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[terri38 9]

Gary's not going to get mad. We all have various tools in our toolboxes and we like to suggest what works well for us.

For example, I personally have a gorgeous Gossen Luna Pro that I rarely use. While Lenny posts up there that she wants to get a waist-level finder for her 645, I was happy to remove mine and pop on a prism finder, whose meter I have learned to trust. It adds weight to the camera, and I'm a wuss about weight but it's worth it to me to not have to carry the Luna.

If we all shot the same way it'd be boring!

 

[Rick58]

when the battery runs out, I can still use the camera and Sunny 16.

Time for this:
Sekonic Light Meter: L-758DR DigitalMaster Exposure Meter - Overview
With this you will become master of own exposure, no more "over", "under" and "guessomatics". You can even calibrate the light metering in your newest digital Nikon, or bypass it in whole. It is made for it.

Or you could still be battery free with one of these westonone mine is spot on

There's a blast from my past. My very first was the Weston II my dad gave me along with my Ansco Viking 120 folder. Man... it sucks getting old.

 

[gsgary]

Time for this:
Sekonic Light Meter: L-758DR DigitalMaster Exposure Meter - Overview
With this you will become master of own exposure, no more "over", "under" and "guessomatics". You can even calibrate the light metering in your newest digital Nikon, or bypass it in whole. It is made for it.

Or you could still be battery free with one of these westonone mine is spot on

Gary, pleaseeee, you just think it is spot on, but in reality you don't know, what you are metering. It is better to use incident, than averaging reflected. With yours 300 days a year of full overcast D) it might be fine, but in full sun and great contrast story could be different. OK, if you prefer something without batteries, this will be the thing:
Sekonic Light Meter: L-398A Studio Deluxe III Exposure Meter - Overview
I hope you will not get mad at me :bounce: Please.

Im using incident i have an invercone for it the readings are identical to my digisix and minolta 4 and Leningrad 4

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[gsgary]

This is the very first shot meterd with the Weston meter using reflective, Orwo UN54 film

 

[limr33 3]

I actually have a light meter but it hasn't worked for years and I haven't even thought about trying to get it fixed or get another one. It is a Sekonic Digi Lite F. It was given to me by the same folks who gave me the 645, so I didn't pick it out and honestly, I never really knew how to work it even when it did work! I have no idea if it's even worth it for me to fix because I don't know how it will suit my shooting style. It's supposedly a flash meter? I don't ever really use flash. I'm sure you don't have to use it with flash, but it just adds an extra element that is not really useful for me. I like to reduce complications, not introduce them unnecessarily.

And yes, the Mamiya 645 was given to me about 9 years ago. Don't hate me! :greenpbl: I was teaching an ESL class shortly after coming back from living abroad. I had two students from Taiwan who worked for Mamiya. Tony and Louie. I know, but the Taiwanese often give themselves Western names as soon as they start learning English, so that's how I got two Chinese students named Tony and Louie. One day I brought some pictures of mine to use in a writing activity and these two students were intrigued that I had shot the pictures myself. They asked me to bring in more, so I cobbled together a 'portfolio' and brought it in. They decided that I was good and needed a 'serious' camera, so they put together the 645 for me. Pro TL body with a prism finder, two lenses (80mm 2.8 and 120mm f4 macro) and the grip thingy that will automatically advance the film (I never really use it). Oh, and the Sekonic.

I was gobsmacked! I didn't even know what it was, but I could tell it was a serious camera. It's only been in the past few years that I really started to know what to do with it. The prism finder I have doesn't have a light meter. It seems the camera could potentially have one, but there's nothing on the current configuration that I have that seems to function as a light meter. I just find it easier to shoot it at waist level, but maybe if I used the power grip thingy, it would be easier to use with the prism.

Here's one of the latest shots I took with it back in September:



Thank you all very very much for the suggestions about light meters. I'd been thinking of getting a handheld meter for a while. I have gotten fairly skilled at Sunny 16 and I have an app on my phone that helps as well, but I'd really like a good tool that I can rely on to help me hit more exposures. I have learned a tremendous amount this past year using Sunny 16 and won't give up on it because of my stubborn insistence on wanting to wanting to depend on something that isn't my own brain, but of course, my brain ain't perfect and she wouldn't mind some help sometimes

Now I need two more Taiwanese students who work for a camera company

 

[BKSPicture]

Nice set of shots!
The first one works best for me.

Have tested some Mamiya cameras and can't say that I have been disapointed so far but have not hade the privilege with the C330 so far.

Keep on snapping!

 

[Tiller]

Hey Leonore,

I think you can get the AE prism viewfinder that has a light meter in it. I have the regular prism finder like you, and instead of buying an AE prism I went ahead and bought a nice light meter in case I ever wanted to shoot large format.

I bought it used from a forum member on another forum, and he gave me a good price. It is a hassle sometimes, but I'm glad I have it.

 

[timor]

This is the very first shot meterd with the Weston meter using reflective, Orwo UN54 film

Nice scene. I am not saying this meters are useless, just not 100% reliable. They could be fooled quite easily. Incident and spot meters have of course own problems like the need to be in the right position or slow in use, but eventually they are 99.5% reliable with determining the light conditions.

 

[The_Traveler]

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[MK3Brent]

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how many are you wearing raincoats with cut-off pants taped to your knees?

Wat?

 

[Rick58]

film porn

how many are you wearing raincoats with cut-off pants taped to your knees?

Wat?

It took me a second to...

 

[terri38 9]

film porn

how many are you wearing raincoats with cut-off pants taped to your knees?

We don't have to answer that since you've failed to use the secret word. :mrgreen:

 

[limr33 3]

film porn

how many are you wearing raincoats with cut-off pants taped to your knees?

All I can think of is an old skit of Tim Conway as a flasher on the Carol Burnett show. Of course I can't find a video clip :x

 

[dxqcanada1]

Sekonic Light Meter: L-398A Studio Deluxe III Exposure Meter - Overview

You can find older versions of this classic Sekonic for cheap.

 

[limr33 3]

Sekonic Light Meter: L-398A Studio Deluxe III Exposure Meter - Overview

You can find older versions of this classic Sekonic for cheap.

That looks nice. I'll keep that on my watch list. The new ones are out of my price range, but I obviously don't mind older equipment