Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yup - knew those various things...Also know how close the M6 and Sekonic are to each other and also knew how dead on the two are....If the M5 was that far off....and NOT consistently off in one direction or the other, fugedaboudit....And I'm sure Sherry could have adjusted it...and it would be fine....for a while...and then would let me down when I could least afford to be let down....Makes me sad(der) but wiser I hope....;-) Mark Rabiner wrote: > > ><Snip> > > But then I begin to get a funny feeling about the meter readings: > > something just isn't right. Get out the Sekonic. Get out an M6. Start > > taking readings. > > > > Shit...The M5 is ALL over the place. 1/2 stop under. 1.5 stops over. > > Stop under. .5 stop over. Right on the money. 1.5 stops under. > > > Hope you remembered the M5 was taking spot readings while the Sekonic had an > angle of? > Also the cell in the Sekonic was a ______________ while the cell in the M5 was a (CdS?). > > Also could you have just sent the camera to Sherry or someone to have the meter tweaked. > > My way of testing a meter in the camera is to not drive myself crazy trying to > match it against another meter because they never do. > I take a roll of film with the camera using it's meter. > Lay out the slides on the light table or make a contact sheet. > Are many wrongly exposed? > If they look good the camera is good as far as i go. > > The meter in the camera knows what the camera wants as is often the case. > > If your shutter speeds are running a little slow your camera meter will make up > for it by delivering higher readings. > Works every time! > > Mark Rabiner > > Portland, Oregon > USA > > http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/