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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 1986
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1984
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In the single lens reflex camera whose movable mirror for reflecting light from the photographic lens to the finder is made partly half-mirrored to give a portion of the light to the photosensitive element, the finder is provided with a focusing screen of high diffusing property, the movable mirror having a half-mirrored portion at the center of the entire area with the surrounding area being made perfectly reflective is provided with a pattern of finely divided areas some of which are half-mirrored and the others of which are perfectly reflective in gradually varying area ratios in a boundary area between the central and surrounding areas, and a mask is provided on the back surface of the movable mirror for shutting off the passed light through the finely divided area pattern.