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Zoom Lens
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Zoom Lens
A lens that allows a photographer to focus so that it appears that a picture is closer to or farther away from the viewer. The first zoom lens was developed by Frank Back and was introduced in 1959.


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TT83 TA1570 For some 50 years, Mann has worked in the design and analysis of optical systems, including visual and infrared zoom lenses.
The problem with zoom lenses is that they are never as high quality as fixed focal lenses.
The retractable zoom lenses can be extended whenever the camera is switched on and retracts whenever it is shut off.
 
 
 
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