Richard Ross wrote:
> >Minoltas first spotmeter worked with CdS
>
> What was its low-light capability like?
For that I have to look into the Minolta book, so please
be patient it was borrowed.
>For that is when CdS cells are slowest to respond.
Yes, realy slow they don´t recognize the light of a flash iluminating the
scene, but the film does.
> Unfortunately, when it's
> dark enough to need the lamp, the meter only reads "E" because the light
> level's too low for it to measure! The OM2 and OM4 series are much more
> sensitive.
I also noticed this, reading the specs of some meters, when I was looking for
an seperate light meter. There are not many meters which can compete with the
OMs.
First I was attracted by the Seikonics "combi" meters L-408 and L-508, because
of the incorporated selectiv object metering system plus an incident meter,
the price seemed also be OK. Unfortunatly there sensitivity is some what
limited
(-1 and 2EV incident and 2.5 and 3EV for selectiv). I think that is not enough
for an meter costing as much as an used OM-4.
Gossen has some meters capaple as an OM-4, but unfortunately this are the most
expensive Gossen meters too, the Mastersix (-4EV) and the Profisix (-4EV,
analog,
cheaper, but flashmetering only with an costly adapter).
I have no idea how sensitive an Minolta flash meter V is, but it is as costly
as the Gossen ones and has only incident metering.
Still wondering why an light meter is as expensive (or more) as an light meter
including a camera (an OM).
Regards
Richard
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