extension tube

extension tube

noun Photography.
any of a series of tubes of varying lengths placed between the lens and a camera body to facilitate closeup focusing.

Origin:
1955–60
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Extension tube is always a great word to know.
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a mechanism through which film passes in a projector for conversion of the soundtrack into audio-frequency signals to be amplified and reproduced
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extension ring or extension tube
 
n
photog a spacer element that can be fixed between the camera body and the lens to increase the distance between film and lens and allow closer focus than would be possible without it
 
extension tube or extension tube
 
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