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PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN

Specialty Definition: PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN

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Occupations

Assembles, repairs, tests, and maintains still and motion picture cameras and photographic equipment according to customer, blueprint, or work order specifications, using handtools, bench machines, and test equipment: Reads diagrammatic and verbal specifications to determine repairs needed and sequence of operations. Inspects cameras and equipment to locate defects, using jewelers' loupe. Disassembles cameras to gain access to defects. Tests focus of lens system, using optical measuring equipment, and adjusts and repairs lens system to correct defective focusing, using handtools. Measures camera shutter speed, using electronic measuring instrument, and adjusts shutter mechanism to manufacturer's specifications, using handtools. Compares light meter readings with readings of light measuring instrument to verify accuracy of camera light meters. Adjusts light meters to correct defective readings, using handtools. Measures operating speed of movie cameras, using frequency counter and turns camera speed control, using screwdriver, to correct defective operation. Cleans and lubricates cameras and polishes camera lenses, using air gun, ultrasonic cleaning device, cloth, syringe, and tissue paper. May fabricate parts for cameras and related equipment, using machines, such as bench lathe, milling machines, cutters, and grinders. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 48 4F 54 4F 47 52 41 50 48 49 43      45 51 55 49 50 4D 45 4E 54      54 45 43 48 4E 49 43 49 41 4E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

        

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01001000 01001111 01010100 01001111 01000111 01010010 01000001 01010000 01001000 01001001 01000011 00100000 01000101 01010001 01010101 01001001 01010000 01001101 01000101 01001110 01010100 00100000 01010100 01000101 01000011 01001000 01001110 01001001 01000011 01001001 01000001 01001110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 0048 004F 0054 004F 0047 0052 0041 0050 0048 0049 0043      0045 0051 0055 0049 0050 004D 0045 004E 0054      0054 0045 0043 0048 004E 0049 0043 0049 0041 004E

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

5042495449415235504243372395155435047394854254393742484337433548

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