The Photographic Glossary | V: from Variable contrast paper to Vignetting

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Photographers’ gobbledygook can be confusing! This photography dictionary will help you find the real significance behind that jargon.

Variable contrast paper
(see Multigrade)
View camera
Large format camera, which has a ground glass screen at the image plane for viewing and focusing.
(see Baseboard Camera, Field camera, Large format, Focusing screen, Monorail camera & Technical camera)
Viewfinder
(see Finder)
Vignetting
Fall-off in illumination at the edges of an image. This can be caused by poor lens design, using a hood not matched to the lens, or using too many filters at the same time.

Peter Ashby-Hayter, Bristol, U.K. Bristol Photographer
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