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SWING ADJUSTMENT [2 records]

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Record 1 1990-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
DEF

The main adjustments are vertical and side ways movements of the back and the lens standard, and horizontal and vertical swings for both units.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
CONT

La bascule est un dispositif qui permet de déplacer, dans le plan vertical ou (...) horizontal par rapport à l'axe optique, un des corps de l'appareil.

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
CONT

Depth of field is a serious problem with all close-up photography, and is even more so with the longer focal length lenses used on view cameras. However, the swing and tilt adjustments on view cameras are used to focus different subject distances in different field areas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie

Spanish

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