A Rex Exposure Meter in a leather case
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1935
Materials
Glass, Leather
Measurements
60 x 56 x 36 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525050
Summary
A Rex Exposure Meter in a leather case. The unit is black metal and is permanently attached to a leather case. The photo-electric cell is exposed with a green button on the side and a light reading is given on the dial. This is then translated into an exposure using a slide calculator above the dial. Shutter speeds range 1/1000 sec-30 min, apertures range f1.4-f32 and film speed 13-31 Sch. The dial has light values 2-20 and has the markings 'D.R.P eng.', a serial number '1343' and 'Rex' There are no markings on the case which has a single stud fastener.
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