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HIGH SPEED FILM [1 record]

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Record 1 1986-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
OBS

Speed: Sensitivity of a photographic emulsion to light. Films are given ASA/DIN/ISO numbers to indicate their relative characteristics. The higher the number, the faster the film reacts to light.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
OBS

Selon la Grande encyclopédie de la photo et du cinéma amateur (LEGPH, 1980, p. 413), la sensibilité à la lumière d'une émulsion photographique est appelée parfois (à tort) "rapidité".

Spanish

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