Photography gifts?

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• bigtrick0

  rangefinder = you focus by aligning two pictures in the viewfinder until they overlap perfectly.
  slr = you focus by looking through the viewfinder and a mirror, directly through the lens, focusing until the picture looks sharp.

  slrs are more common, and allow for autofocus. rangefinders allow for a more compact body and... well heck. they're a bit niche. they were all the rage back in the day before slrs were invented.

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  • interesting. thanks for the info!ifeltdave
  • you can tell that i'm not really a rangefinder guy (:bigtrick
  • because you suckJSK
  • true.bigtrick
  • i own several rangefinders and prefer shooting one over an slr but they're not for everyoneJG_LB
  • they are much more quiet than slrsjaylarson
  • this isn't strictly the case, you can get alternative focus screens for SLRs so they behave like rangefinders.Samush

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