Camera, adapted to hold film cartridges of different sizes

摘要

A camera includes a film cartridge mounting chamber which has a bottom film cartridge opening for loading a small film cartridge and a rear film cartridge opening for loading a large film cartridge, a back cover for closing the rear film cartridge opening, and a bottom cover for closing the bottom film cartridge opening. A lower spindle member is mounted on the bottom cover for holding the bottom of a cartridge spool of the loaded film cartridge. An upper spindle member is mounted on the top of the cartridge mounting chamber for holding a top of the cartridge spool of the loaded film cartridge. A first elastic clamping member is mounted inside the cartridge mounting chamber for applying an axial clamping force on the top of the loaded film cartridge. A second elastic clamping member is mounted inside the cartridge mounting chamber for applying a lateral clamping force on the periphery of the loaded film cartridge.