Meter, exposure
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- OBJECT TYPE
- AMBIENT & FLASH/LCD DISPLAY
- DATE
- 1980–1989
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0327.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Minolta Camera Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- FLASH METER III
- LOCATION
- Osaka, Japan
More Information
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
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Minolta Camera Co. Ltd., Meter, exposure, between 1980–1989, Artifact no. 1997.0327, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0327.001/
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