reflex viewfinder

noun

An optical viewing system used in cameras, especially single-lens reflex and twin-lens reflex, that employs a mirror placed behind the lens to reflect the incoming light onto a focusing screen.

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Meanings

nounreflex viewfinder (plural reflex viewfinders)

plural reflex viewfinders

  1. artsAn optical viewing system used in cameras, especially single-lens reflex and twin-lens reflex, that employs a mirror placed behind the lens to reflect the incoming light onto a focusing screen.
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