A cutaway view of a Praktica L2 showing the pentaprism. In surveying a double pentaprism (two pentaprisms stacked on top of each other) and a plumb-bob...

cameras permit upright and laterally correct viewing through use of a roof pentaprism situated in the optical path between the reflex mirror and viewfinder...

lenses, and a pentaprism eye-level finder. Rectaflex (followed by Contax S) was the first SLR camera introducing the modern pentaprism eye-level finder...

through-the-lens (TTL) metering pentaprism viewfinder included a knurled shutter dial ring with fitted case. The TTL-metered pentaprism is the same coverage as...

is derived from the combination "PENTaprism" and "contAX", in the same way that "Pentacon" was taken from "PENTAprism" and "CONtax". It's known that the...

standard and the pentaprism was an optional extra. The retail price in the UK in 1960 was about £48. Type B, body back open Type B, with pentaprism finder Type...

preferred over a prism. A prism diagonal uses a simple 90°-angle prism, pentaprism, or an Amici roof prism rather than a mirror to bend the optical path...

Dresden Zeiss Ikon Kamerawerke and Pentagon (Greek for pentagon), because a pentaprism for SLR cameras developed for the first time in Dresden has this shape...

and was refined in 1948 with the Contax S, the first camera to use a pentaprism. Prior to this, all SLRs were equipped with waist-level focusing screens...

dispersion is zero in case of perpendicular input and output incidence) Roof pentaprism projects image sideways flipped along the other axis Dove prism projects...

Accessories include: folding focusing hood/sports finder (standard fitment) 6x pentaprism (black and chrome) 8x magnifier viewer folding sports finder (no optics)...

SLR cameras, including a fake pentaprism and large control dials on the top of the camera. Hidden inside the fake pentaprism hump is a built in flash, something...

waist-level finder can be replaced by an eye-level finder, using a roof pentaprism or pentamirror to correct the image while making it viewable through an...

shutter, interchangeable lenses and a pentaprism eye-level finder. It was the world's first SLR equipped with a pentaprism, with a final presentation in April...

The optical square uses a pentaprism to reflect and refract a beam or sighting 90 degrees, it is used in pairs in surveying and in a singular block in...

after the prominent light meter window above the lens, in front of the pentaprism.: 95  The camera was aimed at the high-end and professional markets; in...

identical or nearly so. Differences include: A much larger and brighter pentaprism viewfinder with approx. 96% coverage. This arrangement, borrowed from...

SP. The prototype model, in particular, was an SP with a mirror box, pentaprism and larger lens mount grafted on. The Nikon F revolutionized the photographic...

SLRs of the time, the EOS 300 used a pentamirror viewfinder instead of a pentaprism, and had a polycarbonate body. The autofocus capabilities of this camera...

'semi-pro'/'prosumer' to 'enthusiast' due to the reduction in some features; however the pentaprism viewfinder and iconic rear control wheel remain, as does the top informational...

leaf shutter. Its viewfinder unit could also be exchanged – there were pentaprism and waist-level finders. The Ambiflex was equipped with a coupled selenium...

viewfinder systems of various single-lens reflex cameras instead of the pentaprism. It is used to reverse again the laterally reversed image coming from...

000 s (and bulb) is the shutter speed range. 4.5 fps burst rate. Optical pentaprism viewfinder with approximately 97% coverage (0,71× enlargement) Clear View...

optical path to direct the light from the lens via a viewing screen and pentaprism to the eyepiece. At the time of exposure, the mirror is flipped up out...

complaints to RTHK against the satirical TV show Headliner and opinion program Pentaprism for "insulting the police" and "spreading hate speech" respectively. The...

originally a registered trademark of the East German VEB Zeiss Ikon (from "Pentaprism" and "Contax") and acquired by the Asahi Optical company in 1957. Since...

Film-Stop Back, Type-B Matte focusing screen, a modified Titanium DE-5 pentaprism with ISO-type accessory shoe and no eyepiece blind, rubber-covered waterproof...

system, and an option for manual focusing. Its viewfinder is a "fixed pentaprism". It also has a 2", TFT color LCD. Its dimensions are 156 mm in width...

interchangeable pentaprism finders. The Narciss camera was initially designed for medical use, it included a Narciss with ordinary pentaprism finder and a...

units. The "Nikkormat accessory shoe" must be screwed to the top of the pentaprism cover via the eyepiece first. Note that this shoe only mounts the flash...