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Are vintage light meters accurate?
Reflected metering is how most of your vintage light meters work. They can be very accurate in good light, however, once light begins to fall they can become useless. The Gossen introduced in 1960 was designed with film in mind and is better suited for bright light photography.
Is a light meter worth it?
Light meters can be an invaluable tool for photographers; especially those who use off-camera flash. Sure, some photographers will be indifferent and fewer will be in favor, but most will be adamant that you don’t need one.
How do I test a vintage light meter?
Cut pieces of print paper and print each negative at the same enlarger height, time and lens opening (having labeled which stop of the film it was). Then see which one of the prints is the very closest or hopefully right on matches the gray card. That will be the ISO for that meter, film, camera and chemistry.
Are analog light meters accurate?
Back in the days before flash meters, sekonic offered incident light meters like this, and reflected light meters. For the same reasons that incident light meters are accurate today, these domed meters were considered accurate back then….How accurate are Sekonic analog meters?
| Make | Canon |
|---|---|
| Focal length | 90mm |
| Shutter speed | 1/200 sec |
| Aperture | f/6.7 |
| ISO | 100 |
Are light meters obsolete?
In today’s digital world, where you can immediately see your images on a monitor, it may seem like light meters are obsolete. But these devices still have their place in modern cinematography. On a bigger production, when you may not be at the camera the whole time, they can be very useful.
What does a light meter tell you?
Light Meters can measure the amount of light falling on a subject (incident light), or being reflected by a subject (reflective light). Some light meters are also able to measure flash light. For film cameras with a built-in exposure meter, they typically measure an average of the overall scene being photographed.
Does the Mamiya rz67 have a light meter?
It’s a traditional type of finder for this kind of medium format camera. This viewfinder is manual (no automatic exposure) and it is the lightest of all Mamiya viewfinders. It’s also the easiest to use. To work with it, you need an external light meter, or if you are used to it, the sunny 16 rule.
What is a sekonic Auto Lumi?
The Sekonic Auto-Lumi L-86 is a simple reflective handheld light meter for measuring ambient light. It uses a selenium cell and match needle display for gauging exposure settings.
Do light meters go bad?
Up to 50 years, sometimes significantly more, depending on manufacturing quality and storage (especially exposure to light). Sometimes 5 years or less, ditto. This is based on 40+ years’ experience. As far as storage goes, will heat affect the meter in a negative way?