Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/04

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Subject: [Leica] OT:Need a New Small Handheld Meter
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Thu May 4 12:22:28 2006
References: <445A520D.50507@adrenaline.com>

Gossen Digisix.
http://www.gossen-photo.de/english/foto_produkte.html

EV 0 to 18 at ISO100, a clock and a timer, and above all: an analog  
scale. That's what I'd buy if I wanted a non-combined lightmeter.



Op 4-mei-06, om 21:12 heeft Scott McLoughlin het volgende geschreven:

> I lost my little Sekonic Twinmate. I usually use the M6's built in
> meter, but I got out the incident meter to take some pictures of some
> things on dark pavement, and now I cannot find it!!!  I'll give myself
> a few more days for it to "turn up," but in the meantime, I'm shopping
> for a new small incident meter.
>
> One of the things I never liked about the Twinmate was it's poor low
> light capabilities. Otherwise it was a very ergonomic and simple  
> design.
>
> So what small, handheld meters might have superior low light metering
> performance?
>
> Small is key. I already have a biggish Sekonic 358 that I don't  
> feel like
> carrying around.
>
> Much thanks on any suggestions!
>
> Scott
>
> P.S.  BTW, what is the effect of dome size on the incident metering
> capabilities of different meters? The Twinmate has a small dome and
> the 358 has a large dome (adjustable height).  Always wondered about
> this and couldn't find anyting Googling around.
>
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