I bet I win first prize in the old-and-still-working meter contest. I have a
Weston Master Model 715, complete with original box and instruction manual.
This predates all those Westons of the Roman numeral sort. The manual has a
copyright date of 1939, and a pamphlet included with the meter gives emulsion
ratings for all the various film types available at the time, such as Gevaert
Panchromosa, Agfa F. G. Plenahrome, Perutz Peromnia, Dufaycolor Mazda (ASA 2 --
try hand-holding that on a cloudy day), Defender X. F. Pan Press, Eastman
Polychrome, and lots of others you never heard of.
No batteries required, and it still works. I've checked it against my Sekonic,
and it's absolutely accurate. I think I paid less than $10 for it three or
four years ago when I picked it up just as a curioisity. It's the only piece
of gear I have that's older than I am and that still works.
Walt
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> The Sekonic multi-meters are marvels of functionality. I'd get one if I
> didn't
> already have a Gossen Luna-Star F2 and an old Minolta Spotmeter M.
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