M and Handheld Meters

[Agent M10]

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I just picked up the book, The Hand Exposure Meter Book, by Zuckerman. I own an M7 and was wondering if anyone uses a handmeter for their M shots.

[franklinh]

Yes, a Gossen Digisix with my M3. Love it! Write again if you have any questions.

 

Frank

[bill]

There is more than one way to skin a cat...

 

http://www.leica-camera-user.com/film-forum/11822-my-new-iiic-my-old-fx.html

 

This thread describes my first fumblings with my new IIIc. Because I don't own a handheld meter I used (and continue to use) my FX-01 as a "meter". I set the iso value to the same as the film in the IIIc (400), and half-depress the shutter release. I can even zoom the lens for "spot" readings. I just transfer the readings from the FX-01 to the IIIc and Robert is your father's brother. Three rolls so far, and I have yet to lose a frame to over or underexposure. Plus, this "meter" has the inbuit advantage of being able to take pictures as well...

 

Regards,

 

Bill

[wda]

I just picked up the book, The Hand Exposure Meter Book, by Zuckerman. I own an M7 and was wondering if anyone uses a handmeter for their M shots.

Peter,

 

Yes I do. Mainly with my M3 but also with my M6/21 because internal camera metering with the 21 can be very tricky.

 

I also use a meter where lighting is mixed or unpredictable; say with against the light. My main meter is a Weston Master, either the V or EuroMaster. A Gossen Variosix I mainly use for studio flash lighting, but it can be used outdoors. The Westons may be a bit slow and fiddly to read, but they just keep going; not batteries needed.

 

David

[marknorton]

With the M8 AWB being, how should I say, temperamental, I use a Gossen ColorMaster 3F to measure colour temperature and I also use a Gossen Starlite for difficult to meter situations.

[gberger]

A Sekonic 308 meter provides both incident and reflective metering. I use the 308 for color slides with our M7. The M7 has an accurate shutter - - both for the AE and for setting discrete speeds. IMO, for slides, incident metering will give you faw fewer rejects that using the internal reflective meter.

[nemeng]

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I've used hand-held incident meters with a range of cameras for over twenty years.

 

IMO the reflected light-meters built into all cameras (and yes, that includes the matrix meters in the Nikon F6 or Leica R8/9) are useful as a rough guide only.

 

FWIW, YMMV etc. :?)

[jlancasterd]

With the M8 AWB being, how should I say, temperamental, I use a Gossen ColorMaster 3F to measure colour temperature and I also use a Gossen Starlite for difficult to meter situations.

 

Mark

 

Just how accurate and easy to use is the Gossen Colormaster 3F? I regularly have to take photos in an engineering workshop where there is mixed fluorescent, mercury vapour and tungsten lighting, with diffused daylight and welding arc thrown in for good measure from time to time and I've been wondering about buying one of the secondhand 3Fs that Ffordes advertise. However, I don't want to lay out the thick end of £400 on something that won't deliver...