"tony cooper" <tony_cooper213@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:37:10 +0100, Tony B <tony@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> wrote:
>
>>Andreas Gugau wrote:
>>
>>>>> Get a cheap P&S digital camera and use it as light meter.
>>
>>> That's not what you want when shooting b/w-film with any old camera.
>>
>>no, ok maybe not; it could help me learn to guess the exposures
>>accurately though. Perhaps.. anyway I've got a punt on an old Russian
>>meter on ebay, may as well go for the full-on retro experience...
>
> I'm also considering buying an older, used, light meter on eBay.
> Where would you get it checked and calibrated, though?
>
> The camera stores in this area are retailers of new stuff only. One I
> called doesn't even stock new light meters.
> --
> Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
Some older meters have a calibration screw. Your could compare the meter
to
other photographers' meters. If it is off, and it's off consistently, just
compensate and live with it-- for example if it reads one stop low
consistently, set the film speed down one stop.
There are still camera repair shops extant that work on older mechanical
equipment.
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