Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Anyone using a Quantum Calcu-Light XP meter?
From: Kip Babington <cbabing3@swbell.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 21:16:15 -0500
References: <001401c028e8$8446f3a0$0100a8c0@northamerica.corp.microsoft.com>

I've had one for several years (bought used from KEH) and it's generally my
favorite meter if I don't need to measure flash.  I really prefer the analog
dial that gives me all the shutter/aperture combinations at one glance, and that
fact that the dial doesn't move until I choose to move it, so it "remembers" the
last setting until you decide to change it.  It only draws current while you're
taking a reading (or recalling the last reading) and even then it's only
lighting a two digit LED display.  I think I'm on my first set of replacement
batteries (I don't know how old the ones were that came in it,) they've been in
place for more than a year and are still going strong.

In short, I've never regretted buying or using it.

Cheers,
Kip



Peter Shier wrote:

> I noticed one person in the archives using this meter from a couple of years
> ago but no other references. It is small, does reflected and incident, and
> has a very impressive range of EV-7 to EV+21. Can anyone recommend this
> meter?
>
> Thanks,
> Peter Shier

In reply to: Message from "Peter Shier" <pshier@mindspring.com> ([Leica] Anyone using a Quantum Calcu-Light XP meter?)