Light meter recommendations

[Roger Hicks]

lxmike: any choices yet? If not, let me know and I'll go meter hunting. How about a Lunasix? You'd need a battery adapter but I doubt I'll ever use it again (I have lots of others). Assuming I can find it, of course.

Oh: and I hate to contradict Chris, but a lot of old meters do work. Very well.

Cheers,

R,

 

[David Hughes]

lxmike: any choices yet? If not, let me know and I'll go meter hunting. How about a Lunasix? You'd need a battery adapter but I doubt I'll ever use it again (I have lots of others). Assuming I can find it, of course.

Oh: and I hate to contradict Chris, but a lot of old meters do work. Very well.

Cheers,

R,

Hi,

I'll second that. Over the years I've built up the collection so that I have the outfit I would have bought new. These include dirt cheap Leningrad meters with the FED, the Leicameter (1930's) with the Leica II etc and the Weston Master II for the 50's outfits.

I've not needed to get the Leningrad altered but the Leicameter had a new cell made and the Westons (I've several) just needed checking and balancing.

I'll add that the inside of a carton of 120 Fuji has/had a chart and those calculator thingies work well, too.

The little folded card in the pocket with one of my 30's Leicas worked as did a page from the Amateur Photographer from the 30's but all require a little knowledge of how film speeds were shown years ago.

Regards, David