Sellenium cells in general and Yashica Lynx 1000

[ruben]

I have a Lynx 1000 with its sellenium cell matching my digi in some circumstances, but of course further checkings should follow.

a) Now concerning both my Lynx and sellenium meters in general, what is best to keep them "ready to jump", to keep them covered or uncovered?


b) What are the angles of metering (I thing it is called angle of reception or admission of light) of Sellenium cells with the "egg pattern" of the Lynx 1000 or Weston Masters, etc

Thanks in advance,
Ruben

Killing time while the G man crafts my Electros

 

[rxmd]

a) Now concerning both my Lynx and sellenium meters in general, what is best to keep them "ready to jump", to keep them covered or uncovered?

I would probably keep them covered. However, what kills selenium cells with age is apparently not really so much prolonged exposure to light rather than long-term oxidation. So keeping the meter in a dry and cool location is actually more important. It also depends on the way the meter is built; a meter with sealed edges and back would probably last longer than one with a cut selenium cell with an open edge.

b) What are the angles of metering (I thing it is called angle of reception or admission of light) of Sellenium cells with the "egg pattern" of the Lynx 1000 or Weston Masters, etc

In general metering angles tend to be rather wide with selenium meters, partly because the cells are so large themselves. Also the metering pattern tends to follow the shape of the cell itself, so with the usual rectangular metering cell you get a wide field horizontally and a narrower one vertically. I don't have a Lynx 1000, but I would expect a fixed-lens camera manufacturer to try to approximate the field of view of the camera. Regarding the Weston Masters, there were actually quite a number of different models, and AFAIK some of them were optimised for a narrower angle of view ("narrower" meaning 30 degrees or so).

Philipp

 

[ruben]

Fair enough Philipp, or quite excellent. So I will assume on my own that the cell on the Lynx 1000 emulates more or less the field of view at the viewfinder.

Just a pitty you are not acquinted with the Lynx 1000, whose sellenium cells are usually very much alive and connected to a big (what is it that? a power reactor ?) with a very pleasing shutter sound, speeds up to 1/1000, lens with f/22, quality viewfinder optics, including auto parallax correction, handle distance lever, very short trigger, "build quality"etc.

Cheers and thanks for your effort.
Ruben



Killing time for a while

 

[Filmnut]

The Lynx 1000 that I have I found in a "bargain bin" of cameras in a local camera store, not the best pedigree, but all the functions seemed to work well, so I spent the $20. and its was mine! I have found the sellenium meter to be very unreliable, sometimes it gives me an accrate reading, sometimes not. Don't know if its' me, or it, or maybe both of us!
Last time I used it, I had run a test roll through it and the exposures were all quite decent, then took it on a trip, to use as a "B&W camera", and everything was badly overexposed. Otherwise I do like to use it, but now its' either sunny 16, or a hand held meter. I won't trust its' meter again.
Keith