jim_cain Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 I need to use my 30 year old meter (and not used for 27 years) Guess what--the manual has gone walk about. I seem to recall using the small green circle on the lower half of the dial (rather than the larger red one or the yellow triangle) for a 35mm camera. With fresh batteries, the meter is off (using any of the above marks) and needs adjusting. How do I do this? This is hardly riveting information for the Forum so you can contact me offline--Many thanks for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce_kerns1 Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 I downloaded the images from <a href="http://members.fortunecity.com/canoneos/manuals/gossenlunapro.html">here</a> and then printed them out to recreate a manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee_shively Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 Jim, your meter will always be off unless you locate proper voltage replacement batteries. PX13 and PX625 batteries were mercury and they are illegal in the USA. The replacement batteries are the wrong voltage and you will get the wrong readings with them. You can buy WEIN replacement cells from B&H that are zinc air and have the correct voltage or you can buy adapters and use a different size battery with the proper voltage. Check out http://www.criscam.com/mr9.htm for the adapters. I've been using WEIN cells in my Luna Pro and it is now accurate and useable again. I can't vouch for the lifespan of the cells because I only recently bought them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alec1 Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 Jim: two points about your meter. First, Bogen will be happy to send you a manual, gratis, upon request. Second, while you're talking to them, consider ordering the little attachment Gossen made for this meter to allow you to use silver batteries in your meter. Costs about $20. No meter adjustment necessary. Batteries last far longer than those zinc-air playtoys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_cain Posted February 7, 2003 Author Share Posted February 7, 2003 THANKS for all of your responses--It doesn't get better than this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alec1 Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 Oh, just wait until you see our bill!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis_couvillion Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 FYI: B&H also sells the battery adaptor kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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