Instant return mirror

In photography the single-lens reflex camera (SLR) is provided with a mirror to redirect light from the picture taking lens to the viewfinder prior to releasing the shutter for composing and focusing an image. When the shutter is released the mirror swings up and away allowing the exposure of the photographic medium and instantly return after the exposure. No SLR camera before 1957 had this feature; although the mirror on some early SLR cameras was entirely operated by the force exerted on the shutter release and only returned when the finger pressure was released.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Roger Hicks (1984). A History of the 35mm Still Camera. Focal Press, London & Boston. p. 137. ISBN 0-240-51233-2.
  2. ↑ Rudolph Lea (1993). Register of 35mm SLR cameras. Wittig Books, Hückelhoven. p. 23. ISBN 3-88984-130-9.
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