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BS ISO 6:1993

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Photography. Black-and-white pictorial still camera negative film/process systems. Determination of ISO speed

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-03-1995

€140.23
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Specifies the method for determining the ISO speed of black and white negative camera films used for pictorial still photography. Applies to films processed in conventional chemicals and equipment and those processed using special procedures. Coverage includes: safelights, filters, modulation, exposure time, and radiant energy quality. Also gives detailed definitions.

Committee
CPW/42
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 90/44771 DC and BS 1380-1(1973). (03/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
14
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

This International Standard specifies the method for determining the ISO speed of black-and-white negative camera films used for pictorial still photography.

This International Standard applies to films processed in conventional chemicals and equipment, but also to those processed using special procedures such as those involving activators or heat for development.

This International Standard does not apply to motionpicture, aerial photography, graphic arts, radiographic or micrographic applications, nor to negatives produced in diffusion transfer systems.

Standards Relationship
ISO 6:1993 Identical

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ISO 7589:2002 Photography Illuminants for sensitometry Specifications for daylight, incandescent tungsten and printer
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