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between-the-lens shutter

American  
[bih-tween-thuh lenz] / bɪˈtwin ðə ˈlɛnz /

noun

Photography.
  1. iris shutter.


Etymology

Origin of between-the-lens shutter

First recorded in 1905–10

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A speed of 1/300 second is the highest available in an ordinary between-the-lens shutter, and that is sufficient for almost anything.

From Making Your Camera Pay by Davis, Frederick C.

The leaves, opening in the shape of a star, admit the greatest possible amount of light, for a between-the-lens shutter, at each exposure.

From Kodaks and Kodak Supplies 1914 by Canadian Kodak Company

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