Patent ID: 7899311

Claim:
A camera system having a removable shutter, said camera system comprising: a camera frame having at least one open sides and defining at least two opposing camera frame orifices; an image receiving means releasably attached to said camera frame and positioned at least partly over the first of said two opposing camera frame orifices; an adaptor defining an adaptor orifice positioned around said second of said two opposing camera frame orifices and having three kinematic adaptor contact points, each of said at least three adaptor contact points having a different shape; at least one lens system, each of said at least one lens system having at least one lens, wherein each of said at least one lens system includes an attachment end having at least three attachment points for releasable attachment to said camera frame and positioned to at least partly cover said second opposing camera frame orifice; at least one wedge, each of said at least one wedge defining a wedge orifice and including three kinematic wedge contact points, each of said three kinematic wedge contact points having a shape complementary to an opposing kinematic adaptor contact point; and, a removable shutter cassette including a camera shutter and a light seal, wherein said removable shutter cassette is received by one of said at least one opposing open frame sides; wherein said at least one lens system extends through said adaptor orifice and said wedge orifice; and, wherein each of said kinematic adaptor contact points are joined to each of said opposing kinematic wedge contact points to form a kinematic connection between said wedge and said adaptor.