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photographic equipment

photographic equipment

1 3.2
Tools like cameras, lenses, and lights that a photographer uses to take photos
  • noun
  • /ˌfoʊtəˈgræfɪk ɪˈkwɪpmənt/
translation icon : equipo fotográfico
  • But recently, $750 worth of photographic equipment was donated to the school.
  • use of photographic equipment

Examples

  • For his ability to design, develop, and build photographic equipment, as well as modify standard equipment.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Soon after that, my grandfather died, and I inherited most of his photographic equipment.

    Academic text (2007)

  • In the kitchen section, a mass of photographic equipment includes an enlarger on the table and a flash camera.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • One of the men is holding photographic equipment: the old kind, with a hood and clumsy tripod.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The second vital rule for safari success is planning, which includes backing up everything that is critical: the right clothes, the right photographic equipment, and the right electronic backup for saving digital images.

    Academic text (2009)

  • There was no smell of cooking; she couldn't spot the large, elaborate kitchen she had expected, nor could she see any photographic equipment except one huge camera mounted on a tripod.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • On an escarpment high above the dense green rainforest cover, PK and Doc move along the sheer cliff face with photographic equipment and rucksacks.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • My photographic equipment included a Bogen Manfrotto Carbon/Mag fiber tripod with a 3-way pan head.

    Academic text (2007)

  • My grandfather's old photographic equipment included a vintage camera and several lenses.

  • Before the photoshoot, she checked her photographic equipment to ensure everything was working correctly.

Synonyms

equipment
vsphotographic equipment
∞ 1.9

Tools and machines needed for a particular activity

is narrower meaning the cameras lenses lights and other tools used by a photographer

Surface Forms

photographic equipment singular
photographic equipments plural

Morphology

photographic + equipment

The meaning is directly compositional: 'photographic' (pertaining to photography) simply restricts 'equipment' (objects needed for an activity) to tools used for taking photographs. This standard noun + modifier pattern is cross-linguistically common and fully predictable for a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Photographic equipment names the tools used to make photos. Think of photographic as 'making pictures' and equipment as 'tools', so together it means the cameras, lenses, lights, and other tools a photographer uses.