ISO 1008-1973 rus PDF

Full title and description

ISO 1008:1973 — Photography — Black-and-white paper for general use — Sizes of sheet material. This entry refers to the original 1973 international standard (Russian-language scan/PDF versions of the 1973 text are available from archives and document sellers).

Abstract

The 1973 International Standard ISO 1008 defines nominal sheet sizes for black-and-white photographic paper intended for general pictorial use. It establishes preferred formats (metric and some historic inch sizes) and provides a baseline reference for manufacturers, laboratories and distributors; later revisions (1992 and subsequently 2025) expanded and modernized the scope to cover pictorial sheets, colour papers and additional measurement/packaging rules.

General information

• Status: Withdrawn (revised and withdrawn; replaced by later editions).
• Publication date: November 1973 (published 1 November 1973).
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
• ICS / categories: 37.040.20 (photographic paper, films and plates).
• Edition / version: Edition 1 (ISO 1008:1973).
• Number of pages: Short technical publication (listed as 1 page in the ISO catalogue entry for the 1973 edition).

Scope

ISO 1008:1973 sets out the nominal sizes (preferred formats) of unprocessed black-and-white photographic paper in sheet form for general pictorial use. The 1973 text functions as a dimensional reference for sheet cutting and product labelling; subsequent revisions broadened the scope to include pictorial sheets more generally (including colour papers), tolerances, checking methods for squareness/edge straightness and packaging marking rules.

Key topics and requirements

• List of preferred nominal sheet sizes (metric sizes and some historical inch sizes used for photographic paper).
• Reference cutting dimensions and implied tolerances for sheet production and trimming (basis for manufacturer specifications; later editions provide explicit tolerances and measurement conditions).
• Conformance reference for labelling and package marking (expanded in later revisions to include marking rules and measurement atmospheres).
• Basis for methods to check squareness of sheets and straightness of edges (method details appear in later revisions such as ISO 1008:1992 and ISO 1008:2025).

Typical use and users

Primary users include photographic paper manufacturers, film and paper laboratories, imaging product distributors, museums and archives that handle photographic print materials, and standards/quality professionals who need a dimensional reference for sheet-format production and procurement. Archivists and conservators may also consult the standard for historic material descriptions.

Related standards

ISO 1008:1973 was revised by ISO 1008:1992 (Photography — Paper dimensions — Pictorial sheets) and subsequently by ISO 1008:2025, which is the current published edition that consolidates metric sizes, cutting tolerances, squareness/straightness checking methods and packaging rules. Relevant committee: ISO/TC 42 (photography). Other related imaging-materials standards (for stability, storage and film specifications) are in the ISO 189xx family.

Keywords

ISO 1008, photographic paper, black-and-white paper, sheet sizes, pictorial sheets, paper dimensions, cutting tolerances, squareness, ISO/TC 42.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO 1008:1973 is an international standard that specified standard sheet sizes for black-and-white photographic paper intended for general use; it served as the dimensional reference for manufacturers and users of photographic paper.

Q: What does it cover?

A: The 1973 edition covers nominal sheet sizes (preferred formats) for black-and-white photographic paper. Later editions (1992 and 2025) expanded coverage to pictorial sheets more broadly, added cutting tolerances, checking methods (squareness and straightness) and packaging/marking rules.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Manufacturers of photographic paper, photographic labs, distributors, museums/archives, and standards or quality managers who require standard sheet-dimension references. Conservators and imaging specialists consult the standard for historic and production information.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: ISO 1008:1973 has been withdrawn (withdrawal recorded 23 January 1992) and was superseded by ISO 1008:1992; that edition was later replaced by a 2025 edition (ISO 1008:2025) which is the current published standard covering photographic paper sheet dimensions.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: The standard sits within the ISO/TC 42 work on imaging materials and is connected conceptually to other ISO imaging standards (for example the ISO 189xx family for imaging-material stability and storage). The ISO 1008 number itself has successive editions (1973 → 1992 → 2025).

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Photographic paper, sheet sizes, black-and-white paper, pictorial sheets, paper dimensions, cutting tolerances, squareness, ISO 1008.