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Subject: [Leica] OT:Need a New Small Handheld Meter
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Thu May 4 12:42:11 2006
References: <445A520D.50507@adrenaline.com> <387E218C-41E6-4638-AC13-98B5103A9A97@pandora.be>

But then again, Dante Stella hates it...



Op 4-mei-06, om 21:22 heeft Philippe Orlent het volgende geschreven:

> Gossen Digisix.
> http://www.gossen-photo.de/english/foto_produkte.html
>
> EV 0 to 18 at ISO100, a clock and a timer, and above all: an analog  
> scale. That's what I'd buy if I wanted a non-combined lightmeter.
>
>
>
> Op 4-mei-06, om 21:12 heeft Scott McLoughlin het volgende geschreven:
>
>> I lost my little Sekonic Twinmate. I usually use the M6's built in
>> meter, but I got out the incident meter to take some pictures of some
>> things on dark pavement, and now I cannot find it!!!  I'll give  
>> myself
>> a few more days for it to "turn up," but in the meantime, I'm  
>> shopping
>> for a new small incident meter.
>>
>> One of the things I never liked about the Twinmate was it's poor low
>> light capabilities. Otherwise it was a very ergonomic and simple  
>> design.
>>
>> So what small, handheld meters might have superior low light metering
>> performance?
>>
>> Small is key. I already have a biggish Sekonic 358 that I don't  
>> feel like
>> carrying around.
>>
>> Much thanks on any suggestions!
>>
>> Scott
>>
>> P.S.  BTW, what is the effect of dome size on the incident metering
>> capabilities of different meters? The Twinmate has a small dome and
>> the 358 has a large dome (adjustable height).  Always wondered about
>> this and couldn't find anyting Googling around.
>>
>> -- 
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>> (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act)
>>
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin) ([Leica] OT:Need a New Small Handheld Meter)
Message from philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent) ([Leica] OT:Need a New Small Handheld Meter)