Posographe - Antique and Vintage Cameras

Posographe

1923

Kaufmann

Puteaux

France

Image of Posographe

Meter Type:
Calculator.

Calibration:
Exterior - Shutter speed: 1/400 - 25s. Aperture: f4.5 - f56, 1 - 128 US.
Interior - Shutter speed: 1/10 - 8m. Aperture: f3 - f40, 1 - 128 US.

Attributes:
Exterior settings for - Hour of day, month. Sky condition. Subject. Tone and lighting of subject. Type of emulsion.
Interior settings for - Colour of floor. Colour of walls. Distance from window. Amount of sky visible in window. Type of exterior light. Type of emulsion. French text.

Posographe

Meter Type:
Calculator.

Calibration:
Exterior - Shutter speed: 1/400 - 30s. Aperture: f4 - f56, 1 - 128 US.
Interior - Shutter speed: 1/10 - 10m. Aperture: f3 - f56, 1 - 128 US.

Attributes:
Exterior settings for - Hour of day, month. Sky condition. Subject. Tone and lighting of subject. Type of emulsion.
Interior settings for - Colour of floor. Colour of walls. Distance from window. Amount of sky visible in window. Type of exterior light. Type of emulsion. English text.

With:
Instruction sheet from J.A. Sinclair. 54 Haymarket. London.

Posographe

Baby-Ciné model

Image of Posographe Baby-Ciné model

Meter Type:
Calculator.

Calibration:
Aperture: f3.5 - f14.

Attributes:
Country Locations settings for - Hour of day, month. Sky condition. Scenery. Tone and lighting of subject. Filter factor.
Town Locations settings for - Hour of day, month. Sky condition. Location. Tone and lighting of subject. Filter factor.
English text.

With:
Case.

Posographe

Baby-Ciné model

Image of Posographe Baby-Ciné model

Meter Type:
Calculator.

Calibration:
Aperture: f2.7 - f14.

Attributes:
Country Locations settings for - Hour of day, month. Sky condition. Scenery. Tone and lighting of subject. Filter factor.
Town Locations settings for - Hour of day, month. Sky condition. Location. Tone and lighting of subject. Filter factor.
English text.

With:
Instructions. Case.

Designed by Kaufmann. In Britain the Posographe was sold by Sinclair for a number of years.

The design of the Posographe is quite ingenious, it is based on a number of levers hidden inside the meter, these are inter-connected and connected to six pointers around the edge of the meter. The pointers are adjusted to indicate the conditions, time of day, subject etc., a further pointer will then indicate the exposure.

References & Notes:
BJA 1926, pp. 334, 534.

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