Meter, exposure
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- OBJECT TYPE
- CDS
- DATE
- 1961
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2006.0171.001
- MANUFACTURER
- GOSSEN
- MODEL
- Lunasix
- LOCATION
- Federal Republic of Germany
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 95608
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Plastic casing; metal back plate and strap attachment; fabric strap
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 10.7 cm
- Width
- 7.0 cm
- Height
- 3.4 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Photography
- Category
- Still camera accessories
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- GOSSEN
- Country
- Federal Republic of Germany
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1960's to 1980's
- Canada
-
Used by a Canadian photojournalist to capture industrial photographs and press photographs for the 'Monetary Times', the 'Globe and Mail' and for various international associations. - Function
-
A photoelectric instrument that measures the intensity of incident light in a given area and, in photographic use, indicates the correct settings for an optimum exposure. Also called a light meter. - Technical
-
2-tone grey plastic body. DIN and ASA. The light grey button on the side activates the light meter; it needs to be pushed upwards for low-light readings and pushed downwards for higher light levels. Has both German and English markings. Exposure settings reference table at the back. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- On the front display area there are a series of measurements/ a scale with "Zeit" on the left side and "Time" on the right/ a scale with a lower case "f" on the left/"GOSSEN"/ "LUNASIX"/ "DIN" on the left with an arrow pointing right to a window with measurements, "ASA" on the right with an arrow pointing left to a window with measurements/ "SCALE" with an arrow pointing down to a window with measurements/ on the back is "Batt. Contr." with an arrow pointing right/ "2 Batt. Mallory/ PX 13"/ a chart in English and German/ "GERMANY (WEST)"/ 95608
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- The object is a two-tone grey with clear plastic windows.
- Decoration
- N/A
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GOSSEN, Meter, exposure, circa 1961, Artifact no. 2006.0171, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2006.0171.001/
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