Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]><Snip> > But then I begin to get a funny feeling about the meter readings: > something just isn't right. Get out the Sekonic. Get out an M6. Start > taking readings. > > Shit...The M5 is ALL over the place. 1/2 stop under. 1.5 stops over. > Stop under. .5 stop over. Right on the money. 1.5 stops under. > Hope you remembered the M5 was taking spot readings while the Sekonic had an angle of? Also the cell in the Sekonic was a ______________ while the cell in the M5 was a (CdS?). Also could you have just sent the camera to Sherry or someone to have the meter tweaked. My way of testing a meter in the camera is to not drive myself crazy trying to match it against another meter because they never do. I take a roll of film with the camera using it's meter. Lay out the slides on the light table or make a contact sheet. Are many wrongly exposed? If they look good the camera is good as far as i go. The meter in the camera knows what the camera wants as is often the case. If your shutter speeds are running a little slow your camera meter will make up for it by delivering higher readings. Works every time! Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/