Camera with film chamber for selective loading of film roll or cartridge and method of selective loading

A camera comprising:

• a main body supporting a taking lens and a closeable exposure aperture;
• the main body defining a cartridge chamber and a film chamber disposed on opposite sides of the exposure aperture, the film chamber being defined at an upper end by an upper wall of the main body and at a lower end by an endcap, assembly, wherein the film chamber is sized to selectively receive one of a roll of film and a secondary cassette housing a roll of film light-tightly therein, wherein the cartridge chamber is sized to selectively receive one of a 35 millimeter film cartridge and a primary cassette of a DCS film system;
• the endcap assembly including a shutter support plate with an aperture extending therethrough, the endcap assembly further including a shutter blade movably mounted on the shutter support plate, wherein the shutter blade is movable between a first position, in which the aperture is substantially closed, and a second position, in which the aperture is substantially unobstructed, whereby a shaft can pass through the endcap assembly and into the film chamber for winding of film into the film chamber;
• a back cover operatively engaging the main body to enclose the chambers light-tightly therein;
• and
• one of a 35 millimeter film cartridge and a primary cartridge of a DCS film system disposed in the cartridge chamber, the cartridge containing at least one end of a roll of film light-tightly therein, wherein at least a portion of the film extending from the 35 millimeter film cartridge is wound in a roll in the film chamber, wherein the roll is housed light-tightly within a secondary cassette that includes an aperture-free lower side.