General Information

Serial #

136459

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL, SYNTHETIC & GLASS CONSTRUCTION/.2 SYNTHETIC CASE HAS METAL SNAP CLOSURES.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

18.0 cm

Width

9.5 cm

Height

5.8 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

Minolta

Country

Japan

State/Province

Unknown

City

Osaka

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS LIGHT METER PRESUMABLY USED C. 1980S TO 1992.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT USED BY YOUSUF KARSH, CANADA'S INTERNATIONALLY HONOURED PORTRAITPHOTOGRAPHER. FROM 1932 TO 1992, MR. KARSH OPERATED FROM HIS PRINCIPLE STUDIO IN OTTAWA, PHOTOGRAPHING HEADS OF STATE, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND THOSE PROMINANT IN BUSINESS, THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.

Function

USED BY PHOTOGRAPHERS TO MEASURE THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT FALLING ON A SUBJECT.

Technical

HAND HELD LIGHT METER USED BY MR. KARSH. SUITABLE FOR BOTH STILL AND CINE WORK.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 " MINOLTA/ JAPAN " cast in raised print around sensor. " MINOLTA " appears in white print over display window; all controls labelled. Plate on meter back displays all ASA/ DIN and CINE/ TIME/ ASA scales. " MINOLTA CAMERA CO., LTD. JAPAN 136459 " appears along lower edge./.2 " MINOLTA " stamped into lower front of case; " JAPAN " appears on reverse.

Missing

NONE. From CA of 06/10/1999 by Gordon Perrault: No - Complete

Finish

.1 LIGHTLY PEBBLE TEXTURED BLACK CASING; WHITE SPHERICAL DIFFUSER; GREEN DISPLAY WINDOW; WHITE MARKINGS/.2 FINELY GRAINED BLACK SYNTHETIC CASE HAS FLOCKED INTERIOR; SILVER METAL CLOSURES.

Decoration

N/A