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A '''brilliant finder''' is a simple [[viewfinder|finder]] designed to be viewed from above, usually formed of a mirror and two lenses. It gives no focusing help, and the image is reversed left to right. It was mainly used in [[folding]] cameras, [[box camera]]s and, in a larger form, [[pseudo TLR]] cameras. For more detail, see the diagram on the [[Viewfinder]] page. | A '''brilliant finder''' is a simple [[viewfinder|finder]] designed to be viewed from above, usually formed of a mirror and two lenses. It gives no focusing help, and the image is reversed left to right. It was mainly used in [[folding]] cameras, [[box camera]]s and, in a larger form, [[pseudo TLR]] cameras. For more detail, see the diagram on the [[Viewfinder]] page. | ||
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| Reversed view through typical brilliant finder of a folding camera image by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights) |
A brilliant finder is a simple finder designed to be viewed from above, usually formed of a mirror and two lenses. It gives no focusing help, and the image is reversed left to right. It was mainly used in folding cameras, box cameras and, in a larger form, pseudo TLR cameras. For more detail, see the diagram on the Viewfinder page.
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| side view image by Süleyman Demir (Image rights) |
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| combined w/spirit level image by Süleyman Demir (Image rights) |
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| image by Petru Schiopu (Image rights) |
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