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− | Gossen is a renowned [[light meter]] maker based in Nuremberg, Germany. | + | '''Gossen''' is a renowned [[light meter]] maker based in Nuremberg, Germany. |
− | + | In 1919, Paul Friedrich Karl Gossen (1872–1942) and Otto Cohn founded the company '''Paul Gossen Co. K.-G., Fabrik elektrischer Messgeräte''' in Baiersdorff. Within a few years the company had moved to Erlangen, grown, seen Cohn leave and Rita Gossen join, gone into and emerged from administration, and had successfully sold ammeters and similar devices.<ref name="aa_gossen">This history is derived from E. van der Aa, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20160315221855/http://www.myphotoweb.com/Gossen/index.htm History of the Gossen company, Paul Gossen Co. K.-G., Fabrik elektrischer Messgeräte]" (2010), within E. van der Aa's website [https://web.archive.org/web/20160506005411/http://www.myphotoweb.com/index.html Myphotoweb.com] (archived). Accessed 3 April 2011.</ref> | |
− | + | The company's first photographic exposure meter, produced in 1933, was the Photolux. Between then and 1949, other models included the Blendux and Cimbrux for cine. In 1961 the [[Gossen Lunasix|Lunasix]] was the company's first meter aimed specifically at the professional market and started the long line of professional meters. The next major change was the 1983 all electronic microprocessor controlled [[Gossen Mastersix|Mastersix]]. In a few years the entire range became electronic. | |
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− | {{ | + | * [[Gossen Bisix|Bisix / Scout]] |
+ | * [[Gossen Bix 3|Bix 3 / Scout 3]] | ||
+ | * Blendux (Cimbrux) | ||
+ | * [[Gossen Digisix|Digisix]] | ||
+ | * [[Gossen Digisky|Digisky]] | ||
+ | * [[Gossen DigiFlash|Digiflash]] | ||
+ | * [[Gossen Digipro F|Digipro F]] | ||
+ | * [[Gossen Profisix|Lunalite / Luna Lux]] | ||
+ | * [[Gossen Lunasix|Lunasix / Luna Pro]] | ||
+ | * [[Gossen Lunasix|Lunasix 3 / Luna Pro S]] | ||
+ | * [[Gossen Lunasix F|Lunasix F / Luna Pro F]] | ||
+ | * [[Gossen Mastersix|Mastersix / Ultra-Pro]] | ||
+ | * [[Gossen Multisix|Multisix / Multi Pro]] | ||
+ | * Photolux (Ombrux) | ||
+ | * [[Gossen Profisix|Profisix / Luna Pro sbc]] | ||
+ | * [[Sixtomat|Sixon]] | ||
+ | * Sixon CF | ||
+ | * [[Gossen Sixtar|Sixtar / Super Pilot]] | ||
+ | * Sixti | ||
+ | * Sixticolor | ||
+ | * [[Gossen Sixtino|Sixtino / Pilot]] | ||
+ | * [[Sixtomat|Sixtomat]] | ||
+ | * Sixtomat Digital / Luna Pro Digital | ||
+ | * Sixtomat 2 / N100 | ||
+ | * [[Gossen Sixtron|Sixtron / Ascor]] | ||
+ | * [[Gossen Sixtronet|Sixtronet]] | ||
+ | * Sixtus / Sixtus C / Sixtus L (Leica) | ||
+ | * Sixtus 2 / Sixtus 2L | ||
+ | * [[Gossen Starlite|Starlite]] | ||
+ | * Trisix / Sixtry | ||
+ | * [[Gossen Variosix|Variosix / Polysix / Multibeam]] | ||
+ | * [[Gossen Variosix F|Variosix F / Luna-star F]] | ||
+ | * [[Gossen Ultra-Spot|Ultra-Spot / Spot-Master]] | ||
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+ | <br/> | ||
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+ | ==Gossen professional meters== | ||
+ | From 1961 with the [[Gossen Lunasix 3|Lunasix]] a distinct range of professional meters was offered, and from the 1977 [[Gossen Profisix|Profisix]] two professional ranges referred to by Gossen as "Multi" and "Profi". From 1990 once again a single professional range was offered. | ||
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+ | The [[Gossen Lunasix 3|Lunasix]] was only capable of ambient light measurement, hence the dedicated flash meter [[Gossen Sixtron|Sixtron]]. From the [[Gossen Profisix|Profisix]] onwards all Gossen professional meters incorporated both ambient and flash measurement. | ||
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+ | Dates when availability of models ceased are uncertain. | ||
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+ | |- style="background-color:lightgray;" | ||
+ | |1961 | ||
+ | |1962 | ||
+ | |1963 | ||
+ | |1964 | ||
+ | |1965 | ||
+ | |1966 | ||
+ | |1967 | ||
+ | |1968 | ||
+ | |1969 | ||
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+ | |1990 | ||
+ | |1991 | ||
+ | |1992 | ||
+ | |1993 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Colspan=5 style="background-color:lightgreen;"|[[Gossen Lunasix 3|Lunasix]] | ||
+ | |Colspan=15 style="background-color:lightgreen;"|[[Gossen Lunasix 3|Lunasix 3]] | ||
+ | |Colspan=5 style="background-color:lightgreen;"|[[Gossen Lunasix F|Lunasix F]] | ||
+ | |Colspan=4 style="background-color:lightgreen;"|[[Gossen Multisix|Multisix]] | ||
+ | |Colspan=4 style="background-color:lightgreen;"|[[Gossen Variosix F2|Variosix F]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Colspan=16| | ||
+ | |Colspan=6 style="background-color:lightblue;"|[[Gossen Profisix|Profisix]] | ||
+ | |Colspan=6 style="background-color:lightblue;"|[[Gossen Mastersix|Mastersix]] | ||
+ | |Colspan=6| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Colspan=8| | ||
+ | |Colspan=5 style="background-color:yellow;"|[[Gossen Sixtron|Sixtron]] | ||
+ | |Colspan=4 style="background-color:yellow;"|[[Gossen Sixtronet|Sixtronet]] | ||
+ | |Colspan=16| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Colspan=27| | ||
+ | |Colspan=6 style="background-color:pink;"|[[Gossen Spot-Master|Spot-Master]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | {| | ||
+ | |style="background-color:lightgreen;width:20px"| | ||
+ | | "Multi" series | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="background-color:lightblue;"| | ||
+ | | "Profi" series | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="background-color:yellow;"| | ||
+ | | Flash | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="background-color:pink;"| | ||
+ | | Spot | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | ==Cameras with Gossen meters== | ||
+ | *[[Arette|Arette IB]] | ||
+ | *[[Franka Solida|Franka Solida IIIL]] | ||
+ | *[[Kodak Instamatic 500]] | ||
+ | *[[Kodak Retinette Ib]] | ||
+ | *[[Kodak_Retina_Automatic_I_II_III#Typ_032_Retina_Automatic_II|Kodak Retina Automatic II/III]] | ||
+ | *[[Regula III series|Regula IIIb and IIId]] | ||
+ | *[[Rollei 35]] | ||
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+ | ==Notes== | ||
+ | <references /> | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
− | *[ | + | *[https://gossen-photo.de/en/ Gossen company homepage] |
− | *[http://www.myphotoweb.com/Gossen/index.htm Gossen meters] at [http://www.myphotoweb.com E. van der Aa's myphotoweb.com] | + | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160315221855/http://www.myphotoweb.com/Gossen/index.htm Gossen meters] at [https://web.archive.org/web/20160506005411/http://www.myphotoweb.com/index.html E. van der Aa's myphotoweb.com] (archived) |
− | *[http://www.butkus.org/chinon/flashes_meters.htm Instruction manuals for most Gossen light meters] at [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Mike Butkus' www.orphancameras.com] | + | *[http://www.butkus.org/chinon/flashes_meters.htm Instruction manuals for most Gossen light meters, mostly English, some German] at [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Mike Butkus' www.orphancameras.com] |
[[Category: Meter makers]] | [[Category: Meter makers]] | ||
[[Category: German companies]] | [[Category: German companies]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Gossen]] |
Latest revision as of 05:30, 6 October 2022
Gossen is a renowned light meter maker based in Nuremberg, Germany.
In 1919, Paul Friedrich Karl Gossen (1872–1942) and Otto Cohn founded the company Paul Gossen Co. K.-G., Fabrik elektrischer Messgeräte in Baiersdorff. Within a few years the company had moved to Erlangen, grown, seen Cohn leave and Rita Gossen join, gone into and emerged from administration, and had successfully sold ammeters and similar devices.[1]
The company's first photographic exposure meter, produced in 1933, was the Photolux. Between then and 1949, other models included the Blendux and Cimbrux for cine. In 1961 the Lunasix was the company's first meter aimed specifically at the professional market and started the long line of professional meters. The next major change was the 1983 all electronic microprocessor controlled Mastersix. In a few years the entire range became electronic.
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Hand held meters
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- Bisix / Scout
- Bix 3 / Scout 3
- Blendux (Cimbrux)
- Digisix
- Digisky
- Digiflash
- Digipro F
- Lunalite / Luna Lux
- Lunasix / Luna Pro
- Lunasix 3 / Luna Pro S
- Lunasix F / Luna Pro F
- Mastersix / Ultra-Pro
- Multisix / Multi Pro
- Photolux (Ombrux)
- Profisix / Luna Pro sbc
- Sixon
- Sixon CF
- Sixtar / Super Pilot
- Sixti
- Sixticolor
- Sixtino / Pilot
- Sixtomat
- Sixtomat Digital / Luna Pro Digital
- Sixtomat 2 / N100
- Sixtron / Ascor
- Sixtronet
- Sixtus / Sixtus C / Sixtus L (Leica)
- Sixtus 2 / Sixtus 2L
- Starlite
- Trisix / Sixtry
- Variosix / Polysix / Multibeam
- Variosix F / Luna-star F
- Ultra-Spot / Spot-Master
Gossen professional meters
From 1961 with the Lunasix a distinct range of professional meters was offered, and from the 1977 Profisix two professional ranges referred to by Gossen as "Multi" and "Profi". From 1990 once again a single professional range was offered.
The Lunasix was only capable of ambient light measurement, hence the dedicated flash meter Sixtron. From the Profisix onwards all Gossen professional meters incorporated both ambient and flash measurement.
Dates when availability of models ceased are uncertain.
1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | |
Lunasix | Lunasix 3 | Lunasix F | Multisix | Variosix F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Profisix | Mastersix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sixtron | Sixtronet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spot-Master |
"Multi" series | |
"Profi" series | |
Flash | |
Spot |
Cameras with Gossen meters
- Arette IB
- Franka Solida IIIL
- Kodak Instamatic 500
- Kodak Retinette Ib
- Kodak Retina Automatic II/III
- Regula IIIb and IIId
- Rollei 35
Notes
- ↑ This history is derived from E. van der Aa, "History of the Gossen company, Paul Gossen Co. K.-G., Fabrik elektrischer Messgeräte" (2010), within E. van der Aa's website Myphotoweb.com (archived). Accessed 3 April 2011.