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Title: ...the 35mm camara

Description: 7th grade art

Total Flash Cards: 16

Created: 03/21/2005 14:38:06

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Term
camara body
 Definition
light tight box
Term
lense
 Definition
focuses the image upon the film, interchangeable
Term
lense elements
 Definition
optical glass elements that produce the image
Term
focus ring
 Definition
turning this ring focuses the image by adjusting the distace of the lens elements from the film plane.
Term
iris
 Definition
a circle of overlapping leaves that opens up increasing the amount of light reaching the film
Term
aperature ring
 Definition
tuining this ring adjusts the size of the iris diaphragm inside the lens
Term
reflex mirror
 Definition
during viewing, this reflects light from the lens upwards onto the viewfinder eyepiece
Term
pentaprism
 Definition
a five-sded optical device that reflects the image until it appears right side up and correct from left to right
Term
film advance lever
 Definition
advances an unexposed frame of film behind the shutter in preparation for exposure
Term
view finder
 Definition
a window in which the correctd image from the pentaprism is visible to the photographer
Term
shutterdoor
 Definition
the doorway within the body of the camera
Term
film
 Definition
light sensitive material that records the image
Term
shutter speed dial
 Definition
selects the speed at which the shutter door opens and closes
Term
shutter release button
 Definition
activates the exposure sequence: mirror reflexes up, shutter opens, film is exposed, shutter closes, mirror drops back down
Term
film cassette
 Definition
light tight container of film
Term
hot shoe
 Definition
attaches the flash unit to the camera synchronizing the exposure of the film with the flash of light