Parts of the Camera:
LENS:
The lens is the part of the camera where it diverges. The point of the lens is so the light can go through lens and eventually hit a mirror. The lenses are made of glass and are convex.
The lens is the part of the camera where it diverges. The point of the lens is so the light can go through lens and eventually hit a mirror. The lenses are made of glass and are convex.
Through this image, you can see how the light rays are shining through the glass lens and coming out the other side coming to one point (the mirror)
REFLEX MIRROR:
(IF YOU ARE NOT IN THE MOMENT OF SHOOTING AN IMAGE) This mirror is located in the path of the lens. The rays of light going through the lens reflect off the reflex mirror, and then hit the pentaprism.
(IF YOU ARE IN THE MOMENT OF SHOOTING AN IMAGE) The mirror is rotated upwards so the rays of light can hit the film strip.
(IF YOU ARE NOT IN THE MOMENT OF SHOOTING AN IMAGE) This mirror is located in the path of the lens. The rays of light going through the lens reflect off the reflex mirror, and then hit the pentaprism.
(IF YOU ARE IN THE MOMENT OF SHOOTING AN IMAGE) The mirror is rotated upwards so the rays of light can hit the film strip.
PENTAPRISM:
(IF YOU ARE NOT IN THE MOMENT OF SHOOTING AN IMAGE) When the rays of light enter the lens and reflect off the reflex mirror, the rays of light then reflect to the pentaprism. This is a pentagonal shape where the rays hit the top right corner of the pentaprism, reflect onto the bottom left corner and shoot through the eyepiece where you can see the image. (IF YOU ARE IN THE MOMENT OF SHOOTING AN IMAGE) No rays of light reflect off of the reflex mirror making it so no light it reaching the top of the camera. (When shooting an image, this is when the shutters close and you cannot see anything momentarily.) |
EYEPIECE:
(IF YOU ARE NOT IN THE MOMENT OF SHOOTING AN IMAGE) You can look through the eyepiece that is made of glass. It is a plane piece of glass. Through doing this, many things are happening that you never really though about! By just looking through, the rays of light have travelled through the lens, reflected off of the reflex mirror, and reflected off of the pentaprism.
(IF YOU ARE NOT IN THE MOMENT OF SHOOTING AN IMAGE) You can look through the eyepiece that is made of glass. It is a plane piece of glass. Through doing this, many things are happening that you never really though about! By just looking through, the rays of light have travelled through the lens, reflected off of the reflex mirror, and reflected off of the pentaprism.