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optische Keile

English translation: sensitometric [film] strips

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German term or phrase:optische Keile
English translation:sensitometric [film] strips
Entered by: Astrid Elke Witte

21:03 Feb 8, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts) / Photography
German term or phrase: optische Keile
"...einschließlich Schwärzungsmesser, Sensitometer, optische Keile..."

This awful list of photographic goods.
Astrid Elke Witte
Germany
Local time: 21:51
sensitometric [film] strips
Explanation:
strips of film [pre-] exposed with a graduated or steppped sequence of exposure increments. When processed, the resulting density curve (as eyeballed or preferably measured/plotted with a densitomer) provides objective information about the characteristics of the photographic process (exposure/ emulsion/ processing/ viewing).

HTH Tom
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Tom Funke
Local time: 15:51
Grading comment
Thanks, Tom! This makes sense in the list, directly after sensitometers.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3optical wedges
Trudy Peters
5 +2sensitometric [film] strips
Tom Funke


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
optical wedges


Explanation:
that's what Ernst says

Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 15:51
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sven Petersson: And this time Ernst was spot on!
1 min
agree  jccantrell: see http://www.bayoptical.com/opticalwedge.html
1 hr
agree  Birgit Gerdes (X)
9 hrs
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
sensitometric [film] strips


Explanation:
strips of film [pre-] exposed with a graduated or steppped sequence of exposure increments. When processed, the resulting density curve (as eyeballed or preferably measured/plotted with a densitomer) provides objective information about the characteristics of the photographic process (exposure/ emulsion/ processing/ viewing).

HTH Tom


    hands-on experience
Tom Funke
Local time: 15:51
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks, Tom! This makes sense in the list, directly after sensitometers.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ken Cox: given the context, I think this is right (even though there are such things as optical wedges)
2 hrs
agree  John Kinory (X): You can't have 'eyeballed' and 'objective' in the same sentence ; from a LOT of hands-on experience!
4 hrs
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