Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Vintage Photographic


A Collection of Vintage Photographic Equipment and Accessories including Exposure Meters, Optical Filters, and Darkroom Supplies This assorted collection of vintage photographic equipment, primarily from the mid-20th century, includes several exposure meters, optical attachments, and darkroom accessories. Key components include a Weston Master Universal Exposure Meter with its original cardboard box and a booklet titled Film Speed Values for WESTON Exposure Meters. Also present is a Kalimar Auto-Dial EVS exposure meter with a black zippered leatherette case and a corresponding instruction manual. The lot contains a silver-dialed Photopia exposure meter with two embossed brown leather cases and a small German-made Prazisa accessory meter in a blue velvet-lined box. Optical accessories include a Braun Universal-Sucher (Universal Viewfinder), a boxed Johnsons of Hendon colour filter mount with a Johnson-Peckham lens hood, and a Kaligar auxiliary lens set housed in a red-lined oval case. Additional items include a Waltex 30x pocket microscope in its original box, a Kodak Optical Outfit, and a set of interchangeable magnifying lenses in a clear-lidded plastic box. Darkroom equipment features a box for Ilford Special Rapid Panchromatic Plates containing glass plates in holders, a Johnson Azol and Vedol thermometer in its original packaging, and a box of Photax 49 x 49 mm cover glasses. The collection is rounded out by various metal lens hoods, loose filters, and a grey plastic light-diffusing grid.