Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As the prevous post you can calibrate against a known source and adjust accordingly. Alternatively, on a clear day, point the meter at the north sky and adjust for "sunny 16". This is always a good way to calibrate your meter or confirm that the meter is accurate. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 7/18/05, Bill Smith <wrs111445@yahoo.com> wrote: > Karen: > > I aprreciate your valuable input, but a couple of questions. First, how > much do you adjust ISO? Is there an across- the- board rule? Second, are > you saying if you use print, rather than slide film, don't worry about the > voltage differance, because the lab can fix the too dark/ light factors? > > Bill > > Karen Nakamura <mail@gpsy.com> wrote: > > > >I've got a large collection of approx. 30 yr. old RFs made for the > >outlawed 1.35V Mercury battery. As I see it, there are 4 options: > >use a handheld meter and manually set aperture; use a Kanto adapter/ > >new battery; use a new wein cell/ zinc-air battery; have the camera > >meter permanently modified. > > > > > Other options: > > 1) Adjust the ISO of the film to adjust for the different battery voltage > 2) Use print film and assume that the film latitude will cover the > disparity > > Karen > > > > -- > Karen Nakamura > http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/ > http://www.photoethnography.com/blog/ > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >