Canon LTM Canon 7 meter question

[wlewisiii]

Yet another question about the Canon 7 :angel:

Looking at my developed pics and pondering my metering technique, I was wondering if I am reading the meter correctly. Each f-stop is at the line between black and chrome strips on the scale. However many times it seems that the meter needle ends up in the middle of one of those stripes. I have been reading it as the next highest in this case; do any of you have an opinion on this? I realize this is mostly a preference/practice thing, but I figured I might as well ask just to hear what other users have to say.

Oh, and joe, if you're reading this, thanks for being a good Canon ambassador. It may not be a P, but I doubt I'd have learned of any of them without your passion for them. Thank you!

William

 

[Sonnar Brian]

One thing that you must remember is to get the hi/lo scale correct. Been there done that...

I tend to go with the over-exposure than under-exposure as indicated. Me meters are prestty accurate: one I did myself; one at Essex; one just lived right. They agree with a Nikon F2AS.

 

[wlewisiii]

I've noticed that going up tends to more often agree with my VC Meter II. Telling which side of the button is which can be fun, I'll agree... I don't often think of abusing cameras, but there is a part of me that ponders engraving a dot on the flat of the button next to one of the sides just to be able to tell the difference easier in other than bright light (when, of course, a meter is generally not needed ... ).

William

 

[Sonnar Brian]

Yeah, That meter only goes down to EV6. Plenty of light to see the reading. I put a rubber "foot" on it to keep from bangiong the glasses. Made a bigger red dot on top of the dial to help see it after that.

 

[wlewisiii]

I can understand that now that I've used one Being farsighted, mostly (a healthy bit of astigmatism too), I can get by most times without my glasses. Still, there are enough times when I have them on and need to grab a shot and just don't want to bother with flipping them out of the way... And, no, contacts are _not_ an option for me...

Still, I really learned to use a light meter with the GE PR-1 I used to have (smack on accurate as a selenium can ever be... till my then 2 year old son got ahold of it one day... ) so I really want to get a feel for this meter and use it as much as possible. I especially love the way they mechanically coupled the shutter speed dial to the meter. Shutter priority & Aperture Priority metering anyone? (My AE-1 experiance is showing, I fear...)

William