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DIRECT VISION FINDER [2 records]

Record 1 2017-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
DEF

[A] viewfinder through which the subject is looked at directly as with a telescope, instead of by reflection from a mirror.

OBS

Because the viewfinder is not in exactly the same place as the lens, the view it gives is slightly different to what will appear on film - this is called parallax error.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
DEF

Viseur [...] qui permet l'observation directe à l'œil de l'utilisateur sans passer par un miroir ou un prisme comme c'est le cas sur les appareils reflex 24 X 36 (35mm).

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Optical Instruments
  • Cinematography
DEF

Any form of viewfinder through which the subject is looked at directly, as with a telescope, instead of by reflection from a mirror.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
  • Instruments d'optique
  • Cinématographie
DEF

C'est une véritable lunette de Galilée, qui fournit du sujet une image très claire et fort bien délimitée malgré ses faibles dimensions; elle est en outre redressée.

Spanish

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