Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]JB The Weston Master III, IV, and V as well as the Weston Ranger 9 are set up to read out EV's. Jerry JCB wrote: > At 03:27 PM 8/24/2003 -0700, Sonny Carter wrote: > >I had the distinct impression, though it has been a while since I used one, > >that the Pentax spot meter reports an EV too, and you have to set it on the > >calculator wheel to derive the f stop and shutterspeed. > > The Pentax meter DOES NOT read out in EV's. It is simply a number (Pentax > mistakenly called it EV) that is transferred from the inside to the > outside. If you set the ASA to 100, then the meter reads in direct EV's. > But ONLY at that ASA. > > But you win one. My Brockway (Studio Deluxe) meter has an LVS scale which > is indeed EV numbers. > > I was speaking about my meters. Leica MC, Brockway, Weston Master II, > Pentax Digital Spot. Yes, the Brockway has actual EV numbers. The others don't. > > Neither do my M6's, my R7's, or my Leica MC meter on my M3. > > JB > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html