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Subject: Re: [Leica] Recommend light meter with "odd" shutter speeds?
From: "Steve LeHuray" <steve@streetphoto.net>
Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2003 10:57:27 -0400

Sonny -- tell him how much it costs. The latest version that I bought 10 
years ago was over $600.

sl


> http://www.spectracine.com/classp.htm
>
> The Spectra is a meter designed for cine use, It uses ASA slides that
> limit the amount of light hitting the cell and set it for 1/50th.  You
> could pick out the slide that corresponds to the shutter speed you
> want, and have a direct reading meter.  The thing is wonderful; I've
> had mine for a looong time.
>
> The incident bulb is about the size of a hemi-ping-pong ball.
>
> Technical Specifications:
>
> METER SCALE: Footcandles and f/stops. Reads f/stops direct when ASA
> slide is inserted.
>
> EXPOSURE RANGE: From 1/4000 second to 8 minutes. Film exposure indexes
> from ASA 0.1 to 32000; f/stops from 0.5 to 45.
>
> DISPLAY RANGE: ISO: 3 to 8000 in 1/3-stop increments. FRAMES PER
> SECOND: 2 to 360 (for motion picture cameras). Exposure time:
> 1/8000sec to 30 minutes.
>
> LIGHT MEASUREMENT: Incident or reflected light with exclusive snap-on
> attachments.
>
> SWIVEL HEAD: Assembly turns 270 degrees.
>
> METER PACKAGE INCLUDES: ASA slides, PHOTO-SPHERE, PHOTOGRID, PHOTODISK
> and neck strap in carrying case. Pointer lock options at small extra
> cost.
>
> DIMENSIONS: 4-1/2" X 2-1/8" X 11/4"
>
>
>
>
>> Jim - http://www.hemenway.com
>>
>>
>>
>> Andrew Moore wrote:
>> >
>> > Can anyone recommend a light meter that shows readings with
> non-standard
>> > speeds (by today's standards anyway) such as those on the IIIf?
> (i.e.,
>> > 1/25, 1/50, 1/75, 1/100, 1/200, 1/500...).
>> >
>> > Is there such a thing as a programmable meter that lets you enter
> the
>> > shutter speeds that you want it to display and mask others?
>> >
>> > It must also take incident readings.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > --Andrew
>> > NO ARCHIVE
>> >
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Replies: Reply from "SonC \(Sonny Carter\)" <sonc@sonc.com> (Re: [Leica] Recommend light meter with "odd" shutter speeds?)