Electros; Small Idea For A Big Camera

[ruben]

Lately I am very busy with learning the technicalities of my Kievs, and as much as I learn, the more I find myself reluctant to use them until I finnish my "prototype" with all the necessary checkings and fixings. This is going to take its time.

Meanwhile, I am not shooting, already two months i think and this is annoying me a lot. So I thought why not picking one of my Electros and use it. The problem is that I want them for street shooting, and shooting a la Kiev, with full control of speeds, the weak side of the Electros, in which it is automatic.

Fine. But this fresh morning I awaked wlith a new idea of how to get some control of the shutter speed. Not full control, but "some" control.

With the Kievs, I am supposed to use a small handheld meter for quick and dirty incident readings. So why not using the same handheld meter for the same quick and dirty incident readings, upon which I will adjust the f/stop of the Electro ?

The idea is that once I have correct f/stop, based on the desired shutter speed, the Electro speed should be close to the desired one. Or in more precise terms I should have an average, between the incident speed of the hand held meter, and the reflective reading of the Yashica. Fair enough

Will it ?


Cheers,
Ruben

 

[ruben]

Well, we shall see.
I am pursuing high speeds at bright light and shadows. The proof of the pudding will be in the viewfinder lights. Since I will be selecting upon my hand meter readings, f/stops demanding high speeds, in case I am not stopped by the lights, the method will be working.

Needless to say I am well aware of the possible difference between a handheld meter incident reading and a reflective one of an Electro, which is supposed to be quite narrow angle. Nevertheless narrow angle as it may be it is still not spot metering. And at big shadow areas the difference should further decrease.

By targeting the speed of 1/250 I am supposed to spare enough room of manoeuvre for the Yashica, and ataining some control of the stepless automatic speed.

I am optimist, but we shall see.

Cheers,
Ruben

 

[ruben]

..... They can have as much as a 2 stop no lights area.

Absolutely unclear to me what are you meaning. Try to say the same in other words please.

Cheers,
Ruben

 

[owlsplace]

I think greyhoundman is saying you can choose between two f/stops before the lights come on. It has been my impression that you can go one stop into the red if you want the fastest shutter speed.
Your approach sounds interesting...keep us posted on your results....Roger

 

[ruben]

I think greyhoundman is saying you can choose between two f/stops before the lights come on. It has been my impression that you can go one stop into the red if you want the fastest shutter speed.
Your approach sounds interesting...keep us posted on your results....Roger

I don't think you are interpreting greyhoundman correctly, since in many situations you have much a wide range of combinations than just two.

My idea is to fool the camera into a somewhat controlled speed of our choice, by giving the camera the right f/stop calling for our intended speed. Here greyhoundman is saying something unclear, like if the electro may pitfall or whatever, I do not understand and requested a different re-phrasing.

Anyway many thanks,
Ruben

 

[ruben]

He understood me correctly.
The Electro has a error range for aperture. If you push the release and the yellow light is on, turn till it just goes out. Now try again and turn till the red comes on. How many f stops are between the two.

Thanks Dave,
Now the question moves to the contents. My whole idea takes for granted that in most cases I will not fall into a red light situation, due to "pre empting" the Electro light reading. Now if you think for some reason that in most cases the Electro reading is unpossible to estimate with a hand held meter, and I will find the red light, then kindly explain why.

Cheers,
Ruben

 

[owlsplace]

Thanks Dave,
Now the question moves to the contents. My whole idea takes for granted that in most cases I will not fall into a red light situation, due to "pre empting" the Electro light reading. Now if you think for some reason that in most cases the Electro reading is unpossible to estimate with a hand held meter, and I will find the red light, then kindly explain why.
Cheers,
Ruben

Ruben, just ignore the lights. As long as you are not asking for a shutter speed over 1/500th. Use slide film also if you really want to see what the camera is doing....Roger