Practos II exposure meter

Visual extinction meter employs rotating continuous wedge with numbers seen in telescope tube at the same time as a blue filtered image of the scene. Calibrated for film speeds 75-5500 H&D, 11-29 degrees. Sch.:f/nos.1.3-48. The shutter speeds are 1/400sec-60 minutes. FPS 1-128, With depth of field tables for 3 focal lengths. Practos, Hamburg.

Details

Category:
Photographic Technology
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/1806
type:
exposure meter
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford

Parts

Leather Bag for Practos II Exposure Meter

Leather Bag for Practos II Exposure Meter

Practos II exposure meter leather bag

Measurements:
overall: 123 mm x 67 mm x 25 mm,
Materials:
leather
Object Number:
1990-5036/1806/1
type:
bag
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Instructions Sheet for Practos II Exposure Meter

Instructions Sheet for Practos II Exposure Meter

Practos II exposure meter instructions sheet

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
1990-5036/1806/2
type:
instructions
Practos II Exposure Meter

Practos II Exposure Meter

Visual extinction meter employs rotating continuous wedge with numbers seen in telescope tube at the same time as a blue filtered image of the scene. Calibrated for film speeds 75-5500 H&D, 11-29 degrees. Sch.:f/nos.1.3-48. The shutter speeds are 1/400sec-60 minutes. FPS 1-128, With depth of field tables for 3 focal lengths. Practos, Hamburg.

Object Number:
1990-5036/1806/3
type:
exposure meter