[rollei_list] Re: Was Light Meters; Now Kiev Prism Meters
- From: Marvin <marvbej@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 09:05:24 -0400
"but the Kiev Prism is no longer
available"
Arax still sells them:
http://araxfoto.com/accessories/spot-prism/
And I suspect that an Arax-modified meter prism is far more likely to work
properly than a stock Kiev one.
Bob Marvin
On May 12, 2013, at 7:49 PM, CarlosMFreaza wrote:
> 2013/5/12 Jan Decher <jdecher@xxxxxxx>:
>> Hi Carlos,
>>
>> I have had the Sekonic L-208 for a couple of years now and also enjoy its
>> simplicity, reliability and light weight. But the L-208 is my meter of
>> choice with the Leca IIIg and other unmetered cameras I have used.
>>
>> When I have more time and shoot exclusively withehe Rolleiflex I liek to use
>> the Metrastar, becaue of its Rollei-like square viewfinder.
>> (http://flickeflu.com/tags/metrastar)
>>
>> The very first SL66 I bought from a retired architect & artist in my
>> hometown already came with a Metrastar. This is my second one.
>
> Hi Jan:
> One of the reasons I bought the Sekonic L- 208 is also to
> use it mounted on the Contax II and Voss Diax IIa RF accesories shoe.
> The Metrastar looks a very good light meter with the 18º covering
> zone; the viewfinder showing the area you are measuring is very
> interesting too.
> I thought to buy a Rollei SL66 adapter to use a Kiev 88 Prism finder
> on it from Baier in München, but the Kiev Prism is no longer
> available, Arsenal factory closed in 2009. Baier is still
> manufacturing the adapter, perhaps I'll buy it to use an unmetered
> Hasselblad prism (metered Hasselblad prisms are very expensive here)
> with the Sekonic L-208 on the prism flash shoe.
>
> Carlos
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