Darin,
I'm trying to recall what little I discovered about Selenium cell
meters. Several years ago. FWIW I'm not a camera repairman, I'm barely
able to strip & clean simple lenses.
I remember reading one article that stated. A design or workmanship
problem was the solder joint, not being as good in some cameras as
others. And leaving them exposed constantly to light, isn't a bright idea.
Sorry I don't know how quickly they die. It seems like the answer could
be as variable as "how long is a piece of string". There are to many
unknown & unforseen issues to work through.
One that did occur to me. Was the quality of the selenium. Not to
mention the quantity, required to work the camera.
David
Darin wrote:
> I know of a local shop that I think can probably handle it, they did some
> 220 and 616 for me a few months ago, but I haven't asked them yet.
>
> Yes, the sunny 16 rule could be a problem on a Quickmatic, since there's no
> manual aperture control.
>
> Do you know if the meters generally stop functioning, or do they deteriorate
> slowly? I ask because with mine set to auto, it won't fire the shutter
> unless the camera is pointed at a bright light. I haven't tried it outdoors
> in sun light yet though. Also, I don't know if this could be just because
> there's no film in the camera. Assuming one could find a sourse, do you have
> any idea how difficult the selenium would be to replace?
>
> Thanks again,
> Darin
>
> David Carter wrote:
>
>> best luck with the pix. Will you be posting any for us?
>> Filmforclassics.com, say they can process 126 film. But I'd careful with
>> them, their order page has nothing on it.
>>
>> I use the F16 rule for photos from my Nettar. And let the processors do
>> their bit. I suspect that this'd be bit harder with a Quickmatic.
>>
>> Some of the selenium meters in my cameras still work. Olympus seem to
>> produce longer lasting selenium meters. I haven't tested them with film.
>> And my one link with replacement selenium has vanished. It was @
>> http://www.goldmine-elec.com/
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>> Darin wrote:
>>
>>> Hi David,
>>>
>>> $45-60, wow, that's more than I expected. I see Adorama currently has one
>>> listed in excelent condition for $37.50.
>>>
>>> I actually found a picture of the instructions by doing a search, which
>>> rather surprised me. So, no need to hunt down your copy.
>>>
>>> Do you know much about the Selenium light meters in these cameras? Like
>>> what
>>> are the chances that it's still working, or how to know if it's still
>>> working, before I waste money on film that won't be properly exposed?
>>>
>>> Thanks for the reply,
>>> Darin
>>>
>
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