General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Synthetic casing and parts/ Metal parts/ Fabric strap

Dimensions

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

Length

7.4 cm

Width

4.5 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

3.8 cm

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still camera accessories

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Sekonic

Country

Japan

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

A piece of equipment used with a Bolsey camera purchased by the donor around 1951 in Flint, Michigan while he was a co-op student with General Motors. He used the camera for scenic and portrait photography while living in Michigan and travelling throughout the U.S. and Mexico, and upon his return home to the U.K.

Function

A device used to measure the light reflected from all parts of a scene to a camera.

Technical

An example of a good quality, modern selenium photocell exposure meter. Specifications include 1/8th second to 2 minute shutter speed; f-stop f1 to f32; Sensitivity at 100 I.S.O. IS ev2 to ev15; ASA 6 to 12m.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Plate on back of light meter reads 'SEKONIC/ AUTO-LUMI/ model 86/ K418386/ made in Japan'/ Black 'SEKONIC' printed on meter face/ Red 'SEKONIC AUTO-LUMI' and black 'DIN', 'E.V.' and 'ASA' scales printed on meter dial

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Brown casing back and black casing front/ Silver coloured meter face/ Silver coloured meter dial with red edge/ Black strap

Decoration

N/A