Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] meter recommendation: polaris $250
From: Damian Dlugolecki <damian@teleport.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 11:29:57 -0700
References: <200010100419.AAA04348@unix3.netaxs.com>

Kyle,  Yes, but does the Polaris or other digital meters give you your
zones
at a glance?  The Luna-pro does and for this reason alone I would not
trade it for a digital meter.
Damian

Kyle Cassidy wrote:
> 
> someone asked about a meter -- & recently being in the same boat, i feel
> confident in recommending the polaris flash meter which has incident and
> reflected metering as well as flash metering cordless and corded. it's
> $250 price tag was a little steep considering it's build quality, but one
> thing's for sure, it's a heck of a lot more accurate than my gossen luna
> pro (the old one) -- digital, fits in a shirt pocket, comes with a
> lanyard, easy one handed operation (something i couldn't do with the luna
> pro) ... the luna pro will still be around when this one's crushed beneath
> the feet of some rioter but accuracy in metering is something i'm tired of
> leaving to chance.
> 
> dead on with chromes.
> 
> my .02 or .01 as the case may be.
> 
> keep pushing that shutter button, it'll come unstuck.
> 
> kyle

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