dark slide
Also called draw slide. a black plastic, metal, or fabric sheet that is inserted into a film holder to protect the film from light.
a lightproof holder for sheet film or a photographic plate.
Words Nearby dark slide
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use dark slide in a sentence
Moreover, this something evidently had the power of penetrating through the walls of the dark-slide to the plate within.
The Romance of War Inventions | Thomas W. CorbinIt was as if for days he had been staring at a blank sheet, and now a dark slide had been suddenly taken from the magic lantern.
Diana Tempest, Volume I (of 3) | Mary CholmondeleyThe best plan is to put the plate into a dark slide and draw out the shutter half-way.
The Barnet Book of Photography | VariousIn the first case the negative is placed in the dark slide of the camera, both shutters being drawn fully out.
The Barnet Book of Photography | VariousFrom the satchel that I had put beneath the tripod I took out a dark slide and inserted it in the camera, drawing the shutter.
Carnacki, The Ghost Finder | William Hope Hodgson
Browse