Zorki 3. good buy for beginner?

ok. now that i have the camera. Im panicking about film(seperate thread) and metering.

I have used a manual seagull SLR without metering and got some pretty mixed results. since then ive only used spot meterd manual SLR(nikon and currently pentax),which have given me far more consistant results.

apart from having to carry the SLR around as meter, dedicated meter or guessing. are there any gimmicks/devices that is convinient and compact? The voigtlander meter is WAY too expensive by the way, not an option. Also, im guessing a hand held meter has to be placed near the intended subject to function, not like TTL metering where its what you see through the lens. SO for street photography, it would be pretty inconvinient to use a hand held meter right?


thanks.
 
A handheld meter can work pretty well in the street.

First, you're not lifting the camera to your face checking the exposure. When this happens I find people instantly mark you as a photographer, get wary and change their behavior.

Second, the light on a given scene doesn't normally change moment to moment, except in the early morning or late afternoon. A hand held meter causes you to be aware the position of the sun, the shady patches, the bright patches. After a time, you get a feel for what the meter will tell you and the results you're likely to get.

As to an inexpensive meter, I don't know what you'd find new that would be appropriate. If it were me and money were tight, an old Weston meter might suffice, provided it still has its ginger.
 
Jason Sprenger said:
A handheld meter can work pretty well in the street.

First, you're not lifting the camera to your face checking the exposure. When this happens I find people instantly mark you as a photographer, get wary and change their behavior.

Second, the light on a given scene doesn't normally change moment to moment, except in the early morning or late afternoon. A hand held meter causes you to be aware the position of the sun, the shady patches, the bright patches. After a time, you get a feel for what the meter will tell you and the results you're likely to get.

As to an inexpensive meter, I don't know what you'd find new that would be appropriate. If it were me and money were tight, an old Weston meter might suffice, provided it still has its ginger.
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did some quick research. you must be talking about an incident light meter right? those seem fantastic, and like you said you can customise depending onw here you see the mainsource of light is coming from. they also have those easy to read idiot proof LED numbers.

then i had a look at the cheaper westons. these are ambient meters only. i suppose its better than nothing. and the dials look more confusing than my yr 12 math exam, although some studying would help both situations.
 
Macpod said:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Asahi-Pentax...020QQihZ017QQcategoryZ708QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


its a 'pentax asashi clip on meter'.anyone used this? it seems like a cheap version of the voigtlander clip on meter. might be the thing to have?
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Yes, I had one of those years ago on my Pentax H1a. It's not a substitute for the VC meter though. It's integrated with the shutter dial of a Pentax SLR and wouldn't fit properly on other cams.

A little, used handheld meter, like a Gossen Scout or Gossen Pilot would be a good way to get started.

Gene
 
Picked up a gossen Super Pilot at a Flea market... nice little meter. A little slow on the uptake in low light, but accurate and easy to read. Or, you can use a batteryless, almost free meter: RFF Thread "Exposuremat"... [Edit: This file is gone now.. sorry!]

Attached is the "Exposuremat"
 

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thanks for the advice comrads. will look for a cheap analogue ambient meter. But will keep an eye out for a bargain incident meter:D
 
comp_wiz101 said:
Picked up a gossen Super Pilot at a Flea market... nice little meter. A little slow on the uptake in low light, but accurate and easy to read. Or, you can use a batteryless, almost free meter: RFF Thread "Exposuremat"... [Edit: This file is gone now.. sorry!]

Attached is the "Exposuremat"
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oh. cool. thanks for that.
 
Well, you may be lucky enough to find a decent reflective meter that also has an incident dome, so you can use both methods. The dome goes right over the normal reflective sensor.
 
theres a meter inthe classified

theres a meter inthe classified

is that a good buy? i also found a used seckonic 308b at a pawn shop for around 100USD. but the shop owner is willing to trade my monopod in for 40 bucks. i can probably get abit more for the pod on ebay but i havent seen many sekonic 308bs for sale.

in real use would the sekonic be worth the extra money, i su ppose it really isnt that much. still nearly a dozen rolls of film though:D
 
Macpod said:
I have a pentax program plus. its not a light machine but the dimentions are smal enough for me
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Right, I also have this (actually the super program). It's indeed remarkably small, but it doesn't come with collapsible lenses!

Since a week, I'm carrying my Zorki 4 with Industar 22 around in the bookcase I take to work. Fits nicely, but no way I could carry a SLR in it. (OK, maybe the pancake lens would make it fit, but it looks silly).

Groeten,

Vic
 
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