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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

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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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.

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    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.

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    Committee CPW/42
    Development Note Supersedes 90/44771 DC and BS 1380-1(1973). (03/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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