How the Reflex Mirror Actually Works in Your Camera
If you've ever felt that satisfying "clack" after pressing the shutter button on a DSLR, you've experienced the reflex mirror doing its thing right in front of your eyes. It's one of those pieces of technology that feels almost old-school in our digital world, but for decades, it was the absolute gold standard for how we took pictures. Even with the massive shift toward mirrorless systems lately, there's still something deeply mechanical and reliable about a camera built around a physical mirror. ...