element
Short for “optical element”: one of a number of simple lenses, prisms, or mirrors that together make up a more complex optical system, such as a compound lens. In lens and camera manuals, “lens” refers to the entire optical system that focuses light onto the image sensor, “element” to the individual lenses and other components that make up this optical system.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Photography
- Category: Professional photography
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