Mysterious LightMeter

[.Lucifuge.]

Can any body help me with this meter, I mean is it worth of buying, is it acurate?

 

[Carlos Cruz]

Looks like spotmeter to me, but never seen such meter before, try to read that russian instruction it might brighten few things

 

[.Lucifuge.]

Thing is that I'm about to buy this meter and I don't have that russian instruction

 

[Rogrund]

It's a Rapri spot meter. You can read about it here and here

 

[dll927]

I've read that Russian meters used a different system than anything we are used to - neither ASA (ISO) nor the European DIN. So it may take some figuring out and getting used to. Odd, since the cameras use the same speeds/apertures we do.

About that instruction book - One Zorki 3 I ordered came with an instruction book. Fine, except that it's in Russian, which I am totally innocent of. It might as well be in Greek, Hebrew, or some other non-Roman alphabet. The illustrations look sensible, but the words are a total loss to me.

Being an organist, I've sometimes wondered if Russian organs (yes, they do exist) have the stops named in Russian. If so, I'd hate to be a western concert organist trying to give a concert in Moscow.

 

[oscroft]

I've read that Russian meters used a different system than anything we are used to - neither ASA (ISO) nor the European DIN.

Yes, they use GOST, which is approx ISO x 0.9, so ISO 400 = 360 GOST. If you're shooting B&W, which is the only time I'll trust my old Soviet meters, then GOST and ISO are close enough to make little difference.

There's a table on Wikipedia, here, which shows a comparison of ISO, DIN and GOST

 

[Per Bostrom]

Sverdlovsk-4 was/is(?) made in an "international" version based on ASA.
The Sverdlovsk is a very good meter, the best I have and I own Gossens, Sekonics and Westons.