Re: [OM] Hand held meters was/Zuiko 35-70mm, or YashicaMAT 124G?

[Winsor Crosby]

> ===The Y-Mat 124G IMHO is too expensive given that you are paying a lot
> extra for the meter, which is pretty poor - I would look for an
> earlier, meterless Y_mat - will be a lot cheaper.====
>
>
> Assuming the built in meter is matched to the lens how would one know
> the angle of coverage from an old sekonic hand held for example?
> Would it not be wise to have a meter that covers the same angle as the lens?
>
> Charlie


 Meter angles of that era almost never matched the lens. They were 
usually much wider and required that the photographer know enough to 
compensate.
--
Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California, USA
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