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Scheimpflug's principle. 
 But AFAIK it applies to _any_ camera, film or digital.
 
Only those with well-defined lenses.  (It is not an issue for, for
example, a pinhole camera.)
Still, that's a large enough set that I agree when you say
  So it should still be known and tuaght. 
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