Light Meter Recommendation

[Gary Schulz]

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Does anyone have a recommendation for a decent but affordable light meter for use with my 111C?  I would prefer something shoe mount that doesn't obstruct dials etc...

I have a feeling that most vintage meters have bad photo-cells at this point but it would still be nice to have a vintage look as well.

 

What do you think?

 

Thanks

Gary

 

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[luigi bertolotti]

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/355974-REG/Voigtlander_45AD104B_VC_Speed_Meter_II.html

Difficult to imagine a better solution nowadays.. and it has even a chinese "clone" https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1773433-REG/ttartisan_light_meter_b2_light_meter_ii_black.html  (the VCMeter has always had significant appreciations, I don't know anything about the TTArt)

And, at the times I used lightmeters, this is the brand I always made use of (had 3 different models, all good) : https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/918762-REG/gossen_go_4006_2_digisix_2_light_meter.html

Edited November 13, 2024 by luigi bertolotti

[Shac]

I have found these to be good and perfect in size for Barnack's. And, they are on sale right now

https://reflxlab.com/en-ca/products/reflx-lab-light-meter

Edited November 13, 2024 by Shac

[TomB_tx]

I use the VC Meter II (see above) on my IIIc & IIIf cameras - styling fits well and works fine. Recently got my son the TTArtisan meter for his M3 - not as small as the VC.

[spydrxx]

DOOMO, TTArtisans, Astr-Hori, Reflx - these are pretty much similar reflective reading meters. If you use Ebay just type in the search box light meters and you will have endless ones including vintage models. Personally I prefer ones which have incident readings, but to each his own.

[Gary Schulz]

Appreciate the feedback.  I saw eBay light meters, especially the Voigtlanders, across wide price ranges and many of the vintage ones say "untested" which is a euphemism for "doesn't work".  I didn't realize there were so many choices for new ones still so I will go that route...

[bobtodrick]

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Another vote for the TTArtisans.  Have one on my lll and it works perfectly.

[TomB_tx]

Check out the required battery type before you buy. The TTA works well but uses a battery type different than anything else I have.

[Anbaric]

Check accuracy against a known good meter when you get one, whether it's one of the new generation of shoe meters or an old one. Several users reported the first generation TTA meter 'inspired' by the Voigtländer  was 1.5-2 stops out (supposedly now fixed), and of course a vintage meter may be well out of calibration by now.

[250swb]

I have a small KEKS shoe mount meter and never use it chiefly because it takes up space on the shoe that is better used for accessory viewfinders when using lenses other than 50mm. A Sekonic L208 can double up as a shoe mounted meter and a hand held meter but it's a little big for the camera even though tiny for a hand held meter, it is a great meter though. And if your focusing patch is fading away there is the L.D. meter by Chi which is about the same size as the other meters mentioned but also has a laser rangefinder in it.

[Gary Schulz]

That L.D. meter looks so good that it is almost cheating!  I went back to my IIIc so I can get my hands dirty again and "think" about each shot.  Pretty amazing for the price though...

[bobtodrick]

13 hours ago, TomB_tx said:

Check out the required battery type before you buy. The TTA works well but uses a battery type different than anything else I have.

Readily available on Amazon for $12 bucks for four batteries 

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B09QPLNHS3?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_image

[Bill Clark]

when using one of my film cameras, this is the light meter Imuse.

This is the light meter I use:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/195196652200?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscidoo=101&itemid=195196652200&targetid=2299003535955&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9019608&poi=&campaignid=21214315381&mkgroupid=161363866036&rlsatarget=pla-2299003535955&abcId=9407526&merchantid=6547514&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD_QDh_tYsicD1ReBG5shXvIYTc1l&gclid=CjwKCAiA3Na5BhAZEiwAzrfagOB8dCg6E1ibFHPF3f9B6zrf0TSezu890ubcH8JJrVG9o_EcafxbDRoCilgQAvD_BwE

Edited November 15, 2024 by Bill Clark