GOST

GOST/ASA/DIN conversion scale on a Leningrad meter photo by AWCam

GOST (Russian ГОСТ) is an abbreviation of "GOsudarstvennyi STandard", which is Russian for "Government Standard". In photography, GOST refers to arithmetic film speed ratings used in the former Soviet Union, similar to ASA.

• Coverage reference ASA/DIN/ISO/GOST, Courtesy of toxpose.com

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