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Revision as of 20:05, 16 April 2011

Glossary Terms

A loupe is a small, mounted magnifying glass; photographers often use these to examine negatives.

A magnifier is sometimes fitted into a viewfinder hood (e.g. in TLRs) to enlarge the viewfinder image, as an aid to focusing.