MTC Photography Posted December 21, 1998 Share Posted December 21, 1998 Minox exposure meters.Other small pocket exposure meter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted December 21, 1998 Author Share Posted December 21, 1998 MinoSix meter was designed in 1951 for Minox A camera. It had a selenium meter made by Gossen.<P> MinoSix dimension 5.3 x 3 x 1.8 cm. It has a viewfinder (with or without frame ) It comes with a chain and a case.<P> To use MinoSix, set the ASA/DIN number with the thumb switch at the back. View object through viewfinder as if through Minox A, press the button on top of meter to measure light, release the button to lock reading. Then read off the shutter speed from the meter.<P> Since Minox A camera's COMPLAN lens is always set at f3.5, there is not need to change aperture. <P> However,Minox meter can be used on other cameras with variable apertures. Through a coversion table at the back of MinoSix, the meter can be use for aperture from F2 to F8; addition table in the instruction allows it to be used from F1.4 to F32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted December 21, 1998 Author Share Posted December 21, 1998 After 1954, Minox changed the engraving on the exposure meter from MinoSix to miNox mouse logo. The functions are essentialy the same. Some Minox meter has only ASA numbers, some with ASA and DIN. MinoxSix and Minox meters are collector items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted December 21, 1998 Author Share Posted December 21, 1998 I use rather a Sekonic Auto Leader model L 188 battery operated exposure meter. It is quite light, and more sensitive, allows ASA from 6 to 128,000 instead of only ASA 25 to 200. One downside of Sekonic L 188: it has no expousre lock, it moment you release the button, the meter needle springs back to zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted December 21, 1998 Author Share Posted December 21, 1998 When I am using Minox IIIs with a 35mm camera with meter, such as Minox GTE, Rollei 35 etc, I just use the 35mm camera meter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted December 25, 1998 Author Share Posted December 25, 1998 The selenium exposure meter of Minox B is a GossenThere are two version, the first version of early Minox B has a windwon screen type grid;second version of Minox B has a honeycomb grid selenium meter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted December 31, 1998 Author Share Posted December 31, 1998 Minox B exposure meter is coupled to the build in ND filter ( operate by the milled filter rod in viewfinder window )such that when you pull out the ND filter to cover the lens, the exposure meter needle will point toa lower reading. Minox B has a built in ND filter and a green filter. However, the green filteris not automatically compenstated. When you use the green filter in Minox B, do not use the triangular pointer /\ on the meter, instead use the little dot '.' at its left hand side to align it with the meter needle (by turning the speed dial ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryl_jorud1 Posted February 19, 1999 Share Posted February 19, 1999 A question related to the miNox meter: what is shutter speed range shown on meter? Are parts available for these meters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted February 20, 1999 Author Share Posted February 20, 1999 miNox meter shutter ranges:<UL><LI> ASA 25: 2,1,1/2 1/5 1/10 1/20 1/50 1/100 1/200 1/500<LI> ASA 50: 1 1/2 1/5 1/10 1/20 1/50 1/100 1/200 1/500 1/1000 <LI>ASA 100: 1/2..... 1/2000<LI> ASA 200: 1/5......1/4000</ul> For other ASA NUMBERS multiply or divide accordingly For lens other then F3.5, use table at back of meter( f2,f2,8, f4 f5.6,f8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted February 20, 1999 Author Share Posted February 20, 1999 I don't think parts are available of Minox/MinoSix meters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted February 20, 1999 Author Share Posted February 20, 1999 When using MinoSix/Minox meter or the built in meter on Minox B, you mustpoint the camera or meter at the object, be careful that the meter window is not accidentally blocked by a finger, then you must press the meter read button of the meter. Otherwise the meter will not move.When you switch in an ND filter of Minox B, you must also press the READ button to see the difference in meter readings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted February 26, 1999 Author Share Posted February 26, 1999 EI range of Sekonic L188 meter: 6 to 12,500. This suits Minox 8x11 camera just fine. At one end, EI 6 covers the high resolution microfilm Fuji Super HR, at the other end, 12,500 covers high speed film Kodak TMAX P3200 pushed to 12,500 with Tmax developer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david__1 Posted October 16, 1999 Share Posted October 16, 1999 Something I am curious about is how does the meter come apart..mine has a broken glass,so I found a peice of slide glass that fits, but I Suspect that to fully dismantle the meter one must FIRST remove the chart decal from the back of the unit, risking damaging the decal.I even called minox in GERMANY,and they said the no longer carried any technical or servicing information for these meters...oh well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken_ford1 Posted March 3, 2000 Share Posted March 3, 2000 David - <p> The meter I just purchased has a loose back plate. The "label" on mine is actually a rather thick (.005?) metal plate secured with the brass screw and also glue. You should be safe to remove the screw and slip an X-acto blade under the plate - the glue on mine is quite brittle. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james__2 Posted March 4, 2000 Share Posted March 4, 2000 Martin, are you aware that there are several different versions of the later (non-Minosix) meter? These are differentiated by the marked ASA range on the scale. The three that I know about are:<p>ASA 10,20,40,80 <a href="http://silverstone.fortunecity.com/chrysler/1000/mvc-046f.jpg">Picture </a><p>ASA 12,25,50,100 (As shown in Moses' Spycamera book) ASA 25,50,100,200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken_ford1 Posted March 5, 2000 Share Posted March 5, 2000 My meter (S/N 84 1xx) has the 25/50/100/200 scale. It must be a later one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted June 6, 2001 Author Share Posted June 6, 2001 I some times use a Leudi extinction meter for my Minox IIIs <p> Leudi meter was made in Austria. It is still the smallest and lightest exposure meter, weight only half oz, including the box. <center> <img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/8315051-md.jpg"></center> Look through the Leudi window, there are numbers from 1 to 8, point the Leudi to the object, indentify the dimest number you can still see, then turn the Leudi celloloid belt to align the number with the environment, (sunny, hazy, indoor, etc ) and read off the shutter vs aperture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean_gallagher Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 <p>I have a seemingly simple question. Like James and others have noted - minox made several models of light meter with different ASA guides. I have come across the 12, 25, 50, 100asa meter. Then I saw one on eBay with 25, 50, 100, 200asa. My original meter is working well but has 10, 20, 40, 80asa settings.<br> My problem is that I shoot with 25asa (minopan), 50asa (Konicolor, Fujichrome) and 100asa (Various) so what setting should I put my light meter on since it does not have ANY of these asa settings? Is there a way to calibrate for the film I am using?<br> Thanks, Dean</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 <p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/8315051-md.jpg" alt="" width="679" height="498" /><br> Leudi extinction meter</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 In the 60s-70s, it was custom to use ASA 20,40,80 instead of ASA 25,50,100. Use the closest current ASA number, for example of the meter indicate ASA 40, then use ASA 50 instead etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 MinoxSix meter is not sensitive enough Now I use Vogtlander VC II exposure meter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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