Camera subassembly

Claim 1

IN A CAMERA, IN COMBINATION, A CAMERA HOUSING AND A FRONT SUBASSEMBLY FORMING A UNIT INDEPENDENT OF SAID HOUSING AND ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO THE FRONT THEREOF, SAID FRONT SUBASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE OBJECTIVE OF THE CAMERA AND ALSO AN AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE CONTROL MEANS, BOTH SAID OBJECTIVE AND SAID AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE CONTROL MEANS BEING MOUNTED ON AND CARRIED SOLELY BY SAID FRONT SUBASSEMBLY, SAID SUBASSEMBLY INCLUDING A WALL CARRYING THE COMPONENTS OF SAID SUBASSEMBLY AND SAID WALL HAVING A FRONT FACE WHICH FORMS THE FRONT OF THE CAMERA WHEN SAID SUBASSEMBLY IS CONNECTED TO SAID HOUSING AND A REAR FACE WHICH ENGAGES A FRONT FACE OF THE CAMERA HOUSING WHEN THE SUBASSEMBLY IS JOINED THERETO, SAID WALL BEING FORMED WITH A RECESS ACCESSIBLE THROUGH SAID REAR FACE THEREOF AND SAID OBJECTIVE EXTENDING THROUGH SAID RECESS, SAID RECESS INCLUDING PART OF SAID AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE CONTROL MEANS AND A CLOSURE PLATE CLOSING SAID RECESS IN A LIGHT-TIGHT AND DUST-TIGHT MANNER ADJACENT SAID REAR FACE OF SAID FRONT WALL; AND FASTENING MEANS RELEASABLY FASTENING SAID FRONT SUBASSEMBLY TO SAID CAMERA HOUSING WITH SAID REAR FACE OF SAID WALL ENGAGING SAID FRONT FACE OF SAID CAMERA HOUSING AND WITH SAID FRONT FACE OF SAID WALL FORMING THE FRONT OF THE CAMERA, AND SAID FASTENING MEANS BEING ACCESSIBLE AT THE EXTERIOR OF THE CAMERA WHEN SAID FRONT SUBASSEMBLY IS RELEASABLY FASTENED BY SAID FASTENING MEANS TO SAID CAMERA HOUSING.