Here's the continuation of my post about the parts of the camera.
In the photo above, you'll see the inside back part of my Nikon F3 camera where the film is put in. The roller on the right side is where the film is attached and rolled. The left side where there is a big hole with the knob pulled up is where the film canister goes in.
The part where the pen is pointed at is the shutter.
Here you can see where I have pushed the shutter open halfway. The shutter never opens half way when you actually take a picture, I just did it this way so you can see the actual motion. Whenever you set the shutter speed, you are telling the camera now long to keep the shutter open.
In this photo, I have the shutter pushed all the way open. From here, you can see though the camera where the lens goes. This is how an image is formed in a film or a digital sensor. The shutter is opened for a certain amount of time and the film or sensor is exposed to the image in front of the lens.
The shutter can open and close as fast as 1/1000th of a second or faster and it can be set to be open as long as you want. It depends on what your camera can do. Some cameras have a "B" setting meaning bulb, which means that as long as you have your finger on the button the shutter will remain open until you release it.
All cameras work on the same basic principles whether it is an old school film camera or a new DSLR. When you see shutter speed, what's being adjusted is how fast or slow the shutter curtain is kept open.
In the photo above, you'll see the inside back part of my Nikon F3 camera where the film is put in. The roller on the right side is where the film is attached and rolled. The left side where there is a big hole with the knob pulled up is where the film canister goes in.The part where the pen is pointed at is the shutter.
Here you can see where I have pushed the shutter open halfway. The shutter never opens half way when you actually take a picture, I just did it this way so you can see the actual motion. Whenever you set the shutter speed, you are telling the camera now long to keep the shutter open.
In this photo, I have the shutter pushed all the way open. From here, you can see though the camera where the lens goes. This is how an image is formed in a film or a digital sensor. The shutter is opened for a certain amount of time and the film or sensor is exposed to the image in front of the lens.The shutter can open and close as fast as 1/1000th of a second or faster and it can be set to be open as long as you want. It depends on what your camera can do. Some cameras have a "B" setting meaning bulb, which means that as long as you have your finger on the button the shutter will remain open until you release it.
All cameras work on the same basic principles whether it is an old school film camera or a new DSLR. When you see shutter speed, what's being adjusted is how fast or slow the shutter curtain is kept open.
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