Photographic film cartridge assemblies with removable filters
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorRoger S. Van Heyningen
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AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorRoger S. Van Heyningen
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A film cartridge assembly is adapted to be received in cameras, and contains film which may or may not match the camera's exposure characteristics. A filter is carried by the cartridge to compensate for the exposure characteristics of cameras not matched to the film's photographic characteristic. The filter is selectively removable from the optical path of cameras having exposure characteristics matching that of the film, and automatic means are provided to effect such removal. In a preferred embodiment, cartridge assemblies including instant film units of a predetermined speed are provided with a neutral density filter at the exposure aperture. When inserted into a camera adapted for properly exposing such film units, the neutral density filter is removed by action of the camera before the first exposure is made. Cameras adapted to properly expose only film of slower speed do not effect removal of the filter, and the amount of light reaching the film during exposure is reduced by the presence of the filter in the exposure aperture.
A film cartridge assembly adapted to be received for exposure in cameras of two types, one of said types having a predetermined exposure characteristic and the other of said types having exposure characteristic other than the predetermined exposure characteristics, said cartridge assembly comprising:
A film cartridge assembly adapted to be received for exposure in cameras of two types, one of said types having a predetermined exposure characteristic and the other of said types having an exposure characteristic other than the predetermined exposure characteristic, said cartridge assembly comprising:
A film cartridge assembly adapted to be received for exposure in cameras of two types, one of said types having a predetermined exposure characteristic and the other of said types having an exposure characteristic other than the predetermined exposure characteristic, each of the camera types having means for removing a film cover from the cartridge assembly;
A film cartridge assembly adapted to be received for exposure in cameras of two types, one of said types having exposure characteristics matching a predetermined film speed and the other of said types having exposure characteristics matched to a film speed slower than the predetermined film speed, said cartridge assembly comprising:
A film cartridge assembly adapted to be received for exposure in cameras of two types, one of said types having exposure characteristics matching a predetermined film speed and the other of said types having exposure characteristics matched to a film speed slower than the predetermined film speed, said cartridge assembly comprising:
A film cartridge assembly adapted to be received in cameras of two types;
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