Two little meters - one Achilles' heel
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 พ.ค. 2024
- Want to add an exposure meter to a meterless classic camera, or make a quick fix to one with a dead meter? These third-party clip-on meters offer solid basic specs at two-digit prices. But are they any good?
PS - Apologies for the visual quality of this video. Adobe has been tinkering with the color profile settings in Premiere Pro again, leaving me with only the choices of a gray, flat-looking video or a blown-out, posterized one. [sigh] May be time to go back to iMovie... - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
Great review. No fillers and all good information
I use the black TT Artisan meter on my black Nikkormat FT2. It looks like it was made for it and I find it works great. Great video, thank you.
This is a good, in-depth video regarding these two light meters. The surprising thing for me is how popular other shoe-mounted light meters are in comparison to the Reflx Lab one. I think the biggest difference comes down to marketing. I didn't know the Reflx Lab one existed until I was browsing their site after looking at their flash. It seems to be the right one for me, I don't want an extra 2 dials nor the (- o +) style metering of the TTartisan. The smaller size is a bonus too. I'll be using one on my Nikon F.
Anyhow, thanks for this video, these are basically the only two shoe-mounted meters I was considering based on the combined factors of price, size, and convenience.
fantastic review
I've just bought the reflx lab meter and it's working great. I have a Konica s2 (meter not working) and a Konica autoflex T3 (also meter not working) and with the reflx lab in my pocket, I can use both cameras as one will have b&w and the other colour.
Great video! I could not find any reviews of the reflx lab meter before I bought mine about a month ago. I really enjoy the display with f stops and shutter speed vs the +/- of other meters. It seems like you start with a rough sunny 16 guess and go from there with the +/- type meters? Seems less intuitive than the reflx style. I'm using my reflx meter on a Canon VL rangefinder, it is very small and convenient but I don't think anything can beat the convenience of a working built in meter if your camera has one.
Well, you do have to start with a rough guess of what shutter speed or aperture you want to use for the lighting condition you're in. I tend to think that way anyway because that's how I use my camera: I pick a shutter speed I think I'm going to need and then fine-tune the aperture based on light conditions, or vice-versa. I agree that having the meter coupled to the shutter-speed controls saves a step (the add-on Canon meter for my VI-T works this way) but that locks you into a meter designed for (or built into) a specific camera...
I really like the Voigtlander VC II. It's so simple classic like my trusty Nikon F2SA the way it meters over under led.
I was interested in the Gossen Digisix. What's your comparison on it besides size? I lole it's layout as I use the Gossen PrifiSix
And what digital meter is that on far right the looks like a Minolta display?
Which is your favorite light meter ttartisan or reflex labs? Especially after much use
This is strictly a personal choice, but I prefer the Reflx Labs meter because it's smaller, it's more readable in bright light, and because you can make readings with a single button press rather than turning the knobs.