I recently had a Weston Master II and a Master IV recelled by QLM;
they are in exact sync with each other; and with a Luna-Pro SBC and a
Minolta Flash Meter IV (with the II set to Weston 320 for 400 ASA
film).
However before recelling, the II, while usable, was reasonably linear
but reading about a stop slow...over 60 years it had lost some
sensitivity; on the IV the cell was more or less shot. Conclusion:
there is no more accurate, more reliable, or more enjoyable to use
meter than an up-to-spec Weston Master II. (Its Newark build quality
is better than the Japanese IV.)
--John Wilton
ragarecords.com/photo
From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 15:48:28 I have several meters, mostly pretty old, which generally agree. The one that doesn't always is a Weston Master II. I think this is because it has a much wider acceptance angle than the others. Also, it seems to me (and others with Westons can check this) that the meter reads right when set for about half the Weston equivalent of the ISO speed. I no longer have the standard Weston used. The usual rule is to use the next lowest Weston speed to the ISO speed but this underexposes by about a stop on all Weston meters using the original Westons speeds.
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