Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
Camera lens repair technicians repair and adjust cameras and photographic equipment, including commercial video and motion picture camera equipment.
A camera repair technician will perform daily tasks such as adjusting cameras, photographic mechanisms, or equipment such as range and viewfinders, shutters, light meters, or lens systems using hand tools. They disassemble equipment to gain access to defects, using hand tools, test equipment performance, the focus of lens system, diaphragm alignment, lens mounts, or film transport, using precision gauges and clean cameras and polish camera lenses.
Knowledge of machines and tools, circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming and knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology including applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services are required for the candidate applying for camera lens repairing. Quality control analysis, equipment maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairing machines or systems using the needed tools are essential skills for camera repair technicians.
To earn a decent salary and become successful as a camera repair technician, you ought to complete training in vocational schools and on-the-job experience or an associate degree. An average number of job openings are projected in the coming future for the job profile of camera repair technicians.
Qualifications
Every career requires an element of study and academic qualification, and there can be several study routes and pathways you can take. In following any academic pathway you will study subjects that contribute to the specialised knowledge required to achieve your career goals. These qualifications provide a future employer with the evidence that you have the desired knowledge, understanding and experience of their industry, so it’s important to consider the various types of qualifications available to you and to understand how they can boost your career and create opportunities for you.
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Tasks
- Calibrate and verify accuracy of light meters, shutter diaphragm operation, or lens carriers, using timing instruments.
- Disassemble equipment to gain access to defect, using hand tools.
- Adjust cameras, photographic mechanisms, or equipment such as range and view finders, shutters, light meters, or lens systems, using hand tools.
- Clean and lubricate cameras and polish camera lenses, using cleaning materials and work aids.
- Measure parts to verify specified dimensions or settings, such as camera shutter speed or light meter reading accuracy, using measuring instruments.
- Test equipment performance, focus of lens system, diaphragm alignment, lens mounts, or film transport, using precision gauges.
- Examine cameras, equipment, processed film, or laboratory reports to diagnose malfunction, using work aids and specifications.
- Requisition parts or materials.
- Read and interpret engineering drawings, diagrams, instructions, or specifications to determine needed repairs, fabrication method, and operation sequence.
- Fabricate or modify defective electronic, electrical, or mechanical components, using bench lathe, milling machine, shaper, grinder, or precision hand tools, according to specifications.
Progression Routes
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