x100 as meter for iiif/color skopar

[paulfish4570]

i'd like to have a handheld meter like that x100's in-camera meter. last month i used the x100 in tandem with my iiif/50/2.5 color skopar/hp5 combo. i'd shoot a pic with the x100 (iso 400 bw settings) transfer the meter readings to the iiig and shoot a similar frame. exposures were nailed. it was so easy to get good scans from the negs, developed normally in tmax, 1+4.

iiif swing seat:

x100 swing seat:

iiif rail cars:

x100 rail cars:

iiif post shadows:

x100 post shadows:

iiif little horse:

x100 little horse:

 

[robklurfield]

Paul, nice images. The X100 is an expensive meter. I mostly use a VCII and Gossen Digisix these days when shooting film. Handy, small, light, etc. And far less costly than that X100😀. I think most folks on RFF will tell you that the trick with any meter is knowing what it does and using it to its strengths. The VCII fits very nicely atop either a Barnack or an M.

 

[paulfish4570]

thanks, Rob. i shot the comparo just to see what i could see. i souped the film just last night.
i have a nice weston master 5 but i think it off. i reckon i better calibrate it to the x100 meter if possible.

 

[paulfish4570]

i checked my weston master 5 against the x100 this afternoon, both set at iso 400. the weston was off 2.5 stops of overexposure. that has been rectified ...

 

[roboflick]

AN even smaller and cheaper meter is light meter app for iphone, works well even for slide film and always with me, check it out, I have a vc meter as well and have switched over to this method exclusively,, Unlike the vc meter ligh meter app is not fooled by a backlit subject, you can use the touch screen to see exactly what part of the scene you are metering from.

Nik

 

[Vincent.G]

Pardon me, no offence here but just curious. But aren't you like doing the same thing twice? I mean your shots with the barnack and x100 both looks similar, less you are seeking to enjoy shooting the barnack or some film.

 

[paulfish4570]

i was doing it as an experiment to see how closely i could replicate the x100's tonal range at iso 400 with the color skopar.
i made other shots with the iiif the same day that are wholly their own. they are in a separate thread on the color skopar 50 thast someone else started. i will post them in the gallery when the clock turns my daily limit of 5 back to zero ... 🙂

 

[n5jrn]

Be sure to test the Weston in a variety of light conditions. When light meters are off, sometimes calibrating them is more than a simple tweek to boost or buck the readings. If you find it to be in need of further calibration, Quality Light Metric in Los Angeles can calibrate just about any light meter.

 

[Particular]

Too bad that the tripod screws on the x100 and IIIf are not aligned. You could otherwise mount them base to base and lug them around together in a kind of double act, flipping the rig around for each shot.

 

[Frank Petronio]

Why shoot film? The X100 looks great.

 

[greyelm]

Paul has shown just how good the X100 is, enough in my opinion to put the lid on the film v digital debate. Well done.

 

[jsrockit]

Paul has shown just how good the X100 is, enough in my opinion to put the lid on the film v digital debate. Well done.

Unfortunately, this debate will never be over.

 

[Red Robin]

Meter-reader

Meter-reader

First Happy Holidays! Paul I really liked the comparisons type shots. If anyone has an "old" X100 they no longer need I could sure use a good meter to aid in using my Canon P! Best of everything to you and your family

 

[ColSebastianMoran]

Paul, thanks for the comparisons. I do this kind of thing myself from time to time.

I also did some thinking about digital P&S as a meter, "Polaroid," and "data notebook" for film shooting. A long discussion thread on another site. My summary: Shooting film, there's lots of value in shooting the same scene with a digicam at the same ISO and equiv focal length. But remember that depth of field will be very different.

 

[paulfish4570]

thank you, guys, especially Malcolm ... 🙂

 

[bgb]

Nice shots Paul no matter which camera you used

Guess it means all you need is an old Leica, or maybe it means a X100 is enough to get the job done.

:bang:

 

[paulfish4570]

Robin: best of the holidays to you and yours.
thanks again, guys.