[rollei_list] Re: Meter Testing
- From: Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:47:56 -0400
One of the great uses of digital is as a light meter and gauge of
contrast. The histogram and instant image tells all. Even when I am
shooting film, I use my digital to set exposure and adjust lighting.
Eric Goldstein
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On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Mark Rabiner<mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> My hand held meters, a Gossen Luna Pro, and Sekonic Auto Lumi L-158
>> (selenium), read more or less the same, but they are often off by as
>> much as a stop from my TTL meters in my SLRs, and don't always match
>> what my Rollei 35 reads. I consider the meter in my Rollei 35 to be
>> one of the most reliable (and it's still running a mercury battery
>> that came with the camera, my guess is the battery is about 15 years
>> old). Any thoughts on meter testing, battery life, the difference
>> between types of meters? Not a new topic, I know, but it's something
>> I've been bogged down with recently since my Gossen started to give me
>> some strange readings over vacation.
>>
>> Elias
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>
> My thoughts are that when ever I'm feeling overly even handed and confident
> that I have my photographic life in control I just pull my meters out and
> see how they match up.
> This works particularly well right before I'd do an important shoot.
> Its important to work yourself into a panic when you are trying to
> concentrate and be efficient and creative..
> I have thoughts on meters which are not all that logical and I'd not care to
> write on paper which does not self destruct like the beginning of Mission
> impossible movie. Nitrate paper perhaps.
>
> But hand held meters agree with each other more than they will agree with in
> camera meters which tend to be a stop hot.
> While hand held meters are calibrated to something resembling middle gray in
> camera meters want you to over expose about a stop. A reason I've heard
> might be it assumes your shooting color negs.
> My Nikons and Leicas all agree with each other. And they are one stop more
> than my Gossen meters of which I have threee.
> I have a Minolta spot meter which I have matched up to my Nikons and Leicas
> as there is a thing in there so you can adjust it. So it may well be its set
> a stop "hot" as I say. A good way I used to test by shooting a roll of
> slides. So my Hassy slides match my Leica and nikon slides. And I'll use
> that meter with my Rolleiflex for critical stuff when I'm using my
> Rolleiflex.
>
> My illogical thing I'll admit now.
> When I have an odd camera with a built in meter in it I don't drive myself
> crazy by seeing what other meters it may agree with. I just put a roll in
> and go out and shoot it, around the block and in my back yard.
> If the slides or negs come out right then the meter which has been living
> with the camera since birth has got the camera doing the right thing. And
> visa versa. I'd not get between them they've got it all worked out. They are
> friends. Machines get along with each other better then they get along with
> humans. We feed them. Take them for walks. Play with them. Press the on
> button.
>
> If your going to drive yourself crazy pulling all your meters out make sure
> you have time to test a roll first to make sure its really off. They often
> know stuff we don't. About measuring light.
>
> Mark William Rabiner
>
>
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