shutter controls exposure of the film to light by opening and closing at various speeds. ...

35 mm PhotographyChapter 1—The Camera

Parts of the camera

Types of shutters

Shutter controls exposure of the film to light by opening and closing at various speeds.

Focal-plane shutter is built into the camera body at the point directly in front of the film.

Types of shutters

Leaf shutters are located within the lens and consists of several small, overlapping spring-powered metal blades.

Aperture

Aperture also controls the exposure of the film to light.

The aperture fixes the size of the lens opening.

Larger aperture sizes allow more light through the lens.

Smaller aperture sizes allow less light in.

Measured in f-stops.

Lens

A lens is a single element, a solid piece of curved glass.

The lens sorts out various light rays, focuses them, and directs them to reproduce the subject accurately on film.

Types of film

Three formats of film: 35 mm film Medium-format roll film Sheets of film ( 4x5 inches and larger)

Primary difference between film formats is the size of the negative.

35 mm film

Strips of film are 35 mm wide and 2-3 feet long

Packaged inside a cassette, which is held inside the camera.

A pressure plate holds the film flat against the back of the camera.

Types of cameras

Viewfinder/Rangefinder Cameras View through eyepiece with simple

lens Parallax error: viewfinder isn’t in

same position as camera lens, so view is slightly different

Types of cameras

Twin-Lens Reflex Cameras

One lens to film, the other mirrored to eye

Image focused on ground glass

Types of cameras

View Cameras Direct viewing:

ground glass is exactly where the film will be

Large-format Usually uses

sheet film

Types of cameras

Single-Lens Reflex Cameras View the actual image that will fall

on the film Image focused

on ground glass