{"title":"Rangefinder Lenses","description":"\u003cp\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003erangefinder camera\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Camera\" title=\"Camera\"\u003ecamera\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efitted with a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rangefinder\" title=\"Rangefinder\"\u003erangefinder\u003c\/a\u003e, typically a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Split-image_rangefinder\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Split-image rangefinder\"\u003esplit-image rangefinder\u003c\/a\u003e: a range-finding focusing mechanism allowing the photographer to measure the subject distance and take photographs that are in sharp focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost 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. Older, non-coupled rangefinder cameras display the focusing distance and require the photographer to transfer the value to the lens focus ring; cameras without built-in rangefinders could have an external rangefinder fitted into the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Accessory_shoe\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Accessory shoe\"\u003eaccessory shoe\u003c\/a\u003e. Earlier cameras of this type had separate\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Viewfinder\" title=\"Viewfinder\"\u003eviewfinder\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand rangefinder windows; later the rangefinder was incorporated into the viewfinder. More modern designs have rangefinders coupled to the focusing mechanism so that the lens is focused correctly when the rangefinder images fuse; compare with the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Focusing_screen\" title=\"Focusing screen\"\u003efocusing screen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein non-\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Autofocus\" title=\"Autofocus\"\u003eautofocus\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Single-lens_reflex_camera\" title=\"Single-lens reflex camera\"\u003eSLRs\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlmost all\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Digital_camera\" title=\"Digital camera\"\u003edigital cameras\u003c\/a\u003e, and most later\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Photographic_film\" title=\"Photographic film\"\u003efilm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecameras, measure distance using\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electroacoustic_phenomena\" title=\"Electroacoustic phenomena\"\u003eelectroacoustic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electronics\" title=\"Electronics\"\u003eelectronic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emeans and focus automatically (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Autofocus\" title=\"Autofocus\"\u003eautofocus\u003c\/a\u003e); however, it is not customary to speak of this functionality as a rangefinder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/www.wow-optic.com\/collections\/rangefinder-lenses.oembed","provider":"WOW Optic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}