Weston Cine Exposure Meter.
Weston
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1937
Materials
Plastic, Metal, Glass, Fabric
Measurements
53 x 101 x 28 mm
Place of origin
Newark
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524997.1
Summary
A Weston Cine Exposure Meter. The body is black moulded plastic and to the right there is a logo in Art Deco style saying 'Weston'. Above this is the meter dial marked 'Relative Brightness' and a scale reading 0-19. The screen is labelled 'Weston Cine Exposure Meter Model 819, No (barely legible) 134825 (?). Patent numbers are also given 579.849, 779.574 Amer Pat 1934, No 1,982,405 Other Pats Pending. To the left of the dial is a rotating calculator to translate readings into exposure. It is marked 'Weston Cine Exposure Meter' and the user inputs film speed, f number and meter reading to obtain shutter speed (i.e. frames per second). On the reverse side is the photo cell panel and a metal plate with the emulsion speeds for 11 film types for both daylight and tungsten. Below this is ' Mfd by Weston Elec. Ins. Corp. Newark N.J., U.S.A.' The unit has a fabric lanyard.
Provenance
Part of The Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
Weston , manufacturer