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  • BS ISO 5800:1987

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    Photography. Colour negative films for still photography. Determination of ISO speed

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-06-2008

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    0 Introduction
    1 Scope and field of application
    2 References
    3 Definitions
    4 Sampling and storage
    5 Method of test
      5.1 Principle
      5.2 Safelights
      5.3 Exposure
          5.3.1 Sample condition
          5.3.2 Type of sensitometer
          5.3.3 Radiant energy quality
          5.3.4 Modulation
          5.3.5 Exposure time
      5.4 Processing
          5.4.1 Conditioning of samples
          5.4.2 Processing specifications
      5.5 Densitometry
      5.6 Evaluation
          5.6.1 Sensitometric curve
          5.6.2 Minimum densities
          5.6.3 Determination of H[m]
    6 Product classification
      6.1 ISO speed scale
      6.2 ISO speed of a product
      6.3 Accuracy
    7 Product marking and labelling

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    Describes the method for determining the ISO speed of colour negative camera films for pictorial still photography.

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    Committee CPW/42
    Development Note Supersedes 86/40901 DC and BS 1380-3(1980). (03/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, August 2016. (07/2016)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO 2721:2013 Photography — Film-based cameras — Automatic controls of exposure
    ISO 5:1974 Photography Determination of diffuse transmission density
    ISO 5-3:2009 Photography and graphic technology Density measurements Part 3: Spectral conditions
    ISO 5-1:2009 Photography and graphic technology Density measurements Part 1: Geometry and functional notation
    ISO 2720:1974 Photography General purpose photographic exposure meters (photoelectric type) Guide to product specification
    ISO 554:1976 Standard atmospheres for conditioning and/or testing — Specifications
    ISO 7589:2002 Photography Illuminants for sensitometry Specifications for daylight, incandescent tungsten and printer
    ISO 5-2:2009 Photography and graphic technology Density measurements Part 2: Geometric conditions for transmittance density
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