Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/24
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On our McBeth/Greyscale chart at work we have something called a
"Calcutta Box".
It's a small, open ended box that is lined with black velvet and glued
to the chart.
Gives a pure black when the chart is shot in pretty much any lighting
condition.
Unfortunatly I have no idea where the name came from.
feli
Amilcar de Oliveira wrote:
>
> I recall an article, maybe 20 years ago, in Modern or PopPhoto, about painting
> the inside of a cowhorn with glossy black paint. The reflections would go to the
> horn's tip and whatever light would be reflected back would be negligible,
> creating an extremely dark target. I think this setup was used for the
> magazine's lens flare tests.
>
> Amilcar
>
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