Voightlander Bessa R3M metering pattern

[kossko]

Hi there

Do you know if the voightlander bessa R3M or R2M are absolutely center weighted metering pattern,or actually bottom weighted and to the left as the Bessa's T, R2, R2C, R2S, R2A and R3A models?

At least that's what I've read at www.cameraquest.com ..
https://www.cameraquest.com/voigtbmeter.htm
https://www.cameraquest.com/voigt_250.htm

No reason doupting the man but does anyone have an issue with the R3M metering values given?

Thanks

 

[kshapero]

to the left as the Bessa's T, R2, R2C, R2S, R2A and R3A models

 

[kossko]

to the left as the Bessa's T, R2, R2C, R2S, R2A and R3A models

Thats a pity, I was hoping to be rather more center weighted if not dead on center ..
Does this confuse you with the exposure value ?

 

[jonmanjiro]

The Zeiss Ikon metering pattern is pictured below (taken from this thread). I think the Bessa metering pattern is identical. Its weighted slightly to the left so that when you shoot in portrait format the sky does not overly affect the exposure value. In practice it works fine.

 

[Lss]

Does this confuse you with the exposure value ?

I have the R2A and had the R-D1 for a long time. No confusion. The only potential confusion I see would come from doing portrait orientation shots with your right hand down. When you do that outdoors, the meter sees mostly sky. Otherwise, the pattern pretty consistently avoids reading off sky.

 

[Lss]

I'm not sure I have seen the ZI pattern before. My take is that the Bessa pattern may be more clearly towards the bottom left, but they may very well be identical for all practical purposes.

 

[mpaniagua]

No problem with my R2. Been shooting skies,portrait and mountains landscape and got great exposure.

 

[radi(c)al_cam]

No problems. Albeit I hold my camera upside down quite often, no over- or underexposure.