exposure meter for Polaroid instant cameras
Date: 1955-1964
Inventory Number: 2004-1-0147
Classification: Exposure Meter
Subject:
Maker: Polaroid Corporation (1937-present)
Owner: Edwin H. Land (1909 - 1991)
Cultural Region:
Place of Origin:
Dimensions:
meter: 5.1 × 4.3 × 3.4 cm (2 × 1 11/16 × 1 5/16 in.)
box: 4 × 6.1 × 8 cm (1 9/16 × 2 3/8 × 3 1/8 in.)
Accessories: instruction flyers (2)
Description:
Exposure meter, model #625, made for all rollfilm cameras except the J33 and J66. The calibrations are read directly in EV numbers only. It was made for Polaroid by Gossen. It was also supplied with an accessory foot so it could be mounted on older models. For the latter, an extra stick-on exposure number scale was added so the calibrations could be adjusted in the old Polaroid "Light Value" numbers. (See the left flyer in the picture.)
In its original packaging.
This accessory is described in the very useful Land List website.
In its original packaging.
This accessory is described in the very useful Land List website.
In Collection(s)
Signedon box and meter: POLAROID
Curatorial RemarksPaper box and meter stored in same poly bag - meter is encapsulated in Escal.
ProvenanceThis object belonged to Edwin H. Land and came from the Rowland Institute, Harvard University. Gift of the Edwin H. Land Family.