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FRONT-LENS FOCUSING SYSTEM [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-10-19

English

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

A system of lens focusing in which only the front component of a compound lens moves backward and forward to adjust focus.

OBS

compound lens: An obsolescent term for a lens unit made up of two or more individual lenses cemented together.

French

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

Système de mise au point qui s'agit par étirement et rétraction de la partie frontale d'un objectif composé.

OBS

objectif composé : Objectif qui comprend un nombre variable (deux ou plus) de lentilles collées les unes sur les autres.

Spanish

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