Camera Types Camera Body Camera Lens How do they work together? Camera Parts & Functions

Major CameraTypes Rangefinder 35mm film Simpler construction Smaller & lightweight Quiet Good quality images What you see through the viewfinder is not exactly what you get in the final image

Single Lens Reflex 35mm film More complex than the rangefinder. Easily transported & lightweight…a bit Heavier than a rangefinder Good quality images Whatever the lens sees, the photographer sees

Mirror Down/ See Through the Lens

Mirror Up/ Expose the Film

take up spool camera back viewfinder sprockets viewfinder film prism aperture pressure plate rewind release button tripod mount shutter compartmen t film advance lever hot shoe shutter film shutter button film rewind aperture ring lens reflex mirror shutter speed dial

The shutter speed controls the amount of light reaching the film and creatively whether a moving subject is frozen or blurred. Shutter Speed

Shutter speed and model direction

Aperture

The aperture controls the amount of light passing through the lens onto the film. Aperture Sizes, Lens Openings, & f/Stops

Aperture’s Aesthetic

Remember… The shutter controls the amount of light reaching the film through time and whether a subject is frozen or blurred. The aperture controls the amount of light reaching the film through a lens opening and the depth of field. Summery