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Gossen Bix 3 exposure meter.
Small
exposure meter - light-weight and portable,
the Bix 3 exposure meter, a product of
the Gossen company who also manufacture the world famous Lunasix, Sixtar,
Sixon, Sixtomat and Sixtino exposure meters, the Sixticolor colour
temperature meter and the Sixtron electronic flash meter as well as the
special Labosix enlarging exposure meter.
The Bix 3 is a exposure meter with a match needle
system and based on a Selenium sensor. Because this meter has no
light reducing filter that can be placed in front of the sensor, the exposure meter
is made only for reflective light measurement. It is probably one of the
first meters with the match needle system meaning the calculator disk
has to be turned until the needle with the slot is centered above
the needle of the measurement system.
The Gossen Bix 3 is sold in the US as the Scout 3
How German is Gossen?
By change I received a number of meters which I bought on the internet.
One of these meters, no brand because the name plate came off, attracted
my attention but it doesn't ring a bell at that time. Much later I ran
into that meter again and had a closer look. The back of the meter
stated 'JAPAN' but still it bugged and I started looking trough my
meters until I had the Bix 3 in my hand and here it was what me what
bugged me all the time. The nameless meter it was a nearly identical
copy of the Gossen Bix 3 meter with some little differences. Until I
looked at the back of the Gossen Bix 3 and I found : made in Japan on
the back! For pictures look down at this page.
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Film speed
EV / LW
Angle of measurement
Measuring data processing
Type of read out
Other read-outs
Aperture range
Exposure time
Cine speeds (f. p. s.)
Accessories included |
ISO
6 ~ 6400 ASA / 9 ~ 39 DIN
ISO 100/21° +6 ~ +16
Reflected light 50°,
continues light 180°
analogue
Match needle system
Calculator dial with shutter speeds/f-stops, EV
f 1 ~ 32
1/2000 ~ 8 sec.
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