rails
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21. Camera Back andPressure Plate

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

Close the camera back
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Frame / Compose

• 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.

Push rewind button
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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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You are now ready for Quiz 2
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Quiz 3 Taking a Picture or..Making A Photograph

• You will be responsible for the information
  presented with the vocabulary words which relate
  to taking a photograph. Your demonstration will
  be taking a photograph. The demo must include
  step by step verbal instructions.

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1. Lens Cap

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

Remove lens cap
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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

Check ASA / Set to 400
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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.

Set Shutter Speed

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

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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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17. Viewfinder

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

Frame / Compose
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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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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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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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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

Focus the image
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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.

Adjust the Aperture

• 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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Demo Taking a Photograph

• Remove the lens cap
• Check the ASA
• Set ASA to 400 (for school film)
• Set shutter speed
• Indoor start 1/60
• Outdoor start 1/250
• Look through viewfinder

• Frame, Compose
• Focus image (focusing ring is on the lens -
  focusing check is seen in the viewfinder)
• Check the light meter
• Use light meter button if needed

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Demo cont.

• Adjust the Aperture
• Check for a Centered Light Meter
• or top red light too much light / overexposed
• Centered or green light correct amount of
  light/ correct exposure
• - or bottom red light too little light /
  underexposed

• Advance the film
• Double check settings
• Release shutter using shutter release button.
• Turn off camera / Replace lens cap

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You are now ready for Quiz 3
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Quiz 4 Additional Camera Parts

• You will be responsible for the information
  presented with the additional camera parts
  related vocabulary words. Your demonstration
  will be making up any demos which you have not
  completed or need to retake.

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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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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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26. Camera Name

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

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28. Camera Model

• 2500 PK Super
• FM10 (Nikon)
• K1000 (Pentax)

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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

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You are now ready for Quiz 4