Jenoptik Jena G.m.b.h.

Ulrich Zeth

Heinrich Klose

Klaus-Ditmar Voigt

Peter Winkler

Gunther Voss

Wilfried Rempke

A method is provided for determining and indicating a supply of film remaining in an aerial photography camera, which results in greater measuring precision and improved indication options. While film is advanced during a film step from a film feed spool through a film advancing device to a film take-up spool, pulse counts are taken by coded discs connected to each of the film feed spool and film advancing device. These pulse counts and the length of film advanced during the film step are then used to determine the total circumference of the film on the film feed spool. The total circumference and film thickness are then used to determine the number of film windings remaining on the film feed spool. Finally, the number of remaining exposures of film and the remaining length of the film are determined from the number of remaining windings and both are indicated at an indicator unit.

Method for the determination and indication of the supply of film in

The invention relates to a method for a non-retarded shutter release of a rotary sector shutter, particularly for use in photogrammetrical aerial cameras comprising a computer means which via a control means for rotating the rotary sectors of the shutter sets the latter to a rate of rotations in a manner that the time of photograph sequence is a multiple integer of the time interval between two feasible open times of the shutter. Probable incorrect exposures are eliminated by a variation of the diaphragm setting.

Method for a non-retarded shutter release of rotary shutters in

A method and apparatus for determining an optimum development parameter, particularly for use in developing aerial photographs, in which the entire brightness of terrain objects to be imaged is converted into corresponding density values which are used in developing an aerial photograph. The method comprises the steps of detecting a terrain brightness by means of a photodetector array, processing the obtained measuring values in selecting maximum and minimum values, subjecting the latter values to a smoothing operation and determining a relevant gradation value. The gradation value is displayed and/or stored and used in the development of the exposed film material, taking into consideration the respective parameters.

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Jena, Germany

Ulrich Zeth