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Record 1 1999-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
  • Cinematography
DEF

A device that can be rotated to allow the user of a photographic or television camera his choice of two or more lenses of different focal length.

CONT

Lens Turret. - The lenses are bayonet-mounted on a spider turret, with diverging optical axes. The minimal focal length is 18 mm. The turret is rotated by hand, the taking lens being the one on the arm pointing down.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
  • Cinématographie
DEF

Dispositif rotatif sur lequel sont placés différents objectifs pour permettre une substitution rapide et facile.

OBS

Sur les caméras, les tourelles ont disparu depuis l'avènement des objectifs à focale variable.

Spanish

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