2007-12-09 16:55:17 · 2 answers · asked by Doop De Doop 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Film as opposed to digital. You remember?
A rangefinder camera is a camera fitted with a rangefinder: a range-finding focusing mechanism allowing the photographer to measure the subject distance and take photographs that are in sharp focus. Most varieties of rangefinder show two images of the same subject, one of which moves when a calibrated wheel is turned; when the two images coincide and fuse into one, the distance can be read off the wheel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangefinder_camera
2007-12-09 18:03:22 · answer #1 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a camera which:
-- has a viewfinder that does not look through the lens
-- has a mechanical coupling from the viewfinder to the lens, which allows focusing
The most famous is the Leica M series.
Canon, Nikon, Konica and many other companies have all made this type of camera.
The most recent entry is the Voigtlander line, made by Cosina in Japan.
Hope this helps.
2007-12-09 18:04:57 · answer #2 · answered by V2K1 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋