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| Leningrad 4 c.1970 image by Süleyman Demir (Image rights) |
Leningrad Light Meters are a series of light meters made by Vibrator factory in Leningrad, former USSR and produced between c.1950-84.
Noticeably there is missing model numbers 3, 5, 9 in the Leningrad line.
Models[]
Leningrad 1
Leningrad 1 (original[]
- Selenium cell
- Produced between 1954-59
- Looks like Metrawatt products, in particular the Horvex
- Body: bakelite
- Scale for film speeds: 11-700 GOST
- Scale for Shutter speeds: 60-1/1000
- Scale for Diaphragm: f/1-f/22
Leningrad 2
Leningrad 2[]
- Introduced in 1959
- Selenium cell
- Body: bakelite
- Scale for film speeds: 4-250 GOST
- Scale for Shutter speeds: 15-1/1000
- Scale for Diaphragm: f/1.4-f/22
Leningrad 4[]
- Introduced c.1968
- A Gossen Luna-Pro, but the big difference is that the Luna-Pro is CdS
Specifications of Leningrad 4[]
- Photoelectric selenium cell light meter
- Engraving on the back cover: Ю11/4, СДЕЛАНО В СССР ( SDELANO V SSSR = MADE IN USSR) and serial no.
- Leningrad 4 is written in Latin, this one is an export model. (Ленинград = Leningrad
- Calibrated in ASA and DIN on the export model, or Gost and DIN
- Aperture range: f/1.4 - f/22, shutter speeds 15-1/1000
- Film speeds range: 4-1000 gost, 6-30 DIN, 3-800 ASA
- CINE scale and an auxillary scale
- A white opak glass is provided for use as an incident light meter
- On the back side of the meter, there is an adjustment screw for zeroing the meter scale Strap lug
- Body: plastic; Weight:
- Basic operating instructions: Set film speed, transfer meter reading to dial, read matching f-stop and shutter speeds and transfer them to the camera
- Attention: Selenium cells have a finate life always close the case when not in use to protect the cell
- There are various coloured versions
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| Leningrad 4 c.1970 Images by Süleyman Demir (Image rights) | |||||
Leningrad 6
Leningrad 6[]
- CdS cell
- Introduced c.1970
- Exact mirror bring
- Body: plastic
- Scale for film speeds: 4-2000 GOST (6-33 DIN)
- Scale for Shutter speeds: 2 hours -1/2000 s
- Scale for speeds of movie: 8-64 frame/sec
- Scale for Diaphragm: f/1.4-f/45
- Battery check button
Leningrad 7
Leningrad 7[]
- Selenium cell
- Introduced c.1984
- The first update of the Leningrad 6
- Body: plastic
- Scale for film speeds: 2.8-1400 GOST (6-33 DIN)
- Scale for Shutter speeds: 30-1/2000
- Scale for speeds of movie: 8-64 frame/sec
- Scale for Diaphragm: f/1.4-f/22
Leningrad 8
Leningrad 8[]
- Introduced c.1983
- Selenium cell
- A slight refinement of the Leningrad 7
- Body: plastic
- Scale for film speeds: 2.8-1400 GOST (6-33 DIN)
- Scale for Shutter speeds: 30-1/2000
- Scale for speeds of movie: 8-64 frame/sec
- Scale for Diaphragm: f/1.4-f/22
Leningrad 10
Leningrad 10[]
- Introduced: c.?
- Modified Leningrad 4
- Selenium cell
- Body:plastic
- Scale for film speeds: 4-1000 GOST (6-33 DIN)
- Scale for Shutter speeds: 24-1/2000
- Scale for Diaphragm: f/1.4-f/22
- Meter has rotatable head with selenium element and some attachment to measure different ranges of light