Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers

Adjust cameras, photographic mechanisms, or equipment such as range and view finders, shutters, light meters, or lens systems, using hand tools.

Disassemble equipment to gain access to defect, using hand tools.

Test equipment performance, focus of lens system, diaphragm alignment, lens mounts, or film transport, using precision gauges.

Clean and lubricate cameras and polish camera lenses, using cleaning materials and work aids.

Install electrical assemblies and wiring in aircraft camera housings and memory cards or film in cameras, following blueprints and using hand tools and soldering equipment.

Requisition parts or materials.

Calibrate and verify accuracy of light meters, shutter diaphragm operation, or lens carriers, using timing instruments.

Examine cameras, equipment, processed film, or laboratory reports to diagnose malfunction, using work aids and specifications.

Read and interpret engineering drawings, diagrams, instructions, or specifications to determine needed repairs, fabrication method, and operation sequence.

Measure parts to verify specified dimensions or settings, such as camera shutter speed or light meter reading accuracy, using measuring instruments.

Assemble aircraft cameras, still or motion picture cameras, photographic equipment, or frames, using diagrams, blueprints, bench machines, hand tools, or power tools.

Fabricate or modify defective electronic, electrical, or mechanical components, using bench lathe, milling machine, shaper, grinder, or precision hand tools, according to specifications.

Record test data and document fabrication techniques on reports.

Lay out reference points and dimensions on parts or metal stock to be machined, using precision measuring instruments.

Recommend design changes or upgrades of microfilming, film-developing, or photographic equipment.