Ground glass screen
A translucent glass sheet used for viewing and focusing the image on all large format and some reflex cameras.
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GROUND GLASS SCREEN - Flat sheet of glass in a camera treated so that it can be used for viewing and focusing an image, also known as the "Viewing screen." ...
Focusing screen
A ground glass screen fixed to the camera at the image forming plane, enabling the image to be viewed and focused.
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The image is formed on a ground glass screen, then refracted by a prism into the camera's viewfinder. This system provides a way of framing and focusing accurately.
View camera
A medium or large format camera that uses a ground glass screen positioned at the film plane to view the image. Theyre also known as field cameras.
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View camera
Large format camera, which has a ground glass screen at the image plane for viewing and focusing.
(see Baseboard, Field camera, Large format, Focusing screen, Monorail & Technical)
Viewfinder
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Light entering the camera through the lens is reflected up by a mirror behind the lens onto a ground glass screen above. This screen is viewed through the viewfinder and a glass pentaprism which turns the image the correct way up.
The scene viewed by the top lens (the viewing lens) is reflected by a mirror onto the ground glass screen so that the image seen on the ground glass is back to front (left is right, right is left) which can take some time for getting used to.
The photographers views the image from the rear of the camera on a ground glass screen. The camera is capable of swings, tilts, and shifts, which makes it ideal for architectural photography.
optical comparator
a visual inspection device that uses large ground glass screens for imaging; offers a much larger view than a mircoscope.
48. Viewfinder: System used for composing and sometimes focusing the subject. There are several types: direct vision, optical, ground glass screen or reflex.
49. Wide-angle lens: A camera lens with a short focal length, such as 24mm or 28mm.
View cameras use a ground glass screen which is removed and replaced by either a photographic plate or a reusable holder containing sheet film before exposure.
 See also: Ground, Ground glass, Image, Camera, Focus
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