[LargeFormat] Light meter recommendations

[Roger Klinkenborg]

From: Roger Klinkenborg
	256 on the Uniform System should be an f64, ot a 90:
	16	22	32	45	64 	90
	16	32	64	128	259	512
L believe that these are the corresponding aperture numbers between the two
systems.
RK

>what lenses do you own that goes beyond f64?
>
>My minolta IVf is a very nice meter, it can dance a little but the bells
>and whistles don't get in the way of straight metering.  Gives both analog
>and digital readouts
>
>The meter I was trying to find was my old Luna Pro.  I'm pretty sure it
>will go down that far as well as meter for hours instead of just seconds.
>That's when it hit me, I haven't seen a lens scaled beyond f90.   There
>are old lenses out there with scales up to 256, but that's a Unified
>System scale not an f-stop scale and US256 re-calculates to f90.
>On Sunday, March 9, 2003, at 07:56 AM, Jim Hemenway wrote:
>
>> Hi Folks:
>>
>> I've been using a Weston Master V for years.  It shows exposures down to
>> f32, which means that I have to adjust for f45 to f128 in my head....
>> sometimes I adjust wrong, usually when my mind is set on the
>> composition, resulting in some poor exposures.
>>
>> Can anyone recommend a meter with a scale down to f128? It doesn't need
>> to be any fancier than the Master V.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>> --
>>
>> Jim - http://www.hemenway.com
>>
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