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ZONE SYSTEM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-09-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- zone system
1, record 1, English, zone%20system
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a practical interpretation of sensitometry [that] makes use of the basic parameters of exposure and development of the negative to achieve optimum negative quality in reference to the desired results in the print or transparency. [Source: Ansel ADAMS, "Camera and Lens", Morgan & Morgan Inc. Publishers, New York, 1971, p. 22]. 1, record 1, English, - zone%20system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- système des zones
1, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20des%20zones
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode utilisée pour la réalisation de photographies et qui se base sur le concept de la variation de densité d'un négatif en fonction de chaque cran d'ouverture. [Source : Michael LANGFORD. «La photographie point par point», Les Ed. françaises, 1979, p. 105.] 2, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20des%20zones
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le système des zones, mis au point par le photographe américain Ansel Adams, permet de calculer l'exposition demandée pour une gamme de valeurs déterminée. L'étendue des valeurs est divisée en 9 zones, numérotées de 0 à 9. 1, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20des%20zones
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Auteur de la fiche : Pauline Béland, étudiante au cours Terminologie I de l'université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. 3, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20des%20zones
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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