In camera design, a focal-plane shutter (FPS) is a type of photographic shutter that is positioned immediately in front of the focal plane of the camera, that is, right in front of the photographic film or image sensor. ==Two-curtain shutters== The traditional type of focal-plane shutter in 35 mm cameras, pioneered by Leitz for use in its Leica ca...
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(from the article `shutter`) ...types. The leaf shutter, positioned between or just behind the lens components, consists of a number of overlapping metal blades opened and closed ... The focal-plane shutter consists of two light-tight fabric blinds or a combination of metal blinds moving in succession across the film immediately ... ...
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There are two options of shutter systems available, one is the Leaf Shutter, the other is focal plane. Focal plane shutters rely on either a horizontal or vertical shutter curtain which lies directly in front of the film, at the plane of focus. Focal Plane Shutters are capable of very high speeds, in excess of 1/ 8000 th of a second. The disadvanta...
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An opaque curtain containing a slit that moves directly across in front of the film in a camera and allows image-forming light to strike the film.
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One of the two main types of shutter and used universally in 35mm SLR cameras, positioned behind the lens and in fact slightly in front of the focal plane; the shutter consists of either cloth or metal blades. When the camera is fired a slit travels across the image either vertically or horizontally. The width and speed of the slit determines the d...
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a camera shutter situated directly in front of the film. Cf. curtain shutter.
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