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MICROPRISM [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
DEF

A focusing aid consisting of multiple small glass prisms set in a view finder screen, especially in single-lens reflex cameras.

OBS

It breaks up an out-of-focus subject into a shimmer but images a focused subject clearly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
DEF

Dispositif utilisé pour faciliter la mise au point qui se trouve sur le verre dépoli d'un appareil reflex [et qui] donne une image fragmentée quand l'image n'est pas nette.

OBS

Le système de microprismes facilite plus la mise au point que le stigomètre, en particulier sur les objectifs de longue focale.

Spanish

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