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| - It draws the light into the camera and focuses it on the film plane. |
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| - It open and closes to control the length of time light strikes the film. There are two types of shutters: a leaf shutter, located between or just behind the lens elements, and a focal plane shutter, located in front of the film plane. |
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| - The button that releases or "trips" the shutter mechanism. |
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| Film Advance Lever or Knob |
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| - It transports the film from one frame to the next on the roll of film. |
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| - It dilates and contracts to control the diameter of the hole that the light passes though, to let in more or less light. It is controlled by the f-stop ring. |
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- The "window" through which you look to frame your picture.
Film Rewind KnobThis knob rewinds the film back into the film cassette. |
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| - The casing of the camera which holds the encloses the camera pats. |
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| - This is the point at which the flash or flash cube is mounted or attached. |
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| - This mechanism trips the shutter after a short delay - usually 7 to 10 seconds - allowing everyone to be in the photograph. |
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| - This know controls the length of time the shutter remains open. Typical shutter speeds are measured in fractions of a second, such as: 1/30 1/60 1/125 1/250 1/500 and 1/1000 of a second. |
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