Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello, some spot meters (soligar 1%) are calibrated intentionally for caucasian skin....the 'lighter' side....this would correspond to approximately zone VI or one stop hotter than "middle" gray....just what the Minolta said!!! also, there used to be a "k" factor in camera repair talk... this was an intentional bias of (usually) overexposure to correspond more closely with the 'latitude' of print films... I know this was a factor in the seventies, don't know about now..... Lastly, the MR4 is neat and cute and I used them for years... BUT, that size of meter movement can't be expected to give "pro" resolution of readings or accuracy...I don't care WHOSE name is on them!!! In addition, with Leica's track record in adjusting rangefinders, why would ANYBODY trust their meters? Without establishing, at the least, a 'personal' ISO.......... Cheers, Walt