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Record 1 1980-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
OBS

As the prime lens of any camera system the normal lens is likely to have the most sophisticated means of correcting aberrations, and so offer the widest maximum aperture of the range (...). A scene photographed with a normal lens (...) closely re-creates the appearance of original size and correct distance between objects (...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
OBS

Les objectifs normaux - Les objectifs les plus employés sont calculés pour couvrir une surface dont la diagonale est au moins égale à la longueur focale. Ce sont les objectifs normaux, leur angle de champ est de l'ordre de 50 ° et correspond à notre champ de vision. Les objectifs montés à demeure sur les appareils sont des objectifs normaux.

Spanish

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