Are All "Official" Exposure Indexes Wrong?

Modern Photography in their July 1958 issue takes a look.

 

 

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Here is an article on those fancy built-in light meters.

 

 

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If those built-in meters aren't enough here are some super meters.

 

 

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Here are this month's Modern Tests.

 

 

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Here is this month's 35mm column.

 

 

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The Modern Color column looks at 2 1/4 color problems.

 

 

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Lloyd Varden looks for a chain reaction.

 

 

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The Ultra Miniature column discusses developing your own film.

 

 

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What makes your exposure meter tick?

 

 

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The Ways and Means column looks at the Associated Press's move to smaller format cameras.

 

 

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Here is an article on how to use your light meter.

 

 

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Popular Photography magazine tests the Agfa 66 camera.

 

 

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Here they look at the Kilfitt 300mm lens.

 

 

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Here is the 1958 meter directory.

 

 

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What role will photography take now that we are in the space age?

 

 

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Here are this month's camera equipment ads.

 

 

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Here are this month's dealer ads.

 

 

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Here is a new development that may revolutionize photography.

 

 

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Another great look back. Thanks.

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Thanks, Marc!

Excellent edition, Marc. Along with a heap of interesting information on light meters, there's an article on the Agfa Automatic 66; I thought I'd seen all the Agfa 6x6 folders but this appears to be a landmark camera I'd not yet discovered. Many thanks!

Modern Photography in their July 1958 issue takes a look.

 

 

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Thanks that's what I thought. The film speed rated for negative film is the highest speed what would produce satisfactory prints and not the best speed.

Keep these coming, Marc! Your post series is becoming a good history of photography as seen from the time.

 

I remember all the fuss about the ASA index change, and now can see why it happened. The metering articles come out almost as obsessive to a current amateur.

 

AP was turning to rollfilm and it was news. I also appreciated the Photo Contest of the Cigar Institute - wonder what were the winning entries. They had to show "a man smoking a cigar with enjoyment and relaxation". At least two political incorrectnesses, mysoginia and smoking, in a short paragraph.

 

The article on space photography is very interesting for those watching the history of technology. There are mentions of things that were to come quite soon; a lot more accurate than Lloyd Varden's predictions. What I don´t get are corner reflectors, these look to me as optical or radar targets instead of what the article claims, devices to take "pictures of planets". Sure I must be missing some science there. The author was a Canon Vt fan.

 

In the ads I spotted the Konica III, Retina Reflex, Contaflex and old Ilford films among many old acquaintances. I got to shoot FP3!

 

Thanks for these wonderful posts.