Zeiss Ikon meter sensitivity pattern

[Joerg]

Hi,

so I got my new ZI and was wondering about the meter sensitivity pattern.
After a few rolls of film I worry less when using film, most of the exposures are spot on😀 , the rest is me not thinking about metering 😱 .
But I inquired with Zeiss anyway and got the meter pattern sent.

Here is an explanation for the pattern:
"Due to the position of the metering cell the area of peak sensitivity is slightly off-axis and shifted to the lower left. This is intended to reduce the influence of bright sky both in horizontal and vertical (right hand up) frames."

Ciao

Joerg

 

[Nachkebia]

Nice! thanks for the information! I have shot around 5-6 rolls and I have to say all of the images are spot on 🙂

 

[back alley]

very cool, thanks joerg!

did we know that you were waiting on a zi?
joe

 

[Joerg]

very cool, thanks joerg!

did we know that you were waiting on a zi?
joe

Not really............
But I sold my M2 and a Canon IVbS to make room for the ZI🙁
So you could have known......:angel:

BTW I am very happy with the ZI. i am a big fan of AP exposure mode and it is done right with the ZI. On Saturday I will check out a M7 (be forewarned PN) to get a rough comparison.

Ciao

joerg

 

[tfelton]

I wish I hadn't seen that. Now I'll be worrying about the pattern being off center.
Although, I would say that the ZI meter has been excellent so the meter and I get along very well.

 

[back alley]

being a little off never hurt me...🙂

 

[willie_901]

Thank you very much for sharing this.

 

[Mazurka]

I wish I hadn't seen that. Now I'll be worrying about the pattern being off center.
Although, I would say that the ZI meter has been excellent so the meter and I get along very well.

You probably worry even more about the RF/viewfinder which is much further away from the optical centre than the metering pattern. 😛

 

[Captain]

[This is intended to reduce the influence of bright sky both in horizontal and vertical (right hand up) frames."/QUOTE]

Sorry but thats just a bit of spin. The meter patern of some of the Bessas is off center purely because they couldnt engineer it otherwise. The ZI is supposed to be a bit closer to center than the earlier Bessas though. Personally I think perfect center is best especially for using exposure lock facility but as others have noted they havent found it to be a problem.

 

[tfelton]

You probably worry even more about the RF/viewfinder which is much further away from the optical centre than the metering pattern. 😛

I don't worry about the viewfinder, I just don't need the off center compensation for the metering. I know how to do that myself. However, as I said, the ZI has proven to be excellent with regards to metering so I will try to forget the off center part.

Ted

 

[grantray]

Wow, now I know why i've missed some shots. I've been wondering what the pattern is for some time. Thanks for the heads-up on the info.

-grant