Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Need meter recommendation.
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 23:22:10 -0700

Thanks Paul,

Jim :)


At 11:17 AM 5/22/98 -0700, you wrote:
>At 10:10 AM 5/22/98 , you wrote:
>>Jim,
>>What do you mean *corrected for color use*?  Could it be used unmodified for
>>metering highlights of a scene when exposing chrome films?
>>Bud
>>
>>Jim Brick wrote:
>>
>>> I use the old (but still current) Pentax Spot meter, corrected by Zone VI
>>> for color use.
>>
>>> [Snip]
>>
>>> Jim
>> 
>
>What Jim is referring to is the fact that Zone VI have modified the meter
>so that the spectral response of the meter matches the spectral response 
>of black and white film (specifically Tri-X Pan).  Along with making the
meter
>more accurate for B&W work, it means that you can meter through filters
>rather than using filter factors (for B&W).
>
>Zone VI also install a different sensor and baffles to cut flare and improve
>linearity.
>
>[Note also that although Jim describes the meter as 'basically analog, even
>though 
>it shows numbers and dots', the meter he's referring to is a Pentax Digital
>Spot,
>which is substantially smaller (and more shock resistant) to the Pentax
>analog version (with the meter needle).
>
>Great meter.
>
>
>-Paul
>