- A
cutaway view of a
Praktica L2
showing the
pentaprism. In
surveying a
double pentaprism (two
pentaprisms stacked on top of each other) and a plumb-bob...
-
cameras permit upright and
laterally correct viewing through use of a roof
pentaprism situated in the
optical path
between the
reflex mirror and viewfinder...
- through-the-lens (TTL)
metering pentaprism viewfinder included a
knurled shutter dial ring with ****ed case. The TTL-metered
pentaprism is the same
coverage as...
- lenses, and a
pentaprism eye-level finder.
Rectaflex (followed by
Contax S) was the
first SLR
camera introducing the
modern pentaprism eye-level finder...
- is
derived from the
combination "
PENTaprism" and "contAX", in the same way that "Pentacon" was
taken from "
PENTAprism" and "CONtax". It's
known that the...
-
standard and the
pentaprism was an
optional extra. The
retail price in the UK in 1960 was
about £48. Type B, body back open Type B, with
pentaprism finder Type...
-
Dresden Zeiss Ikon
Kamerawerke and
Pentagon (Gr**** for pentagon),
because a
pentaprism for SLR
cameras developed for the
first time in
Dresden has this shape...
- shutter,
interchangeable lenses and a
pentaprism eye-level finder. It was the world's
first SLR
equipped with a
pentaprism, with a
final presentation in April...
-
identical or
nearly so.
Differences include: A much
larger and
brighter pentaprism viewfinder with approx. 96% coverage. This arrangement,
borrowed from...
-
preferred over a prism. A
prism diagonal uses a
simple 90°-angle prism,
pentaprism, or an
Amici roof
prism rather than a
mirror to bend the
optical path...
