Meanings
nounanastigmat (plural anastigmats)
plural anastigmats
- artsAn anastigmatic lens.
Practically any camera will produce good results in this kind of photography provided that it has a good anastigmat lens and a reliable shutter; that the case is light proof; and that it is not asked to do more than it is capable of.
1950 December, Canon Eric Treacy, “Railway Photography”, in Railway Magazine, page 796
Origin
Shortening.
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Polish anastygmat
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