Mirror system for a single lens reflex camera
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsJoel S. Lawther, Richard F. Manley, William L. Burnham
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Abstract
In a single lens reflex camera, a mirror can be positioned at an angle between the rear of the taking lens and the film to reflect the light rays that come through the lens, on to a focusing screen of the viewfinder, and it can be positioned out of the way to expose the film. The mirror is supported to swing forward toward the rear of the lens and downward to at least partially below the film, simultaneously, from its light-reflecting position to a non-reflecting inverted position substantially facing the bottom of the camera. This advantageously permits the back focus of the lens required to clear the mirror for movement from its light-reflecting position to out of the way to expose the film, to be reduced.
Claims7
An improved single lens reflex camera of the type wherein a unitary mirror can be positioned at an upwardly inclined angle between the rear of a taking lens and the film to intercept the optical axis of said lens, to reflect the rays of light that come through the lens generally upward on to a focusing screen of a viewfinder, and can be positioned out of the way to expose the film, and wherein the improvement comprises:
- means for supporting said entire mirror to swing forward toward the rear of said lens and downward to at least partially below the film, simultaneously, from its light-reflecting position to a non-reflecting inverted position substantially facing the bottom of said camera, whereby the back focus of the lens required to clear the mirror for movement from its light-reflecting position to out of the way to expose the film can be reduced.
An improved single lens reflex camera of the type wherein a mirror can be positioned at an angle between the rest of a taking lens and the film to reflect the rays of light that come through said lens on to a focusing screen of a viewfinder, and can be positioned out of the way to expose the film, and wherein the improvement comprises:
- means for supporting said mirror to swing at two spaced locations, one generally above and the other generally below a point on the mirror which intercepts the optical axis of said lens when the mirror is in its light-reflecting position, in directions forward toward the rear of said lens and downward to at least partially below the film, simultaneously, from its light-reflecting position to a non-reflecting inverted position substantially facing the bottom of said camera, whereby the back focus of the lens required to clear the mirror for movement from its light-reflecting position to out of the way to expose the film can be reduced.
An improved single lens reflex camera of the type wherein a mirror can be positioned at an angle between the rear of a taking lens and the film to reflect the rays of light that come through said lens, on to a focusing screen of a viewfinder, and can be positioned out of the way to expose the film, and wherein the improvement comprises:
- means for supporting said mirror to swing forward toward the rear of said lens and downward to at least partially underneath the film, simultaneously, from its light-reflecting position to a non-reflecting inverted position substantially facing the bottom of said camera, whereby the back focus of the lens required to clear the mirror for movement from its light-reflecting position to out of the way to expose the film can be reduced.
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