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Photographic lenses

Scope note

Solid shaped pieces of transparent material which gather and select light rays reflected from a subject so that they enter the camera and form an image of that subject on the film. SWED

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300022665

Broader Terms used

<camera accessories>

Equivalent Terms used

photographic lens

Created

12yrs ago

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