Drem Leicascop photoelectric exposure meter.
Drem
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1930 - 1940
Materials
Metal, Glass, Plastic
Measurements
74 x 40 x 28 mm
Place of origin
Vienna
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525078.1
Summary
Drem Leicascop photoelectric exposure meter. Extinction meter. Calibration: Film speed: 11 - 26° Scheiner. Shutter speed: 1/500 - 2h. Aperture: f1.3 - f36. Filter factor scale. In use the film speed is set to an index, two arrows are then aligned on the scales. The finder shows two figures, the tube is turned until one disappears. The shutter speed and aperture pairs can then be read.
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
Drem, manufacturer