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BOITE PHOTOGRAPHIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 2005-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Photography
DEF

The simplest, cheapest and earliest type of amateur camera ... traditionally an oblong box with simple lens, shutter and viewfinder using a paper backed roll film ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Photographie
DEF

Appareil photographique très simple, se présentant plus ou moins sous forme de boîte.

OBS

Jadis très populaires, mais [maintenant] supplantés par des modèles plus modernes [...]

OBS

[Cet appareil comporte] un objectif unique et un obturateur à guillotine circulaire, mais ne [possède] habituellement aucun dispositif de mise au point.

Spanish

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