Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wolfgang, The MC meter is a selenium meter and has a much broader field of view then the MR/MR-4 meters. I checked the Leica Manual from 1956 which discusses the MC meter but it doesn't state what it's angle of view might be. It does say to point the meter slightly downward to avoid picking up reflection from the sky or to walk up to your subject and meter both the subject and the background and then to average the two readings. The MC meter includes an incident light adapter which might work better with this meter than using the meter in the reflected light mode. When I had an MC meter, I used to meter the reflected light off the palm of my hand and then alter the exposure a bit. Sorry, I've forgotten just what amount of change was necessary for the reflection of my skin tone but it wasn't much. I was able to obtain a surprising number of properly exposed Kodachrome slides using this method. Best Regards, Bud Wolfgang Frei wrote: > [Snip] > > What about the angle of the MC? The same? > > Wolfgang Frei > Zurich, Switzerland