condenser

optics

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    • enlargers
      • photographic enlarger
        In enlarger

        …of optical system is the condenser, a system of lenses that focus the beam of light through the film and toward the enlarging lens. Another type is the diffuser, which scatters the light from the bulb so that it falls evenly across the film. Light sources and optical systems are…

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