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Weston Photronic Exposure Meter Model 650

Photographic Technology

1935

Weston Master III exposure meter

Photographic Technology

1959

Exposure meter and shutter unit for polarising binocular microscope

Microscopes

Avo light meter model 3, made by Avo Ltd., Dover,

Optics

1970-1979

Wynne "Infallible" exposure meter, with metal case

Photography

1913

Watkins "Standard" Exposure Meter

Photographic Technology

1890-1900

Watkins "Bee" Exposure Meter

Photographic Technology

1915-1925

Leon Warnerke's patent actinometer, photographic e

Photography

1895-1905
Wellington exposure meter, plastic disc mounted on card by metal rivet. In cloth envelope. Made by Wellington & Ward Ltd., Elstree, Herts.

Wellington exposure meter

Photographic Technology

Avo Smethhurst High Light Exposure Meter in leathe

Optics

1940-1959

Avo exposure meter, damaged, made in England by AC

Optics

Avo Exposure meter model 1, made by the Automatic

Optics

1950-1959
Actinometer watch-type meter, full size, in engine-turned silver case. Hallmarked AW 'X' for 1897. Round meter with white face and insturction booklet.

Wynne's Infallible Exposure Meter in silver case

Photographic Technology

1897
Original enamel tin packing for Wynne's Infallible Exposure Photographic Exposure Meter, with chamois leather pouch, card of plate speeds and instruction book, marked 'June 1921'.

Wynne's Infallible Exposure Meter in silver case

Photographic Technology

1897
Watch type actinometer in solid silver case hallmarked for Birmingham. Gothic in style 't', 'A.W.' 1893. Back engraved with crowned A monogram and the Prince of Wales feathers. With rose, thistle and shamrock decoration. Wynne.

Queen Alexandra's Wynne's Infallible exposure meter

Photographic Technology

1893

Actinograph

Photographic Technology

1888-1895

Camera body for polarising binocular microscope

Microscopes
Watkins exposure meter, made by R. Field and Co. Birmingham. Cylindrical form; pendulum cap. Actinometer from carrying long strip of sensitive paper under tinted disc. Calculator on body - 6 scales, 4 rotating, two fixed.

Watkins Exposure Meter

Photographic Technology

c. 1895
Zeiss-Ikon Diaphot exposure meter. Extinction type; flat disc with rotating continuous wedge. Calibrated f.3.5-25 1/2000-12 minutes.

Zeiss-Ikon Diaphot exposure meter

Photographic Technology
Gossen. Made in West Germany. Photoelectric exposure meter. Scale calibrated 1-12. Rotating roller with aperture scales from f/1.4--45. Fixed shutter speed speed scales 8 secs-1/500 sec, 8-64 fps. ASA speed range 21-800. Rolltop blind in white plastic for incident light readings. 'Colour Finder' scale - step wedge in red calibrated 2,600, 3,200, 4,000, 5,800 and 10,000 OK, with comparison patch. No X273169. In leather case with instructions (filed).

Sixon exposure meter

Photographic Technology

1955
Circular form photoelectric exposure meter. The photocell is protected by spring loaded doors, opening automatically when the lid is opened. Single scale, numbered 0-15. Rotating calculator, f/scale 1.4-22, speed scale 6-200ASA with DIN and Sch.0 scales. Shutter scale 1/1600 sec - 4 minutes. Cine exposure time scale in lid. With ribbon strap. No. B 514853. c.1952

Bertram Chronos exposure meter

Photographic Technology

1947-1957
Extinction type exposure meter. Step wedge numbered 1-6 set in narrow slot, held at some distance from the eye. Rotary calculator. Film speed scales for Weston ASA, BS and Scheiner. Neck cord.

Nebro Visual exposure meter

Photographic Technology
GEC photoelectric exposure meter with instructions. Distributed by Johnson of Hendon, made in England.

GEC photoelectric exposure meter

Photographic Technology

1948
Smethurst Highlight exposure meter, made by AVO LTD. Incident light photoelectric meter in case.Rotary calculator calibrated: H.L. Film factors: 1-40; f0.7-22; shutter speeds 30-1/1000 seconds; 8-64 FPS. Calculator disc operates pointer to be aligned with meter needle.

Smethurst Highlight exposure meter

Photographic Technology
16 x 12cm cut film with circular step wedge divided into 10 segments calibrated 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48. Exposed for one minute over paper with negative in enlarger. Correct exposure time in seconds obtained from best sector in print. Kodak Limited.

Kodak enlarging exposure scale

Photographic Technology
Wynne's infallible print meter for printing platinotype and carbon prints. Series of numbers and letters under masks with graduated holders and opal glass diffusers. The Infallible exposure meter company.

Wynne's infallible print meter

Photographic Technology
Distributed by R F Hunter, 51 Grays Inn Road, London WC1. Visual exposure meter. Nos 1-6 seen in slot at one end; meter held at right angles to scene. Ranges; 26 degrees - 32 degrees Sch; 16 secs - 1/1000 sec; f/1.4-22. With wrist strap. In original carton with instructions.

Pelmet exposure meter

Photographic Technology
Photoelectric exposure meter for cine photography. Black bakelite case. Aluminium back. Two ranges, selected by push button. Calibrated directly in apertures f5.6-32. 1.5-8. Set for 16fps for range of films. One reading up or down used for faster or slower films.

Blendux exposure meter

Photographic Technology

1930-1940
Visual exposure meter with blue fields for matching surrounded by diffused, marginal field unaffected by adjustment of meter. Calibrated H&D 12-2000. f/1.4-64 1/5000 sec to 5 hours. Designed by Dr. Schlichter. C.1929

Lios aktinometer

Photographic Technology

1924-1934
Chronoscope PAP exposure meter, made by Lumiere France. Cylindrical actinometer with lens forming image of scene on POP on paper in filter with standard tint surround. With exposure tables and original carton.

Chronoscope PAP exposure meter

Photographic Technology

1907-1917
Metrovick exposure meter. Metropolitan-Vickerrs. PE meter dual range.

Metrovick Exposure Meter

Photographic Technology

1937
VS 19 Justophot extinction exposure meter. Dream - Dr.E.Meyer patent, three adjustable scales for flimspeed, aperture and shutter on cylinder containing focussing lens.

Justophot extinction exposure meter

Photographic Technology
Book type actinometer with slide rule calculator. H & D speed numbers 5-600.

Imperial Exposure Meter No 1

Photographic Technology
Chronoscope PAP exposure meter, made by Lumiere France. Cylindrical actinometer with lens forming image of scene on POP on paper in filter with standard tint surround.

Chronoscope PAP exposure meter

Photographic Technology

1907-1917
Made in Japan. Miniature photoelectric meter for camera shoe fitting. Scales: ASA 3-3000, f/1.4-32, 1/200-30 secs, EV 1-17. Hinged flap with slots for bright light. In leather case.

Capital exposure meter - Avigo M1 meter

Cinematography

c. 1963
Norwood Super Director Exposure Meter. Made in Japan. Incident light meter, No 1043. In everready case.

Norwood Super Director Exposure Meter

Photographic Technology
Velox exposure meter, made by John J. Griffin and ons Ltd. Based at 20-26 Sardinia Street, London, WC. 5-step wedge with tissue paper steps - none, one, two, three, four, thicknesses, increasing paper thickness. Numbered 1 1/2, 3, 6 and 9. In card frame with printed instruction on the surround

Velox exposure meter

Photographic Technology

1894-1904
Phillip's exposure meter. Bookform actinometer, with instructions and boxwood calculator, slide rule form, second model, revised. Manufactured by W. H. Phillips and Son, 98 Truro Road, Wood Green, London N.

Phillip's exposure meter

Photographic Technology

1915-1925
Exact Chronopose exposure meter, made by Cannevel, France. Wooden slide-rule calculator carrying sensitive paper strip actinometer. 'Le Vade-Mecum' dux Touriste Photographe

Exact Chronopose exposure meter

Photographic Technology

1905-1915
Justodrem exposure meter, made in Austria. Telescope type extinction meter. Eyepiece with lens used to view continuous wedge carrying letters: AMPXDRFHBKVSGNLZ. Calculator scales round tube.

Justodrem exposure meter

Photographic Technology
Practos Visual Exposure Meter. Rotating wedge type extinction meter, telescopic form. H & D and Scheiner speeds. In leather case.

Practos Visual Exposure Meter

Photographic Technology

1950-1959
Disc calculator for flash bulb exposures - PF1 and PF5 and No1 and No 2 Photolita lamps. Scales for 12-320 ASA films.

Philips Photoflux and Photolita calculator

Photographic Technology

1955-1965
Exposure meter; clip-on; coupling to camera shutter speed disc; ASA 6-3200; low-high ranges; in leather case. (see 1990-5036/6528).

Petri CdS meter for Petri VI camera

Photographic Technology

1960-1969
Justosphot exposure meter, made by Drem Zentrale. Extinction type meter. Focussing eyepiece. Aperture shutter and filmspeed scales. Was at one time in a leather case, but this no longer present.

Justophot exposure meter Model 4

Photographic Technology
Wynne's "Infallible" exposure meter complete with instructions in original tin case; ( works by darkening of light - sensitive test paper), c. 1912.

Wynne's "Infallible" exposure meter

Photographic Technology

1912
Exposure meter manufactured by Realt, Italy, in fitted leather case with 2 spare dials and instruction leaflet, n.d.

Realt Exposure meter

Photographic Technology
Sekonic X-1 digipro model L-518 exposure meter.

Sekonic X-1 digipro model L-518 exposure meter

Photographic Technology
Slide-rule type calculator made in celluloid for motion picture use. Patented June 6 1916. 108 Sth Dearborn Street, Chicago, Ill.

Harvey Exposure meter

Photographic Technology

1918
Zeiss-Ikon Diaphot exposure meter. Extinction type; flat disc with rotating continuous wedge. Calibrated f.3.5-25 1/2000-12 minutes. In leather case.

Zeiss-Ikon Diaphot exposure meter and wallet

Photographic Technology
Neville Brown, London. White plastic disc calculator, scales for the aperture f/1.5-32, exposure time 1/1000-64 secs. Lighting conditions Deep Shade - Bright subjects, Time of Year, Filter Factors, Sky Conditions, Time of Day, Film Types and Speeds.

Nebro Exposure Calculator

Cinematography