Meaning of focusing screen | Babel Free

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A flat translucent material found in a system camera that allows the photographer to preview the framed image in a viewfinder.

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“Once the microgrid and split-image rangefinder became the major focusing controls, the focusing screen itself became a secondary or even tertiary focusing area and was/is generally ignored by many users.”

“You can always see⟳ the covered area on the focusing screen regardless what the subject distance might be or what close-up accessories are used.”

“This is because the reflex mirror in some SLR cameras is not quite long enough to provide⟳ full illumination of the entire focusing screen with the image from a telescope. Fortunately, such reduced illumination of the focusing screen will not affect⟳ your photograph.”

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