light meter question

[Yvon]

i have a very vague piece of memory that this light meter
http://www.keh.com/camera/Leica-Screwmount-Light-and-Exposure-Meters/1/sku-LS70999019874I?r=FE

doesnot fit onto my IIIf hotshoe and thus I was told to buy a VC-II. I cannot confirm it. Does anyone use this light meter on his/her Barnack?

 

[Luddite Frank]

I have not found one that works, so it's been a moot point for me.

That should fit a screw-mount Leica, as the meters for the Leica have a different shape and a knob that physically connects to the camera's shutter-speed dial.

For a working, reliable on-camera meter, most folks seem to prefer the C-V meter.

 

[Yvon]

I have not found one that works, so it's been a moot point for me.

That should fit a screw-mount Leica, as the meters for the Leica have a different shape and a knob that physically connects to the camera's shutter-speed dial.

For a working, reliable on-camera meter, most folks seem to prefer the C-V meter.

what is this C-V meter? I can't google it:bang:

 

[Steve M.]

I used to have that Leica light meter. It is indeed made for the Barnack cameras, but it's real old and the accuracy may or may not be good. They look a little bulbous on the little screwmount cameras, but they are the correct meter for it. The VC meter would be a lot smaller and a lot more accurate. My feeling about hotshoe meters though is that you may as well just use a hand held meter.

Go to CameraQuest's web site for the VC meter.

 

[wlewisiii]

http://www.cameraquest.com/voivcmet2.htm

It works wonderfully & I shouldn't have sold the one I had. That said, a pocketable Gossen Luna Pro cost me only $20 and does incident metering as well.

William

 

[MPerson]

what is this C-V meter? I can't google it:bang:

I have a VC II for my M2 & CL and it does a good job. Your dealer in Singapore is Chiif in Coleman Street, Excelsior Shopping Centre.

Chiif - VC II

 

[Yvon]

I have a VC II for my M2 & CL and it does a good job. Your dealer in Singapore is Chiif in Coleman Street, Excelsior Shopping Centre.

Chiif - VC II

Thanks! obviously you know Singapore better than I do! I've been in this place for 8 years and I only know a few shops around the City Hall area:bang: