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OBJECTIF COURTE LONGUEUR FOCALE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Photography
- Cinematography
- Optical Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- short-focus lens
1, record 1, English, short%2Dfocus%20lens
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- short focus lens 2, record 1, English, short%20focus%20lens
correct
- short-focal-length lens 1, record 1, English, short%2Dfocal%2Dlength%20lens
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A lens with a short focal length. Lenses of this type do not cover the diagonal of the negative. They produce a smaller image, at the same distance, than those yielded by normal or long-focus lenses but cover a greater part of that image. 1, record 1, English, - short%2Dfocus%20lens
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Designations like "wide angle" or "narrow angle" are not necessarily synonymous with "short focus" and "long focus", as the latter terms refer to the focal length of the lens relative to the picture format. 3, record 1, English, - short%2Dfocus%20lens
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
- Cinématographie
- Instruments d'optique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- objectif de courte longueur focale
1, record 1, French, objectif%20de%20courte%20longueur%20focale
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour une longueur focale donnée, l'objet photographié a une dimension de reproduction constante, quel que soit le format, et c'est seulement le champ de l'image qui s'élargit en même temps que grandit ce dernier. Autrement dit, pour une distance focale déterminée, l'objet photographié avec des appareils de formats différents aura à une distance constante une dimension constante; seule l'étendue du paysage qui l'entoure variera. On emploie couramment les expressions suivantes: objectif de courte longueur focale, de grande longueur focale, etc. 1, record 1, French, - objectif%20de%20courte%20longueur%20focale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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