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SLR Camera
35 mm film · Single Lens Reflex
A hinged mirror bounces the image into a pentaprism, then into your eye — exactly what the film will see. Press the shutter and the mirror flips up, the focal-plane curtain opens, and that same image lands on silver halide.
Key specifications
Film frame
24 × 36 mm
Shutter
1 s – 1/4000 s
Aperture
f/1.4 – f/22
Focal lengths
14 mm – 600 mm
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