Gossen Sixtomat X2 exposure meter.

The Sixtomat x2, manufactured by Gossen Germany, is a universal exposure meter for photographic purposes with a 2-fold goal;

- correct exposure by means of measurement of the subject
- correct exposure by means of measurement of the light

In 1954 P.Gossen GMBH filed a patent for their invention of the 'aparatus for determining the color temperature of a source of light' under number USA patents 2,886,712. The inventors listed are Werner Schulze and Hans Gossen.

The Sixtomat X2, this is actually the Sixtomat X3 but with the omission of the Color finder, neck strap and some difference in the external appearance. The manual of the X3 doe apply for the X2.

Different production versions of the Sixtomat has been seen, the metal color finder one built in in the back of the X3 and also a plastic version of this color finder. The Sixtomat X2 was sold in 1959 for US $ 19.95 including a 341/2 inch neck chain in a atractive clear plastic box.

The package is also from the X3 but with a sticker on top of the X3, making it a X2.

12.04.2010