Sixon Exposure Meter and Case

PART OF:: The Kodak Museum Collection

Made:: 1955 in Erlangen

maker:: Gossen

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).

Details

Category:: Photographic Technology

Collection:: Kodak Collection

Object Number:: 1990-5036/4387

Materials:: metal (unknown), glass and plastic (unidentified)

Measurements:: overall (laid flat): 30 mm x 55 mm x 75 mm,

type:: exposure meter

credit:: The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford

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Sixon Exposure Meter

Sixon exposure meter made by Gossen 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.