dark slide
Americannoun
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Also called draw slide. a black plastic, metal, or fabric sheet that is inserted into a film holder to protect the film from light.
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a lightproof holder for sheet film or a photographic plate.
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Visitors will start inside a dark slide that gives way to an orange glow followed by a double sonic boom.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026
I pull the dark slide, alert the subjects to hold real still and trip the shutter for a half-second exposure.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2022
You've got to focus, close the shutter, cock the shutter, put the film in, pull the dark slide and hope that you haven't actually shot that film before.
From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2012
It was like rushing down an endless, slimy, dark slide.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
Care should also be taken in withdrawing the dark slide, in front of the plate, from the holder, as the same effect may be produced by a too hasty movement.
From History and Practice of the Art of Photography by Snelling, Henry Hunt
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