- focal-plane shutter
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/foh"keuhl playn'/, Photog.a camera shutter situated directly in front of the film. Cf. curtain shutter.[1900-05]
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Universalium. 2010.
focal-plane shutter
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curtain shutter — Photog. a focal plane shutter consisting of a curtain on two rollers, moved at a constant speed past the lens opening so as to expose the film to one of several slots in the curtain, the width of which determines the length of exposure. Also… … Universalium
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