What light meter do you carry with your LTM?

[jmcd]

Weston Master V, with Invercone
small, accurate, mechanical, looks and feels lovely

 

[Calzone]

Congrats on the nickle knobed III.

I use a DigiSix.

Cal

 

[robklurfield]

Digisix or VC II

 

[Ron (Netherlands)]

Gossen Variosix F2 or
Gossen Lunastar F2
(they are actually the same, one was produced for the European and one for the US market)
It is a very sensitive and easy to operate meter.

 

[Vics]

Welcome to the group, Jose. Congratulations on your excellent taste in women. I use a Sekonic L-308s when I'm just walking around, and a Minolta Autometer IV when I need tighter metering for say, landscapes.

 

[jcrjr3]

Thanks for all the replies so far. What a cool and interesting insight into how everyone shoots these lovely little cameras! I can only assume the pictures are as varied and interesting as the methods we use to take them! I'll have to look into several of these options. Would love to keep hearing how people evaluate light...

 

[hamradio]

Minolta Autometer IVf

 

[Mr_Flibble]

I use a Voigtlander VC ii meter. Its quite capable, small, attaches to the hot-shoe. I think it only goes down till EV1. But I never had any problems out in the streets at night.

I use a VC II as well. with the foot adjusted so the meter is al the way to the left and doesn't get in the way of the shutter dial.
Great meter, really fits in with the style of the camera .

 

[Filzkoeter]

Gossen Lunasix F (Luna Pro F in the US).
Great Lightmeter, not small though.
SBC + 9V battery + needle for display 😀

I usually meter incident light over my shoulder (if I'm standing in the same light as my subject). The Lunasix F is great for this, as it's very fast (because of the SBC) and saves the reading for a couple of seconds after measuring the light via pushing a button. The nulling pointer needle makes it very fast to work with.
Usually I only meter once for a given light situation and take this reading as starting point for setting my exposure.

 

[Dralowid]

Sunny 12.5 (in the UK) and a Sekonic L-208 if my confidence is at a low ebb.

I'd advise against old high spec meters. They are, or were, great but something cheap and modern will do the job.

 

[Michael Markey]

Sunny 12.5 (in the UK) and a Sekonic L-208 if my confidence is at a low ebb.

I'd advise against old high spec meters. They are, or were, great but something cheap and modern will do the job.

Sound advice indeed but Sunny 12.5 ...you must live in the south 🙂

 

[RallyFan]

I have a Sekonic L-208, but I haven't used it very much at all as I don't have room on the hot shoe (with the TEWE finder attached), and if it's not in front of me, I won't dig through my bag to find it.

I've been finding it very liberating and enjoyable to shoot without any form of meter other than my eyes. It's easier than it sounds, and I feel a little extra reward for knowing it was all my decision. For scenes where I get a little confused and definitely want a good result, I'll pull out the Sekonic or bracket, but more than 90% of the time I go without.

 

[David Hughes]

 

[Dralowid]

Now that's the sort of meter to hold you down in a strong cross wind!

So pleased to see that it has a marking for f 2.2

 

[xxloverxx]

I just use my eyes…never bothered to replace my light meter after it broke 2 or 3 years ago. Even if I did replace it I probably wouldn't carry it around with me.

 

[konicaman]

Welcome and congrats!

I have a Lunasix 3 and a BEVI Spotmeter, both are very good, but most of the time I find myself grabbing my Leningrad 4 selenium meter - it is no bigger than a matchbox and like all selenium meters a bit slow to react. Got it for 5£ on that auction site. It is still precis - and sure to get me ridiculed here 😀

 

[rbiemer]

When I'm shooting meter-less cameras, I use one of several meters. Most recently, I've been using a Sverdlovsk 4 and I also have a Calculite XP and a couple of Gossen meters--Pilot 2 and another one that I need to get sorted for modern batteries.
Sunny 16 works fairly well for me also.
Although, my '37 vintage 9cm Elmar doesn't have modern f-stop progression so I tend to use that lens on my Bessa R; it makes it a bit less complicated for metering.

welcome aboard!
Rob

 

[David Hughes]

So pleased to see that it has a marking for f 2.2

Hi,

I thought they all did but my newest Weston is only the model V.

Regards, David

 

[John Lawrence]

When I owned LTM cameras I always carried (and used) a Sekonic L-308s.

If I remember correctly, one of the best things about it was that I could calibrate it to the same shutter speeds as used on my early Barnacks.

John

 

[Dralowid]

Hi,

I thought they all did but my newest Weston is only the model V.

Regards, David

So pleased to see it I didn't bother to check!