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lens barrel [3 records]

Record 1 1999-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Optical Instruments
  • Glass Manufacturing
CONT

On a standard mount, the flange screw is near the back of the lens barrel so that most of the lens projects from the front of the panel when it is screwed home.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
  • Instruments d'optique
  • Fabrication du verre
DEF

Dispositif mécanique assurant la fixation et le centrage des éléments optiques qui composent l'objectif.

Spanish

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Record 2 1987-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
CONT

[Taking Close-ups.] With telephoto lenses, first focus on an object at infinitly with the lens mounted normally on the camera. Measure forward from the film plane a distance equal to the focal length of the lens and mark the lens barrel at that point.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
DEF

Pièce mécanique permettant la fixation et le centrage d'une lentille ou d'un groupe de lentilles dans la monture d'un objectif.

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-01-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lithographie, offset et phototypie

Spanish

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