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VARIABLE SHUTTER [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Cinematography
DEF

A mechanical device, entirely separate from the shutter basic to the camera, composed of a wheel set at an angle between the lens and the film plane.

CONT

In some cameras there is a variable shutter which can be controlled, making it possible to reduce the opening of the shutter and even, on many such cameras, to close the shutter completely.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
  • Cinématographie
DEF

Mécanisme constitué de deux demi-disques identiques superposés permettant de diminuer la quantité de lumière impressionnant le film.

Spanish

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