User:Jbaguio2290/ENES-100/project 0

Week0 Preferences
''Your class negotiated 5 or 6 projects to do the rest of the semester. Please rank, in order of preference, your highest through lowest project names.''

Week1 Narrative
When I first began this project, I took a "PENTAX Super program" film camera home with me to be disassembled over the next few weeks  File:Front shot.JPG|thumb|Front shot 

The first step I took for this project was going through past papers from my old photography class and gain a general idea of the layout for a Film Camera. These pictures show all the exterior parts of the Film camera which are:

FRONT: Lens release button, Timer Knob, Depth of Field Preview Button.

BACK: Film Chamber, View Finder, Shutter Curtain, Film Advance Sprocket, Take-Up Reel.

TOP: Film Speed Indicator, Film Rewind Crank and Knob, Flash Shoe, Shutter Speed Dial, Film Advance Lever, Exposure Counter, Shutter release Button.

BOTTOM: Battery Chamber, Film Rewind Release Button  
 * thumb|Film camera view finder layout
 * thumb|Front view picture
 * thumb|Back view picture
 * thumb|Bottom view picture

The next step I took was focused on the bottom part of the camera. I removed four screws located on the bottom sides and pulled off the bottom plate revealing the gears connecting to the Take-Up Reel, Film Advance Sprocket and the Shutter curtain.  File:Bottom shot.JPG|thumb|Bottom shot 

Week2 Narrative
Starting with the back of the camera, to remove the back plate the Film Speed Indicator must be pulled up until the back pops open. Once open, to remove the back plate entirely, there is a little spring screw latch located by the upper hindge that must be pushed down in order for the plate to come off. Inside the back, in order from left to right, are the Take-Up Reel, Film Advance Sprocket, Shutter Curtain, and the Film Chamber.  File:Back shot.JPG|thumb|Back shot File:Shutter.JPG|thumb|Shutter 

The Front side of the camera I managed to remove the plastic coverings and the Lens Ring Lock. After removing the screws from the front lens ring frame, it remained stuck. Looking inside the frame revealed wires and gears next to the mirror connecting to other parts through out the rest of the camera meaning I couldn't remove the front without breaking the camera's mirror and ground glass above.  File:Pentax film camera.JPG|thumb|Pentax film camera File:Front Disassembly 2.JPG|thumb|disassembly File:Front Disassembly 3.JPG|thumb|disassembly File:Front Disassembly 4.JPG|thumb|disassembly 

Back on the bottom of the camera I found a screw connecting to a coil which rotates both the Film Advance Sprocket and the Take-Up Reel but while attempting to remove the screw a metal piece snapped. Once I removed the metal piece more gears were revealed including a small lever which lifted the Shutter curtain. It is a possibility that the metal piece that was removed, was needed for controlling the shutter which may mean the camera is no longer Functional.  File:Bottom shot.JPG|thumb|Bottom shot File:Film Camera Sprocket Coil.JPG|thumb|Broken 

The outcome of disassembling the camera as much as possible while keeping it functional was not as successful as the other two partners in my group. When the small metal piece by the coil snapped three wires became out of place and partially cut including the red wire which is directly connected to the Battery Chamber and has now since come off so the camera no longer works.  File:Battery Chamber.JPG|thumb|Red Power Wire Cut 